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  • čas přidán 10. 05. 2024
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    25 years ago, a biographical documentary on Will Smith was crafted, completed, and concealed. Today, just one VHS copy remains. Originally titled The Fresh Prince of Everywhere, this vandalised tape now goes as The Fresh Prince of Nowhere - and where it picked up its new name, no one knows. Seemingly resonating with an uncanny relevance to the present day, the documentary is an eerie yet meaningful lesson in love, fame and failure. In 2024, the world knows a different Will Smith to the one we knew on the cusp of the millennium. But the story of this VHS tape is a timeless reflection on the cycles of triumph, adversity, and the cost of fame.
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    Script and Edit: Daniel McMahon
    Research and Story: Adam Bright
    Sound Mix: Dan Pugsley
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    0:00 - Insert VHS
    0:03 - Will Smith is Unstoppable
    1:24 - My Name is Willard
    2:13 - Tight Knit Family
    2:42 - Rapping at 12
    3:05 - Fresh Prince Personality
    3:44 - Watch Your Profanity
    5:09 - A Broken Family
    5:36 - A Monogamous Guy..?
    6:22 - I Have a Girlfriend
    6:58 - Grammy Winners
    7:22 - A Slap to the Face
    7:31 - Everything Is So Great
    8:19 - A Year Later, He Was Broke
    9:03 - Off To Bel Air
    9:39 - The Real Fresh Prince
    10:12 - Playing Himself
    10:52 - Learning These Things
    12:01 - On Screen Therapy
    13:58 - More After This
    14:07 - Ground News
    15:13 - Smith Switches Gears
    16:10 - Praising Six Degrees
    16:46 - Intellectual Beat Down
    17:08 - His Only Failure
    17:57 - No More Nice Guy
    18:22 - Whatcha Gonna Do?
    19:11 - Hollywood Action Man
    19:47 - Punch Out The Enemy
    20:12 - Will Smith, Hero
    20:23 - Galaxy Defender By Day
    20:50 - Megastar By Night
    21:29 - The Big Box Office Secret
    21:44 - Not Possible Without Me
    22:24 - Enemy of the State
    23:08 - Nobody Can Touch You
    24:07 - The Oscar Conversation
    24:50 - I Have To Attack
    25:28 - The Fresh Prince of Everywhere
    25:52 - It'll Make You Crazy
    26:04 - They Seem A Perfect Match
    27:29 - People Are Going to Chase Me
    29:12 - Will Smith The Third
    29:47 - Family's Important
    30:16 - Look To The Future
    31:10 - A Strange Reflection
    31:30 - Credits
    31:36 - Dodford Patreon
    32:17 - Coming in April
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  • @DodfordYT
    @DodfordYT  Před měsícem +66

    Go to ground.news/dodford to see through media bias and get the full story. Subscribe for 40% off unlimited access or try it for less than $1 this month.
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    • @nashpickens22
      @nashpickens22 Před měsícem

      Yow! I love the breakdown into Will Smith's character. Do you mind checking my channel out. I made a doc on Will Smith only a month ago titled How Childhood Trauma Ruined Will Smith | Mini Documentary

    • @ethanjoyce_
      @ethanjoyce_ Před měsícem

      🤍❤️‍🩹👑🐐

    • @asb6493
      @asb6493 Před měsícem +5

      is there going to be a part 2

    • @dricee8
      @dricee8 Před měsícem +3

      I am a newer subscriber & I love & appreciate your videos. The quality of your videos that I’ve watched is great, great job.😊

    • @TheAndroidGamer254
      @TheAndroidGamer254 Před měsícem +1

      Hands down the most captivating video I've seen since joining the platform in 2017

  • @vincem3393
    @vincem3393 Před měsícem +1300

    Chris Rock saying he can do no wrong in the beginning is vicious work fam..😩😂

  • @JuiciferPandoraRex
    @JuiciferPandoraRex Před měsícem +575

    that clip of will going off about his dad DESTROYS me every time

    • @elisavbizau9909
      @elisavbizau9909 Před měsícem +27

      Always in tears

    • @tylerlevibald420
      @tylerlevibald420 Před měsícem +49

      As an adult this scene hits so different. He developed so fast as an actor and that scene is his best in the show ❤️

    • @spoonyhitman1053
      @spoonyhitman1053 Před měsícem +15

      same king I was looking for a comment about it first, because I know I'm not the only one.

    • @jitpunkia
      @jitpunkia Před měsícem +13

      I thought it was just me.. powerful moment

    • @charlsyboisaldivar3386
      @charlsyboisaldivar3386 Před měsícem +10

      Let it not destroy you but employ you to do better, feel better, empathize, realize, that life through someone else’s real eyes are no joke and how we learn and cope with other people’s problemas and dilemas

  • @nathanlarson9066
    @nathanlarson9066 Před měsícem +574

    Not even two minutes into the video and this is some of the most crisp, well-executed, and empathetic editing I've ever seen. Period. You've truly outdone yourself with this one!

