Guest Blogger: Monique 1

The pursuit of Happyness is a heart warming and motivational movie. The plot of this movie takes place in San Francisco where Chris Gardner the main character is forced to take care of his 5 year old son Christopher when, his long time girl friend Linda walks out on him. Now being a single parent, Chris has to find enough money just to get by. In the mean time they are staying in the streets, homeless shelter and at one point they sleep in the bathroom at a train station. Chris Gardner is determined to have a better life for him and his son so; he enters stock-broker intern program hoping to land the job. It's a moving story on how he and his son overcome the imposable. In this film Chris Gardner is played by Will Smith. Wills does an amazing job as Chris in this movie. He portrays his characteristics of being determined, understanding and hopeful perfectly. The main motivation for Chris is the movie would be his son Christopher. Christopher is played by Jaden Smith, Will’s Smith’s son in real life. The bond that they have really shows into the movie how close they really are. I think it helps that they are playing a father-son roll it makes the bond very powerful. Christopher’s roll in this movie is played out very well, even though he's not actually five in the film you couldn't tell the difference he was or wasn't. They both are very good actors and really make this movie special. The main themes to this movie are no matter what life throws at you, if you have the will to do something it will happen. Todd Gilchrist with IGN Entertainment States “The Pursuit of Happyness is all about - setting goals and accomplishing them" I Agree with that statement 100 percent because in the end everything works out eventually and Chris is always there for his son no matter what. It's defiantly with your time and money, it gives you the sense of hope and determination After you watch it. It's simply breath taking.