@@LJosephMega The text was "scripted", but not the acting. Will smith wanted Avery to recognize him, as an actor i mean, from the begining of the show, but avery was always saying "not good enough". In that scene will was frustrated AF and avery told him to relax and play not with the scene, but with him. Will then gave that performance, and avery took him in his arms, acting as the father figure both wills (actor and character) wanted at that moment. Avery actualy made will cry when taking him in his arm by telling in his ear "that was fuckign good acting there" wich was the first time Avery said he was proud of will work.
Sidenote: Throughout the entire series James Avery was hard on Will Smith about taking his role seriously in this particular episode Will Smith actually went to Avery used the relationship between them as the motivation to get the emotions he needed to pull off that scene. He basically explained that he was trying to get his approval and use the emotion from that feeling and the moment James Avery hug him after he performed the scene, he whispered into Will Smith ear, "Now that's fuckin' acting."
I watch this episode every now and then, and every time, I think the pain in Will's voice IMHO. He probably relates to it in real life, his father in real life left when he was 13. :(
What tears me up is when he says, “Why should I be mad? At least he said bye this time”. You could feel his frustration. Leaves you with a feeling of not being good enough and there’s nothing you can do about it. 2-7years are really pivotal years in a child’s development.
The acting in this scene was so good. *Papa's Got A Brand New Excuse* is one of the best episodes in that entire series. Will Smith, James Avery (R.I.P.) and Ben Vereen were all fantastic in this scene.
It gets me too. I raised my son on my own since he was 10 years old. So it was the opposite situation. His mother left us and it screwed him up for a long time.
My oldest brother was handicapped and didnt have his daddy in his life. So me and my second oldest brother were forced to do for him. He was 6 years older than me but at 7 years old I was bathing him, feeding him, changing his diapers etc. he died when I was 14.
I was one of those kids too. I had to learn to be a man through friends. But now that I'm a father and my friends aren't, so I'm also just winging it. I'm grateful my wife is there to help me, and she grew up with a good father. I really enjoyed Will Smith's acting in this scene, and I remember seeing it as a kid and it has stuck with me until today. I was surprised that he had a present father, which makes his acting that much more impressive.
''How come he don't me Man....'' If my future child say's that, I will hug her until she/he understands... That he is Gone. Second of all Rest in Peace Uncle Phill You were an INSPIRING father I ever knew.
I don’t remember how old I was when I first watched this scene, but I felt disturbed when Will called his dad by his first name. Now that I’m older…you know you f*cked up real good as a parent when your kids don’t call you mom or dad anymore. That’s a strong message saying that you mean nothing more than a random stranger you came across the street: you forget about them the minute you pass them by
THAT'S RIGHT BRO👍 White, Black, Brown, Etc... not having a Dad in your life not only sucks but does all kinds of psychological damage to your child!! In the words of Ed OG & the Bulldogs: Be a Father to your child!
5:23- That's why we have God, our heavenly Father that is always present more than our earthly ones. I can sort of relate to this in my life, but I am grateful that my Lord in heaven is my true father who has been there for much more than the one who conceived me and the one who raised me. Took some time for me to realize that, but for those who went through this you do have another father who knows everything about you. His name is Immanuel and he is always there for you.
I actually remember this episode. It was super emotional. I grew up knowing my dad and knowing where he's at, but I don't have too much emotional connection to him. I know I love him, simply because he's my dad, but the truth is, all I know is he's my dad. I've been wanting to move to the states so I can be closer to him and my sisters with him, but financially, it's not a good time right now. I think Uncle Phil is asymmetrical. He holds a lot of power with his words, not only as a father/uncle figure, but as a lawyer too. What I mostly enjoyed with this is that Uncle Phil shows us that anyone in a persons life can be a parental figure, even if you don't acknowledge them as parents.
I feel you, man. My father wasn't around when I was growing up, for the longest time I had no male role model at home. When I had my own son I promised myself that things would be different for him. Unfortunately things with his mother didn't work out and we ended up divorced, but I still see my son a lot and he knows that I love him and will do anything for him. I will literally drop everything to see him, and nothing is more important to me than him. I'd hate to be lumped in with father's like Will's in Fresh Prince, assumed to not care because I'm not still with his mother.
I had this question all my life, still do at 32, sometimes i want to ask him why he never been there, why he does have more contact with his childeren from other mothers. But scared we will break all the contact. Its messed up how one person can make you doubt yourself so much
I would certainly like to see a unfit father that walked out on their children react to this video because I sure want to hear their perspective on this video without them trying to justify walking out on their children or making up excuses
I don't know why I put myself through this. I cry every time I watch it, so of course i'm crying just watching someone else watch it. Great reaction. Great talk at the end. Well done for being the dad your kids needed even though no one gives out a handbook on how to be a good parent. Watching from London.
I went through the same thing when my father passed away from liver cancer and my blood Uncle never help me do s*** but my uncle by marriage the best damn Uncle I have he's the one who showed me how to be a man he's the one who did all that if it wasn't for him and my mother's boyfriend I don't know where I would be today
Sparkling hope (Hey daddy-o, wus up?) ...then realization and disappointment (Yeah, you too...Lou.) ...then denial and downplaying the significance of it (Hey, at least he said goodbye this time.) ...then anger (To Hell with him!) ...then vengeful resolve ('Cause there ain't a damn thing he could ever teach me about how to love my kids!) ...and finally grief (How come he don't want me, man?).
I watched will smith saying he struggled in this scene and james avery gave him a talk before reshooting the scene and smith said when avery hugged him he whispered in his ear now thats fucking acting.
if you listen close you can hear a female voice snicker and cry at 4:40 ; which is the actress who plays Hillary , alt of this scene was improvised and NOT scripted ; it was so intense that even the actors on the sidelines were crying and shit . after this scene will's acting career really took off
I know the reason both my parents threw me away. Because I wanted to have long hair. Yes, really. My "dad" was winging it too, but he didn't even try. All he cared about was his car restoration hobby. And his wife wanted me thrown out at 13 so she could have him to herself. She even drove me to the opposite side of the city without food, money, phone, or clothes, and then told me to get out of the car. And the "dad" refused to let me into the house 10 hours later when I finally walked back. Why? 30 years later I'm still trying to figure that out. One day, I said "okie dokey" and he grabbed me by the neck and jammed my head through the ceiling. Honestly, I would have rather be put into foster care.
Ok that was hard to watch. I grew up without my father and as an adult I met him and wasn't impressed On my channel I dedicated one of my live streams to the epidemic in this country Fatherless homes and the effects it has on our youth. The effects are staggering to hear and it's not prejudice to any one race, creed, religion or socioeconomic background.
This dude is on a different wave length. Seeing the way this shot was put together. The created story Sure, relate it to your personal story after mate
I've been there man I've been there and to me it was like a guessing game don't know what to do if I'm doing right or doing wrong I'm making my brother proud of me or not
My earthly father wasn’t in my life also. I’m afraid of being like him I’m glad I don’t have kids because I don’t think I would be a good parent to him/her
You didn't have a father when you were growing up but you stuck in there with your children and did the best you could, because you didn't have anyone to teach you, I command you for that because a lot of men would have walked out because of pressure as we seen in this reaction video because this kind of stuff goes on every day in life so you did the best you could