    • @silencedogood711
      @silencedogood711 Před měsícem +4

      What is empathetic editing?

    • @latenightnessii
      @latenightnessii Před měsícem

      Get off his 🍆

    • @nathanlarson9066
      @nathanlarson9066 Před měsícem +11

      @@silencedogood711 Basically that the editing never really looks down at Will Smith. It doesn’t condone his actions (past and current), but it doesn’t condemn him either.

    • @babayega1717
      @babayega1717 Před měsícem

      Incoherent for the most part.

    • @sallyjayne444
      @sallyjayne444 Před 24 dny

      I agree! You couldn’t have worded that any better! Brilliant! If only, all things were so honestly and kindly documented…

  • @ellittiscool
    @ellittiscool Před měsícem +889

    the amount of foreshadowing to the slap is crazy

    • @TheConorsmithusa
      @TheConorsmithusa Před měsícem +56

      Amd the fact he didn't like to.swear either

    • @ChetHanks-eh1md
      @ChetHanks-eh1md Před měsícem +33

      @@TheConorsmithusa he lived long enough to become the villain.

    • @charlsyboisaldivar3386
      @charlsyboisaldivar3386 Před měsícem +16

      Will Smith don’t got to cuss in his raps to sell records well I do… so bless him and bless you too! You think I give a damn about a Grammy? Half of you critics cab’t even stomach me! But Em what if you win…

    • @starray313
      @starray313 Před měsícem

      ​@TheConorsmithusa "you saw my blinker bitch" (fresh prince song)

    • @morigahn
      @morigahn Před měsícem

      ​@charlsyboisaldivar3386 that verse lives rent free in my head 😭

  • @Iron.Historian
    @Iron.Historian Před měsícem +1160

    Will Smith has had a weird life. He got super famous at a young age and has stayed super famous for decades. Not many people have experienced that. It seems like both a blessing and a curse.

    • @mia_djojowasito_malik
      @mia_djojowasito_malik Před měsícem +37

      I mean dude did a storytime about turning down Neo in The Matrix 💀💀 idk

    • @EladOSRS
      @EladOSRS Před měsícem +22

      bro a ton of people have experienced that, almost every disney star, nick star, etc has experienced that.

    • @paulreynolds7103
      @paulreynolds7103 Před měsícem +11

      Definitely more of a curse😂

    • @lelimaseru652
      @lelimaseru652 Před měsícem +40

      No Disney kid has been famous as long as Will Smith has been, since he was 18 he’s 55 now.

    • @EladOSRS
      @EladOSRS Před měsícem +14

      @@lelimaseru652justin timberlake has been famous for the same amount of time, if not longer.

  • @Kuria_zhaints
    @Kuria_zhaints Před měsícem +419

    "Girl ain't nothing but trouble" that's one hell of foreshadowing

  • @usamaepekonis
    @usamaepekonis Před měsícem +280

    That last frame whre Will stare into the tv to see his reflection was beautiful. Because to me it's like saying this is how his life has played out and whether there are 1, 10, 100 or a million people that's have been watching you, at the end of the day it's how you see yourself that truly matters. Amazing video dodford

  • @fionakida
    @fionakida Před měsícem +285

    The fact that the video doesn’t address the slap and just shows how much of a powerhouse Will was + how many aspirations he had (and maybe still does?) but the uncertainty for whether they might happen is wild now. It was refreshing to see the expanse of his career, feel like sometimes as new generations come by we miss just how significant the ones before were. Bravo!🎉

    • @ivanduca3819
      @ivanduca3819 Před měsícem +7

      and also the fact that the video could've still gone on for a while without addressing it.

    • @fionakida
      @fionakida Před měsícem

      @@ivanduca3819 Precisely!!! truly masterful storytelling through editing 🥹

    • @chimpwimp9407
      @chimpwimp9407 Před měsícem +9

      I’m gonna have to disagree here. I don’t think Will is a horrible person but I think the bad character traits still need to be addressed. It brings more nuance which is what’s missing from most media.
      I think if Will slapped Jada instead it’d be a different story.

    • @fionakida
      @fionakida Před měsícem +6

      @@chimpwimp9407 you’re entitled to your own opinion which you can comment on/ make your own video about should you choose ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I personally saw the narcissistic tendencies in many points watching this too already, from him saying he’d like to thank *himself* for winning an award - the video’s ominous tone can derive that that part of him, underneath his fun personality, is maybe what pushed him too far to his downfall- if that isn’t enough for you that’s cool but that wasn’t my take 😂
      also kind of wild to bring up the idea of him slapping Jada when obviously that would be an ENTIRELY different situation on domestic violence and the reality is he didn’t?! Like… of course?! Not sure you were trying to hint at patriarchal double standards but he didn’t/ hasn’t because why would he..?

