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** Nova Prime, particularly after building the human settlements.

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** Nova Prime, particularly Prime (particularly after building the human settlements.settlements) is richly designed.
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* SceneryPorn: When not being attacked by the extremely dangerous fauna, the landscapes of Earth are absolutely breathtaking.
** Nova Prime, particularly after building the human settlements.
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* AFatherToHisMen: General Cypher Raige is respected and looked up to by his fellow rangers.
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* BodyHorror: the slug-like creature that bites Kitai and causes a gruesome infection.
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* LivingWeapon: The Ursa
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* DullSurprise: Who but Shyamalan could direct a real life father and son to have zero chemistry?

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* TwistEnding: Given this is M. Night Shymalan, it's inevitable. [[spoiler:Except it's not. It's a rather unusual AvertedTrope for him.]]



* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Raige Sr. appears to have been injured in the crash, if all the scenes of Kitai venturing out alone are any indication.

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* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Raige Sr. appears to have been was injured in the crash, if all the scenes of with Kitai venturing out alone are any indication.alone.
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* ConvectionSchmovection: Explained below in DoNotTryThisAtHome.

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* ConvectionSchmovection: ConvectionSchmonvection: Explained below in DoNotTryThisAtHome.
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* ConvectionSchmovection: Explained below in DoNotTryThisAtHome.


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* InformedAbility: Much is made of Cypher[[spoiler:'s ability to Ghost, and it's alluded that his son would be able to utilize the technique, but we are never shown it in action.]]

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That\'s not a subversion.


* DeathWorld: Earth has become one, but it's played as a ''subversion'', with the planet's ecosystems only being dangerous to the now offworld-living humans.

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* DeathWorld: Earth has become one, but it's played as a ''subversion'', with the planet's ecosystems only being dangerous to the now offworld-living humans.
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Take a deep breath and recite the mantra.


* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Evolution does not work that fast. Biological changes on the scale depicted take millions, not thousands of years, and in the time it would take for animals to change that much, humans would've changed significantly as well.
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: A little thing called the greenhouse effect renders such wild temperature swings impossible. Besides which, if such temperature swings were possible, then the trek to the tail would be impossible on account of the massive superstorms rendering the path impassable.
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* ArtisticLicensePhysics: A little thing called the greenhouse effect renders such wild temperature swings impossible. Besides which, if such temperature swings were possible, then the trek to the tail would be impossible on account of the massive superstorms rendering the path impassable.


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* DoNotTryThisAtHome: Do not attempt to be outside in an ash cloud, especially without a breathing apparatus. Volcanic ash particles turn to cement when they are inhaled, causing rapid suffocation.
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* [[spoiler:Twist Ending:]] [[spoiler:It's an M. Night Shyamalan movie WITHOUT a twist ending!]]

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* [[spoiler:Twist Ending:]] [[spoiler:It's an TwistEnding: Given this is M. Night Shyamalan movie WITHOUT Shymalan, it's inevitable. [[spoiler:Except it's not. It's a twist ending!]]rather unusual AvertedTrope for him.]]
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Adding my two cents.

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* [[spoiler:Twist Ending:]] [[spoiler:It's an M. Night Shyamalan movie WITHOUT a twist ending!]]
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* AntiTrueSight: The alien monsters can detect humans by smelling the pheromones released by fear, Ghosting is a technique in which the subject feels no fear and becomes invisible to the monster.
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''After Earth'' is a science-fiction film starting Creator/WillSmith and his son Jayden Smith. It released on May 31, 2013.

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''After Earth'' is a science-fiction film starting starring Creator/WillSmith and his son Jayden Smith. It was released on May 31, 2013.
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''After Earth'' is a science-fiction film starting Creator/WillSmith and his son Jayden Smith. It is due for release on May 31, 2013.

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''After Earth'' is a science-fiction film starting Creator/WillSmith and his son Jayden Smith. It is due for release released on May 31, 2013.
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* MissionControl: Cypher to his son for most of the film.
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''After Earth'' is a science-fiction film starting WillSmith and his son Jayden Smith. It is due for release on May 31, 2013.

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''After Earth'' is a science-fiction film starting WillSmith Creator/WillSmith and his son Jayden Smith. It is due for release on May 31, 2013.



The original story idea comes from Smith himself, though he hired a screenwriter to develop the idea more thoroughly. The film's director also made a few passes at it--MNightShyamalan, whose involvement is [[XPacHeat so downplayed]] that it isn't mentioned in any of the trailers.

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The original story idea comes from Smith himself, though he hired a screenwriter to develop the idea more thoroughly. The film's director also made a few passes at it--MNightShyamalan, it--Creator/MNightShyamalan, whose involvement is [[XPacHeat so downplayed]] that it isn't mentioned in any of the trailers.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Evolution does not work that fast.

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Evolution does not work that fast. Biological changes on the scale depicted take millions, not thousands of years, and in the time it would take for animals to change that much, humans would've changed significantly as well.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Evolution does not work that fast.

