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Yes, that shirtless scene really did make Will Smith a movie star. But perhaps more specifically: this shot. All the reasons why I love Bad Boys is here.
Bad Boys took two of our favourite household sitcom stars and made them action heroes. I can& #39;t think of a mainstream studio action movie before it that paired two Black actors and let their swagger carry the movie.
And then there& #39;s that Michael Bay aesthetic, where he takes every possible opportunity at swooping, glistening, slow-motion shots that are built specifically with the trailer in mind.
The reason Michael Bay movies feel like parody now is because he can now afford to make every shot a stand alone money shot.
And his movies since Armageddon felt more and more like feature-length trailers.
But in Bad Boys and The Rock, there was room to breathe, build up some action narrative coherence and earn those money shots.
And let& #39;s not forget the soundtrack.
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Thanks for tuning into all the reasons why Bad Boys was 13-year-old Rad& #39;s favourite movie of all time (at least for that brief period where I must have watched it fifty times).
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