WILL SMITH

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Annotated Bibliography of Will Smith
Dargis, Manohla. "Climbing Out of the Gutter With a 5-Year-Old in Tow." The New York Times. The New York Times, 14 Dec. 2006. Web. 03 Apr. 2014.
Dargis, in his review, talks about how he felt Will Smith performed in the Pursuit of Happyness (Gabriele Muccino, 2006). He starts with an overview of the movie, which is about a man and his son living in poverty and trying to make a decent living. Dargis addresses how this film allowed Will Smith to be seen in a different light then most of his other roles. Will Smith usually stars in action comedies or action sci-fi thrillers that require him to be a hero to the masses and to use violence and action to win. In the article though, Dargis takes a look at a different side of Smith and how the Pursuit of Happyness forced Smith to dig deeper and show a warmer, lighter side of Smith, especially since his own son stared with him. Will Smiths role in the Pursuit of Happyness earned him the Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance.
The New York Times article written by Dargis seems to be a credible source. The article looks at how Will Smith performed based on Dargis opinions. The article seemed to be written in the favor of Smith and how he has grown as an actor. Dargis did not write a very objective view but rather one that focused on how Will Smith grew through the movie and as an actor in his opinion.
Emmanuele, Julia. "Will Smith Really Needs His New Movie 'Selling Time' to Be a Hit." Hollywood.com. N.p., 25 Oct. 2013. Web. 04 Apr. 2014.
Emmanuele, in her article, talks about the future roles that Will Smith plans on taking on in these next few years. The next movie that Smith plays on staring in is Selling Time, an action packe...

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... early years where he grew up in West Philadelphia. In West Philadelphia is where Smith developed his passion for music and rap, and upon finding this love he started raping at age twelve. He earned the rap name the Fresh Prince from being a quick talker in high school and the name stuck. Eventually Smith crossed over into acting his career, with his first major role being a smart kid from Philadelphia in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Bio.com is a credible source that gives a lot of information on the early years of Will Smith. It takes an objective look at how he started in Philadelphia and what he experienced growing up there. The article moves chronologically forward into Smith’s raping days going through his career factually. Overall the article seems to represent the early life of Will Smith in an unbiased manner and it presents facts to back up the article.

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