Guest blogger: Taylor 2

The plot of the movie Pursuit of Happiness is that Will Smith which plays the dad in the movie has invested all of his money into this medical scanning machine and unfortunately he has not been able to sell any of his products in the beginning of the movie. During his travel of unemployment his is faced with the troubles of not shelter and barely any food throughout the whole movie. Also his son in the movie was left with him because the mother did not want to take care of him. So Will Smith (the father) is always in the need of providing for both him and his son. The main actor and actresses are in the movie Pursuit of Happiness are Chris Gardner played by Will Smith, Christopher as Jaden Smith as the son, and Thandie Newton which is the mother in the movie. All of these character listed are basically the main characters that show the most in the movie. Their performances in the movie are outstanding! They create a realistic creation of this true life story of a struggle. Chris Gardner shows to be a very persistent father and believing in his values in what he wants in life. He strives to protect and to provide for him and his son and does so in a very touching way. He shows that no matter what the situation is in life you can always make the best of it. Christopher which is a character that is sad and confused within the movie, but also shows to have a good sense of humor and imagination. The theme is making the best out of life no matter how hard it seems to be at the moment. If you are always pessimistic about the things that bring you down you will never be able to strive in life, that’s why you make the best of it and things will work out. Critics say that the movie shows a lot of emotions and uses that to capture the attention of the watcher. I think that having a little bit of emotion in a movie is good, because it give you a different perspective on how the movie can be perceived and it being the watcher in a sense of familiarity. So I do agree with the critic. My overall opinion for this movie is that it is very worth the money to watch if you want to understand a good life lesson on survival.