Does Will Smith have a "classic" movie?

[Miggs]

Yeah man that was a huge miss on his part. But I've said before that I don't know if the movie would've worked with him at that time. He was stuck in Big Willie mode and always at a 10. That role needed someone who could dial back and not have all the answers or something smart to say. You needed someone who could look mystified at what was going on and figuring things out. I don't know if Will could've done that then

I dont think Will thought that it was going to be as big as it was and get as much love as it did....

 

[MartyMcFly]

I dont think Will thought that it was going to be as big as it was and get as much love as it did....

Probably that too. Probably the same with Django

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

Yeah man that was a huge miss on his part. But I've said before that I don't know if the movie would've worked with him at that time. He was stuck in Big Willie mode and always at a 10. That role needed someone who could dial back and not have all the answers or something smart to say. You needed someone who could look mystified at what was going on and figuring things out. I don't know if Will could've done that then

 

[MartyMcFly]

Yeah think about it. This would've been right after Men in Black where he had to play that role to a degree but he never looked like he didn't have a grasp on the situation or what he was seeing. I think he had one moment where he looked stun at what the hell just happened but he didn't play it long. Keanu may not be as good an actor as Will but he is a more giving actor and willing to play the background or put his ego aside and I don't think that was Will in 97-99. He'd knock it out of the park now but then? Nah. Keanu was the right man

 

[jwinfield]

Ali was a solid flick that could've been done MUCH better but it wasn't any fault of Will or his performance he was most the perfect Ali

Will went with Michael Mann over Spike. Asked Spike how he could expand his vision,

 

[MartyMcFly]

Will went with Michael Mann over Spike. Asked Spike how he could expand his vision,

See thats the other thing about Will that irks me although I like most of his flicks: He always wants the director to bend to his vision as opposed to the other way around. He did it with Spike and he did it with Tarantino. Let your directors direct breh, trust them and you do your job

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

Yeah think about it. This would've been right after Men in Black where he had to play that role to a degree but he never looked like he didn't have a grasp on the situation or what he was seeing. I think he had one moment where he looked stun at what the hell just happened but he didn't play it long. Keanu may not be as good an actor as Will but he is a more giving actor and willing to play the background or put his ego aside and I don't think that was Will in 97-99. He'd knock it out of the park now but then? Nah. Keanu was the right man

you right

 

[jwinfield]

See thats the other thing about Will that irks me although I like most of his flicks: He always wants the director to bend to his vision as opposed to the other way around. He did it with Spike and he did it with Tarantino. Let your directors direct breh, trust them and you do your job

Asking Spike how he could expand his vision was him asking if he could make the movie without making white people angry

 

[MartyMcFly]

Asking Spike how he could expand his vision was like asking him if he could make the movie without making white people angry

Yeah man I don't get it. Well I do get it, it's ego and every actor has it, but Will needs to lean on someone else's understanding every now and then.

 

[JerseyBoy23]

Pursuit of happiness

This. That scene where he walks out the office after getting the job is one of my favorite scenes.

 

[Phillyrider807]

Pursuit of Happiness is the definition of a classic. End this thread

 

[unit321]

He has a couple classic movies. I would put the top two as:
Bad Boys
Independence Day

 

[KravenMorehead™]

I came in to say Bad Boys 2

I hate Independence Day

 

[Ziggiy]

This. That scene where he walks out the office after getting the job is one of my favorite scenes.

Real talk if you want to talk about an actor emoting that sort of triumph and absolute joy after all the struggle and tribulation he went through look NO further than that one scene. That is by far my favorite scene that he's ever done. The movie itself silenced a lot of his critics who said he couldn't dial out of "Big Willie" mode but THAT scene should've shut up anybody who ever said he couldn't master the craft of acting. He sold that shyt 100%

 

[blockboy504]

i stan for this flick

saw it in theaters

but don't know if it aged well..haven't seen it in years

will doesn't have a classic though imo

Breh that movie is piff I seen it last month shyt looks like it came out today