December 28, 2006
Usually, these stories go through the same pattern: bad situation, something badder, something to hang on to, and in the end, the situation is changed to something better.
But this time, this movie tells us about a story of a man and his family, living sometimes rough, sometimes easier situations. This is based on a true story. Chris Gardner lives with his wife and son in a small appartment, and he works as a self-employed salesman for some medical systems, which he barely ever sells. His wife, who is working double-shifts, to help pay up the food and the rent, tells him she's quitting him. [True story: she simply left, leaving him his 2-3 years old son at home] And of course, there's a big discution about who's taking care of their son.
Chris' life is not an easy one, having met his father when he was 20-something, he keeps focus on keeping his family comfortable. With his uncertain salary as a salesman, and his wife gone, he wants to change career and build a safer future.
After several misadventures, he manages to get himself hired at the managing company, without salary, as one of the 20 people on try. The period will last 6 months, and after 6 months, only one of them will be employed. His future is uncertain, and he does everything possible to make it certain.
Selling some machines on the weekend, studying and working on weekdays, being expelled from this appartment, while going through jail and having a hard time with his son, whom at 6 years old does not always understand, Gardner manages to have some good moments with his son, after all. Sometimes, some of those scenes are hard to watch (e.g.: spending a night with his son, on a public bathroom's floor) and some will warm your heart.
Pursuit of Happyness is a movie to watch with your family, and teaches you more about compassion and human emotions and feeling.
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