    • @chimpwimp9407
      @chimpwimp9407 Před měsícem +2

      @@fionakida
      Why would that be an ENTIRELY different situation? Jada and Chris are both human so their should be no difference.
      If Will had gone on stage and slapped a female actress instead of Chris Rock then you wouldn't have said:
      "The fact that the video doesn’t address the slap and just shows how much of a powerhouse Will was-."
      You'd be singing a different tune if someone like Regina Hall or Amy Schumer had said what Rock said and Will slapped them instead. Also, there's no way Will would've gotten that standing ovation let alone the Oscar award if it were flipped. These are obviously hypotheticals so there should be no confusion here.
      The only wild thing here is that you clearly stated that you think male and female assault shouldn't be treated the same and how through that ideology is you still embracing toxic patriarchy.

  • @jonvia
    @jonvia Před měsícem +113

    Its crazy that he's just like his character in Hitch...showing lots of confidence but is heartbroken

    • @LxrdBreezy00
      @LxrdBreezy00 Před měsícem +16

      I feel Will personified himself and his pain perfectly in movies lately

    • @WorthlessDeadEnd
      @WorthlessDeadEnd Před měsícem +5

      @@LxrdBreezy00 Slight change of subject, but in the same vein: Did you ever see the movie _One Hour Photo_ with Robin Williams? It wasn't one of his more well known roles, but he did an incredibly good job at showing the darker side of his own personality in that film.

    • @DannyD-lr5yg
      @DannyD-lr5yg Před měsícem +2

      @@WorthlessDeadEndI’ve been intending to watch that for years but keep forgetting. I’m gonna bump it to the top of my list, thank you!

    • @WorthlessDeadEnd
      @WorthlessDeadEnd Před měsícem

      @@DannyD-lr5yg You're very welcome! Enjoy! ☺

    • @LxrdBreezy00
      @LxrdBreezy00 Před 18 dny +1

      @@WorthlessDeadEnd definitely gotta watch

  • @Chrissi_Interlude
    @Chrissi_Interlude Před měsícem +141

    I love how much this video humanizes Will, you can tell that the research is thorough (often feels like some things came straight out the pages of his book).
    I hesitated to watch this, thinking it’d be another unproductive commentary on the ‘career-ending’ slap. But I was pleasantly surprised by the angle this video took, it really gave some context that most people didn’t have when it happened. Great video! 💜

  • @mxyogerts2121
    @mxyogerts2121 Před měsícem +114

    I always feel bad for him now, I think the whole Jada situation is really messing him up, I think he feels he can't divorce since his first one really messed him up and his parent did divorce too, so he is kinda just stuck

    • @Izghawa
      @Izghawa Před měsícem +14

      Yeah it seems like it's all stemmed from trauma, makes me feel bad :(

    • @bo-dine7971
      @bo-dine7971 Před 26 dny +4

      @@Izghawa She is most likely what is known as a handler. Most of these big celebs are pawns and without their knowledge (or even worse, with it..) an individual or multiple are used to control them. IF somehow this is not the case then he got super unlucky to meet someone so evil via natural fate!

  • @cosmoIogic
    @cosmoIogic Před měsícem +93

    I love how each dialogue smoothly transitions into the next

  • @sockcritics
    @sockcritics Před měsícem +117

    Man this dude was unstoppable when I was a kid. Will Smith has to be one of the most iconic men of his generation.

  • @mrmiesfies3941
    @mrmiesfies3941 Před měsícem +82

    I think its sad that everybody reduces Will to the slap.

    • @ShelterDogs
      @ShelterDogs Před měsícem +15

      Because that’s how powerful it was. He literally gave permission to everyone to use violence against comedians that you feel offended by. Stand up’s have always endured heckling, but this was an act of violence. I could go on here on the psychological impact it had..

    • @ramoraid
      @ramoraid Před měsícem +9

      He reduced himself once he let Jada step all over him and their relationship and the slap showed how much of a weak and broken man he truly is. He is a great actor and he should have retired as a cultural icon but with that slap it showed the world he is a walking clown.

    • @chimpwimp9407
      @chimpwimp9407 Před měsícem +12

      It's like the saying:
      "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it."
      - Warren buffet
      I personally think it only takes 1 second but to each their own.

    • @ArtOfficialKreations
      @ArtOfficialKreations Před 28 dny +4

      ​@@ramoraid
      Regarding Will Smith being a "clown":
      He always owned that moniker as a personality trait.
      But perhaps we were all too blinded by his 9000+ Rizz stat to see what melancholy lay behind the veil, & what those tears of a clown can really look like.

