Pursuit of Happyness Spoiler

[Farnley Kombu]

OMG that is one of the saddest movies ever.

It's about this man and his wife who make this great medical product and spend almost all of their money on it. But then when Chris (Will Smith) tries to sell it, there are very limited buyers. Then two had a baby, thinking it would only take a while to get the business rolling. But the business never went anywhere really. Every month he'd have to sell three of these items. One for food, one for rent, and one for other necessities. Then people keep stealing them (a homeless man and a hippie) But he gets them back.

So the wife has to work I think two shifts at a dry cleaners and the Chris sells his little medical things (or tries to). Then everything gets harder, and he applies for an internship at a insurance company. In this internship, one lucky intern out of 20 is chosen to come work for the office. As an intern, you make no money, so his wife left him, leaving the child with him.

They end up loosing their house and move to a motel, where they can't pay rent there either, so the owner kicks them out. Then the are forced to sleep in a train station restroom. But then after that, they are directed to a homeless shelter.

Finally, in the end, Chris gets the job and becomes some successful business man. This move was based off a true story,

[PonyMama]

They don't actually make the medical xray devises he is selling, he just spent all their money on them. Not realizing that they were not really practical.

I find this movie to be less of a tear jerker and more of an insperational movie. I think the whole takin a job that pays nothing and working your butt off to be the best, to keep your family together (after your wife walks out) Is a great thing.

I think Chris is a wonderful man and a devoted father. I saw an interview with him and his son and his son said that he remembers being happy and with his dad.

I love this movie

[PonyMama]

This is amazing how two people can get two different views of the same movie though

[Farnley Kombu]

I watched the interview a long time ago, and when the movie came out I remembered the interview and just had to see it, and then I just got it on DVD and watched it again.

I agree, it was very inspirational, but I am very emotional, so I cried through the whole thing. I don't think I could ever do that, I would probably end up killing myself... but then nevermind, because I'd have the child. Like once I took a kid I was babysitting out to see Flicka and I cried during that

It amazed me that he was such a good father. There are plenty of dads in the world in his situation, and that are much wealthier than him, and sad to say but they aren't very good fathers. It was hard not to just fall in love with the father and son.

EDIT: Yeah, sometimes I think like that with paintings. The same painting can say two completely different things to two different people.

[PonyMama]

When you have kids your views will change. I myself would do exactly as he had done, knwoing that the future could be better. I would give up my meals if it meant she got to eat. I know my hubby would do the same. This is what all parents hope will never happen, but it can happen.

[Farnley Kombu]

It's weird how life will throw things at people. For instance you see people on T.V all of the time with no homes, or their houses' burned down. I always think that these types of things will never happen to me, but this movie made me think long and hard about my opinion.

[PonyMama]

I know many people who think that way. I know people who say they watch murder shows on TV and think that stuff like that never happens close to home. Well I tell you that t does. I have had very bad things happen to my family, and I realize anything can and will happen.

[Farnley Kombu]

Same here. My dad didn't wear his seatbelt a lot, then my grandfather died. He had a heart attack and was driving without his seat belt, so he ended up on the ground, beaking his spinal cord. Ever since my dad's driven with his seat belt fastened securley.

Another story:

A couple of girls that go to my school were driving to cheerleading practice, and the one driving his a truck or something and all of the girls had bad injuries, and one died (another had internal bleeding for a while) And one was saved by not wearing a seat belt. I'm just going to play it safe and wear mine all of the time, though.

[PonyMama]

Yes real life can throw you a curveball whenever it feels liek it. I have had two family memebers so far die becasue another person felt they should. It is what the family does when this happens that makes us stronger.

Just as Chris did when he took a non paying job.

[Farnley Kombu]

I love how this movie can be so related to rea life. It's amazing how some movies do this, but I love they do.