Caught “Pursuit of Happyness” at the new Canberra Centre just now and it was really boring although it sets a lot of thoughts for me about how realistic the world is. Will Smith acted as Chris Gardner, a struggling salesman in San Francisco during the early 1980s who sells luxury medical equipment that most doctors and hospitals have deemed unnecessary. When his wife (Thandie Newton) decides to leave after several years of living just above the poverty line – giving Christopher custody of their five-year-old son, Chris (played by real-life son, Jaden Smith) – he applies for an internship at a major stockbroker firm in the city. The six-month internship is not just highly competitive (only one of 20 applicants are eventually offered a job), but it’s also unpaid. Of course, Christopher has a plan, but everything that can go wrong does, including losing their apartment and being forced to live in the public toilets. Although this might be a really sucky movie for those excitement seekers out there but it surely reflects on the reality. Gardner's fight is everyman's fight... to remain true to his material objectives without sacrificing that which really matters to him-- his trusting little shadow (his son if u haven’t get it). I definitely should learn from him to pursuit for my materialistic needs whilst devoting my energy to what’s most dear to me, be it my family, friends, my children or wife.
william.lee.wei.yang
2/01/2007 10:56:00 pm
william.lee.wei.yang
18.02.1988
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