First and foremost, yes, different people will have different reasons for being opposed to this movie (yes, reasonable ones). Never said otherwise. But there is a very vocal crowd out there that simply won’t approve of a female “taking over” Will Smith’s role because she is, well, female. (I can only imagine the outrage if Smith’s role was originally played by a white guy.) Some might express apparent genuine worry over this casting and will justify their concern, while others will endlessly rant about how this is the typical SJW agenda at work and all that nonsense.
I wouldn’t be saying this if it weren’t true, which is why I mentioned this common complaint. On that note, these complaints are reminding me of the criticism Brie Larson (and others) has been getting for how “uncharismatic and unhappy” she looks in an upcoming movie of hers. Strange, but the ones who usually make these complaints hardly criticize the guys for that. Hmm...
That brings me to my next point. Why does it matter if she isn’t like Smith? Who even says she’s supposed to be? Her character looks like she’s meant to be a completely different character in every way. I don’t see any reason why she should try to outdo or match Smith at his game. Smith, after all, is/was one of the most charismatic actors ever according to many. Even a younger MALE actor would have a difficult job trying to fill his shoes. And that’s the truth... even if they had gotten a super charismatic young actor to “take over” Smith’s role, then I KNOW any actor cast in this new movie would get unfairly compared to Smith DESPITE the roles being written to be different. As such, from my understanding this movie is ultimately going to do its own thing. But sure, the problem is this particular actress. 🙄
And lastly, whether or not Tessa Thompson’s character was written to be full of charisma, fact is we don’t know much about her character. People these days analyze a trailer like they know the whole movie. Although, judging by the trailer to me it seems clear Thompson’s job isn’t to give a certain someone a run for his money. She appears like she is SUPPOSED to be the straight “man” in this movie in contrast to Hemsworth’s more comedic relief character... I get more Tommy Lee Jones vibes from her compared to Hemsworth’s character... so I really don’t see what the big issue is here. Faux outrage perhaps. Oh, and last I checked Chris Hemsworth & Tessa Thompson are known for having amazing chemistry on screen. So, yeah, I can’t wait to see the two of them light up the screen again.
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Destinata (2655)
5 years ago
Well, I didn't say she had to be "just like Smith." If she's supposed to be the swizzle in the drink, she's going to have to up her game to a Smith kind of level. He was/is an amazing talent, and trying to bring that kind of spark to a movie is going to be difficult.
It's true we don't know much about her character, because in the trailer she comes off as sort of flat and uninteresting. Which is my point. I haven't seen this Hemmsworth guy in anything else -- I don't usually go for the comic book action movies unless they're genuinely funny, and the last one I even heard of in that category was RED. RED2 stank, so I'm kinda off the comic book action movies. It was a guilty pleasure, anyway. It's hard to justify feeling strongly about anything that started as a comic book. I come from the generation where comic books were loved and cared about by people who looked like Beaver Cleaver.
Why you would think that my "outrage" is "faux" is beyond me. (BTW, I don't get outraged that any movie -- comic-based or otherwise -- doesn't promise to be entertaining enough; the most I get is disappointed.) Unless I see a trailer as good as this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoyV49FfjOU I'm not showing up.
And if you want to continue arguing about a comic book action movie, go ahead. The most this deserves from me is a thumbs up or down, and unless I see something better, it's a thumbs down from me.
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