I can't believe people aren't posting more in this thread
There's been speculation that the relationship between the two would be buddy-buddy with no real attraction, but I guess these pics can put that to rest
Hollywoods taking a big chance putting a movie like this out, lol
There are anti interracialists on both sides of the fence
I don't recall any such speculation that the two would be more buddy-buddy. The reports were they were sticking by the original script and the intended relationship between the two.
That said the trailer looks fantastic, and not because it show a BM/WW pairing. The damn thing was just edited and put together well. Plus the storyline seems intriguing if not a little bit conventional.
Is Hollywood taking a big chance? Yes and no. Yes, in that Hollywood doesn't go there in terms of pairings. No, in that it is way overdue and many in this country are beyond such nonsense.
That being said it still cracks me up seeing some comments on message boards or YouTube by black women of all people who are not feeling this" and are going to stay away. They are doing their typical crying that it is so typical for Will to be paired with a white woman. Really? When was the other time Smith was paired with a white woman? And don't give me that "hancock" nonsense because that movie really ripped out the romantic angle of the original script. So once again there is a group of black women (and some other folks) who are so paranoid and insecure regarding putting a BM and a WW in a relationship at the center of the film, that they start conjuring up countless imaginary films in which such pairings have happened before. Just ridiculous. Anyone who has spend time reading some of the gripes on this board can attest that such pairings simply don't get shown much at all in mainstream movies, and certainly not so in the forefront.
The irony is that many of those ladies who are bitching probably went out to see "Addicted" this weekend after watching this week's episode of "Scandal" for the 100th time. The frequent and increasing pairing of white men and black women is good to go (they're probably "feeling that"), but turn it around on the rare occasion and all of a sudden they are asking where are the black romances on the screen? Laughable. They only care about so-called black romances when they see their fave black actors romantically involved on screen with white chicks. Outside of that they don't give a damn about black romances, especially not when they can see black women paired with some "fine ass" white dude.
The movie websites are all praising the trailer and the chemistry between Will and Margot. Twitter for the most part is very positive. The problem you will run into are some message board talk and YouTube comments. All of a sudden it is absurd that the film would pair a 46 year old man with a 24 year old woman (as if this doesn't happen all the time). It's too "meh" for some folks. Too unoriginal (as if ANYTHING coming out of Hollywood these days is original). Oh, and here is the key comment to look for for those with an agenda : "I don't see any chemistry between them". That's the favorite line used by anyone on the internet regarding BM/WW onscreen pairings when they want to hide that the real reason is simply they are against (or uncomfortable with) such pairings.
If this movie is any good it may take my money a couple of times at least. And any self-respecting black straight black man who chooses to not support it because they are in solidarity with their beautiful black sistas or because they are too timid to try to convince their black girlfriends/black wives to see it with them might as well hand over their balls. They are a disgrace. Those same ladies probably force them to re-watch "The Bodyguard" every so often.
In the end if the film is good I think it has a chance of making a lot of money. After all not all black women are hypocritical idiots. Black dudes are drawn to Will/Denzel flicks. Plenty of white people are open-minded enough about it to counter the white people who will stay away. His panics don't give a damn about this particular racial politics and as a group Hispanics may now be the most important moviegoers. And Asian people aren't hung up on this issue.
Not to forget Will Smith is still beloved within all of those racial groups. And Margot Robbie has developed a pretty big following of young, horny men of all races who are ready to see her in something new. And that's no surprise. She is one of the few leading Hollywood actresses with definite sex appeal. She's not cute like Emma Stone; she's not plucky like Julia Roberts back in the day, she's, she's not wholesome and sweet like Sandra Bulloch, she's not fragile thing like Gwyneth Paltrow back when she was at her height. Margot Robbie instead is hooooottttt! Guys see her on the screen and
imagine themselves being lucky enough to have sex with her. That's the definition of an old school sex symbol. When was the last leading lady who could do that for the masses? Megan Fox? Fox wasn't much on an actress and wasn't getting much note work outside of Transformers flicks. Perhaps Jennifer Lopez for a minute. Maybe Halle Berry. Maybe. A young Catherinze Zeta Jones was definitely up there. Anyway Margot got "it" as they say.
