Will Smith 'Conflicted' Before Playing Dr. Omalu in 'Concussion'

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8 жыл бұрын

The Golden Globe-nominated actor describes what it was like portraying the doctor who discovered a connection between playing football and brain damage.
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@jaismanlopez2419
@jaismanlopez2419 8 жыл бұрын
this movie hits home personally , I suffered a concussion a week ago. no one tells you how it effects you , sometimes more mentally than physically . I started to feel depressed , thinking a way I would never in my life think . I started to get irritated easily and didn't care if I was dead or alive. all the doctors said it was normal , and then shrug me off and sent me Home. I would go home crying , wondering what the hell was wrong with me. I talked to my doctor today and he patiently listened to me vent , and tell him how nobody wants to help me understand why I feel crazy . my doctor told me that swelling and damage to the part of the brain that controls your thinking and personality can cause those symptoms. but they are no cure and treatment for it except rest and hopefully my brain heals. he also told me sometimes it doesn't , but I should just not stress about it and I'll be fine. there should be more awareness on concussions and hopefully people don't go home blindsided.
@abelflexes2
@abelflexes2 6 жыл бұрын
Have you tried medical marijuana?
@angieaunaturale8967
@angieaunaturale8967 6 жыл бұрын
Jaisman Lopez I pray you are feeling better. I truly do
@limeykl
@limeykl 6 жыл бұрын
Hope you’re feeling ok now after a year
@himanshusharma-xl5lw
@himanshusharma-xl5lw 6 жыл бұрын
i hope it has not gone worse... are u still alive? because its been 2 years
@Gk22632
@Gk22632 6 жыл бұрын
Jaisman Lopez I could relate to everything you just said, I suffered a concussion 4 months ago. WORST 4 MONTHS OF MY LIFE
@shaun8610
@shaun8610 8 жыл бұрын
Will Smith is an Awesome actor! all the way back to fresh prince of Belair.
@chaosvirus9236
@chaosvirus9236 7 жыл бұрын
In west Philadelphia I was born and raised...
@Tito-xo2ke
@Tito-xo2ke 7 жыл бұрын
on the playground was where i spent most of my dayz .. shooting b-balls............. Nolstagia!!!!!!!
@jhawk870
@jhawk870 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, because that accent Will uses in the movie is exactly how Dr. Omalu sounds.
@fitawrarifitness6842
@fitawrarifitness6842 4 жыл бұрын
All the way back to his music videos.
@tjduval7550
@tjduval7550 8 жыл бұрын
I honestly thought that this was a known thing and everyone just said fuck it it's oart b of the game. I didn't know people denied it or didn't know repeatedly smashing into eachother could cause permanent damage. I mean I'm no doctor or scientist but that seems like common sense.
@jackcarver5412
@jackcarver5412 8 жыл бұрын
+TheBookWorm1718 Come we still know football players be getting injured for years
@jackcarver5412
@jackcarver5412 8 жыл бұрын
Because his findings would bring medical proof to back it up which was probably found by someone else before but paid them off to keep it quiet cause NFL is getting paid trillions of dollars from the sport.
@suadpolashek6400
@suadpolashek6400 8 жыл бұрын
+tj duval So true!! I was saying this to my kid for many years and i am neither of them!!! As you said common sense but NFL is ONLY about cash , they surely don't care about players health!!
@suadpolashek6400
@suadpolashek6400 8 жыл бұрын
+TheBookWorm1718 And AGAIN: Total misconception in here , the helmets daz not have an heavy shock absorption isn't?? or any shock absorption for that matter, Come on now AGAIN PLEASE : common sense
@CoachCollins93
@CoachCollins93 8 жыл бұрын
@tj duval tj the big thing to remember here is that until the late 2000's the only knowledge of lasting brain injuries was that CT scans were coming up inconclusive. Dr. Omalu discovered and diagnosed CTE and now we have physical proof that these constant brain injuries have lasting effects. I would agree 100% that it is common sense that "repeatedly smashing into eachother could cause permanent damage." we just had no physical proof. So to many players and families who love football, who depend on football as a way of life, and even the people who stand to gain from football all knew the dangers of any contact sport. Medically however, due to the lack of knowledge and science we couldnt accurately link the concussions to the brain damage.
