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Product Description Will Smith stars in this moving tale inspired by the true story of Chris Gardner, a San Francisco salesman struggling to build a future for himself and his 5-year-old son Christopher (Jaden Smith). When his girlfriend Linda (Thandie Newton) walks out, Chris is left to raise Christopher (Jaden Smith) on his own. Chris' determination finally pays off when he lands an unpaid internship in a brutally competitive stockbroker-training program, where only one in twenty interns will make the cut. But without a salary, Chris and his son are evicted from their apartment and are forced to sleep on the streets, in homeless shelters and even behind the locked doors of a metro station bathroom. With self-confidence and the love and trust of his son, Chris Gardner rises above his obstacles to become a Wall Street legend. From .co.uk A heartwarming film that demonstrates how good, hard-working people can become homeless almost overnight, Pursuit of Happyness is a tour-de-force showcase for Will Smith, who convincingly portrays a down-and-out dad trying to better his family's life. Smith, who usually is cast in effortlessly boyish roles (Men in Black, Independence Day), is wonderful in the film--even in the scenes that shamelessly tug at viewers' heartstrings. Based on the true-life story of Chris Gardner, a San Francisco salesman forced at times to shelter his young son (played by Smith's adorable look-alike offspring Jaden Smith) in a men's room, there is little suspense to the film in terms of Chris' outcome. (His story and eventual success a successful and wealthy Chicago businessman was well-publicized on the newsmagazine show 20/20.) And let's face it, Hollywood's not too keen on making feel-good movies with unhappy endings. The beauty (and suspense, to a certain extent) of this film is in the way the story is told. Though he is constantly rushing around to get to appointments and pick up his child, things do not happen quickly for Chris. When he accepts an internship with a prestigious stock brokerage firm, there's a catch: The position is unpaid, suitable more for trust-fund children than single parents with no other source of income. In many scenes, the viewer panics along with Chris, wondering how he's going to feed his child. While Smith and his son, Jaden, share many tender moments together, Thandie Newton has the thankless role of playing Chris' shrill wife, who deserts her family early in the film. It's not a particularly challenging part for the talented actress, and her departure doesn't impact the storyline much at all. As for the movie's misspelled title, it's inspired from a scene in the film. (Seeing a mural drawn by the children at a daycare center, Chris points out to the proprietor that "happiness" is spelled incorrectly. She notes that it doesn't matter how the word is written--just that the kids have it.) With Pursuit of Happyness, Smith has come out of his safety zone and, in turn, ends up playing his most heroic role to date. --Jae-Ha Kim
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A beautiful & touching movie about hope, love, survival, fatherhood, and dreams, with a breathtaking performance by Will Smith
Chris (Will Smith): "Don’t ever let somebody tell you you can’t do something. Not even me. All right?"Christopher (Jaden Smith): "All right".Chris: "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".I have to confess that I have a big crush on Will Smith, an actor and rapper who I find super sexy, nice, funny, and cool. I’ve recently bought many of his movies and albums. I am only now discovering, together with my kids, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Yes, I didn’t watch it in the 90s!). So, I bought this movie just because Will is in it. And I was blown away by the movie. The Pursuit of Happyness (yes, with a “Y”: that’s because of a misspelled graffiti on the wall of Christopher’s depressing day-care) is one of the best movies I have ever seen. The film is touching, surprising, sad and funny. The Pursuit of Happyness will break your heart and will make you value what you have. But this is not a depressing movie. It is a movie about hope, love, survival, fatherhood, and about never giving up your dreams.The Pursuit of Happyness is based on a true story: the story of Chris Gardner and his struggle for a decent life while keeping his son next to him at all times. The real Chris Gardner was present throughout the shooting and discussed several things with Will and director Gabriele Muccino.Will Smith was nominated for an Oscar for his breathtaking performance of Chris Gardner. That’s definitely one of the best performances of Will’s career (if not the best), together with his stunning portrayals of Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001) and Dr. Bennet Omalu in Concussion (2015).Chris Gardner first thought that Will was miscast to play him, but his daughter Jacintha told him: “If Smith can play Muhammad Ali, he can play you!”.Jaden Smith’s performance is also amazing. He wasn’t casted in the film right away. Director Gabriele Muccino saw some 250 kids and he said that they were all cute and fine. The problem was that Muccino wasn’t looking for a cute and fine little boy, but for a little boy who could be real. After a week, Muccino asked Will if his son Jaden could read for him, and, when he did, Muccino was amazed. The love that father and son have for each other in real life can be definitely felt in the movie. Jaden, who portrays a 5 year old Christopher, was 8 years old when the movie was shot and released. The real Christopher (Chris Gardner’s son), however, was just a baby at the time of the real events.The best: Will’s brilliant performance, the toilet scene, Will’s running, Jaden’s fresh performance, and the board room scene towards the end of the movie.The worst: nothing.
