The Pursuit of Happyness
darn nice lah this movie!!!!!! kekekekkekkk very inspiring, touching and real.
given that it's acted by Will Smith, what's there more to say?
oh and that it's inspired by a true story!!
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what's even more "kewl" is the real Chris Gardner himself actually appeared in the movie!!!!!!!!!
The movie, starring Will Smith, Thandie Newton, and Will's son Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, focused on Gardner's nearly one-year struggle with homelessness. The movie took some liberties with Gardner's true life-story. Certain details and events that actually took place over the span of several years were compressed into a relatively short time and although eight-year-old Jaden portrayed Chris Jr. as a five year-old, Gardner's son was just a toddler at the time. Chris Gardner reportedly thought Will Smith -- an actor best known for his performances in action movies -- was mis-cast to play him. However, he said, his daughter Jacintha set him straight by saying "if [Smith] can play Muhammad Ali, he can play you!" Gardner actually makes a cameo appearance in the film. In the last scene he walks past Will and Jaden. Gardner and Will acknowledge each other; Will then looks back at Gardner walking away as his son proceeds to tell him knock knock jokes.
- en.wikipedia.org on Chris Gardner
I'm utterly impressed by how Chris Gardner (Will Smith) fought through that one year of his life - juggling between his wife leaving him, coping a wage-less internship with huge brokerage firm and bringing up his 5 year old toddler son Christopher.
I would say that Chris Gardner is, as quoted by his son in the movie, "the best papa".
I was quite worried about how the ending will turn out, given all those ups and downs chris went through. I guess most of the movies always ended with a happy ending but this is one movie which gave a sense of suspense and sympathy to how his life is going, along with his adorable son.
Something that's for sure is, Christopher Paul Gardner is one heck of a genuis!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Christopher Paul Gardner (born February 9, 1954 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a self-made millionaire, entrepreneur, motivational speaker and philanthropist who, during the early 1980s, struggled with homelessness while raising his toddler son, Christopher. Gardner's book of memoirs sharing the same title was published in May 2006 by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
After enduring abuse in his childhood at the hands of his mother's husband, Freddie Triplett, Gardner resolved he would someday become a loving and dedicated father to his own children. Inspired by his uncles, Chris Gardner enlisted in the navy shortly after high school. His experience as a medic in the Navy led to work in the fields of medical research and then supply sales in San Francisco, California. After the birth of his son, Gardner made a career shift and decided that his future lay as a stockbroker. Despite homelessness, he passed his licensing exam, gained employment, established custody of his son, and eventually rented an apartment.
As of 2006, he is CEO of his own stockbrokerage firm, Gardner Rich, based in Chicago, Illinois where he resides when he is not living in New York City. Gardner credits his tenacity and success to his "spiritual genetics" handed down to him by his mother, Bettye Jean Triplett, nee Gardner, and to the high expectations placed on him by his children, Chris Jr. (born 1981) and his daughter, Jacintha (born 1985). Gardner's personal struggle of establishing himself as a stockbroker while managing fatherhood and homelessness is portrayed in the 2006 major motion picture The Pursuit of Happyness, starring actor Will Smith.
- en.wikipedia.org on Chris Gardner
I -heart- Will Smith.
I -heart- Christopher Paul Gardner.
Born: February 9, 1954 (age 53)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Occupation: CEO of Gardner Rich & Co
Net worth: >$1 million USD (2006)
You're my inspiration*xoxox