@sleepycatgamer
@sleepycatgamer 7 жыл бұрын
One the best actors of our time.
@planet-juicy
@planet-juicy 4 жыл бұрын
This movie had me legit in tears , I don’t ever watch football 😫 but I felt so connected watching this ❤️
@staj
@staj 8 жыл бұрын
Amazing Story, Amazing Movie
@sandyacombs
@sandyacombs 7 жыл бұрын
Will Smith is an amazing actor and really made this film great.
@steelersrock1011
@steelersrock1011 7 жыл бұрын
just watched this movie last night on starz and I was a good movie and it also made me look at football in a different way ..and to think the NFL tried to deny it like they did kinda pissed me off ..and I am a steelers fan and the steelers was a big part of this story where steelers players from back in the day like iron mike killed them self's because of this head trauma hard to believe ..and will smith played this part very very well
@reillyoneill3599
@reillyoneill3599 8 жыл бұрын
For those saying it's common knowledge that repeatedly smashing into each other can cause a damage, If you actually watch the doctors interview, you'd see that he said something about the knowledge was only acquired when the patient was dead, and at first he was very disappointed when he opened the head of a patient and saw that his brains were perfect. The thing is, what makes this particular discovery very important is that, you go through CT scans and what they show you is that you are fine, and you don't even realize that few years after retiring from the sport, you'd start to behave in a strange way, addiction, depression, etc.. Thus blaming other activities in your life for it, or family members, or relationships, or kids without knowing the real problem is you! So yeah, smashing your head repeatedly can cause a damage, but a long term damage like that caused by CTE is a revelation to medical science, as regards to sports.
@thExoticAries
@thExoticAries 8 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for clarifying 😊
@jslute
@jslute 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic actor!
@pinoyNdUS
@pinoyNdUS 8 жыл бұрын
CAN'T BELIEVE IT! HE DOESN'T EVEN LOOK HIS AGE! HE LOOKS AT LEAST 15 YEARS YOUNGER!
@blanchecolombe1
@blanchecolombe1 8 жыл бұрын
Makeup and light does a very good job as well
@franktalk5037
@franktalk5037 8 жыл бұрын
+John James *Black don't crack, baby.*
@pinoyNdUS
@pinoyNdUS 8 жыл бұрын
Denmark Vesey I think I'm starting to believe that phrase. :)
@pinoyNdUS
@pinoyNdUS 8 жыл бұрын
blanchecolombe1 Yes, I agree. Make-up and light does a very good job, tho can only do as much, but he's undoubtedly looked a lot younger than his age and his contemporaries..
@suadpolashek6400
@suadpolashek6400 8 жыл бұрын
+Denmark Vesey TOTALLY!!!
@HuggableThorn
@HuggableThorn 8 жыл бұрын
Great interview! Thanks ABC! This man was a huge part of my childhood from Fresh Prince to his rapping solo/with DJ Jazzy Jeff.
@paterosisboring
@paterosisboring 7 жыл бұрын
Abundant Blessings to Will Smith for wanting to create awareness for CTE.
@suadpolashek6400
@suadpolashek6400 8 жыл бұрын
I fall in Love with this movie after seeing it... Will Smith is phenomenal in everything he do.. Love his work
@olesrov
@olesrov 2 жыл бұрын
Revealing and interesting story and truly amazing performance.
@reginabarron4073
@reginabarron4073 3 жыл бұрын
Football, is a dangerous sport. Alway's, has been.
@luzfigueroa1550
@luzfigueroa1550 7 жыл бұрын
Totally charming and engaging elegant is will Will Smith and not just because lm also from Philadelphia as is also he's a amazing actor and man.
@rishaveraj3208
@rishaveraj3208 11 ай бұрын
This movie is incredible ❤
@blkrorschack
@blkrorschack 4 жыл бұрын
I was in a car accident a couple of weeks ago and I end up going through a wall and landed in somebody's backyard. With no airbags being deployed everyone just keep asking how did I make it out with the few injuries that I did have but they don't realize the internal injuries. I don't have any medical insurance nor did my car insurance cover any medical, all I can think about is dying so the pain will stop and why God didn't just let me die in first place. I don't wanna think like this, but the pain gets so bad it's hard for me to sleep. Lately all I think about is the quickest and most painless way to get eternal sleep...
