Will Smith Becomes a Men in Black | Men in Black 

I’m a little worried J doesn’t know he can just use half of the pencil to write.

"A person is smart, people are not" Thus is the blight of social media.

“Your exactly what we have come to expect from government training” Oh I’m picking up some subtle messaging there.

In the novelization of the film, Agent K confirmed that everything James Edwards said about the alien firing range was true.

I watch this scene a lot. I like how he critically thinks while everyone else sort of just reacts. K had already made his decision that he wanted J long before he even showed up for the tryout. This was more of a formality and the other guys were just there to sort of take up space while they analyzed J.

“You sure you don’t want some coffee?” Love that bit. So subtle yet so effective. Kay didn’t need to prove anything. Jay just needed to see for himself that Kay was telling the truth.

I love that subtle dig Zed gives the other applicants when he says, "You're everything we've come to expect from years of government training". Unlike Jay, those guys are a bunch of unthinking yes men who will shoot first and ask questions later.

"Awww, you gave the tall man some flowers" got me rolling 😅🤣

That 1500, 500, 15 minutes ago line is fabulous screenwriting.

That last part is so important. "Is it worth it?" "Oh yeah. If you are strong enough." Probably the best answer he could have got.

What's funny is that the director said that J's explanation on why he shot little Tiffany was 100% right

This movie is just one of those gems... no matter how many times you see it, after a few years, that glimmer of brilliance shines still.

Wonder how much that front door agent gets paid.

8:19 - One of the most profound lines of all time in one of the silliest movies ever made.

I love how every aspect of this test is to gauge how aware you are of suspicious things that are uncanny and don't seem quite right yet have many excuses to be explained as normal or just something no one really thought through. Likewise the only reasonable options that present themselves to you are things that make you seem unusual, awkward, or dumb. You're taught from the very beginning to see things for what they really are and take the most obvious route that leads to a solution even if it makes you look strange.

Little by little you discover K's backstory. He was some youngster going to give flowers to his date (the woman he spies on thru satellite). By dumb luck he discovers the alien and MiB and makes the decision to drop his whole life and join.

"is it worth it?" Is such a brilliant question. When faced with a major decision, someone on the other side was selling it to me. I asked them, "talk me out of it, tell me why i SHOULDN'T do it..." They said. "I cant". So i did it.

Tommy Lee Jones looks so young-old here.

The fact Z got a button to bring the little tiffany is a proof that J was right

I’ve always loved this scene, will smiths character doesn’t see past the aliens , they were just sneezing etc, showing no prejudice, but brings up the white girl.

4:38 that look on his face says it all. He knows J is the right dude, he thinks its kinda hilarious and pretty funny - the last face says "shit.. another Agent K i have to deal with"

Best of the best, "Marines, Air Force, Navy Seals, Army Rangers, NEW YORK PD". That cracked me up when he nonchlantly included NYPD in the list.

🎶 "Here come the Men in Black. Galaxy defenders!"🎶

I'd either be the one who writes on my knee, pulls the table closer, or goes and sits on the floor next to the table. 🤣

Will smith is the only one that checked if the saftey switch was on

It's not until you see the ending of MIB 3, do you really understand why he was choose..

5:37 J the only one checking his safety before putting the handgun down. Subtle detail.

Will smith becomes multiple people dressed in black? This I gotta see to believe 😮

I dont know what is so funny about him ripping the cover page and his reaction after :D 2:14

I forgot how great this movie is. Just figured out what I’m doing with my Sunday.

I just realized - I used to think it was smart to use the big table for the writing test. But there was a tiny table right next to him the whole time that was a bit higher - probably would’ve been the best to put the paper on.

08:25. Mistake. 500 years ago, people knew the Earth is spherical. Columbus didn't take the opposite way on a whim nor to prove anything. He just believed the distance to India was shorter - and had no idea there was a pole-to-pole continent in his way.

I love the part where Tommy Lee Jones smiles. I legitimately didn't remember that happening in these movies.

I could never tell if he got it right because of all his observations of the aliens? When he explained it the guy in charge looked impressed. But then it seemed like Will smith was like eh, or did that all bs and I owe her an apology?

Quintessential Will Smith in 1997, in his prime

I love how the big man mentioning only J's lack of respect of authority as a minus proves he did right in both tests

It's like Hollywood can't make great movies like this anymore

When the alien is pouring the coffee and he's like "oh shit" 🤣 I've never picked up on that line lol

He was disqualified and let go by MIB though, after slapping a civilian person.

That quote from K about imagine what you will know tomorrow is still to this day one of my favorite quotes of all time.

Back in the day will still had hope in his voice and life.

I love that Kay was laughing and it’s just that no one could hear it

Little do they know. She's the biggest threat in the room. MiB lore, she's the leader of the bugs.

Time 6:54: J asking K when the last time he had a CAT scan. Time 7:35, J thinking "I need a CAT scan!"

