Nick Elgar/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Every time the child of a celebrity or rich person tries to do something in this world, we'r...
Nick Elgar/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Every time the child of a celebrity or rich person tries to do
something in this world, we're quick to poo-poo their efforts, as if the
very fact that their parents are noteworthy negates everything the kid
will ever do. But that's not our job -- life itself will grind every one
of us into the saddest version of ourselves before it's all said and
done. Nobody needs public opinion to do that for them before they've
even gotten out of the house.
Here's the thing that Jaden and Willow will find out on their own, as
every human in the history of ever has also found on their own: you
can't fake being good at things. Being rich or well-connected doesn't
make you a good performer, and the second either one of those kids fails
at their endeavors THE WORLD WILL MAKE THEM HURT FOR IT. Just ask Sofia
Coppola. Or, for that matter, all the Coppolas.
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There are so many Coppolas to choose from.
When Sofia Coppola was woefully miscast as Mary Corleone in
The Godfather: Part III,
the entire universe threw up on her face and made her eat it for
ruining an otherwise mediocre movie. We weren't mad that they cast a bad
actress, we were mad that they cast a bad actress who was the
director's daughter. Does anyone mind that Talia Shire (aka Connie
Corleone and Adrian Balboa) is Francis Ford Coppola's sister? No,
because she's a good actress. And her son, Jason Schwartzman, is a good
actor. No one is mad at them for existing as actors who happen to be
Coppolas.
So, if it turns out that Jaden Smith is a terrible actor with zero
charisma and negative 30 likability, we won't be seeing Jaden Smith
joints for very long. "Entitlement" doesn't actually exist when it comes
to talent and convincing audiences to spend money on your work. True,
the Smiths have resources other people would kill for. ALSO TRUE: Jaden
Smith is absolutely stellar in
The Pursuit of Happyness, and Willow's "Whip My Hair" is maybe the greatest song of all time. Maybe.
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