One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai. When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance.
This movie contains 14 potentially triggering events.
A highly skilled man is diasabled by a spaceship crash-landing. This bothered me with body horror issues but there is no graphic mutilation, gore, etc. Just some “bump on the head” level reddish injuries. Secondly, there is a plastic sheet that opens and closes repeatedly, reminded me of a heart valve. Somewhat off-putting.
Early on there is a scene with a ranger who has lost a leg asking to be stood up. I found the scene undignified (and also absurd since they have amazing technology he would clearly have had a prosthetic if he wanted) but no one belittles the character.
No. A child is expected to take on a big and frightening task alone but is supported and coached the entire time. Previously, two children were left alone and attacked by a monster, killing one.
A character describes an instance of being held under water by a non-human preditor. Another character repeatedly evades predators in water. In each instance the human survives and gets back out of the water.
A character gets real close to asphyxiation after struggling to breathe regularly during the entire movie. If this bothers you, this is not the movie for you.
A male character is repeatedly expected to feel no fear at risk of death but he is not mocked and is in fact supported during panic attacks, during which he occasionally cries.
Someone ponders taking a strong painkiller and decides against it even though they are wounded. Another character injects themselves with two vials of antivenom.
The film takes place on a planet where a character must use an inhaler-like device to breathe. There are some scenes where he is struggling to breathe (coughing) before using the devices.
No and the movie is entirely focused on “rangers” who appear as a futuristic space military. They are not criticized (and display few traits worth criticism), acting as peacekeepers, pilots, etc…