It is only those who understand that they have the power to be greater than fear, who let their hearts be strong against it so that they are not overcome, that are able to truly conquer fear. Ghosting is a goal for many people, but very few can actually achieve it.
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The Psalm also shows that God is at our side to help us face our fears, to aid in our triumph over the dark forces in our lives.Īfter Earth presents this overcoming of fear in the form of “ghosting,” when a person becomes completely free of fear, and in turn is invisible to the aforementioned fear-sniffing alien creatures. That is not to say that it’s utterly wrong to be afraid of things (everyone gets scared sometimes, even Jesus), but instead we must face fear with a strong heart and let it pass us. We should not cower before them, helpless and frightened, but be confident. We should face the things that terrorize us.
The passage above from Psalm 27 (Psalm 27:1-3) illustrates the attitude we should have when face-to-face with something that scares us. So how can we as Christians learn to fight back against our own fears? Yet if After Earth teaches us anything, it’s that we must overcome our fear in order to reach our true potential. Throughout the movie, we see Kitai shrouded in fears like these, and afraid as well that he won’t live up to his father’s expectations. The only two survivors of a spaceship crash that strands them on a post-apocalyptic Earth, Cypher and Kitai must develop their relationship (as Cypher was absent through much of Kitai’s life because of his military status), learn to trust in each other, and put fear behind them if they are going to make it off of Earth alive.Īt the core of this tale is fear in many forms: fear of losing loved ones, fear of powerlessness, fear of death. A thousand years after humanity’s destruction of Earth because of disrespect for the environment and mistreatment of resources, Cypher and Kitai are among the human population settled on a distant planet called Nova Prime, locked in combat with alien life forms that prey on humanity and can literally smell fear (through the pheromones that people secrete when frightened).
Yet while the tagline may initially seem foreboding, promising some “real danger” in the film, its second half also sends an uplifting message that rings just as true throughout the movie: “fear is a choice.”Īfter Earth is the tale of Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith), a young cadet-in-training, and the father in whose footsteps he aspires to follow, General Cypher Raige (Will Smith). Fear is a choice.” Plastered everywhere on posters bearing the faces of the father-son duo Will and Jaden Smith, this phrase casts an ominous tone over their latest film After Earth.
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