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The Pursuit of Happyness (film): a touching true story

Review by @gooddream · 3005d · of The Pursuit of Happyness · 2 views

This film is intentionally spelled wrong, it is explained why in the movie but I'm not going to ruin that for you. I prefer when Will Smith does non action roles because this is where I feel he truly shines and shows how wonderful an actor he really is.

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The movie follows the real-life struggles of Chris Gardner (Will Smith) and documents his rather extreme problems he faces at achieving success after a bad investment actually results in him being penniless and homeless for nearly a year. Not only does he have the face the difficulties of losing everything but he also has his young son with him. I was unaware the film was a true story until the very end, and that, in my mind, makes the story even more impactful.

It is a wonderful motivator about how people should never give up, despite the level of hardship they may face and it also shows how horrible people can be towards those who are a bit downtrodden.

The movie also features the now bat-s**t crazy Jaden Smith playing Garnder's son in the movie. Jaden actually does a very good job in this and he would go on later to make one other decent film before descending into celebrity madness at a much younger-than-normal age.

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This movies is a tear-jerker and I believe it to be one of Will's best performances ever. It is also one of Jaden's best, but that isn't saying near as much.

7 / 10

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Comments · 13

  • @itzzzsumon(58)· 3004d

    Excellent and Inspiring film..This film is inspirational..This is the hope of struggle, and shows a wonderful relationship between a father and a son. I like the message of showing a strong father's image, usually it is a mother who is a powerful person among movies. Pretty played by Will Smith and i have already seen this film.

  • @praditya(67)· 3005d

    I love smith, he is an brilliant actor, I will surely watch this movie.

  • @bharat273(45)· 3005d

    Hii...gooddream

    Great Post with Great Information

  • @deepakkumar26(32)· 3005d

    Very beautiful movie I already watched

  • @yemjam(32)· 3005d

    hola me gustan tus post sobretodo este, vi la película y después compre un libro llamado" Comienza donde estas" de el personaje inspirado para esta película ,inspiradora película y el libro lo recomiendo en realidad cualquier escrito de Chris Gardner es inspirador

  • @ikar59(54)· 3005d

    One of the best performances of will smith definitely. Good review

  • @roki112(53)· 3005d

    I feel the same as chris after a year of student teacher internships no salary. It was horrible but we all kept on smiling. Something has got to be done about this antique method of certifications. But there is nobody who would listen to the reasons. How do you take care of dependents and not lose your home? That's why not enough teachers can reach the MS Ed unless they are married to a breadwinner. This system is all wrong but it's been wrong for so long nobody will listen to change anything. Geniouses.

  • @prince121(61)· 3005d
  • @foxkoit(76)· 3005d

    It was a pleasant and interesting movie that is good to watch.

  • @techbuzz07(53)· 3005d

    @gooddream Great movie for sure. Will Smith's performance is outstanding. This is one of my fav. movie.

    Great review sir.

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  • @javierjmc(49)· 3005d

    Very touching movie! Really liked the performance of Will Smith, totally nailed it!

  • @prasasth(59)· 3005d

    Ohh Will Smith has totally killed it in this movie he is so good In this. And yes I totally agree that will Smith truly shines brighter when he is not doing the comic-action type movies.

  • @topfivefamily(75)· 3005d

    There is no doubt that it was a very good movie, and the best thing is that it was based on real life ..