The movie "The Pursuit of Happiness", Will
Smith portrays Chris Gardner, a man pursuing a dream. Gardner is a salesman for
a piece of medical equipment which is too expensive for what it is worth. After
going months without any sales, his wife decides to start a better life ,leaving
him alone to raise their son, Christopher (Jaden Smith).After Gardner's wife
leaves ,he continues to try to sell the medical device. He then sees an opening
to his future as a stock broker. The only problem is that, in order to be
considered for the job, he must complete a highly competitive, six-month, unpaid
internship. He does everything he can to prove to his boss, himself, and his
son, that he can be a better man, even if this means living in hotels, homeless
shelters, or even the bathroom of a subway station. While completing the
internship, he continues to attempt to sell the equipment to make ends meet and
pay for his son's day care. This is a classic story of a family living in
poverty working their way up the social ladder towards happiness, and doing
whatever it takes to reach the top.
One of the
main messages of "The Pursuit of Happiness" is 'never give up.' Chris
Gardner goes from just barely having enough money to pay the rent to having
nothing but the clothes on his back, and the love and faith of his son. Gardner
was able to dodge anything and everything that life threw at him and became a
top stock broker. This film is not as much about finding a job and making money
as much.
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