For anyone who has gone through a rough time with unemployment at one point or another, I think that "The Pursuit of Happyness" would be an interesting and at times hard one to watch. Having gone through 9 months of waiting and wondering and dreading and hoping and fearing and imagining last year, it was a little tough to see all the obstacles that the character (and it is based on a true story) in the movie does.All in all it was a good movie - at the end when it turned out well. It was a might depressing through the movie, I kept on thinking, "What could get worse than this?" and then it did. If you haven't watched the movie yet, I am sorry I am putting a bit of details here, but when Will Smith and his son, Jaden (who played the main character Chris Gardner and his son Christopher) were in the bathroom in the subway pretending it was a cave, I was crying. What that man went through to be able to get himself and his son out of the situation that they were in is incredible! I was very impressed with the strong bond and the things that he went through to make sure that his son stayed with him and that he was a good father. When his son looked at him and said "You're a good papa," yeah I cried there too. (All these references to crying in a movie reminds me of Mark's post.) I then looked at DH and said "Someday, R is going to say that to you, but instead of Papa he is going to say Daddy.' He's a good daddy, my husband.
So, if you are up for a good movie that is encouraging in the way that you can accomplish things if you are willing to slug through some tough times, and yet is not uplifting throughout it, rent this movie.
2 comments:
Rayna, I know what you mean, I found this movie extremely painful throughout. The whole financial pain thing was something I empathized with way too much! Yes, thought it did work out well in the end, I don't think I would watch it again. Ouch!
I really like this movie. I find that when a movie is based on a true story, I find myself more emotional involved than entertained...we often struggle with finances but I found myself thanking God over and over again that we have never had to struggle to the extreme that this man and his son struggled. I also loved the fact that they focused so much on the father-son relationship...so often Dads are not seen in a positive light in society...and it showed no matter what your external circumstances, relationships can still survive and be strong. Powerful story!
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