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* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: The movie has been interpreted as being about the Church of Scientology. It does feature a boy who learns how to suppress his negative emotions to beat a demon [[Literature/{{Dianetics}} on a volcano]]. Considering [[OvershadowedByControversy Scientology's reputation]], this may also double as EveryoneIsSatanInHell.

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* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: The movie has been interpreted as being about the Church of Scientology. It does feature a boy who learns how to suppress his negative emotions to beat a demon [[Literature/{{Dianetics}} on a volcano]].volcano. Considering [[OvershadowedByControversy Scientology's reputation]], this may also double as EveryoneIsSatanInHell.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Film/BattlefieldEarth'' -- the slightly surreal sci-fi Happyology-themed vanity project of a big Hollywood star in which he plays a supporting major character, which was made with the intent of making a sequel which will never come.
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* WinBackTheCrowd: ''After Earth'' was widely viewed as Shyamalan's first attempt at this after a string of commercial and/or critical flops that had cost him much of the goodwill he had accumulated with ''Film/TheSixthSense'', ''Film/{{Unbreakable}}'', and ''Film/{{Signs}}''. Its aggressive advertising and bringing Will Smith into the fold left many audiences curious, if skeptical. The end result however did not achieve this effect, receiving only slightly better reviews than ''The Last Airbender'' and leading to widespread accusations of nepotism on the part of Will Smith pushing his son into the starring role, with both actors seen as not living up to their usual standard and Shyamalan still struggling to rise above the critical fallout generated by ''Airbender'' and ''The Happening''.

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