After Earth, Will Smith Will Have a Southern Accent
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I know, every fiber of your being wants to hate Will Smith and Will Smith’s Kid in M. Night Shyamalan’s Next Big Disappointment. But after seeing the new trailer, I’m not entirely sure I will.
Yes, some of the animals look very digital. True, following Transformers 3 I’m not that excited about seeing flying-squirrel suits again. And the way they talk – does the South win the second Civil War in the future, enacting laws that mandate everybody speaking like Georgia plantation owners? Or is it just that Gone with the Wind was the only bit of media they salvaged after leaving Earth?
On the other hand, I love the rest of the visuals. If I can ignore the plot and the fact that the lead character (and actor) is a nepotism-beneficiary named Kitai Raige, the rest won’t matter.
Watch the new trailer after the jump.
About The Author
Luke Y. Thompson has been writing professionally about movies and pop-culture since 1999, and has also been an actor in some extremely cheap culty and horror movies you will probably never hear much about (he is nonetheless mostly proud of them, as he met his wife on one). As editor of The Robot's Voice since 2012, he can take the blame for the majority of the site's content, all of which he creates because he loves you very, very much. (Although he loves nachos more. Sorry.) Prior to TRV, Luke wrote for publications that include the New Times LA, Los Angeles CityBeat, E! Online, OC Weekly, Geekweek, GeekChicDaily, The L.A. Times, The Village Voice, LA Weekly, and Nerdist