Top 10 Things The Pursuit of Happyness Got Factually Right & Wrong
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Date: 2023-11-20
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Roo212
I have looked at the comments on the bathroom scene and yes it made me feel much of the same way as others who have expressed themselves here.
I actually had the privilege of meeting Chris Gardner at a motivational speaking convention which had Lou Holtz, Steve Forbes among many others.
What he told us about the bathroom scene was even more incredible and it shook me to my very core as a man.
When asked if most of what was in the movie was true Chris replied Yeah mostly but remember the bathroom scene? Now they cast my son at 5-6 years old when in reality he was just 10 months old (Memory is a bit foggy as this was in 2011 so it may have been 18 months either way very young.
Now I had been homeless for 3 years when I was very young and it was hard on so many fronts.
Your self worth comes into question, Confidence and hope start to go away and it is probably the most depressing and humilating event one can go through but I was alone and not with a child especially one that young.
I do have children of my own now (very proud of all 5) so it was gut wrenching to learn that and although I had so much respect of what Chris accomplished it literally took me to another level when I heard that. I literally stepped out into the corridors to catch myself after he spoke.
He spoke on many things that were very interesting and thought provoking before mentionign his son's age. Truly blessed to get insight from this truly remarkable person.
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I have looked at the comments on the bathroom scene and yes it made me feel much of the same way as others who have expressed themselves here.
I actually had the privilege of meeting Chris Gardner at a motivational speaking convention which had Lou Holtz, Steve Forbes among many others.
What he told us about the bathroom scene was even more incredible and it shook me to my very core as a man.
When asked if most of what was in the movie was true Chris replied Yeah mostly but remember the bathroom scene? Now they cast my son at 5-6 years old when in reality he was just 10 months old (Memory is a bit foggy as this was in 2011 so it may have been 18 months either way very young.
Now I had been homeless for 3 years when I was very young and it was hard on so many fronts.
Your self worth comes into question, Confidence and hope start to go away and it is probably the most depressing and humilating event one can go through but I was alone and not with a child especially one that young.
I do have children of my own now (very proud of all 5) so it was gut wrenching to learn that and although I had so much respect of what Chris accomplished it literally took me to another level when I heard that. I literally stepped out into the corridors to catch myself after he spoke.
He spoke on many things that were very interesting and thought provoking before mentionign his son's age. Truly blessed to get insight from this truly remarkable person.
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UPB
I saw an interview once, where the real Chris Gardner actually said that he spent some days in jail for not having paid his tickets. He said that the police did go to his house after that big argument with his wife, but the reason he went to jail was because the police had run his license plate in the system and had found out about all those unpaid tickets.
Another thing Chris Gardner said is that his son was 14 months old by the time he was doing the internship at the firm, so i doubt his son might have been old enough to say that Chris was a good father in those days, but i imagine he might have said that (and more than one time) during his childhood.
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I saw an interview once, where the real Chris Gardner actually said that he spent some days in jail for not having paid his tickets. He said that the police did go to his house after that big argument with his wife, but the reason he went to jail was because the police had run his license plate in the system and had found out about all those unpaid tickets.
Another thing Chris Gardner said is that his son was 14 months old by the time he was doing the internship at the firm, so i doubt his son might have been old enough to say that Chris was a good father in those days, but i imagine he might have said that (and more than one time) during his childhood.
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Bee
Has me in tears of frustration and heartache everytime I watch it. Also brings on a little PTSD over horrible back luck of my own. The fear of having no control, no power, not knowing where your next meal or bed is coming from. And that scene towards the end, the night before he finds out if he's successful I can absolutely identify. All that build up and the accumulative, agonising, paralysing pressure of those last few hours before he finds out. Jeez. This film touches more than a few nerves for me. I'm in OK circumstances now. But I have more than a few extra grey hairs and wrinkles. Will Smith and Thandie Newton should have both gotten Oscars.
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Has me in tears of frustration and heartache everytime I watch it. Also brings on a little PTSD over horrible back luck of my own. The fear of having no control, no power, not knowing where your next meal or bed is coming from. And that scene towards the end, the night before he finds out if he's successful I can absolutely identify. All that build up and the accumulative, agonising, paralysing pressure of those last few hours before he finds out. Jeez. This film touches more than a few nerves for me. I'm in OK circumstances now. But I have more than a few extra grey hairs and wrinkles. Will Smith and Thandie Newton should have both gotten Oscars.
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Solisium
Saw it at the school theater by our history teacher that'd teach us outside the books and would hold class in the theater because we liked the comfortable chairs. Dude liked to travel and had visited a bunch of places around the world. Maybe he didn't have a teaching degree but we learned a lot and he was the assistant of our history teacher.
