The Happy, Film, You Look At Yourself And How You View The Meaning Happy

The filmmakers really amplified the idea that everyone can become happier. They filmed people from many different cultures around the world, to show that there are no barriers for being happy. Rather than starting the film with an interview from an average American, Happy began with an Indian rickshaw driver sharing his daily lifestyle. Although it may have seemed like a hard, tiring, and anticlimactic lifestyle to the audience, he was happy. The narrator reports, “Research shows that he was as happy as the average American.” This may seem unrealistic for the audience at first, considering the audience is still discovering this principle that happiness is diverse for other individuals. Especially for an audience member who finds that a majority of their happiness is related with money, this moment in the film may have not been easy for them to comprehend. This part of the film really amplifies the main claim from the director that happiness is mainly influenced by our ecology. The Indian rickshaw driver found most of his happiness when he came home, and interacted with his son. The idea of ecology has a lot to with the social interaction between individuals of the same species, in this case, it was the interaction between the rickshaw driver and his son. Not only did the interaction with his son brighten his mood, but his interaction with his neighbors also brought him to be happy.

Family happiness is something that many today focus on as an absolute requirement for happy and healthy growth in children. And indeed, it is right that this should be so. In reality, however, challenges such as poverty and racism often affect the happiness that families might experience. When comparing the works created by Norman Rockwell and Gary Soto, however, it becomes clear that family happiness is not so much dependent upon wealth as it is upon freedom of expression and freedom from fear.

But do either of these characters find happiness? In parts of the book/ film these characters seem to be happy on the outside, but how long does that burst of happiness last? How long can these characters last before they "hit bottom" and "[give] it up before they ever really even got started". Their happiness could even come to an end because they "were looking for something their own environment couldn't supply them with" (Quote A). Therefore, the idea of happiness is not long lasting from the beginning to the end of a

Happiness is different for every person that feels it, it comes from the trials and conflicts that we have overcome. The happiest moment is when you come out of a challenge stronger then you were before, and proud of yourself for finding the strength to make it through. In the short story, “The One’s Who Walk Away From Omelas”, written by Ursula K. Le Guin, the people of Omelas are happy because only one person has to suffer. There is a child that is kept locked away in a closet, the citizens know that he/ she is there. They know that it is because of the child’s suffering that they are able to be happy and yes, while they do feel grateful, they do nothing to help the child or each other.

In the article “Creating Our Own Happiness” Wayne Coyne argues that we all have the power to create happiness within our circumstances, and to be happy no matter what. Wayne Coyne raises the question on how different people can relate to happiness. I think that happiness is among Coyne showed examples and stories from his life to show how anyone, even in a poor or bad situation, can find at least a little bit of happiness. For example, the people he sees through his window are unhappy because they are out in the cold, and when he realizes they are happy he is initially confused. He was thinking to himself how happy he was inside his nice warm car, glancing out his window, he noticed the couple huddled in the cold.

Happiness is the most prevalent theme in the movie, Thirteen conversations about one thing. It fits in every conversation heard in the film: the search for

it definitely made me realize that i can’t work just by sitting around and hoping something happens, you have to prove to yourself and others that you want your future to be big and bright. this film did show to me that people can always find a way to push themselves to their limits. I am super happy to announce that by watching this film it has molded me to be who i am today. i now can say that I refuse to not give my all in everything do, and to see people as hard workers even if they are playing down in the

I was strongly affected by a film I watched called “Into the wild”. Based on a true story the 2007 film describes a man (Christopher McCandless) who chooses to give his savings to charity, rid himself of his possessions, and set out on a journey to the Alaskan wilderness. Up until the time I watched this film, I had the impression that money and possessions were massive benefactors to happiness I may have received this impression from my surroundings or from television. After watching the film several times, my impression on life and what it means to be happy changed massively. I no longer viewed happiness as something that could be bought, but instead viewed it as something that can be made.

