The Pursuit of Happyness

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Drama

Christopher Gardner: Don't ever let someone tell you, you can't do something. Not even me. All right?

Christopher: All right.

Christopher Gardner: [to his son] You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you that you can't do it. You want something? Go get it. Period.

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Christopher Gardner: And it was at that time that I thought about Thomas Jefferson writing that Declaration of Independence. Him saying that we have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And I thought about how he knew to put the 'pursuit' in there, like no one can actually have happiness. We can only pursue it.
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i thought i should start this review with the two most memorable quotes in the movie. very nice noh? hehe...teaser ;p

i rated it with four stars because i believe it's a kind of movie that would probably have different feedbacks, i mean if i only consider myself i'd rate it 5 stars! hehe...but my mom found it simple.my brother was bored (oh, dvd pla ang pinanood namin hehe) while i really liked it! kaya ayun, i guess it depends on who's watching...

anyway, i really loved the story. yes, it was indeed simple - a simple plot and setting and script...but the whole story itself was quite inspiring.touching even. And it was inspired by a true story too.

and the chemistry between true-to-life father-and-son Will Smith and Jaden Smith is remarkable.

the story revolves around the life of a persistent father trying to pursue a good life for him and his son...even when things 'get worse' for them, he tries to find a way out of it..let's put it this way: he'd rather take the track towards happiness than the path to depression...

the point is, no matter how hard life gets to be for him, he doesn't give up..of course, his son keeps him going also..but the thing is, he succeeds after all the sacrifice and hardship. Medyo cliche yeah pero, basta, there's something different about this story that will surely touch a part of you.

if you're looking for insipiration, panoorin mo toh!