emotions

Rating: 7/10 (17 May 2013)

Yani Stancioff 5/16/13 Review The Pursuit of Happiness is a 2006 biographical, heart felt motion picture that was based on Chris Gardener's nearly one year struggle with homelessness.
Life turned out for the worse as Chris began to face extreme debt, unpaid taxes, and parking tickets. Chris hit rock bottom when his wife could not take it any longer and bailed on their marriage, leaving Chris with just his son. What stands out the most about this movie is how Chris had tried his best to protect his son and hold each other together by keeping a positive outlook on their future while he tested his luck of a career as a stock broker.
The climax was reached when Chris and his son were kicked out of their rented apartment and instantly became homeless. They have stayed inside bathrooms, homeless shelters and they even resorted to sleeping inside a bus. The emotional intelligence stands out to me in the particular scene where Chris and his son stayed in a bathroom for the night. It was during this time that they became close when Chris was able to make a game out of the situation. The feelings of pity and sorrow overwhelmed because throughout the movie I noticed many scenes where Chris and his son showed a lot of maturity dealing with there negative situations.
After I reviewed The Pursuit of Happiness, I personally gave this movie 7 out of 10 for many different reasons. For example, how it was based on a true story and the settings and plot were very realistic. Surprisingly, Will Smith was not the main character in the movie; it was his son Jaden which made it enjoyable to watch. The director Gabriel Muccino hadn't done anything out of the blue in this movie but he has simply made it feel so real.