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Capturing The Story Of The Voiceless Could Never Be Better Acted
The execution of the main role by Mr. Will Smith is beyond words, and it is hereby hoped that those who watch it will appreciate the content of the movie as it is a true (albeit small part) reflection of the plight of the "Brother" who has managed to survive "caving in" to the imposed eurocentric (mentally and physically draining)pressures of survival that he finds constantly burdened on him as none of us were really given a choice to be born into this world.It must have taken a lot out of Mr. Will Smith to be able to embed himself into the shoes of the main character and be able to produce realistic "acting" as good as he was able to just as Mr. Denzil Washington was able to do in the recap of brother Malcolm X (RIPP).Like I said, for those brothers who have escaped being dragged under by the system this is part of our collective story of survival in a world and system we neither asked to be born into nor participated in its creation or maintenance.Needless to state, initially I thought the recap by Mr. Smith of Brother Mohammed Ali was good, but he has once again shown he can step into the shoes of the wider (voiceless) community at large which is much appreciated....all I can say Mr. Smith is ThanXs!Idris AduwaOne final note, it amazes me how after watching this movie "anyone" and "anything" could be so mentally and emotionally inadequate to attempt to debase the film out of ignorance, malice and sheer human stupidity as the author of the review cited below could do.-----------------------Happyness = Money?, 16 Aug 2007By Ivon of Windermere "ivon_ritzcovitz"------------------------It clearly shows that both the "alleged" author of that "negative" review and his wife have issues of inadequacies and all I can do is wish they one day find "inner peace" to appease their state of turmoil.This movie was not "written" for you and you are not compelled to "watch" it, it is a reflection of "reality" for many others who in society may be voiceless and as your level of ignorance shows, you misconstrued the issue of having limited (choice due to survival pressure) of "taking the child along on sales calls" as you put it for being "manipulative". I guess that alone shows your level of mental/emotional inadequacy, sheer human stupidity and ignorance....I hope one day you find inner peace for your current troubled state of being!
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This is my favourite movie, and favourite actor because I used to live in San Francisco
I have explained this.
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Happy About The HD Transfer
A lot of Blu Ray disks at the moment mainly concentrate on the film itself, which is nice, but having the extras is a bonus, and this disk doesn't disappoint: all the extras from the original The Pursuit Of Happyness are here, which is great.The film itself is good, Will Smith carrying Chris Gardner off well, and his son Jaden great. The story can sometimes be a bit unbelievable, but the way it's told really does make it enjoyable. Plenty of funny bits in between the sadness; the chases to get the bone scanner being some of the best action bits.The Blu-ray transfer is great, 24fps, 1080p AVC, so it's great quality. The sound is also well transferred: 5.1 PCM, which isn't bad, would have liked TruHD, but that's by the by.All the extras are here, in MPEG2 format, which is just a touch over the DVD quality. The best one being the Rubik's Cube featurette, fascinating.This is well worth getting on the HD platform, it's clear as a bell and reminds me of when I saw it in cinemas, clear, bright and colourful. You won't find a better transfer, well until HD is superseded, but that's a long way away. If you really like this movie, get it, otherwise might be better getting the DVD.4/5 for the film, 4/5 for the transfer and 3/5 for the extras.
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