    • @Oceanusnovas-um2zf
      @Oceanusnovas-um2zf Před 24 dny

      Not everybody. Thats like saying the entire planet. Not so.

  • @marktwain1005
    @marktwain1005 Před měsícem +62

    Shit had a tear in my eye, when the did that scene where he met his dad. Hits close to home

    • @TheElbowMerchant
      @TheElbowMerchant Před měsícem +9

      Same here. Never met my dad, and I'd convinced myself that I was okay with that until I saw that scene, then the floodgates opened and I realized I had some issues that needed to be addressed.

    • @user-mf1kv4lk2m
      @user-mf1kv4lk2m Před měsícem +2

      I grew up with my dad and that still gets me

    • @nickmorse2277
      @nickmorse2277 Před měsícem

      What are you doing in the dark come out in the light🧐

  • @colincolin5696
    @colincolin5696 Před měsícem +44

    I find it crazy how out of all of this his wife or whatever she is just gets to carry on doing whatever she wants..

    • @NewKira16
      @NewKira16 Před 24 dny

      More like whoever she wants. She refuses to get over Tupac's death and is acting like a skank behind (and in front of) closed doors because of it. Will should've dropped her like a bad habit years, if not decades, ago

  • @crazymarkiplierfan
    @crazymarkiplierfan Před měsícem +18

    He was really in his prime for 3 decades. Such a strange time that a man like this can go through such a low point. It just goes to show it can happen to anyone. The way you introduced Jada was so perfect. "do you have someone who can take the air out of your tires occasionally?" Cuts to Jada* "HELLO!"😂

  • @jimmyispromo
    @jimmyispromo Před měsícem +23

    Man, i miss the 90s

    • @robertjagt6666
      @robertjagt6666 Před měsícem

      Me too oh wait shiiii i was born in early 2000s yeah that's right I'm young smart and educated! Have no fear the future generation is here!!

    • @lashellanderson7773
      @lashellanderson7773 Před 27 dny

      FOR REAL 😢😅

  • @jasonchavarro1234
    @jasonchavarro1234 Před měsícem +132

    Imagine being one of the few exemplary celebrities for generations and still be ridiculed at the end of the day.

    • @crappymeal
      @crappymeal Před měsícem

      The public is ficke

    • @davidstyles1654
      @davidstyles1654 Před měsícem +9

      Hasn't he been partying with Diddy !?

    • @crappymeal
      @crappymeal Před měsícem +14

      The public is fickle

    • @ramoraid
      @ramoraid Před měsícem +9

      he made a clown of himself with the slap and Jada has shown he is a simp and a floormat. At the end of the day he has shown that he a clown of an individual and everything we have seen from him has been heavily sanitized.

    • @crappymeal
      @crappymeal Před měsícem +16

      @@ramoraid maybe he's just a nice bloke who a bit of a push over when in love who snapped

  • @SteveDCM
    @SteveDCM Před měsícem +112

    You know it’s a fresh day when Dodford

    • @papapalpy
      @papapalpy Před měsícem +3

      i love when Dodford

    • @smilemorewithsammy
      @smilemorewithsammy Před měsícem +3

      @@papapalpyI also love when Dodford

    • @vincaso
      @vincaso Před měsícem +2

      @@smilemorewithsammyRight?!? Isn’t just great when Dodford

    • @smilemorewithsammy
      @smilemorewithsammy Před měsícem +2

      @@vincaso Oh I just adore when Dodford

  • @blocodenotas_
    @blocodenotas_ Před měsícem +111

    Wow dude, Dodford just smacked the shit out of me

  • @MP39
    @MP39 Před měsícem +28

    you hit very well on the irony of his early days compared to now

  • @stephenward7856
    @stephenward7856 Před měsícem +20

    So good to hear your narration again - your non-narrated vids were masterclasses in editing but I missed the good old fashioned storytelling element! Great video, hope it brings the numbers you so richly deserve :)

  • @livviebrundle
    @livviebrundle Před měsícem +33

    Chris Rock saying he can do no wrong is crazy! ;)

  • @dylanwilson7544
    @dylanwilson7544 Před měsícem +65

    Damn, seriously I've never felt like I understood the slap until now. You've taken what is only pre-recorded footage and recontextualised something I judged him so much for. EDITINGG!!

    • @Djoarhet001
      @Djoarhet001 Před měsícem +12

      The slap sure is interesting from a psychology perspective. Why a slap? There are so many other options. Not a push, not a fist, not shouting first, not walking out,.... a slap. And after seeing this video, it kinda makes sense.

    • @wordyballoons
      @wordyballoons Před měsícem +3

      @@Djoarhet001 I still don't get what you mean. Why is a slap specifically significant to his history?

