Seven Pounds

I hate that nigga Will Smif. Man, if ever there was a mutha fucka that pissed me off, its this nigga. I mean, don't you hate his running in every movie, welcome-to-earf, aw-hell-naw ass? Dude has managed to become the biggest star in Hollywood after rising from the hoods of Philly, is married to that bangin' ass Jada Pinkett (I know I'm not the only one that's wanted to hit that since 'A Different World') and to top it off, he gets to do a nude love scene with the gorgeous blilf (blatina I'd like to fuck), Rosario Dawson. What's not to hate?

Seriously, hats off to Will in this movie. "Seven Pounds" is one of the better films that I've seen this year. I think it went over a lot of peoples' heads in that it was more about emotion than events. We as American moviegoers have been accustomed to certain movie experiences and certain performances from certain actors and actresses. There is a lot of critic backlash against this movie because Will isn't playing inside the box. He acted his ass off in this flick and showed that he's not just a running action star in a very cleverly done and unconventional film..that I can't tell you anything about without giving the whole damn thing away. I could tell you what this movies is about in one sentence but it would ruin it, so I won't.

I will talk about the on-screen chemistry between Will and Rosario. DAMN! If we didn't know that Will and Jada are a happily married couple, I'd swear that he and Rosario were fucking in real life. They are magnetic on-screen together. This is a big step up from their roles in MIB II. Rosario looked more gorgeous as a sickly woman than most women do all glamed up as a movie sexpot. If you're asking yourselves right about now "does this nigga have a thing for Rosario or something?" check the earlier sentences for the answer, muh fuckas. Yeah, she's fine!!! She's also a good actress and displayed lots of nuances in her performance that I'd never seen her do. She's always had a very expressive face but I've never seen her tweak the nuances the way she did in this film. Speaking of expressive faces - Will was off the chain with it. I really like "I Am Legend" and thought he gave a command performance but he showed out in this one! Throughout the movie, you can see the pain in his face as he struggles with the decisions he is making and you can see his few moments of joy slip through in slight smiles before he angrily crushes them with his driven desire to stay "focused". Despite his inability to change his voice inflections enough to be 110% convincing, his facial expressions were on par with the silent movie actors of Old Hollywood.

Now I'm going to say something controversial and I know its gonna piss some people off but it needs to be said:
Most (NOT ALL) white folks can' understand or don't know how black people express pain.
I can tell that by some of the critics' reviews of this movie. I don't blame them completely. What examples do they have to draw from? How many of them are around enough of us to know what black pain looks like? They get glimpses here and there (thanks, Denzel) but for the most part, black people (black MEN especially) don't get to show the type of emotion that Will got the chance to express in this movie. I think that's part of why a lot of reviewers think its "stupid". They can't picture anyone other than other whites expressing themselves in that way. Had Tom Cruise or the late Heath Ledger done this same role, they would have gotten it right off and shoved an Oscar in his face and hailed it as his best work to date.
Unfortunately (for them), unless they are into black culture or have seen some Spike Lee flicks, they just can't recognize the facial expressions, vocal inflections and the mindset of a black man's pain. Hollywood has worked long and hard to make sure that they don't. (Bastards) Well, you know what? I saw it. I saw Will Smith work the shit out of the wounded man with a secret role and I saw one of the best performances of his career. I just want to say that even though critics left and right are shitting on this movie, I got it. Its about pain and sacrifice. Its abut guilt and the desire to pay penance. Its about self-loathing and wanting to escape guilt. Its about love on an ultimate level and the desire to do good at any cost. Those aren't "black" things, those are people things.

He may take a hit for this film but he should be proud of it. In this day and age, we need more movies like this and less garbage. Unfortunately, in this day of instant messaging, fast food and I-want-it-all-and-I-want-it-now, people want to customize the messenger to fit the message.
If this movie was made in another country or with another, less attractive, less rich, less popular actor, it would be up for a ton of Oscars and hailed by critics. It probably won't be. Why? Because America hates you when you lose but resents you when you're on top. What a dichotomy, huh? Catch 22 like a mutha fucka. Fuck it. Take the money and run, Will. And when you get those big ass Hancock checks, keep droppin' joints like this one to let people know what time it really is with you. Good work, my nigga.

If y'all haven't gone to the theater to see this or downloaded the screener yet, you need to peep this joint. Be warned, its not exactly the most upbeat film of the year, so don't go expecting Hitch 2 or some shit. This is serious business and for the most part, its for the grown folks only. It takes some emotional maturity to understand what they were trying to convey in this film. The kids will just say "Its boring and it sucks" but not understand why - like some of these bullshit critics that hate to see a brotha come up in the game. Fuck em. Put those fools on "ig" (that's "ignore" for the vernacularly handicapped) and fuck with this joint. Even if you don't like it, call it your cultural/artistic indulgence for the year. Seriously. Its good shit. Don't sleep on it.




Joke:
It would help to be over 30, black and have seen this movie to get it:
A man goes into a restaurant and orders the fish special. A couple of minutes later he falls to the floor twitching violently and passes out.
Another customer says to the waiter "What the hell did he order?"
The waiter looks at him and says "It must be jelly cause jam don't shake like that"

Yeah, corny but I couldn't think of any jellyfish jokes. Fuck it.