Keep running

Jimmie 2022-03-20 09:01:06

There are occasional unsatisfactory times in life. Whenever I am a little unhappy, I will come back to watch this movie. Relive the warmth and inspiration inside.

Whether it's studying or working, you have to find your own interests in order to struggle with enthusiasm. The protagonist abandons his original career because he wants to pursue his own ideals, and starts a job hunting life that has been running all the time. You will see him running madly all the way to chase the subway, chasing the bus all the way, rushing to the interview, rushing to work, and running to work when hit by a car. Looking at the running every day, the living environment still hasn't changed much, but it's getting worse and worse. The wife left her, the house was not mortgaged, everything looked so bad. But he is still working hard. Struggling for ideals constantly.

Like previous movies, inspirational movies have to develop like this, and then slowly get better. This movie is the same, but the love between father and son in it is also deeply moved. Faced with a career change, his son also suffered. Children at that age should have received more love, but now the only thing left is the love of father. I especially remember that scene: They were in the subway station and there was no place to sleep at night. The conversation between the father and son at the subway station was very moving. The son was very sensible and did not cry and scream, but lay on the floor with his father when he went to the bathroom. In the middle of the night, the protagonist shed tears (to be honest, it’s sad to see what happened to him). He couldn’t provide his children with good living conditions. Even basic accommodation was a problem. He hated his uselessness. The more sensible his son, the more The more sad. This scene really touched me, and that's probably one of the reasons why there are so many runaway scenes in the film. Because he wants to be successful, he wants to give his son the best.

Through many running shots, an inspirational story is interpreted. At the end, he walked on the street and watched everyone so happy, and he laughed, because his hard work was not wasted, and he is also very happy now. The so-called "Where there is a will, everything can be done" is the truth.

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The Pursuit of Happyness quotes

  • [last narration lines, while walking in the crowd and crying]

    Christopher Gardner: [voice-over] This part of my life... this part right here? This is called "happyness."

  • Christopher Gardner: [the first day of the internship program] This part of my life is called "internship."