The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The first poke forBel - Air , the 2022 reboot ofThe Fresh Prince of Bel - Air , reveals a very different portrayal of Uncle Phil and Carlton . With any reboot , it makes sense for the characters and history to go through change from how they were originally render . Bel - Airappears to be sound down the same path , and there are a few possible reasons for why that could be .
Bel - Airis based on the 2019 fan celluloid of the same name . Both the show and the fan film abide by the original premise of the show where a untested Will Smith is sent to live with his aunty and uncle in Bel - Air after getting into a fight in Philadelphia . Compared to the original show , however , the 2022 rebootBel - Airis treating the situation with far more earnestness and gravitas , with the first trailer even unwrap that Will was sent to jailhouse for draw in out a gun and that one of the guys he get into a fight with is looking to kill him .
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Bel - Airis very obviously going for a more serious tone thanThe Fresh Prince of Bel - Air , and this is further reflected in its portrayals of Uncle Phil and Carlton . Uncle Phil , as played by Adrian Holmes , is far skinnier than James Avery was , and his interactions with Will seem to lack a lot of the lightheartedness that they had in the original series . Carlton , meanwhile , is the same overachiever that he was in the original serial , but now he ’s in reality succeeding in his endeavors and seem to be pop while Will is part off as an pariah .
WithBel - Air ’s Uncle Phil , an worker with a skinnier build was likely cast because a slew of jokes about his character in the original serial revolved around his weight . While those types of jokes were common in the 90 , general persuasion about body incontrovertibleness have vary a lot since then , and those types of jokes could be view as insensitive and fatphobic today , so it ’s probably better for them to do what they can to avoid it . In regards to his personality , as antecedently mentioned , Will ’s circumstances are being handled far more severely than in the original show , with him live with the Banks being treat like he ’s in the witness protection political platform , to the percentage point that only a few people bonk the truth of why he ’s there . As such , wheneverBel - Air’sWilldoes something stupid or gets in trouble , it ’s not just that he ’s wasting his potential , he ’s also wasting the only opportunity he has of staying alive , so it urinate gumption for their dynamic to be more serious .
With Carlton , going along with the serious step , it probably would n’t work to have the part be as outright goofy as he was in the original series . Not only that , but making Carlton the popular one and Will the social outcast maintains their dynamic of a coolheaded person and a lovable nonstarter — the only difference being a reverse of who ’s who , so it provides a intimate story beat , but with a new wrench to go along with the modification in shade . The poke also shows that Carlton does n’t get laid the truth of why Will ’s there and is wary of him , so that mistrust could be whyBel - Air’sCarltonis act so serious around Will , and once they get close or Carlton teach the truth , he might get going work closer to how he did in the original serial .
The biggest reason for the changes , of track , could be because of how iconic the original type were . Bel - Airwill undoubtedly be to a great extent compare and contrasted toThe Fresh Prince of Bel - Air , so trying to stay as close to the original as possible could just make hoi polloi desire to go back to the original instead of stick with the new show . The changes to Uncle Phil and Carlton were likely made with that in mind and done in the hope of provide a new experience unique enough to keep hoi polloi adorn in the recollective run . TheFresh Princerebootis due to release in February 2022 , so how successful they were at doing so will be watch then .
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