Chris Gardner What Happens In The Pursuit Of Happiness

The ethos in this film was  discreetly implemented so the audience could carefully follow along the film to discover and trust in Chris Gardner’s ambition. It is only going through the entire film do we see that Chris had what it took all along.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that ALL men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” As you know these words come from the preamble of the Declaration of Independence, perhaps one of the greatest documents ever written. However, I do have a little problem with the last four words sentence, “the pursuit of Happiness” because I believe it actually sends an easily misinterpreted message.

Everyone that is living in the world we live in today are all making their best efforts to obtain that which we all want the most, happiness. Many individuals will pursue that happiness, while others manage to compromise that happiness. Everyone has their own methods at trying to achieve happiness, but sometimes they just cannot pursue it and when they realize that what they want, they cannot have. Their happiness will become compromised. When at the same time some individuals can pursue that happiness and achieve what they truly want in life. Other times those who pursue their happiness, end up compromising their happiness in the process. The image “New York, ca. 1962” can be shown to prove what an

Success is extremely coveted in the society, however on the path to success, obstacles will stand in the way. Failure is inevitable and the response of an individual towards these obstacles and the failures in their lives determines whether or not they will have success. Failure gives allowance to learn from mistakes and motivates to do better the next time. The Pursuit of Happyness uses lighting, music and camera angles to give viewers an insight into Chris’ journey through the film demonstrating his resiliency, optimism and loving personality. Filmmaker, Gabriele Muccino, uses the protagonist, Chris’ final triumph to illustrate the significance of failure in achieving success.

In the movie, Pursuit of Happyness, the main character Chris Gardner achieves his goals through a home which shows that through perseverance, we can be happy. For example, Chris and his son got kicked out of the hotel. The hotel already put their stuff outside so, they picked up everything and left. Chris ended up taking his son to the train station and pulled a trick on him so they could get in the bathroom. This showed that Chris wanted to make sure he had a place to sleep. This also shows Chris wants his son to have a better experience in life. Through perseverance, Chris achieves his goals by finding a home.

    Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness is our unalienable rights where we are able to live our life, get the freedom we deserve, and the pursuit of happiness to be able to live our life in whatever way that brings us joy. These are important unalienable rights because if we don’t have these right then we’re never really prepared for what’s to come. Andrew Sullivan quotes, “I believe in treasuring it as a mystery… that should never be destroyed.”(Doc. B) Something that we should keep to ourselves because it's ours and no one should disturb that.”I believe in the journey, not the arrival.”(Doc. B) This just shows that most people don’t really care for the money but what they learn through the journey because the pursuit of happiness doesn’t need to be

The U.S Constitution, famously known for establishing America’s national government and providing fundamental laws assuring citizens certain basic fundamental rights was a milestone in our countries beginning. In today’s society, especially with all the turmoil happening between people and governing bodies the rights which the Constitution provides is saving many Americans from being treated poorly or as most would say “unconstitutionally.” The Constitution is simply one of the most distinct and brilliant documents to ever see the light of day. Although some may have little to no knowledge of the Constitution, it

In the book pursuit of happiness, Chris Gardner keeps a positive outlook throughout the whole book so that he will keep his son from worrying about the current situation they are in. Chris keeps telling his son that everything will be alright and this outlook eventually rubs off on his son and keeps his son going through the whole thing. Chris also takes an unpaid internship without knowing if he will even get the job and keeps telling himself that he can do it and continues to work hard and ends up getting the job and being successful in life.

The Pursuit of Happyness is a factual film based on Chris Gardner's near one-year struggle with homelessness, fatherhood, divorce and a desire to achieve to fend for his son Christopher Junior. It is a story highlighting a man's ambition to achieve his goals and find a way of caring for his son. Set in San Francisco, the film starts with Gardner investing his life savings in Bone-Density scanners, a white elephant project which financially breaks the family; his wife separates from him leaving him with the custody of their son Christopher. Additional problems set in ranging from Gardner's eviction from his house, garnishment of his bank account as well as his credit cards. In line with this, he is forced to live in the streets but his meeting with Jay, the manager at Dean Witter places him on the path to success; his new-found

The story of the movie The Pursuit of Happyness directed by Gabriele Muccino portrays a family who struggles with finding enough money to pay taxes and afford living expenses. The movie takes a place in San Francisco during the 80s. The two main characters are the father Chris Gardner and his son Christopher, Will Smith and Jaden Smith respectively. Gardner tries to support his family. But every time he attempts to make things better, they always end up worse. Gardner in the story wonders on "how to be happy?" He earns his money by selling the bone density

For our Economics subject, we watched The Pursuit of Happyness, a movie based on Chris Gardner, a salesman who was not making that much money and eventually experiences homelessness with his five-year old son. He faces problems when his wife is unwilling to accept his goal to become a stockbroker and leaves him. However, he perseveres even under all this stress.

I recently watched The Pursuit of Happyness. It was a feel good movie about a man who had nothing and how even his nothing declined to just himself and his son. His apartment got taken away, his wife left him, and even after he started to live in a motel, it got taken away also, all because of a lack of money. He worked hard selling useless pieces of equipment that a very small population of buyers would want. He walked countless miles to each buyer each day at a potential shot at buying his merchandise. He made bare minimum and sometimes couldn't give enough food to his son. But through all the change, one thing stayed constant, the pursuit of happiness. He strove learning and soon got a job at an extremely and severe

There are many theories surrounding happiness, and the pursuit of happiness. Some believe that an external force must be present to bring about happiness, while others argue that happiness is individualized, and is completely up to a person's internal mindset of whether he or she is able to achieve and maintain happiness. Aristotle, a significant ancient Greek philosopher, believes that happiness requires an action. He affirms that there are many factors that play into someone's happiness; including materialistic things, which help support this state of being. His claim is that happiness is a holistic approach to life and must be achieved by living virtuously with moral character. Aristotle also indicates that happiness is not a moment in time, but rather a journey of exploration by way of living harmoniously, through a pursuit of achieving life’s goals and desires. He adds that a life of happiness is driven by virtue and emotions, which all play a role in achieving optimum happiness.

The film “The Pursuit Of Happyness”, directed by Gabriele Muccino in 2006, depicted a responsible and hardworking salesman Chris Gardner struggles for life and try his best to improve the quality of his family environment. In spite of facing various difficulties, Gardner never gives up and he manages to pull through in sense of determination and finally obtained his “ happiness” in his life. After watching the movie, I agree on the point that one must ready to sacrifice and works really hard in order to achieve his/her dream as there is no shortcut to success. In the following paragraphs, I will describe some interesting and meaningful scenes in the movie and explain how these scenes could actually bring some moral values or inspiration in

Whoever said money can’t buy happiness? Today, the argument can be made that happiness and consumerism are directly linked. It is fair to say that happiness is a relative term for different people. However, the obtaining of new and shiny things has become such a part of everyday life, that it provides happiness when people are purchasing something new, and causes sadness when no buying is taking place. For many, it seems to be a protective coating against the harsh realities of everyday stresses from a job, or family life.