The on-screen pairing up of father and son also seems to add an uncomfortable and distracting layer to the proceedings for some critics.
“As Will Smith coldly instructs [Jaden Smith] to feel, to root in this moment now, to master his own creation, I felt the purest horror I ever have at a Shyamalan film: What if this is what Jaden Smith’s life is actually like?,” wrote Alan Scherstuhl of the Village Voice, quite the companion piece observation to Duralde at The Wrap pointing out that “‘After Earth’ tells the story of an inexperienced boy trying desperately to please his father while making one mistake after another, and as such, it becomes an uncomfortable metaphor for itself.”
The most creative slam currently goes to Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com, who manages to conjure a comparison to the wretched “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” video game created for the Atari 2600 over 30 years ago. “Watching ‘After Earth’ is not only akin to watching someone playing the old ‘E.T.’ game that Atari put out back in the day but it is one of the few entertainment experiences that compares unfavorably to that legendary betrayal of audience goodwill,” Sobczynski writes.
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