    • @nathandallas4878
      @nathandallas4878 Před měsícem +14

      Because a slap is more a sign of disrespect than to be a physical assault

    • @ariadneschild8460
      @ariadneschild8460 Před 28 dny +5

      ​@@wordyballoonsan open handed slap is considered less violent, it fits with the no cussing.

  • @ajinkyakulkarni6081
    @ajinkyakulkarni6081 Před měsícem +15

    If there is Ever an Oscar For CZcams Editing. Dodford. You're Mental.

    • @robertjagt6666
      @robertjagt6666 Před měsícem

      Yeah mentally challenged!! What was will smith warning Us about, oh he's mental all right

  • @smilemorewithsammy
    @smilemorewithsammy Před měsícem +25

    The foreshadowing of the slap just for it to never come… confused, but interesting. I love these vids, this one better pop ❤

  • @Boundless_Horizons
    @Boundless_Horizons Před měsícem +22

    I remember Dan Mace (Editor for MrBeast Philanthropy) in a recent interview said "how much of your creativity are you willing to abandon for more views".
    I feel like this really relates here. You've made a creative masterpiece but it's unfortunate it is failing to get a large volume of views. Hopefully that changes soon however so you don't have to abandon any creativity to try to pander more views.

  • @apeiceofgarbage9848
    @apeiceofgarbage9848 Před měsícem +12

    This editing and audio is phenomenal mad props

    • @dricee8
      @dricee8 Před měsícem +2

      I agree 😊👏🏽

  • @RawBerserker
    @RawBerserker Před měsícem +51

    The Fresh Prince of Nowhere really did become The Fresh Prince of Everywhere. I truly do believe that there's nobody really like him, in terms of that love people had for him and the level of stardom that you don't really see today with actors (not that celebrity obsession is healthy of course). He was the Michael Jordan, everywhere you went he was known, even in countries you wouldn't expect. And as amazing as that can be, it really will take a toll on your life, but mostly, your mental state. I don't know why, but it feels personally upsetting seeing what's been happening in recent years with him, I guess since I grew up with him on my TV all the time. But despite that, I still can't wait to see what he has next.
    Just like Dodford! Turning into a Fresh Prince himself with these docs, coming out of nowhere and changing up the game, proving that professionally made, informative, heartfelt and genuinely creatively made documentaries can come from anywhere. And as always, I can't wait to see what he has next.

  • @IssaSissoko
    @IssaSissoko Před měsícem +6

    What I enjoy most about this documentary (and all the others you’ve done) is that you don’t spoon feed the critics. There is a lot of foreshadowing but you allow us to kind of manifest the pay off in our minds without actually having to deliver on it because the reason we clicked on the video is because we already know what that payoff is. Incredible work.

    • @DodfordYT
      @DodfordYT  Před měsícem +2

      Thank you for this comment, Issa 🧡

  • @dorskien
    @dorskien Před měsícem +5

    God damn Dod, the way you are telling a story just through the clips are so refreshing. The amount of work it must take you to research all of these clips, and put them together as a perfect narrative is just mind-blowing! I love that your videos are just like time capsules put together after the fact, but still your commentary comes of as so fitting, as if I'm watching a documentary from 1999. Keep up the good work, 'cus these videos are just amazing. Thank you so much for the free nostalgia-rides you take us all on!

  • @lenglain
    @lenglain Před měsícem +6

    This is an amazing biography, but it completely missed the "Big WIllie Style" chapter of his life and his return to rap, going platinum in hip=hop after a string of hollywood #1s was crazy.

  • @malayka2175
    @malayka2175 Před měsícem +10

    I can't get enough of your editing skills. Glad that I had post notifications on to catch it before it blows up! ❤

