Will Smith 'Conflicted' Before Playing Dr. Omalu in 'Concussion'

this movie hits home personally , I suffered a concussion a week ago. no one tells you how it effects you , sometimes more mentally than physically . I started to feel depressed , thinking a way I would never in my life think . I started to get irritated easily and didn't care if I was dead or alive. all the doctors said it was normal , and then shrug me off and sent me Home. I would go home crying , wondering what the hell was wrong with me. I talked to my doctor today and he patiently listened to me vent , and tell him how nobody wants to help me understand why I feel crazy . my doctor told me that swelling and damage to the part of the brain that controls your thinking and personality can cause those symptoms. but they are no cure and treatment for it except rest and hopefully my brain heals. he also told me sometimes it doesn't , but I should just not stress about it and I'll be fine. there should be more awareness on concussions and hopefully people don't go home blindsided.

Will Smith is an Awesome actor! all the way back to fresh prince of Belair.

I honestly thought that this was a known thing and everyone just said fuck it it's oart b of the game. I didn't know people denied it or didn't know repeatedly smashing into eachother could cause permanent damage. I mean I'm no doctor or scientist but that seems like common sense.

One the best actors of our time.

This movie had me legit in tears , I don’t ever watch football 😫 but I felt so connected watching this ❤️

For those saying it's common knowledge that repeatedly smashing into each other can cause a damage, If you actually watch the doctors interview, you'd see that he said something about the knowledge was only acquired when the patient was dead, and at first he was very disappointed when he opened the head of a patient and saw that his brains were perfect. The thing is, what makes this particular discovery very important is that, you go through CT scans and what they show you is that you are fine, and you don't even realize that few years after retiring from the sport, you'd start to behave in a strange way, addiction, depression, etc.. Thus blaming other activities in your life for it, or family members, or relationships, or kids without knowing the real problem is you! So yeah, smashing your head repeatedly can cause a damage, but a long term damage like that caused by CTE is a revelation to medical science, as regards to sports.

Great interview! Thanks ABC! This man was a huge part of my childhood from Fresh Prince to his rapping solo/with DJ Jazzy Jeff.

Will Smith is an amazing actor and really made this film great.

CAN'T BELIEVE IT! HE DOESN'T EVEN LOOK HIS AGE! HE LOOKS AT LEAST 15 YEARS YOUNGER!

Amazing Story, Amazing Movie

just watched this movie last night on starz and I was a good movie and it also made me look at football in a different way ..and to think the NFL tried to deny it like they did kinda pissed me off ..and I am a steelers fan and the steelers was a big part of this story where steelers players from back in the day like iron mike killed them self's because of this head trauma hard to believe ..and will smith played this part very very well

Abundant Blessings to Will Smith for wanting to create awareness for CTE.

This movie is incredible ❤

I fall in Love with this movie after seeing it... Will Smith is phenomenal in everything he do.. Love his work

Fantastic actor!

Revealing and interesting story and truly amazing performance.

Totally charming and engaging elegant is will Will Smith and not just because lm also from Philadelphia as is also he's a amazing actor and man.

Football, is a dangerous sport. Alway's, has been.

I was in a car accident a couple of weeks ago and I end up going through a wall and landed in somebody's backyard. With no airbags being deployed everyone just keep asking how did I make it out with the few injuries that I did have but they don't realize the internal injuries. I don't have any medical insurance nor did my car insurance cover any medical, all I can think about is dying so the pain will stop and why God didn't just let me die in first place. I don't wanna think like this, but the pain gets so bad it's hard for me to sleep. Lately all I think about is the quickest and most painless way to get eternal sleep...

Another great performance from Will Smith on a very important topic. Thank you Dr. Bennet Omalu for your work and dedication. The NFL (and all other contact sport leagues like NHL, boxing, UFC) need to protect their athletes and stop the constant public relations lies. Parents who enroll their kids to these sports must see this movie. Once enough people demand protection of the athletes, the sports will change... for the better. People who promote or support violence in sports are sick and should seek therapy.