Guest Blogger: Abby 1

The Pursuit of Happyness is a fantastic and inspirational movie that brings tears to the eyes of many people who have watched it. This movie takes place in 1981, when a black man named Chris Gardner came from barely anything. Chris Garner lived in a small apartment in San Francisco with his wife Linda and five-year-old son Christopher. They have barely any money left because all of it has been put towards Chris’s high-tech bone density scanners, which he is trying to sell to the health care community. However, selling them isn’t going rather well because they are too expensive for most hospitals to buy. Stress begins to build with money and Linda reaches her breaking point. She ends up leaving Chris and Christopher behind to go to New York. Christ ends up not being able to pay the rent and they end up homeless. If Chris can sell those bone density scanners, then they might have a chance. Chris Garner is played by the phenomenal actor Will Smith and his son Jaden Smith plays Christopher. I feel this movie was even more enjoyable to watch when you know that the two are father and son. You can really see the love and connection between the two and it really brings the movie to life. The theme of the movie is no matter how hard things may seem at the time, there will always be something better to come. You just have to have the perseverance to get it. I completely agree with the critics when it comes to this movie, it’s such an inspirational film that really pushes that any dream is possible. My personal favorite line from the movie is, “You got a dream... You gotta protect it. People can't do somethin' themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it. If you want somethin', go get it. Period.” This line is absolutely brilliant and makes you think about how nothing is impossible if you set your mind to it. This movie is one I would definitely recommend seeing because it will open your eyes to a lot of things you wouldn’t have ever thought about. I can guarantee you won’t be disappointed.