  • @CharlieHepp
    @CharlieHepp Před měsícem +5

    He was really in his prime for 3 decades. Such a strange time that a man like this can go through such a low point. It just goes to show it can happen to anyone. The way you introduced Jada was so perfect. "do you have someone who can take the air out of your tires occasionally?" Cuts to Jada* "HELLO!"
    Damn, seriously I've never felt like I understood the slap until now. You've taken what is only pre-recorded footage and recontextualized something I judged him so much for. EDITING!! If there is Ever an Oscar For CZcams Editing. Dodford. You're Mental. Man, I miss the '90s This editing and audio are phenomenal mad props God damn Dod, the way you are telling a story just through the clips is so refreshing. The amount of work it must take you to research all of these clips and put them together as a perfect narrative is just mind-blowing! I love that your videos are just like time capsules put together after the fact, but still, your commentary comes off as so fitting, as if I'm watching a documentary from 1999. Keep up the good work, 'because these videos are just amazing. Thank you so much for the free nostalgia rides you take us all on! Wish this was an hour long, Dodford knows best. Thanks, bro, you’re the best Another great video! Your editing style is so good and captivating that I would watch a video you'll make about absolutely everything! Did I miss the ‘warn us’ part Right as I sat down with my lunch, perfect timing Dodford tried ty That’s great storytelling, keep up the good work Bedford? Always a stellar day when Dodford content comes out I've been watching you since day one and it's amazing to see you evolve. love your stuff. Since the slap I knew one on Smith was coming but I didn't think it would be as compelling as this. Congrats. Great video, the edits at the end were phenomenal Category and beautifully made, I am just glad you didn't let the darkness upon him nowadays to be part of his life achievements!!! Dodford, The way you cut back and forth to Will with a bandaid (30:34) sitting on that couch with the remote, is such a beautiful and well-thought-out way, of communicating the way he deals with pain (One of Will's defining traits, in my opinion). I don't know if this is what you intend to convey, but if it is, I just think you hit that exactly on point; and in a way most ingenius! I'm curious though; is this in fact, what you intend to convey, or is it something else? It's crazy all these great all-telling, no-lies, truth-telling biopics dropping on CZcams great work putting this together bro this is TV-quality editing
    Dinner finished just in time for entertainment. Keep them coming, Danny! Just fantastic work, you have extreme skill in storytelling and editing. I'm an instant fan! I really look forward to these videos, and you keep impressing man! I didn't know that I missed hearing your voice. this is a masterpiece. "As far as his career goes, will smith continues to deliver a knockout punch" You don't fucking say That last frame hit me in the feels, he was watching his career with us, that was a great great video, look forward to the next one! This channel is just too good! Amazing work! (so much work) Congrats! Masterful storytelling.
    Amazing video Dodford! love your stuff, so please keep creating entertaining videos I’m not gonna lie, Will Smith was one of my heroes growing up, I wanted to be just like him, hell I still do because anything with Will Smith, it’s a box office draw. That’s what I intend to be one day. First of all, thank you! Thank you for such high-quality work - love it! If you’re taking feedback from a nobody who is not even a creator, I can’t help but say that when clips repeat it tends to take me out of the moment and makes me go “We saw that one already, right?”. If it’s just me then Dodford fans, give me hell because I might just not be making the connection properly or understanding the intended value. Nonetheless, as always, I enjoyed this so much. Lunch Dodford drop Teach us how to edit like you man! ITS FREAKING GOOODD!! It's good to see you returning to narrating your videos. It creates a better thematic throughline THIS WAS INTERESTING THANK THE WAY YOU EDIT LET YOU SEE HOW THE MACHINE WORKS As always, one of the greatest digital creators on the platform, ever. The Fresh of Bel-Air left this planet. He went flying off the planet and is nowhere to be seen. The thumbnail and title are well done it really draws me in Damn, you’re so good with your editing. New Bedford!! Life is good Mom wake up! New Dodford upload! thanks for the new video! I love your work. You guys are awesome creators!!!! This was absolutely incredible!
    Dodford I love you man.... Heel Genius. How the fuck this is so crisp this biopic SLAPS! so he chased a nonexistent American dream Bedford never fails to deliver many.. Wake up honey, Bedford dropped a goodie for us. Bedford with another banger! Damn, that was a great video. Eye candy for sure. Great edit imo.!!! I'm a simple man, I see Dodford's post and my day gets better This was brilliant! … what exactly did Will Smith try to warn us about? Let’s go this video is going to be crazy That scene was some of the best TV ever thanks, bro.

  • @profoundwanderer1441
    @profoundwanderer1441 Před měsícem +27

    "He can do no wrong"
    -Chris Rock
    😅 too funny.

  • @thehemicyclecollective
    @thehemicyclecollective Před měsícem +14

    In a parallel universe: Will Smith and Chris Rock is watching this together

    • @michaeladkins6
      @michaeladkins6 Před měsícem +3

      Maybe this one, I have heard nothing from either of them.

  • @Khines548
    @Khines548 Před měsícem +8

    That’s great story telling, keep up the good work dodford.

  • @LeMecQuiestCool
    @LeMecQuiestCool Před měsícem +6

    This is incredible thank you! I don’t get how you’re making these so quickly! Keep up!

  • @austinweyant.
    @austinweyant. Před měsícem +4

    I'm a simple man, I see Dodford post and my day gets better

  • @LEEKTHEMESSIAH
    @LEEKTHEMESSIAH Před měsícem +4

    It's crazy all these great all telling, no lies, truth telling biopics dropping on CZcams great work putting this together bro this is TV quality editing💯

  • @whatifoundout
    @whatifoundout Před měsícem +3

    Wish this was an hour long, Dodford knows best.
    Thanks bro, you’re the best ❤👊

  • @sivagurunathan4117
    @sivagurunathan4117 Před měsícem +6

    Teach us how to edit like you man! ITS FREAKING GOOODD!!

