What is happiness ? Is it : somebody not living in misery ?

Rating: 10/10 (24 August 2008)

Everybody knows that Will Smith is a great actor.It is rather unfortunate that his greatness as an actor has not been revealed in escapist films like Men in Black and Wild Wild West.Pursuit of Happiness is a film which has showcased his real acting talents.As the film is about an American dream or what it takes to achieve an American dream,it would be nice to discuss something about Italian director Gabriele Muccino.He is not an American yet he has been able to create a beautiful,honest visual document about what it means to be happy in USA.This has happened as foreigners in America have a fairly good idea of what they are supposed to do in order to succeed in a great land of opportunity known as USA.There is no hidden political message in this film as it makes it clear that a hardworking individual can succeed/will succeed no matter how great the obstacles are.This is what happened to Chris Gardner in real life.This is a nice film which does not try to get neither sentimental nor maudlin as watching it we get joy as we laugh and cry at the same time.