How Will Smith Define Happiness

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Pursuit of Happyness

What is happiness….?

Happiness is something everyone wants to have. You may be successful and have a lot of money, but without happiness, it will all be meaningless.

Pursuit of happyness is a movie by will smith based on the book by the same name written by Chris Gardner. It is a true story which shows us how a hard-pressed African American single father along with his 5-year-old son struggles to survive and fulfill the great American dream. How the protagonist Will smith embarks on his journey with a rather limited view of happiness by equating it with flashy cars, high paying jobs and luxurious homes and by the end of the movie he walks down the road with the knowledge that happiness is actually a state of mind and that one does not have to super rich to be happy . The movie is able to avoid much on institutional racism and …show more content…

Who nurtures his son with tenderness and love that is impressive. And the audience cannot help but cheer as he overcomes one obstacle after another without letting his son feel the brunt of any adverse situation. Jaden smith, will smith’s son is adorable. He delivers an endearing performance as Gardner’s son Christopher and the father-son chemistry is perfect in the movie. It is a inspirational and often emotionally wrenching story. It includes some very sad scenes between family members as well as couple of emotionally scary ones. Yet the never say die attitude of the protagonist and his ability to mask all the sadness in his life to prevent them from emotionally scarring his son for life is praise worthy. The part that impressed me most was that once they were evicted from their home and forced to spend the night on the road. Father and son wind up sleeping in the bathroom of a bus station, but Will smith managed to turn this nightmarish experience into a game by pretending they are hiding out in a cave from

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