Pursuit of Happiness

What is the perfect father? Is it a dad that will let their son or daughter do whatever they want? Or a dad that has responsibilities to care for his children whatever it takes? The movie Pursuit to Happiness shows a large amount of individual's action, risking it all with nothing to lose. Will Smith stars as Chris Gardener, a San Francisco salesman, single father, who is struggling to build a career while raising his son Christopher. Chris is determined to reach his dream that will hopefully support his family. Pursuit to Happiness is a movie we should watch due to its display of a man's actions to support his future career and family.

Smith's acting of a father was perfect. He showed love, wisdom, determination, and trust towards his son, Christopher. Christopher is an 8 year old child who has been abandoned by his mother and now stays with his father. He faces the same living struggles as his dad, as he strives to have a normal childhood life. Every time Chris has to do something that will hopefully benefit his future, he would ask Christopher, "You're going to have to trust me, okay?" Christopher would always say "okay" without knowing what will happen later. But putting his trust in his father, and believing everything will be fine. Through these actions, Chris shows a strong mentality that if you fail once, it's fine to get back up and start all over again. It showed me that having trust and strong mentality can help lead one to do great things with his or her life.

The acting of Will Smith and his son, Jaden Smith was inspiring. Throughout the movie, they had developed a strong father and son bond that no other movie has had. They were both very understanding towards each other, while Chris Gardener (Will Smith) strives to prevent Christopher (Jaden) from facing the same childhood he has been in. Will and Jaden Smith showed the audience a typical life of a single parent and spouse and how they should interact with one another, setting an example for all.