  • @bfdavdb
    @bfdavdb Před měsícem +9

    … what exactly did will smith try to warn us about?

  • @ReedBloxz
    @ReedBloxz Před měsícem +6

    Mom wake up! New Dodford upload!

  • @thosho
    @thosho Před měsícem +7

    First of all, thank you! Thank you for such high quality work - love it!
    If you’re taking feedback from a nobody who is not even a creator, I can’t help but say that when clips repeat it tends to take me out of the moment and makes me go “we saw that one already, right?”.
    If it’s just me then Dodford fans, give me hell because I might just not be making the connection properly or understanding the intended value.
    Nonetheless, as always, I enjoyed this so so much.

    • @DodfordYT
      @DodfordYT  Před měsícem +6

      Thanks for the kind words! Appreciate the thoughts. In these videos, I never repeat clips for a repeated purpose - they always mean something else with the same words, or at least allow you to hear the same thing with a different context.
      i.e. the opening Barbara Walters clip - it’s used 3 times, each time slightly adjusting his answer in the context of what we learn surrounding it. It’s not for everyone! But I appreciate the nice comment, man

  • @AdonisAli1
    @AdonisAli1 Před měsícem +9

    I’m not gonna lie, Will smith was one of my heroes growing up, i wanted to be just like him, hell I still do because anything with Will smith, it’s a box office draw. That’s what I attend to be one day.

  • @PhilipVeinstein
    @PhilipVeinstein Před měsícem +7

    Another great video! Your editing style is so good and captivating that I would watch a video you'll make about absolutely everything!

  • @levigerlach7626
    @levigerlach7626 Před měsícem +5

    iv'e been watching you since day one and its amazing to see you evolve. love your stuff.

  • @thanksomuch1557
    @thanksomuch1557 Před měsícem +4

    Just fantastic work, you have extreme skill in storytelling and editing. I'm an instant fan!

  • @lebobelo
    @lebobelo Před měsícem +6

    Categorilly and beautifully madr, I am just glad you didn't let the darkness upon him nowadays to be part of his life achievements!!!

  • @filmreviewer117
    @filmreviewer117 Před měsícem +7

    Since the slap I know one on Smith was coming but i didn't think it would as compelling as this. Congrats.

  • @Mickcosmometry
    @Mickcosmometry Před měsícem +5

    I really look forward to these videos, and you keep impressing man!

  • @BanSheeB
    @BanSheeB Před měsícem +5

    As always , one of the greatest digital creator on the platform , ever.

  • @JokyHub
    @JokyHub Před měsícem +12

    will smith tried to warn us? i dont get it. please anyone explain?

    • @wazzup233
      @wazzup233 Před 26 dny +2

      It means there'll be a dark side of your personality if you're one of the famous people just like him.

  • @jimmyispromo
    @jimmyispromo Před měsícem +5

    Don't care what anyone says about his slap. Obviously, he is going through sh*t from her... this man is a legend

  • @MsTasha217
    @MsTasha217 Před měsícem +3

    That a scene was some of the best TV ever

  • @bednarekcharles9280
    @bednarekcharles9280 Před měsícem +6

    Always a stellar day when dodford content comes out💚

  • @YiannisSarakatsanis
    @YiannisSarakatsanis Před měsícem +3

    This channel is just too good! Amazing work! (so much work) Congrats!

  • @apeiceofgarbage9848
    @apeiceofgarbage9848 Před měsícem +3

    The thumbnail and tittle is well done it really draws me in

  • @MondayNightFriend
    @MondayNightFriend Před měsícem +6

    Glad you brought the narration back. It would be a killer video either way, but i like how it personalizes you apart from other skilled creations on here. Awesome work crew!

  • @FINDTHENUMBERSTV
    @FINDTHENUMBERSTV Před měsícem +2

    THIS WAS INTERESTING THANK YOU😊THE WAY YOU EDIT LETS YOU SEE HOW THE MACHINE WORKS🤖👍🏽

  • @darkredash2317
    @darkredash2317 Před měsícem +4

    Damn you’re so good with you editing.

  • @Tenk0shimura
    @Tenk0shimura Před měsícem +4

    Great video, the edits at the end were phenomenal

  • @sum_dude1205
    @sum_dude1205 Před měsícem +5

    Right as I sat down with my lunch, perfect timing Dodford ty ty

  • @Goodfranklinbets
    @Goodfranklinbets Před měsícem +9

    New dodford!! Life is good

  • @UnwantedCommentary
    @UnwantedCommentary Před měsícem +3

    How much time did it take to go through all the clips to finally choose the ones you used. like damn

  • @gilkruger
    @gilkruger Před měsícem +9

    Masterful storytelling.

