The writing for this movie was another thing that felt very dry and boring to me. Will Smith looked like he wanted nothing more than to get his paycheck and leave, and Jaden Smith looked irritated and bored (like me, throughout my viewing of this movie). But because the characters are emotionless throughout, the movie itself is flat and lifeless. The characters feel like cheap knockoffs of the Vulcan race from Star Trek. When there’s danger, they show no signs of fear, when something humorous happens, they show no signs of joy, when they’re in pain they remain stoic. Throughout the entirety of this film, characters deliver their lines completely deadpan. Night believes that no fear is the same thing as having no emotion. Now, from the way that this was directed I’m pretty sure M. This technique is something that 90% of the people we come in contact with have mastered. Cypher develops a technique called ghosting, which is essentially having no fear so that the Ursas can’t smell or sense you. One of the main plot points in this movie concerns alien creatures called Ursas, which can smell fear in humans.
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