Postcard from Earth

The 4D film features 270 degrees of viewing experience, climate control, haptic capabilities for the venue's seating, and scents[1] to create an immersive environment that tells the story of life on Earth.

A virtual reality presentation starts up, that explains the history of life on Earth, from the earliest single-cell organisms evolving up to humankind and the environmental devastation of the anthropocene.

[3] Postcard from Earth is the first film to run at Sphere and take advantage of the venue's unique screen display, as well as the audio, climate control, and haptic features.

[7] Josh Bell of New Scientist praised the film's technical achievements but called the story "cheesy and simplistic" that is "a flimsy conceit that serves as an excuse for Aronofsky to deliver what audiences are really there for – to be immersed in the 18K-resolution (a display resolution using about 18,000 pixels horizontally) images shot on every continent, from canyons to oceans, crowded streets to quiet cathedrals".

[8] The Wall Street Journal's Kyle Smith called the story a "trite setup is merely the frame upon which the director stretches his massive tableaux" that praised the viewing experience in spite of the "hokey" storytelling.