Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Why we should watch The Pursuit of Happyness

First the movie's title is "The Pursuit of Happyness" and not Happiness, but you would understand why if you watch the movie.

The movie is regarding the life of Chris Gardner. From the simple 2 questions that changed a man's life. This is the spoiler of the movie:

"In 1981, Chris Gardner was a struggling salesman in little needed medical bone density scanners while his wife toiled in double shifts to support the family including their young son, Christopher. In the face of this difficult life, Chris has the desperate inspiration to try for a stockbroker internship where one in twenty has a chance of a lucrative full time career. Even when his wife leaves him because of this choice, Chris clings to this dream with his son even when the odds become more daunting by the day. Together, father and son struggle through homelessness, jail time, tax seizure and the overall punishing despair in a quest that would make Gardner a respected millionaire."

The simple two questions were: .' The two questions were: What do you do? And how do you do that?'

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