Bad Boys 4 Includes A Cathartic Scene I Think Is About Will Smith’s Oscars Controversy, And It’s So Raw I’m Surprised They Included It

Bad Boys 4 Includes A Cathartic Scene I Think Is About Will Smith’s Oscars Controversy, And It’s So Raw I’m Surprised They Included It

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Never did I assume, coming out of Michael Bay’s Bad Boys back in 1995, that we’d still be talking about the franchise nearly 30 years later… or that the discussion would encompass so many fascinating and human subjects. What started as a typical buddy cop movie has grown with the characters and the actors, and now addresses larger philosophical topics like family, retirement, parenting, legacy, and more. I finally caught up with Bilal and Adil’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die after seeing how well it did at the box office. What I didn’t expect to see, however, was a vulnerable, raw scene that seemed – in my interpretation – to address Will Smith’s controversial slap at the Academy Awards, and the feelings he wrestled with after the fact. 

We all know that Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars after the comedian poked fun at Jada Pinkett Smith from the stage. The incident isn’t addressed directly in Bad Boys: Ride or Die, but there’s a facet of the new story that I think is meant to deal with the slap, and its emotional repercussions. 

Stop reading now if you do not want to know any spoilers for the current hit, Bad Boys: Ride or Die.

Marcus (Martin Lawrence) and Mike (Will Smith) fist bump in Bad Boys: Ride Or Die

(Image credit: Sony)

Throughout the fourth Bad Boys movie, the overly confident Mike Lowrey finds himself suffering from panic attacks. Like many who suddenly face anxiety, Mike denies it, and pretends it isn’t happening. But in the middle of various fights, Mike freezes up. 

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