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Saw it at the school theater by our history teacher that'd teach us outside the books and would hold class in the theater because we liked the comfortable chairs. Dude liked to travel and had visited a bunch of places around the world. Maybe he didn't have a teaching degree but we learned a lot and he was the assistant of our history teacher.
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Sebastian
And not fair on the portrayal of Chris's wife. when she did in part still help?
The thing is, when films change the nature of our heroes and lie about them wish such as the arrest for domestic abuse of his wife. then it paints a false picture, and we don't allow people the compassion they deserve who may also be our future heroes?
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And not fair on the portrayal of Chris's wife. when she did in part still help?
The thing is, when films change the nature of our heroes and lie about them wish such as the arrest for domestic abuse of his wife. then it paints a false picture, and we don't allow people the compassion they deserve who may also be our future heroes?
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paintflw
Trading is the hardest easiest thing I am presently doing. being a broker must not be a piece of cake, series 6, etc, I forgot that Chris' profession was a broker. This movie-Smith's portrayal and the real story, always got to me. So happy he did well, bless Mr Gardner, he is inspirational aside from the material blessing/wealth
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Trading is the hardest easiest thing I am presently doing. being a broker must not be a piece of cake, series 6, etc, I forgot that Chris' profession was a broker. This movie-Smith's portrayal and the real story, always got to me. So happy he did well, bless Mr Gardner, he is inspirational aside from the material blessing/wealth
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nids008
Well. in the movie Chriss character was portrayed in a way that it seemed like he was a very intelligent, good man almost a superhero. While her wife was a totally bad person who actually just left her son forever with a broke father. It seemed quite unrealistic but thanks to this video lot of things got clear.
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Well. in the movie Chriss character was portrayed in a way that it seemed like he was a very intelligent, good man almost a superhero. While her wife was a totally bad person who actually just left her son forever with a broke father. It seemed quite unrealistic but thanks to this video lot of things got clear.
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Myesha-Tiara
I don't like how they made the mom seem like a debeat mother if she was actually apart of her child's life. They could have kept it honest.
I see why the lady didn't want to let him see the child at times especially if he has the child sleeping in a bathroom when he could have been with his mother.
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I don't like how they made the mom seem like a debeat mother if she was actually apart of her child's life. They could have kept it honest.
I see why the lady didn't want to let him see the child at times especially if he has the child sleeping in a bathroom when he could have been with his mother.
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Tony
Imagine if we all worked that hard, I believe the way capitalism works and capitalism without ethical regulations, this could never happen, luckily most people are lazy, keep the masses fat on calories, uneducated and by all the l and that you can so no one can own land
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Imagine if we all worked that hard, I believe the way capitalism works and capitalism without ethical regulations, this could never happen, luckily most people are lazy, keep the masses fat on calories, uneducated and by all the l and that you can so no one can own land
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Dallas
Fun Facts: Will Smith's son in the movie was 5 or 6 years old boy played by his biological son Jaden. The real story, Chris Gardner's son was only 14 month old boy still in diapers. That changes everything. Think about it how hard it was for the real dad now.
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Fun Facts: Will Smith's son in the movie was 5 or 6 years old boy played by his biological son Jaden. The real story, Chris Gardner's son was only 14 month old boy still in diapers. That changes everything. Think about it how hard it was for the real dad now.
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Sarah
Will smith and his son acting was awesome this is like my life thing have been hard for me being a mum the subway scene sleeping in the restroom makes me cry like yesterday with my six year old he was sing makes me smile
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Will smith and his son acting was awesome this is like my life thing have been hard for me being a mum the subway scene sleeping in the restroom makes me cry like yesterday with my six year old he was sing makes me smile
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Just
I watch this movie before I saw the struggle of him and his family and for some reason I want an ending where at least I can see his son enjoying a good life. I know they are having a good life but still I wanna see it.
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I watch this movie before I saw the struggle of him and his family and for some reason I want an ending where at least I can see his son enjoying a good life. I know they are having a good life but still I wanna see it.
