The Pursuit of Happyness – 2006
It’s About MORE than YOU … NEVER GIVE UP
In the past, I have actually felt bad for Will Smith. He was typecast as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s goofy nephew and it seems he’s been fighting for a long time to escape that (I have never seen one episode of the show).
Will comes through here giving a good performance as a man who refuses to believe his time has come and gone. Like The Founder, he is selling broken down medical devices and he’s broke. This is the true story of Chris Gardner who’s wife, family and friends didn’t believe in him. He ends up getting kicked out of his apartment and being homeless with his son (played by his real-life son Jaden Smith) in San Francisco.
This movie proves beyond the shadow of a doubt that hanging on to nothing may sustain you but it can also kill you. Sometimes you just have to start over, sometimes you have to hit rock bottom. Gardner lands an internship at a prestigious brokerage in NYC but the job doesn’t pay. He seizes the opportunity because the person who does the best job from all the intern candidates will be offered a job within the brokerage. He ends up struggling to no end then winning the position and his life changes forever. The only negative thing I have to say about the movie is being a stockbroker was not his passion but a way to get rich instead that usually doesn’t play out well in having a fulfilling and long term existence. Passion always comes first. Nevertheless, here is the trailer for the movie.