@classiql
@classiql 6 жыл бұрын
EIGHT DEGREES ... Let that sink IN EIGHT DEGREES
@seanjohn864
@seanjohn864 8 жыл бұрын
tell will to let me have his sweater
@Teyo87
@Teyo87 5 жыл бұрын
Tell de truth....Tell! De Truth
@FreedomForce100
@FreedomForce100 6 жыл бұрын
Another great performance from Will Smith on a very important topic. Thank you Dr. Bennet Omalu for your work and dedication. The NFL (and all other contact sport leagues like NHL, boxing, UFC) need to protect their athletes and stop the constant public relations lies. Parents who enroll their kids to these sports must see this movie. Once enough people demand protection of the athletes, the sports will change... for the better. People who promote or support violence in sports are sick and should seek therapy.
@lilyemmalindsay9025
@lilyemmalindsay9025 Ай бұрын
Now Fresh Prince is 34 yrs old
@isaacpadilla640
@isaacpadilla640 4 жыл бұрын
Will Smith was the doctor?!! Man what a actor
@theunknown4570
@theunknown4570 8 жыл бұрын
interesting jacket hes wearing
@theduke6174
@theduke6174 6 жыл бұрын
Nigerians itched listening to that accent, wished he trained more
@AnaisKarim
@AnaisKarim 2 жыл бұрын
He was speaking like a specific person who has been Americanized.
@Ilyaesh
@Ilyaesh 8 жыл бұрын
Interesting tendency, earlier was "interview Stanley Kubrick", now - the film "Concussion"
@duynguyentrancong9556
@duynguyentrancong9556 8 жыл бұрын
wow his accent is awesome
@truthlifefishing1730
@truthlifefishing1730 2 жыл бұрын
I was a little conflicted but got over it.
@rosei752
@rosei752 Жыл бұрын
He acted a Nigerian doctor career
@philanxumalo1036
@philanxumalo1036 7 жыл бұрын
She said "All the best to you, Jada this Christmas season, and the kids...", there's nothing wrong with that! As in, she said it as a list, like say if you're talking to someone named Arnold you'd say, "Hey, bring yourself, Rambo, this Hollywood week, and the Expandables... ", something like that.
@mitchellblackify
@mitchellblackify 8 жыл бұрын
I thought Concussion was an amazing movie. Sad but kind of astonishing. Now I'm watching this Frontline series: www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/league-of-denial/
@vcaservices2734
@vcaservices2734 4 жыл бұрын
Did the rule change after what was found, Someone please tell.
@AndrewDaniele87
@AndrewDaniele87 3 жыл бұрын
I know there's concussion protocols where you are forced to miss games if you have a head injury but still seem ok, but not sure if that rule was after Emmett Omalu's work or not
@StreetwiseStu
@StreetwiseStu Ай бұрын
Yes. I may be wrong here but I think that if you suffer more than 3 concussions you are “ forced” to retire. And quite rightly so.
@fcchannel6162
@fcchannel6162 4 жыл бұрын
i think that cte proves that god doesnt want us to play football
@Ayana08SuperStar
@Ayana08SuperStar 8 жыл бұрын
DID SHE JUST CALL HIM JADEN AT THE END
@certifiedentertainment254
@certifiedentertainment254 4 жыл бұрын
Jada
@suchitapeeters1740
@suchitapeeters1740 4 жыл бұрын
To you and Jada
@AndrewDaniele87
@AndrewDaniele87 3 жыл бұрын
@@suchitapeeters1740 nope, no "and", I slowed it down lol
@bennylaines1170
@bennylaines1170 8 жыл бұрын
boxing.....American football....ufc....its a informed choice you know the risks going in....
@AndrewDaniele87
@AndrewDaniele87 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah now they do, football wasn't so obvious (you see the same player getting bashed in the head week after week and still playing, so of course you would think nothing of it until the research is done)
@morrius0701
@morrius0701 8 жыл бұрын
The sport should be banned.