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rodney
The joke didn't happen, and he wasn't arrested, but the scene was perfectly accurate
And you could've explained what actually caused his financial issues rather then saying it wasn't the bone scanner investment
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The joke didn't happen, and he wasn't arrested, but the scene was perfectly accurate
And you could've explained what actually caused his financial issues rather then saying it wasn't the bone scanner investment
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Vixxx
Chris is the type of rich man I can respect. Not those shitty rich kids that grow up thinking theyre better than everyone. Rich men who had to struggle to get to where they are, not handed to them. Thats respectable
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Chris is the type of rich man I can respect. Not those shitty rich kids that grow up thinking theyre better than everyone. Rich men who had to struggle to get to where they are, not handed to them. Thats respectable
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Mister
Will Smith not getting an Oscar for this amazing film and Abel Makkonen Tesfaye ( The Weeknd) not getting invited for the Grammys are the two most unfair happenings in award ceremonies, according to me.
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Will Smith not getting an Oscar for this amazing film and Abel Makkonen Tesfaye ( The Weeknd) not getting invited for the Grammys are the two most unfair happenings in award ceremonies, according to me.
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desiretress
Love how this movie grorify a dream job more than family or your own health, and it was not about him doing sacrifases to get a job he loves doing, it's just about money, really sad
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Love how this movie grorify a dream job more than family or your own health, and it was not about him doing sacrifases to get a job he loves doing, it's just about money, really sad
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Jsciara
One more fact that the movie got wrong was the age of Chris' son. He was more of a toddler in real life, but the writers changed his age so that his movie son could have lines to say.
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One more fact that the movie got wrong was the age of Chris' son. He was more of a toddler in real life, but the writers changed his age so that his movie son could have lines to say.
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Black
This film motivates me and makes me cry at the same time. I also know what its like to be homeless. My mom lost her job back in 2008 when I was 12 and we were homeless for over a year.
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This film motivates me and makes me cry at the same time. I also know what its like to be homeless. My mom lost her job back in 2008 when I was 12 and we were homeless for over a year.
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ragi
The reason he got arrested was because his neighbors called the cops on him in an argument and the cops ran his license plate through the system and saw he had unpaid parking tickets
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The reason he got arrested was because his neighbors called the cops on him in an argument and the cops ran his license plate through the system and saw he had unpaid parking tickets
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Jonathan
Dude what, the move is way more dramatic than the real events, ngl idk if i would route for the guy is it was more accurate tho. this changed my perception of the movie
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Dude what, the move is way more dramatic than the real events, ngl idk if i would route for the guy is it was more accurate tho. this changed my perception of the movie
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Justin
Judging from what I heard about will Smith's potential involvement with Django, the story/character changes in this movie were probably his idea. dude hates realism.
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Judging from what I heard about will Smith's potential involvement with Django, the story/character changes in this movie were probably his idea. dude hates realism.
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Bethel
Linda was actually his mistress, girl she's toxic. You really can tell she's not fitting for him. Once a mistress always a mistress, a mistress can never be a wife.
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Linda was actually his mistress, girl she's toxic. You really can tell she's not fitting for him. Once a mistress always a mistress, a mistress can never be a wife.
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Michael
I was totally expecting that Will Smith was gonna nail his first Oscar in this film! I got disappointed when Smith didn't make even for nomination for best actor!
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I was totally expecting that Will Smith was gonna nail his first Oscar in this film! I got disappointed when Smith didn't make even for nomination for best actor!
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Abolisher
They should have added the domestic abuse scene in the movie taking it out was a mistake I always wondered why his wife was the worst to him.
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They should have added the domestic abuse scene in the movie taking it out was a mistake I always wondered why his wife was the worst to him.
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Rachel
the bone scanner thing as the catalyst for his situation is odd and wasn't needed imo, but I think the other liberalities mentioned make sense
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the bone scanner thing as the catalyst for his situation is odd and wasn't needed imo, but I think the other liberalities mentioned make sense
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Botz
Happiness. It's one thing to misspell a word, It's another to misspell a word in the title of a movie that your video is specifically about.
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Happiness. It's one thing to misspell a word, It's another to misspell a word in the title of a movie that your video is specifically about.
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Sellavin
This is a good movie I remember my teacher called the DVD that showed us to us kids in high school as a perspective on life project.
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This is a good movie I remember my teacher called the DVD that showed us to us kids in high school as a perspective on life project.
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lestrange
BART stations are not open all night, they close at midnight. So while you could sleep there, you couldn't sleep there all night.
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BART stations are not open all night, they close at midnight. So while you could sleep there, you couldn't sleep there all night.
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ricky
So his story is even darker in real life. He was morally broken as well as financially broken by beating his wife at one point.
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So his story is even darker in real life. He was morally broken as well as financially broken by beating his wife at one point.
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lutalo
I watched this movie with my 9 old son, without saying anything I saw tears rolling on his face. This movie is something else.
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I watched this movie with my 9 old son, without saying anything I saw tears rolling on his face. This movie is something else.
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