  • @thomasnicholson6869
    @thomasnicholson6869 Před měsícem +2

    great video, look forward to the next one!

  • @RORE_
    @RORE_ Před měsícem +6

    Dinner finished just in time for entertainment. Keep em coming Danny!

  • @SaturdayTwitch
    @SaturdayTwitch Před měsícem +2

    That last frame hit me in the feels, he was watching his career with us, that was great

  • @nomissnewo
    @nomissnewo Před měsícem +27

    It's good to see you returning to narrating your videos. It creates a better thematic throughline

  • @Karabo85
    @Karabo85 Před měsícem +6

    i didn't know that i missed hearing your voice. this is a masterpiece.

  • @sethkline5354
    @sethkline5354 Před měsícem +4

    Amazing video Dodford! love your stuff, please keep creating entertaining videos

  • @faisalfalattah
    @faisalfalattah Před měsícem +1

    Man the story telling in this video is top notch‼️ never skipped a second 👌🏾

  • @sachinnegi01
    @sachinnegi01 Před měsícem +5

    Dodford I love you man.... Hellllllll Genius . How the fuck this is so crisp😭😭

  • @ScrollEnjoy
    @ScrollEnjoy Před měsícem +6

    Lunch 🤝 Dodford drop

  • @SutanaMonae88
    @SutanaMonae88 Před měsícem +2

    I love your work. You guys are awesome creators!!!! 🎉❤

  • @LeonardoYoshimitsu
    @LeonardoYoshimitsu Před měsícem +5

    Insane. Is a kanye doc coming eventually? I wish you used the soundbite of Eminem saying, "I was upstairs listening to my Will Smith CD" from the Forgot About Dre Video hahaha

  • @VigesimatoR
    @VigesimatoR Před měsícem +6

    Dodford, The way you cut back and forth to Will with a bandaid (30:34) sitting in that couch with the remote, is such a beautiful and well thought out way, of communicating the way he deals with pain (One of Will's defining traits, in my opinion). I don't know if this is what you intend to convey, but if it is, i just think you hit that exactly on point; and in a way most ingenius! I'm curious though; is this in fact, what you intend to convey, or is it something else?

  • @ZariaTudor1
    @ZariaTudor1 Před měsícem +4

    For some reasons his old interviews remind me of Orlando Brown in terms of mannerisms…

  • @EJK2099
    @EJK2099 Před měsícem +4

    Imagine being the coolest dude on the planet after Independence Day and MIB

  • @alexkerry7631
    @alexkerry7631 Před měsícem +3

    this biopic SLAPS!

  • @nerd26373
    @nerd26373 Před měsícem +6

    The Fresh of Bel-Air left this planet. He went flying off the planet and is nowhere to be seen.

  • @kimpeater1
    @kimpeater1 Před měsícem +3

    It's striking how Jada looks very similar to his first wife

  • @indigofilms_
    @indigofilms_ Před měsícem +1

    BROO YOUR VIDEOS ARE INSANE. im trying to follow the same suit with my own twist. i might steal the vhs overlay tho😹 but your editing is just on another planet. big brain work fr

  • @Hitch_49
    @Hitch_49 Před 26 dny +2

    That scene with his dad created another version of will. It extended his variety of roles

  • @deniskrdzalic2611
    @deniskrdzalic2611 Před měsícem +7

    Amazing video, incredible production quality. Don't get discouraged by the recent lack of views. Your videos are masterpieces!

  • @manz767
    @manz767 Před měsícem +25

    "As far as his career goes, will smith continues to deliver a knockout punch" You don't fucking say😂

  • @jdeighan
    @jdeighan Před měsícem +3

    thanks for the new video!

  • @Ryan07_20
    @Ryan07_20 Před měsícem +2

    Why the title change? Also PLEASE a part 2, examining his Brief downturn in box office, retirement of music, and rise as a megastar

  • @leftisbest7173
    @leftisbest7173 Před 26 dny +1

    That scene with Uncle Phil gets me every time. Well done by all.

  • @naycooknelson
    @naycooknelson Před měsícem +1

    I definitely cried watching this ngl. The dad part I just count prevent it. I just let it happen. Great storytelling

  • @devis613depresso
    @devis613depresso Před měsícem +2

    This was absolutely incredible!

  • @colin-nekritz
    @colin-nekritz Před měsícem +2

    This was brilliant!

  • @AMW.
    @AMW. Před měsícem +4

    dodford with another banger!

  • @doremi383
    @doremi383 Před měsícem +2

    Wake up honey, dodford dropped a goodie for us. 🎉

  • @Renzy_YT
    @Renzy_YT Před měsícem +6

    I missed the narration brother, thank you for another masterpiece

  • @wedontexist369
    @wedontexist369 Před měsícem +4

    Let’s gooooooo this video is going to be crazy