New Poster for ‘Seven Pounds’ Implies We’re All Smarter Than Will Smith

Posted by Rob Hunter (rob@filmschoolrejects.com) on November 4, 2008

The poster for Will Smith’s upcoming holiday film, Seven Pounds, has been released, and as you can see it’s pretty much just a close-up of Smith’s head. Are they saying his head weighs seven pounds? Are they not familiar with the work of Dr. Ray Boyd who famously revealed that “the human head weighs eight pounds?” Does this not mean that the average human is smarter than Will Smith? Click the poster above for a larger version.

The trailer has also been officially released, and it’s looking pretty good. It may end up a wee bit overly melodramatic, but that’s to be expected from the director of Smith’s The Pursuit of Happyness. Smith plays Ben Thomas, an IRS agent who is depressed and guilt-ridden about mistakes from his past. He sets out to make amends by helping seven strangers including Emily (Rosario Dawson), a beautiful woman with a heart condition, and Woody Harrelson as a blind pianist. None of the film’s marketing so far has revealed the secret of the title, but after watching the trailer it seems fairly clear. Don’t read beyond the trailer if you’d prefer not to have the plot spoiled by my intuitive genius.

So here’s my thought. Ben Thomas did something very bad. My guess is a drunk driving accident or a tax audit that left a family homeless (but there’s a chance he may have been the one responsible for green lighting the script changes in Hancock.) Anyway, due to the guilt from his previous actions, he has decided to commit suicide and help seven strangers in the process. The “seven pounds” refers to Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” where creditors demanded their “pound of flesh” no matter how painful the repayment would be to the debtors. So Ben Thomas is paying his debt with his money, his house, his eyes, his heart, and a few other organs he’ll no longer be needing. He probably wills his organs to specific sick people, although I’m not sure if that’s even permissible. But when he falls in love with Emily he’s forced to rethink his plans…

What do you think of the trailer and poster for Seven Pounds? Do you know if someone can legally will their organs to specific people in need?

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Aleric

Bleh

Once again Will Smith is trying to make himself into some sort of Icon or bigger than life Icon. He needs to stop making movies that only portray him in a good life and simply act the way the script was written.

Aleric

Man you can't tell I am half asleep. Too many grammatical errors and inchoerent.

curt

I hope the movie is about Will Smith walking aroung giving people their money back for I Am Legend and Hancock. The best thing he can do is not get involved with a movie that already has a good script. Good Script + Will Smith = silly pg13 movie made for my Grandmother.

Nish

Batman could will his organ to specific people. Batman could will other people's organs to him...

astroblack

Excellent theory!

leonkennedy

sounds you people hate will smith...

i dont think he ruins movies.. hes just trying to find his spot in the acting world as
an actor who wants to be seen, like people can say "hey he does good movies"

i mean you all dont say the same shit about Sam jackson... and he does SHITTY
movies and GREAT movies... yet hes still sam Fuc*** jackson

so all in all will smith is a good actor especially after pursuit of happiness

so as my mother said if you dont have anything good to say.. dont say it all you
negative nancies!

curt

I don't hate Will Smith, but like Sam Jackson, him being in a movie is usually an indicator that the movie will not be good. Hancock could have been great, but they had to "Will Smith up" the script. I think his acting saved I Am Legend from being totally bad, but they changed the story around to fit him playing the character. I hate the fact that actors change good sccripts so they have more time in front of the camera or so that it fits their image. Every actor does it, Will Smith just happens to be one of the biggest actors in the world so he gets my fury. FFFFFFFUUUUUURRRRRRYYYYYYYY!!!!!! (not the Sam "mother fu**er" Jackson Fury, just plain old fury).

pEazLemOn

hey, what's wrong with all of you???
i think he perform well in many movies.. he's look smart, tough and acts just like a hero, save people's life..dont get jealous if he is always being main character... coz this is what he might get.... just see the way he acts... in i am legend, i robot....
hem thinks positive and much better...
is'it right, haa??? depends on us...=]

Angelica

Will Smith's Head actually weighs 8 pounds just because of those ears.
They get the movie title because, without those ears, his head would weigh Seven Pounds.
And somewhere in the movie, he most donate his ears or something.

Angelica

MUST donate.
Jeez o'Petes I'm tired.
And I, for one, adore Will Smith in all his movie rolls.
Well, except Shark Tale...

New Poster for ‘Seven Pounds’ Implies We’re All Smarter Than Will Smith

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