I love this movie cuz it feels like one of the last films where Jones seemed to legit enjoy his time making a movie

"Sure you don't want some coffee?" Now that hit the spot xD

Bad muzzle discipline during the gun range scene with Zed. Otherwise, too funny of a scene. 😂

One thing that's also important to note, other people have mentioned that the soldiers are mostly meant to serve as a foil for J so they can analyze him. They don't want unthinking shoot first grunts. They want people who can relate to others and work with them, notice that for a lot of MIB work they're almost like social workers for the various alien refugees. They need somebody who can build that human-alien relation as well not being afraid to get dirty and do some shooting when a criminal comes rolling. J is in that sense effectively the perfect MIB agent.

One of my favorite sci-fi movie like that outfit that Will has on

I like how K is smiles for the first time in this movie

I enjoy the part about the catch, I would embrace that. Sever all contact and cease to exist

3:15 is one of the funniest things ever put to film.

The fact that one of the Air Force guys is a missileer is hilarious. Ah, Space Command.

creative writers are needed . Then so is this fella to brighten my life.

*Will Smith Becomes a Men in Bleck*

Just want to say that I love the way Tommy Lee Jones is aging. I hope he never retires and I can watch him until one of us goes. Also, after reading Wills book, it is a clue to the violence at the Oscars.

Will Smith Becomes a Singular Plural in Black

4:49 No, but you owe Chris Rock an apology.

The Tiffany comment on her planning to do something is exactly what men in black have to be most weary of, aliens trying to look as inocent as possible so they can commit crimes without being targeted

"You're everything we've to come expect from years of government training" : the burn is real ah ah

This is more of a slapstick comedy when i watch it now

What is missed about the egg seats was the table was the test. Also none of them safed their weapons.

With honours 😂😂

I like how he asked straight away if it was worth it

Amazing movie

Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. On paper, a ridiculous combination. On film .. not bad. Not bad at all.

Does anybody know where on RU-vid I can watch the full movie ? Haven't seen it in years! ❤

"Will Smith Becomes a Men in Black" the sentence is wrong: will smith become a men in black? is the real question (at least its what i read first)

7:46 🤣🤣🤣

A lot of alien working in manhathan “cub driver”😅

God this movie is so fucking well thought out and executed.

7:53 😢😢😢😢

Hollywood films used to be immersive and sincere

I love those last lines. "Is it worth it?" / "Oh, yeah, it's worth it! If you're strong enough!" J is, understandably hesitant and scared of the implications of this. He's going to jump into a world completely and utterly unknown to himself whilst also abandoning his previous life, but he also understands that there is a sense of fighting for the greater good with a job like this. And you can already tell from his face that he's SERIOUSLY considering it. So he gives K a test--is this worth it? Is it worth giving up EVERYTHING for something like this? And K does not hesitate for a second. Immediate answer. "Yeah, it's worth it!" That's his reassurance to J. This job IS worth dropping everything for. This job IS going to give him that sense of fighting for the greater good. And to seal the deal, K gives him a final challenge: "If you're strong enough!"

1:39 xD

Can't believe this was shown in 90s.

Wanga!

4:42 That was super easy, barely an inconvenience.

I dont care i would have used that table but definitely not drag it 😂😂

After the firing range, you can J check his saftey before putting the gun down, while the others just laid theirs on the table

7:47 dang forgot the age of this movie

I genuinely thought the title was "Will Smith becomes Black" Like... How does that work? Does he just get darker?

Watch out i think they were saying jokes about his wife 😂😂😂😂

Politics in governmental employment hiring summed up in a nutshell.

500 years ago everybody knew the earth was flat... and 15 minutes ago you knew that people were alone on this planet. Imagine what you'll learn tomorrow...

The last scene has a different meaning once you remember that K wasn't looking for a partner. He was looking for a replacement.

7:47 where are those 2 big towers now? 🤔

This film is definitely a HUGE influence on Rick and Morty

Fuck, i forgot how much i loved this movie, gotta rewatch it

the military guys accept anything given to them, the smith remains skeptical

I mean will smith is already the men in BLACK if you know what i mean hehehehe

Hey it's the slapper at the Oscar.

Idk why these aliens never took off similar to the Minions

5:15 These "best of the best" can't practice basic gun safety and aims the gun straight at Edwards for a second, the others in the back strafe him too. They are talking about all the shots they took, Edwards taking a closer look at the aliens. Little detail I never noticed before now.

Ha nailed it but after that slap nah imma pass

The other book is general relativity, the opposite to quantum physics. One is small-scale, the other is big-scale, and both are the most basic branches of science.

man im slow i just now realized that K was the "dumb kid who got lost on the wrong back road"

Elevator, up or down ? How you know ?

The most unrealistic part of this whole series is that the MiB believe the NYPD to be the best of the best

I wonder if the movie title would have been something else if it was made in 2023