Will Smith felt broken after failure of "After Earth"

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Will Smith admits he's under a bright spotlight with his new film - fittingly titledFocus - after his last movie failed at the box office. "For me, this film really marks a transition in my life and emotionally and in my career," Smith said Sunday during a press conference for Focus at The Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village, California. "After the failure of After Earth, a thing got broken in my mind. I was like, 'Oh, wow. I'm still alive. Oh, wow. Actually, I still am me, even though the movie didn't open number one. Wait. I can »
http://www.people.com/article/will-smith-focus-career-confidence-after-earth?xid=rss-fullcontent


I actually had high hopes for this movie. Thought Will Smith was going to be on his A+ SCI FI shyt. Also hoped M.Night could regain his Unbreakable form.

Man was I wrong...even though I knew all of the signs (no pun )


One of the few times I ever thought about leaving the theater. :huhldup:


Here's hoping Focus and Suicide Squad can get him together...
 
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Dr. Narcisse said:
Will Smith admits he's under a bright spotlight with his new film - fittingly titledFocus - after his last movie failed at the box office. "For me, this film really marks a transition in my life and emotionally and in my career," Smith said Sunday during a press conference for Focus at The Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village, California. "After the failure of After Earth, a thing got broken in my mind. I was like, 'Oh, wow. I'm still alive. Oh, wow. Actually, I still am me, even though the movie didn't open number one. Wait. I can »
http://www.people.com/article/will-smith-focus-career-confidence-after-earth?xid=rss-fullcontent


I actually had high hopes for this movie. Thought Will Smith was going to be on his A+ SCI FI shyt. Also hoped M.Night could regain his Unbreakable form.

Man was I wrong...even though I knew all of the signs (no pun )


One of the few times I ever thought about leaving the theater. :huhldup:


Here's hoping Focus and Suicide Squad can get him together...
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Tried to tell dudes that shyt hurt him but some cats claimed it wasn't his movie and it was his sons therefore the stink wasn't on him and it wasn't a big deal. Seems like he saw it differently. I hope the new flick does well for him and really hope suicide squad does since that's the one I'm seeing. The full article has a real quote from him in the end tho: he's focused on path rather than goal and finally feels free now that he's not worried about a movie being number one at the box office or number 10.
 
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Dr. Narcisse said:
Will Smith admits he's under a bright spotlight with his new film - fittingly titledFocus - after his last movie failed at the box office. "For me, this film really marks a transition in my life and emotionally and in my career," Smith said Sunday during a press conference for Focus at The Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village, California. "After the failure of After Earth, a thing got broken in my mind. I was like, 'Oh, wow. I'm still alive. Oh, wow. Actually, I still am me, even though the movie didn't open number one. Wait. I can »
http://www.people.com/article/will-smith-focus-career-confidence-after-earth?xid=rss-fullcontent


I actually had high hopes for this movie. Thought Will Smith was going to be on his A+ SCI FI shyt. Also hoped M.Night could regain his Unbreakable form.

Man was I wrong...even though I knew all of the signs (no pun )


One of the few times I ever thought about leaving the theater. :huhldup:


Here's hoping Focus and Suicide Squad can get him together...
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MartyMcFly said:
Tried to tell dudes that shyt hurt him but some cats claimed it wasn't his movie and it was his sons therefore the stink wasn't on him and jr wasn't a big deal. Seems like he saw it differently. I hope the new flick does well for him and really hope suicide squad does since that's the one I'm seeing. The full article has a real quote from him in the end tho: he's focused on path rather than goal and finally feels free now that he's not worried about a movie being number one at the box office or number 10.
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:mindblown: I still don't understand why folks act like "After Earth" was a HOT GARBAGE 1/5 stars movie. The movie about a 3/5 average movie.
 
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:mindblown: I still don't understand why folks act like "After Earth" was a HOT GARBAGE 1/5 stars movie. The movie about a 3/5 average movie.
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It's a bad flick breh. To me anyway. And regardless of that it bombed for him and was his first bomb. That's a wake up call for anyone. Especially when you're used to 20 years of hits
 
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satam55 said:
:mindblown: I still don't understand why folks act like "After Earth" was a HOT GARBAGE 1/5 stars movie. The movie about a 3/5 average movie.
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I liked it personally, I don't get the hate for it.

Maybe my expectations were really low after reading the reviews, but I thought it was cool for what it was. It was better than most of the sci-fi movies that come out targeted to the tween demographic.
 
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Dude needs to work with good directors, what the fukk is he doing? He's made countless movies and hasn't worked with a single notable director. He could be an all-time great and he's pissing it away.
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After Earth was better then Guardians of the Galaxy IMO.

If people didnt think the hate for AE was solely because of M. Knight, then you havent been paying attention. :smh:
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negging you off principle for this statement.
 
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