{"id":436,"date":"2013-06-04T17:30:30","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T00:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2013\/06\/04\/after-earth-is-an-action-packed-look-at-post-apocolyptic-earth\/"},"modified":"2013-07-03T15:01:06","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T22:01:06","slug":"after-earth-is-an-action-packed-look-at-post-apocolyptic-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2013\/after-earth-is-an-action-packed-look-at-post-apocolyptic-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;After Earth&#8221; Is An Action-Packed Look At Post-Apocolyptic Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"> \t<!-- \t\t@page { margin: 0.79in } \t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in } \t--> \t<\/style>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><a onfocus=\"this.blur()\" onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'AfterEarth.jpg','214','317');return false\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/AfterEarth.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"135\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" height=\"200\" alt=\"AfterEarth.jpg\" title=\"AfterEarth.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs\/th-AfterEarth.jpg?resize=135%2C200\" \/><\/a>\u201cAfter Earth\u201d is a glimpse of post-apocalyptic earth, showing us what it might look like years after humans no longer live on our blue planet. Will and Jaden Smith bring their own brand of humor to this dramatic story of father and son working together to save mankind. Including a genre for almost every movie-goer, this PG-13 movie provides us with drama, \u201cadventure, comedy and Sci-fi all in one!\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OcHj-hMujWI\">Gerry O.<\/a>, 11-year-old KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, warns us that this film may be a bit intense for younger viewers, but claims, \u201cif you like adventure and action you will adore this movie!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">Listen to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceamerica.com\/episode\/69171\/reviewsspace-warriors-xprize-after-earth-and-peeples-on-kids-first-coming-attractions-show-may-21\">KIDS FIRST! Coming Attractions Radio Show<\/a> episode where our film critics discuss the film. Read Gerry O.\u2019s full review below and visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/detail\/213074.html\">www.kidsfirst.org<\/a> to see our other critic\u2019s reviews of the film.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><strong>\u201cAfter Earth\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><em>Reviewed by Gerry O.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OcHj-hMujWI\">Click here for Gerry\u2019s full video review!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\u201cAfter Earth\u201d is a combination of adventure, comedy and Sci-fi all in one! If you love adventures, you would love this movie. It begins one thousand years after humans are forced to leave Earth because they destroyed it. They reach a new planet. Humans think they are safe until they find an alien species that are putting humans in danger. General Cypher Raige (Will Smith) has to find a way to defeat the aliens. The General\u2019s son, Kitia Raige, (Jaden Smith) goes on a trip with his father and the ship crash-lands on Earth! Cypher\u2019s legs are broken and Kitia has to go far away to retrieve an emergency beacon! Can he do it? Would they be able to survive in this dangerous environment?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">I loved \u201cAfter Earth!\u201d This film is a mixture of everything! It shows what can possibly happen to humans. I personally adore Will and Jaden Smith. Any movie where they are together makes it a fantastic and funny movie. What makes the movie better is that they play father and son, when in real life they are just that! Father and son.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">Also interesting is how many birds, animals and whales were in the movie, clearly showing what our planet would be like without human interference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">There are a few scenes with Cypher and his wife, Faia (Sophie Okoneda) where they have a very cute and adorable conversations showing General\u2019s soft side. My favorite character is Kitia. He is scared and frightened a lot. He is alone at a young age, on unfamiliar Earth, one thousand years after humans left. It would be scary! Kitia grows quickly and learns many things on this hunt for the beacon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">My favorite scene is when Kitia does not listen when his father orders him to come back, and instead jumps off a very tall cliff and tries to make it to the beacon without proper gear. He is chased and caught by a giant eagle that decides to adopt Kitia, and even helps him along the way. Kitia\u2019s camera, that Cypher is using to see what\u2019s going on, is destroyed and he must continue his journey without his father\u2019s guidance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">I recommend \u201cAfter Earth\u201d to ages twelve and up. This movie is very graphic and may be a bit too intense for younger kids. If you like adventure and action you will adore this movie! I give \u201cAfter Earth\u201d five out of five starts because it was so great in many ways. This movie comes out in theaters everywhere May 31, 2013.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">Check out these other great video reviews from KIDS FIRST! Film Critics<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1xw9eAPp0kk\">Anthony A., age 10<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PRfq61OqHxk\">Keefer B., age 12<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ezkwksGbGuU\">Raven D., age 15<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAfter Earth\u201d is a glimpse of post-apocalyptic earth, showing us what it might look like years after humans no longer live on our blue planet. Will and Jaden Smith bring their own brand of humor to this dramatic story of father and son working together to save mankind. 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