@mikebski4119
@mikebski4119 8 жыл бұрын
ummm...no
@morrius0701
@morrius0701 8 жыл бұрын
mike bski ummm...yes
@mikebski4119
@mikebski4119 8 жыл бұрын
morrius07 nooooo
@morrius0701
@morrius0701 8 жыл бұрын
mike bski yeeees lol
@randomden6968
@randomden6968 8 жыл бұрын
+morrius07 nah, just make it safer.
@chrisw7415
@chrisw7415 8 жыл бұрын
In closing the interview she said "best to you Jada" his name is Will...Will Smith
@ChristianJoyD
@ChristianJoyD 8 жыл бұрын
She said "All the best to you AND Jada"
@chrisw7415
@chrisw7415 8 жыл бұрын
Listen closer 4everchris joy
@sythlorde
@sythlorde 8 жыл бұрын
+Chris W there was a comma in that, you just didnt hear it lol you can hear the n slightly when she says that.
@AndrewDaniele87
@AndrewDaniele87 3 жыл бұрын
@@ChristianJoyD slow it down, she didn't
@morenaso1
@morenaso1 8 жыл бұрын
I'm I the only one that noticed he got darker for the role?
@freegratuits
@freegratuits 8 жыл бұрын
+morenaso1 He had to though...Omalu is darker than Will's natural tone. Nothing mysterious there.
@ChristianJoyD
@ChristianJoyD 8 жыл бұрын
huh? he looks the same to me
@JudgeMental1967
@JudgeMental1967 8 жыл бұрын
+4everchris joy Im guessing ALL black people look the same to you then?
@acharich
@acharich 8 жыл бұрын
+morenaso1 I noticed that too.. I think it was make-up though..
@ChristianJoyD
@ChristianJoyD 8 жыл бұрын
JUS SUMGUY no, dumbass. Will looks the same as he usually does. I'm black, genius
@Ayana08SuperStar
@Ayana08SuperStar 8 жыл бұрын
JADA
@theferryman4916
@theferryman4916 11 ай бұрын
If anyone knows about people getting hit in the face, it's Will Smith....
@peteromotomoto8361
@peteromotomoto8361 8 жыл бұрын
Dr omalu. Is He from Nigeria?
@msfeistyman
@msfeistyman 8 жыл бұрын
Yes he is.
@shuamevn7904
@shuamevn7904 8 жыл бұрын
+msfeistyman no he isn't
@msfeistyman
@msfeistyman 8 жыл бұрын
+Shuame ? Vn Ok...
@adeniyialade5753
@adeniyialade5753 7 жыл бұрын
Yvan Dakota yes he is
@kosyobiagazie6740
@kosyobiagazie6740 5 жыл бұрын
He is from Nigeria. The igbo tribe to be precise. I am igbo too
@JudgeMental1967
@JudgeMental1967 8 жыл бұрын
5:49 Did she just call him JADA??????
@adoomiel6749
@adoomiel6749 8 жыл бұрын
she said best to you and jada
@JudgeMental1967
@JudgeMental1967 8 жыл бұрын
Listen again.........I do not hear the word "and" in between You and Jada
@freakwensiebeats8980
@freakwensiebeats8980 6 жыл бұрын
JUS SUMGUY ever heard of something called a comma? You, jada and the kids
@SAHLISS
@SAHLISS 8 жыл бұрын
shoulda did independence day instead.
@MisterFoxx
@MisterFoxx 8 жыл бұрын
He already has Suicide Squad...and Bad Boys 3. He doesn't need to do a sequel nobody clamored for.
@SAHLISS
@SAHLISS 8 жыл бұрын
D. Foxx​ have u seen the independence day trailer? hes the only one from the og cast missing and do you know what they did to his character? Its messed up. He'll be missed in the franchise. A hole that wont be filled.
@MisterFoxx
@MisterFoxx 8 жыл бұрын
SAHLISS yeah I would've loved to see him return, but I'm kinda glad he turned it down. But apparently they said his character died in some sort of alien technology pilot test. And there's actually 4 returning cast members in the trailer. Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, the guy who plays Jeff's dad and Vivica A. Fox.
