What was the importance of the cab Will took to Bel-Air? Why was a quarter of the intro dedicated to the description of the taxi ride? Did this come up later in the series or were taxis a common target of jokes in the 90s? The reason he left his original neighborhood, "the one little fight that made his mom scared", was given less description than the taxi ride:>I whistled for a cab and when it came near>The license plate said 'Fresh' and it had dice in the mirror>If anything I could say that this cab was rare>But I thought "Nah, forget it, yo, Holmes, to Bel-Air!">I pulled up to a house about seven or eight>And I yelled to the cabbie "Yo', Holmes, smell ya later"
>>219944501And why did he kick that cat into the sewer?
>>219944538maybe the cat talked about his bald wife too.
the taxi driver was supposed to be a major character but they changed it at the last minute
>>219944501The cab driver is latino. Blacks disrespect all other minorities.
>>219944501The license plate said "FRESH" and had dice hanging from the mirror. This is unorthodox for cab driver and would never be seen on a cab on the east coast or Philadelphia. The cab is emblematic of the land of fags he's just walked into.
>>219944501but isn't the cab ride cut short in the actual intro to the show?
>>219944501I thought he yelled to the cabin and the cabin got scared and a guy started shooting
>>219944936when a couple of ganondorfs
>>219944538https://youtu.be/Drqj67ImtxI?si=kksURq9Et26rAvJ5>i pulled up to the cabin >and i yelled to the cabin>and the cabin got scared>and my mom turned into an alien
Y le dije al taxista ponte deshodorante
>>219944501It's a metaphorical, retard. The cab is taking him to heaven after he died in the fight.
Is the remake good?
Was that a racist dig at the taxi driver in that last line
What the hell does “rare” mean in Ebonics?
>>219944501Cabs are very commonplace in the cuckold community... why do you think he has the camera?
He took a cab from Philadelphia to Bel Air??? No way. Don't believe it.
>>219945552The full version has him taking a flight in first class that his "poor" mum paid for
>>219944501>I whistled for a cab and when it came nearZachariah 10:8. Will is being called to gather and to be redeemed in the eyes of God.>The license plate said 'Fresh'and it had dice in the mirrorWill is getting a 'fresh' start. Cleansed of sin. The dice is a reference to 16:33 where his path is in God's hands. In a way, the cabbie represents God carrying Will to salvation with his family.>If anything I could say that this cab was rareWill has never or rarely been redeemed or sought redemption. So this experience is new and pleasant to him.>But I thought "Nah, forget it, yo, Holmes, to Bel-Air!"Bel is a title in Assyrian and Babylonian denoting god, lord or master. Will is seeking direct salvation.>I pulled up to a house about seven or eightProverbs 78. 'He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children,'. Will is taught to be a man by Uncle Phil, and instructed in the way of God.>And I yelled to the cabbie "Yo', Holmes, smell ya later"Will is telling god to 'Smell him later' which is a convivial way of saying "Goodbye" to someone you love.I hope you understand the importance now.
>>219945231This should be a video essay
>>219945231HEYyou don't talk to my wife like that
It's just origin story told in the intro
>>219944501>>219945652
I'm Henry Firth.
Will could’ve had Nia Long or Stacey Dash and he chose some bald cunt who fucks his son’s friends? What was he thinking?
https://youtu.be/x6lZe-lWwt8?si=aBXR97shcR23uPMK
>>219945047some good bits in that one
his first experience of LA before meeting the family in Bel Air and a prelude to how drastically different it would be going forward compared to his previous life in Philly, which is now a footnote
>>219945072Lol
It's what inspired him to go by the alias "Fresh Prince", and it's what isekai'd him to the magical land of Bel Air, it's pretty significant
>>219944501The original song is much longer and a lot of the middle of the song is cut out which disproportionately gives more overall time to the cab ride which is only left in because it's also the verse that concludes the story where Will is now at his new homehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz253RXKi0U
>>219946400[whooping and hollering]
