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Bel-Air premiered on Peacock on Feb. 13, 2022.
The series Bel-air unlike the original fresh prince of Bel-Airhas a more dramatic approach to the main idea concept of black lives and growing up black.
Summary
The series centers around the main character Will, who is a kid with a bright future and excellent athletic ability, but is no stranger to bad choices. As he openly gets into a fight with the leader of a notorious gang, punching him square in the face before pulling a gun on him
He is later met with the consequences as he gets arrested.
He is then forced to watch his life and dreams of getting into a good college fade away.
Luckily for him, his Uncle Phil who is a lawyer cuts a deal for all charges against him to be dropped.
He gets released from jailed and his mother drives him straight to the airport with a one-way ticket to Bel air, where his new life begins.
Analysis.
DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES.
In the beginning we see a boy sitting on a throne with a crown on his head.
This series unlike the predecessor focused on the dreams of will in various ways like firstly introducing him as a very smart kid who scored a 97% on a test.
His athletic skills are also not neglected, as he is portrayed as a kid with an exceptional gift in basketball, who on the plus side has ladies all over him.
What the movie did here is something that was ignored in the original fresh prince of Bel-Air as the Will of that series did have much of a dream besides using his extreme handsomeness to get the ladies and getting under uncle Phil's skin.
But here we get to Will who has a goal of going to a good university or even joining the NBA.
But all his dreams quickly come crashing done as he makes some very questionable but undoubtedly stupid decisions.
The fact that he was unable to ignore a side comment when his life was going amazingly well bothers me. Just imagine a kid with a perfect score on his tests, and has a bright future in his basket career, simply tossing all these good things away just because of some guy who was expelled from school and now has zero future and zero chances of getting a job, aside for the one he has a drug dealer and a trigger, happy individual.
I think his friend Tray, has the right idea but ended up ruining everything by bringing a gun. But it was to be expected because they were going up against a gang of trigger-happy individuals.
Finally, I think that Will still has a lot to learn as there were a lot of things he could have probably avoided, from picking a fight with the leader of the trigger-happy individuals to kissing his cousin's ex, as soon as he got to Bel-Air.
Personal note.
I like the general idea of the series, as it focuses on the idea of the struggles of growing up black, in a black community, where violence seems to be the everyday go-to. Plus it throws more light on the partiality of the system.
The cinematography was on point, plus the soundtrack and background music were amazing.
I think that the boy sitting on the throne represents the main character, Will, who is fully in control of his goals and dreams.
Overall I enjoyed the first episode of this series, and as someone who did completely watch the previous Bel-Air to the end. I just can wait to see what happens in the next of this series and the one after that.
Conclusion
If you are a fan of Will Smith or the fresh prince of Bel-Air, then, this is for you.
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