Movie Review

i had watched the movie titled, The Pursuit of Happyness. It is based on a true story in which a salesman named, Chris Gardner who invests the family savings in some medical product and end up financially broke. As such, his relationship with his wife, Linda, deteriorated. Eventually his wife leaves him and moves to New York where she has received a job in a pizza parlor. She wishes to take their son Christopher with her, but Chris refuses because they both know that Linda will be unable to take care of him. Without money or a wife, but totally committed to his son Christopher, Chris sees the chance to fight for a stockbroker internship position at Dean Witter, offering a more promising career at the end of a six month unpaid training period. There are nineteen other candidates for the one position. Meanwhile, he encounters many challenges and difficulties, including a period of homelessness and troubles with the IRS.

One of the reasons why Chris managed to get back on his life is because he never gave up. In my opinion, this virtue of perseverance is one some people lack in their character. These people tend to give up easily whenever they meet an obstacle. As such they tend to frown on difficulties in life instead of embracing them as challenges. In good times, these people would have no problem. However when times become bad, these people may have some difficulties adapting to the new environment.