I wasn't able to watch the movie but I did watch the trailer. In the trailer talked about so much in little time about what happiness really is. As I was watching the trailer happiness doesn't means you have be rich and have all the money in the world to get someone or yourself happy. The trailer shows anything can make me happy. Going to the beach, play games, hanging out with family or friends. I think simple things can trigger happiness. I read both Dalai Lama and John Ciardi's essay, and I didn't feel like it wasn't enough emotion or enough proof of happiness. Because both of the essay focused more on one subject instead go abroad like the movie did.

Although this movie is life changing, it doesn't change lives completely through happiness. Bringing tissues to the movie might be a helpful tip. Most life changing movies are impactful because of tragedy. And although this is true, this movie could of done without it. The ending seems irrelevant and not entirely suited to the tone of the film. The motivation to pay it forward was already casted upon the audience. Therefore, a tragic ending is debatable depending on the

In my dramatic scene I did with Cody, I related to my character Happy, but that scene didn’t work out as well. Why? I think this is because we didn’t put forth enough effort and we as actors, weren’t connecting. I put forth effort. I researched who I was and who Cody was supposed to be. I had an idea for what I wanted the scene to be, but Cody wasn’t portraying the same Biff that I imagined he would. Cody tried to prepare to play Biff, but I doubt he read the entire script or watched the play/movie to more understand who Biff was. I told him about Biff and I think that was the only knowledge he had about him. It’s hard to play off someone’s actions in a scene when they don’t give you anything to play off of. We should have rehearsed more, but it’s difficult to rehearse when your partner doesn’t have all their lines memorized. Memorizing lines is the first step, then you can start internalizing those lines, become the person you’re playing in a scene, and then let the lines shape who you are. We never got to that point and that is why we weren’t in second circle and we didn’t do very well in our scene.

Many people describe happiness by how successful they are. However, how does one know when they are successful? There is no universal measurement for this. We may see it from much money we make or how many twitter followers we have, but it is subjective. It is based on how we see ourselves. This is what Alejandro González Iñárritu conveys in his film Birdman in a dramatic and theatrical manner. Iñárritu’s film takes a concept of happiness to self perception through the journey of a broadway play.

Aristotle believed happiness is the father of scientific intervention, therefore, has influenced the view of life through encouraging people to become useful. Viktor Frankl, on the other hand, endured the suffering during the Holocaust because of his belief in the purpose in life; he became influential by helping people overcome emotional stress through his therapeutic sessions. In the Happy documentary, the characters believe in their mission in life no matter how severe the conditions are. Danish and Japanese citizens are presented as the people who live a fulfilled life through self-belief and their desire to live peacefully and search for the meaning of their presence in the society; they have not given up in life because of their happy and peaceful life (Happy, 16mins). It is the deep connection with nature and the expression of imaginations to the understanding of living. Nature itself is an experience; hence, it connects people to their feelings because of the societal activities in their midst. The freedom we have due to self-fulfillment and happiness devoid of suffering relates us and instills a sense of desire in human beings to view life as flawless, beautiful and free. The ideology stating that human beings live freely and can make individual moral decisions devoid of rules placed in the society leads to a high sense of happiness and the quest to live a meaningful life that is fruitful. The

In the movie “The Pursuit of Happiness”, Chris was left by his wife making him live with his son, while trying to provide the best for his son. Chris faced many obstacles in his path, but he overcame his setbacks and persevered through his struggles. When looking back, life was hard growing up. I was only living with my mom, who was working at many jobs to support herself and me, to make sure I was not raised any different from any other child. When I watched “The Pursuit of Happiness,” it gave me hope and motivation to believe in myself and know that anything is possible.

Trying different things with smoking as a rule happens in the early adolescent years, often times in high school were students like me, often succumb to the peer pressure. This is often driven transcendently by psychosocial thought process. For me, as a “beginner” in high school, smoking cigarette’s was a typical demonstration of passing on a message, that I was no longer a child. Yet, I also think that I was trying to “fit in” to what I perceived to be a “cool kid.” I was essentially trying to change my persona because I was often time the kid who was picked on or considered a nerd or a geek.