It's not that Asian people can't spell Laura. English-illiterate elderly immigrants can't spell...most of the time. Touchyyyy. You had to be the only one to make a movie about African American prejudice to be about Asian prejudice. You're hilarious.
I liked your observation of how the film title emphasizes on the "pursuit" of happiness. It's something I didn't catch when I first saw it back in December. My mom was eager to see this heartwarming tale and I was eager to please. I don't usually go for tear-inducing films, but I thought this one had genuine emotion and stripped poverty down to its bare bones—it's not just a failure to succeed, it's the feeling that one has failed oneself. It's like an identity crisis and Will Smith's character had to have one while caring for a child and being abandoned by his wife. The whole world was shoving him into a category and he refused to be pegged as homeless or hopeless.
My favorite scene is when he's trying to fix the light bulb on the machine he's always trying to sell ,and he's doing it on the stairway of the homeless shelter in the middle of the night. The lights go out and he's forced to climb higher on the staircase to search for more light. It seems symbolic of his determination to not be kept in the shadows, to not feel ashamed of who he is. He's relentless. It's the perfect film to show anyone who feels like there is no hope and they have no future. It's the reason why films should be made—to inspire.
I liked your observation of how the film title emphasizes on the "pursuit" of happiness. It's something I didn't catch when I first saw it back in December. My mom was eager to see this heartwarming tale and I was eager to please. I don't usually go for tear-inducing films, but I thought this one had genuine emotion and stripped poverty down to its bare bones—it's not just a failure to succeed, it's the feeling that one has failed oneself. It's like an identity crisis and Will Smith's character had to have one while caring for a child and being abandoned by his wife. The whole world was shoving him into a category and he refused to be pegged as homeless or hopeless.
My favorite scene is when he's trying to fix the light bulb on the machine he's always trying to sell ,and he's doing it on the stairway of the homeless shelter in the middle of the night. The lights go out and he's forced to climb higher on the staircase to search for more light. It seems symbolic of his determination to not be kept in the shadows, to not feel ashamed of who he is. He's relentless. It's the perfect film to show anyone who feels like there is no hope and they have no future. It's the reason why films should be made—to inspire.
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