@MisterFoxx
@MisterFoxx 8 жыл бұрын
*****​ Your name is Uncle Tom's Cabinet, so I wont even take you seriously. But I'll say this, if you look at comments about Independence Day 2, you will see people say, "who asked for this?" or "nobody really wanted this, but I'll check it out" or, "did we really need a sequel?" Now people could say the same for Bad Boys 3, but there are plenty of people who actually have asked for that more than Independence Day 2, even while it was developing, people asked why is this being made. But now that people know there's a Bad Boys 3 in the making, people are actually looking forward to it, more than Independence Day 2. He's not an asshole if he decides not to go for a sequel nobody really asked for, when he's actually about to do another Bad Boys. And there's a quote from the director of Independence Day 2, "In the very beginning, I wanted to work with him and he was excited to be in it but then after a while he was tired of sequels, and he did another science fiction film, which was his father-son story, so he opted out." It had nothing to do with money, but you go ahead and believe rumors, just like you believe he's a scientologist, when scientologists, including the former head of Scientology has already said he's never been a scientologist. And Will has always shown love to his fans, so you can't say he doesn't care.
@KenGKaiden
@KenGKaiden 8 жыл бұрын
+SAHLISS They didn't want to pay him so he passed on it. Plus he didn't want to do a sequel anyways.
@donovanvalentine5272
@donovanvalentine5272 8 жыл бұрын
y
@kcthegigmaster
@kcthegigmaster 8 жыл бұрын
I love Wills the fresh Prince to death but I strongly feel David Oyelowo (Selma) would have done this movie justice. Not taking shots at Will Smith but I feel he(Will) was miscast here. I can understand why the movie didnt make it to Oscars best actor. Just a concerned movie fan.
@Tito-xo2ke
@Tito-xo2ke 7 жыл бұрын
I cant agree with you more. No doubt will smith is indeed world class.. David would have naturally brought on the so called "Nigerian accent " with ease and dexterity.. He is a phenomenom!. My opinion really has nothing to do with his Nigerian ancestry. He looks a lot closer to Bennet omalu, compared to Will and would even look more like him when the usual make up and prosthetics is included. Overall the message of the movie was passed ,and this might have downplayed some of the negatives as those stated earlier. Great movie!!!
@jbravo7505
@jbravo7505 8 жыл бұрын
Who is the guy talking to Will Smith??
@perrap79
@perrap79 6 жыл бұрын
Best fake laugh in the biz! Fallons got nothing on Will Smith! 😊 great actor tho! 👍🏻
@mikekling5880
@mikekling5880 4 жыл бұрын
That is a man's head.
@effy5771
@effy5771 8 жыл бұрын
Whaaat is that english accent lol I love Will Smith but what u doiinnn
@jbonestrauss3312
@jbonestrauss3312 8 жыл бұрын
why is he talking so slow haha
@AvramIancu747
@AvramIancu747 6 жыл бұрын
Play European Football.
@AndrewDaniele87
@AndrewDaniele87 3 жыл бұрын
That's even more dangerous, you can get knocked off your feet without even getting touched!
@Obez45
@Obez45 Жыл бұрын
The role should have gone to either Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chukwudi Iwuji, David Oyelowo or John Boyega. Smith was not good casting, it was hard to listen to his terrible, fake, non-specific African accent.
@markbillman6295
@markbillman6295 8 жыл бұрын
Until know I have always respected Will Smith. However, anti football idiots don't have to watch it and the players are not forced to play it. More politically correct BS and Mr. Smith is wrong for jumping on this bandwagon. I will never watch any of his stuff again as it is my right to choose.
@leifmaley290
@leifmaley290 8 жыл бұрын
there was another video I saw were he says he loves football and he had his kid playing football as well too
@leifmaley290
@leifmaley290 8 жыл бұрын
and this video if you watch the whole thing he talks about it as well too
@simon6071
@simon6071 8 жыл бұрын
+Mark Billman Will Smith is only an NWO puppet who pretends to care about athletes suffering concussions. If Will Smith had really cared, he would have targeted another sport which has caused not only concussion but death to many of the athletes. What is the sport I'm talking about? See my comment under video "Will Smith Hopes 'Concussion' Will Leave Audiences With Sense of 'Reality'" to find out.
@TheWayoftheSith
@TheWayoftheSith 8 жыл бұрын
+simon6071 WWE? Yeah your right.
@jordanf8326
@jordanf8326 8 жыл бұрын
+simon6071 Oh god, another conspiracy theorist nut job. Grow up.
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