The Pursuit of Happyness

"Don't ever let somebody tell you you can't do anything. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. If you want something, go get it. Period." - The Pursuit of Happyness

The Pursuit of Happiness is a documentary movie which tells about a story of a man who believes in the power of determination and motivation in order for him to achieve his goal. It is based on a true story of Chris Gardner, played by Will Smith, a brilliant and artistic salesman who dreams of having a wonderful life with his wife and son. But unfortunately, he did not succeed in many ways. Apart from struggling to make a living, his wife left him with his five-year old son with nothing, and they got homeless from their apartment in San Francisco. Homeless shelter, poor living, without any real income; Despite of this, Chris Gardner never give up that he will have a job someday and can provide his son with a better life. He, then, enters an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm and hopes of landing the one paid position at the end of their training program. Chris Gardner did his best. Despite not having a salary and hope of having a permanent job, he accepted it, and encouraged that he will end the program with a career and a promising future of him with his son. 

Basically, this documentary movie tells about how determination and motivation can help someone to achieve his goal. It is important that one must have faith with himself that he can do anything, despite of hopeless situation, and will be able to have a good future. This also tells that anyone can dream. Even though some are not lucky enough to have a happy and satisfying life, they can still dream and achieve their aspiration someday. Nothing can stop one from dreaming, because everyone has the right to dream and achieve what he wants in life someday as long as he have the passion and determination within himself.

In line with this, the Pursuit of Happyness has many lessons that will surely make a great impact on every person who believes in the power of dreaming. Like Chris Gardner, people tend to experience unfortunate life. Some experience broken family, some experience having no job, and some experience being homeless. But unlike them, Chris Gardner has a dream, not just for himself but also for the better future of his son. Despite having troubles, he continues to honor his obligation as a father, with his son's trust, to overcome the obstacles he faces. And that is what this documentary movie wants to tell the audience. If you want something, go get it. Period.

To my own view, the Pursuit of Happyness is a very good and recommended documentary movie. It taught me several things that I can bring to the future. It makes people realize that a person who dreams must not be afraid to achieve it. At some point, I get to be one of those people who are scared to face the reality of life. When I fail, I am likely to just sit down and not do anything about it. But this movie made me realize that I am a capable person. It is not easy to make a living, or dream big for the people you love. But when you have the courage to face it and the determination to achieve it, fate will surely make it happen. 

The Pursuit of Happyness is a great documentary movie, and I am recommending it to those people who believe in the power of dreaming, and if not, then maybe after watching it, they will. 

The Pursuit of Happyness 2006