Guest Blogger: Lucky 1

The Pursuit of Happiness is that type of movie that will get the girls crying and the guys tear-jerking. Especially since this movie is based on a true story. The Pursuit of Happiness is about a man who thought he would have a starting life with his wife and child. But instead of living happily ever after he ended up on downhill, looking for the “pursuit of happiness.”
Will Smith plays the main role in this sympathetic movie. With every movie he has played in The Pursuit of Happiness would be, in my opinion, one of his greatest acting parts. He has a way of appearing like he’s actually living in the movie. He makes everything feel as if it was all real, and that he takes the acting role to a new level. Jaden Smith who plays the son also does an amazing job because of his lack of childish behavior behind the scenes he sets it aside and allows his acting talents to do the talking for him. He effectively persuades people to feel the sympathy and pain his character felt.
Will Smith’s character was a hard-working, dedicated man and father. He was so determined to have a better life for his son he would stop at nothing to achieve his goal. One particular scene where he shows his dedication was when he would constantly try to sell these hospital machines but no one would buy it. Even after many rejections from multiple Doctors he knew it was one of the only ways to support his son, so he continued go forward. Jayden Smith who plays as the son is just a normal kid. His motivation is his fat her and what normal kids are motivated by. Since he was really young he didn’t really have a full understanding about what was going on so he did what any other kid would do and just try to goof around.
A theme that can be taken from this movie is that whatever life throws at you, you’re still entitled to choosing your own path of enlightenment.
Critics say that he did an amazing job with the role of Chris Gardner. I agree with the critics that describe Smiths acting as a, hands down, amazing performance. He was able to role-play a hard character to capture and ended up making his performance a spectacular one.
After watching this movie I absolutely think that this movie is worth our time and money. If you a person who enjoys movie that make you laugh, tear up, and happy then this is the right movie. The Pursuit of Happiness allows viewers to get “caught up” in the moment. It help eases life because it just portrays that life for others could be more difficult than for others.