Guest Blogger: Dana D.

Pursuit of Happyness a fact based movie of a father and son trying to survive on the streets of San Francisco. Chris Gardner is a man in his 40’s with a wife and young son, Christopher Jr. Chris and his wife think they have hit the jackpot when he invests almost all of their life saving on “Bone Density Scanners”. But everything isn’t always what it seems. A couple months later Chris and his family are struggling to make ends meet. The bone scanners are not selling like he anticipated so there is no income. And to make matters worse one of the machines doesn’t work. As Chris is trying to fix the defective machine and struggling to provide for his family, his wife leaves him, he loses his house, bank accounts, and credit cards. His life I crumbling in front of him. Chris is forced to live on the streets with his son. He finally lands a job as a stockbroker but will not get paid until he goes through six months of training. Chris Gardner is determined to provide his son with the life he deserves.
The main character, Chris Gardner, is played by Will Smith. This is one of his most intense and emotional characters yet, and he nailed it. Smith is always seen as the funny guy who is always positive and cracking jokes but in this movie it sure is a change of pace. You would have thought Will Smith was the real Chris Gardner. The on screen chemistry with Christopher Jr. is amazing. That may be because Christopher Jr. is played by Jaden Smith, Will Smiths own son. At the tender age of 7, there is a whole lot of talent in that little boy.
Chris Gardner is a loving father. He tries to do everything in his power to make his wife happy and his son healthy. He stays strong and tried his best not to break down or appear weak or afraid. He is determined to get a job and have the life he once had. Chris Jr. is always comforting his dad and letting him know that he loves him and that he is doing a great job. Chris Jr. is Gardner’s only reason to keep trying is his son.
I agree with all of the critics opinions about this movie. There was not a negative thing to say.