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[–] 21 points 6 months ago (13 children)

Some people are not set up for science fiction or fantasy at all. Will Smith is a borderline case, though.

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  • [–] [S] 36 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    I think with The Matrix specifically it has to do with the physicality. Late 90s Will Smith was in shape and could do big, bombastic action, but I can't imagine him doing precise martial arts moves without it looking like a comedy.

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  • [–] 19 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Thats what we all said about Keanu. He was a joke at the time. Or rather basically type cast. Even in the more serious roles he was pretty goofy. Speed comes to mind. The Matrix gave me and many i know a bigger liking for the young silly Ted Logan.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    Point Break? I think Keanu was a heart throb who could do action, but who had started in comedy. Will Smith was more a comedic actor who could do action, but was mostly doing action-comedy.

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  • [–] 14 points 6 months ago

    Yeah but that would go both ways. Imagine he did the matrix and it maybe worked out. People would now be like: can you imagine the shitty actor Keanu Reeves was going to play neo in the matrix?

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (8 children)

    Didn't you do a sci-fi with his kid? I've never seen it and I have no idea what it was about or what it was called but I'm sure it was a sci-fi.

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  • [–] 12 points 6 months ago* (6 children)

    He's done quite a bit of sci-fi! Off the top of my head I can think of

    • Men in Black
    • I, Robot
    • I am Legend
    • Independence Day
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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago*

    Basically the same character in all those movies. Not a criticism but it's the same dude. Neo is not a bad ass running down a cephalopod. He's learning and adapting to a system and using his mind. I just dont see it working out as well as he is a front man, not a team. He takes over the story with personality.

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  • [–] 0 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Oh yeah I'd forgotten he was in independent day. That's not a slight against him, I've just not seen it in ages.

    The only reason I didn't include things like I robot as sci-fi is it's only surface level sci-fi. You could easily have made it be about Orcs and demons and it would have fitted.

    I was trying to think if he had been in any hard sci-fi and the only thing I can think of is that film with his kid in it. No idea what it was called.

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