text:  then there's a certain kind of sexiness a lot of American audiences feel comfortable with. And it seems like Will Smith was seeking that out. We've talked a lot about film cops, how Americans feel about them and what the stars get out of playing them. But cops themselves have become divisive to many Americans in recent years. You know, arguments for police abolition have entered mainstream discourse. We've seen many calls to defund police departments following the murder of George Floyd and the protests of 2020.