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* AllThereInTheManual: In regards to the {{backstory}} of [[http://io9.com/the-alien-backstory-you-didnt-see-in-the-after-earth-t-509618063 AE's fictional universe]].

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* AllThereInTheManual: In regards to the {{backstory}} of [[http://io9.com/the-alien-backstory-you-didnt-see-in-the-after-earth-t-509618063 AE's fictional universe]]. universe]].
* AwesomeMcCoolName: Smith the Elder's character: ''Cypher Raige.''
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* AllThereInTheManual: In regards to the {{backstory}} of [[[http://io9.com/the-alien-backstory-you-didnt-see-in-the-after-earth-t-509618063 AE's fictional universe]].

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* AllThereInTheManual: In regards to the {{backstory}} of [[[http://io9.[[http://io9.com/the-alien-backstory-you-didnt-see-in-the-after-earth-t-509618063 AE's fictional universe]].
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* AllThereInTheManual: In regards to the {{backstory}} of AE's fictional universe. ''[[http://io9.com/the-alien-backstory-you-didnt-see-in-the-after-earth-t-509618063 And how !]]''

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* AllThereInTheManual: In regards to the {{backstory}} of AE's fictional universe. ''[[http://io9.[[[http://io9.com/the-alien-backstory-you-didnt-see-in-the-after-earth-t-509618063 And how !]]'' AE's fictional universe]].
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* DeathWorld: Earth has become one, but it's played as a ''subversion'', with the planets ecosystem only being dangerous to the now offworld-living humans.

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* DeathWorld: Earth has become one, but it's played as a ''subversion'', with the planets ecosystem planet's ecosystems only being dangerous to the now offworld-living humans.
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Smith was reportedly inspired by an episode of the RealityTelevision / documentary show ''I Shouldn't Be Alive''. The episode in question featured a father-and-son duo who crashed their car in a remote area, with the son having to go for help alone. Add the "RecycledInSpace" trope and Will Smith's A-list clout, and we get this movie.

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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Smith was reportedly inspired by an episode of the RealityTelevision / slash documentary show ''I Shouldn't Be Alive''. The episode in question featured a father-and-son duo who crashed their car in a remote area, with the son having to go for help alone. Add the "RecycledInSpace" trope and Will Smith's A-list clout, and we get this movie.

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* DeathWorld: Earth has become one.
* EverythingTryingToKillYou

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* AllThereInTheManual: In regards to the {{backstory}} of AE's fictional universe. ''[[http://io9.com/the-alien-backstory-you-didnt-see-in-the-after-earth-t-509618063 And how !]]''
* DeathWorld: Earth has become one.one, but it's played as a ''subversion'', with the planets ecosystem only being dangerous to the now offworld-living humans.
* EverythingTryingToKillYouEarthThatWas: Earth as a planet is fine, it's just that it isn't inhabited by humans anymore.
* EverythingTryingToKillYou: The wildlife of Earth for reasons explained in the backstory and reasons gradually revealed in the movie.



* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Raige Sr. appears to have been injured in the crash, if all the scenes of Kitai venturing out alone are any indication.

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* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Raige Sr. appears to have been injured in the crash, if all the scenes of Kitai venturing out alone are any indication.indication.
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''After Earth'' is a science fiction film starting WillSmith and Jayden Smith.

The father and son team play a father and son who crash on a dangerous world, Earth. Now they must survive long enough to activate the distress beacon in the wreckage of their ship.

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\n''After Earth'' is a science fiction science-fiction film starting WillSmith and his son Jayden Smith.

The father
Smith. It is due for release on May 31, 2013.

Father
and son team play a father son, Cypher and son who crash Kitai Raige, are the sole survivors of a spaceship that crashed on a dangerous world, Earth. DeathWorld, Earth. Now they must survive long enough to activate the distress beacon in the wreckage of their ship.
ship.

The original story idea comes from Smith himself, though he hired a screenwriter to develop the idea more thoroughly. The film's director also made a few passes at it--MNightShyamalan, whose involvement is [[XPacHeat so downplayed]] that it isn't mentioned in any of the trailers.



* EverythingTryingToKillYou

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* EverythingTryingToKillYouEverythingTryingToKillYou
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Smith was reportedly inspired by an episode of the RealityTelevision / documentary show ''I Shouldn't Be Alive''. The episode in question featured a father-and-son duo who crashed their car in a remote area, with the son having to go for help alone. Add the "RecycledInSpace" trope and Will Smith's A-list clout, and we get this movie.
* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Raige Sr. appears to have been injured in the crash, if all the scenes of Kitai venturing out alone are any indication.
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->This is a Class 1 quarantined planet. The threats we will be facing are real. Everything in this planet is evolved to kill humans. Every single decision we make will be life or death.
-->— '''Cypher Raige'''

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''After Earth'' is a science fiction film starting WillSmith and Jayden Smith.

The father and son team play a father and son who crash on a dangerous world, Earth. Now they must survive long enough to activate the distress beacon in the wreckage of their ship.

!This film contains examples of:
* AfterTheEnd
* DeathWorld: Earth has become one.
* EverythingTryingToKillYou

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