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Saturday, February 10, 2007

The Pursuit of Happyness

In theirs Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson said that we (or they) have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. How he knew to put the 'pursuit' in there, like no one can actually have happiness. We can only pursue it.

The movie is about a struggling salesman and his five years old kid. You have to see the movie to understand what struggling means.

Everybody in the street seamed happy. He wanted that. He saw a Ferrari, and he wanted one. The owner was a broker. This was the begining of his pursuit.

The movie title is spelled wrong and you can see why in the first minutes of the film. After all there shouldn't be a Y in that word. There should only be an I. I should be in happiness, it doesn't matter why. But this part of my life... this part right now... This is called pursuitless.

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
directed by Gabriele Muccino
cast: Will Smith, Jaden Smith
awards: Oscar nominee for best actor (2007)

I recommend

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

ma nu am ce comenta decat ca o fost prost filmu prea cusut cu ata alba. dar comentariul tau o fost bun.legat de ata alba imi amintesc de o faza petrecuta in liceu cand niezgo zicea ceva de genu ca nazistii poarta sireturi albe la bocanci si tocmai venea unu cu sireturi albe la bocanci sai, un preten dea lu niezgo.orcum nu are legatura cu filmu doar asa cu ata alba.

thian1899 said...

bun comentariul tau. imi amintesc ata alba. ata alba ata alba but no red Ferrari at the end though...