求《当幸福来敲门》的英文观後感
求《当幸福来敲门》的英文观後感
求《当幸福来敲门》的英文观後感
求《当幸福来敲门》的英文观後感
Watching"ThePursuitofHappyness"tonightwasalmostareligiousexperience.Perhapsthatis"blasphemous"because,althoughreligiondoesplayasmallroleinthemovie,theoverallstoryisaboutthetriumphofamanagainstimmeasurableodds.
Oneofthereasonsformy"religious"feelingtowardsthefilmhastodowiththeaudiencethatfilledthetheaterforthe9:40P.M.showing.Foronething,theaudiencewasoneofthelargestIhadseeninanOdessa,Texastheaterinalongtime.Evenmoreimportantly,theaudiencewasdefinitelyoneofthemostraciallydiversegroupsIhaveeverseen.But,mostimportantofallwasthestraight-forwardtale"narrated"tousbythemaincharacterofthefilm,ChrisGardner.
Alltooofteninthisworld,wetakeforgrantedwhatwearegiven.Sometimes,weacceptdefeatwithbarelyawhimper.ButsomepeoplesuchasChrisGardnerwouldnotallowhimselfandhissontobedefeatedalthoughheliterallyhadnothingatonepointinhislife.GardnerinvokesthewordsandthethoughtsofThomasJeffersoninhisquestofhappinessthatwasmentionedinourDeclarationofIndependencepennedprimarilybyJefferson.Thefactthatthosewordswereevenincludedinthatdocumentareamazinginthemselves.Life,libertyandpropertyrightsaremorefrequentlythoughtofasinalienablerightsbuttheartistinJeffersonincludedtheconceptofpursuinghappiness.
THEPLOT
Ifyou'veseenthetrailersorreadanyofthereviews,youalreadyknowthatChrisGardnerisamandownonhisluck.Hehasawifethatworksdoubleshiftsasawaitressandasonwhohethinkstheworldofbutisbarelyabletosupport.Gardnerwasabandonedbyhisownfatheratthreeandhasvowedthathisownchildrenwillalwaysknowtheirfather.
But,Gardnerhassunkhislifesavingsina"bonedensity"machinethatisbarelymoreefficientthananx-raymachineandfarmoreexpensive.Hislifebecomesone"billcollector"nightmareaftertheothertothepointwherehiswifedecidestoleavehimandhisson.Afterhiswifeleaves,Gardner'slifegetsevenworseasheiskickedoutofhisapartment.
Bychanceoneday,Gardnerrunsintoaveryhappymanwithafancyredcarwhosaysheisastockbrokerforamajorfirm.Withnoformaltraining,butwithabrilliantmindandastrongwilltosucceed,Gardnergetsachance,albeitaverysmallchance,toworkfortheDeanWitterbrokeragefirm.Whileheisstudyingforthebrokertest,heandhissonarelivinginabjectpoverty.
WHATILOVEDABOUTTHEFILM
ChrisGardnerisportrayedtoperfectionbyWillSmithinwhatiscertainlyoneofthestrongestperformancesofhislife.Onlyhisactingin"Ali"comeclosetohisworkherealthoughhehashadanextremelysuccessfulcareer("IndependenceDay","MeninBlack","Wild,WildWest","Hitch").Here,Smithshowsboththestrengthandthecourageofamanwhoiswillingtofightagainstalloddsandhedoessowithout"overacting."WeseeGardnerlosehistemper,almostlosehislifebutnevergiveuponhisquestforhisandhisson'shappiness.
Gardner'sson,Christopher,isplayedbyWillSmith'srealson,JadenSmith,inhisfirstmotionpicturerole.YoungJadendoesafantasticjobastheyoungboywhocanlivethelifeofabjectpovertyandstillpraisehisfather.Thenaturalnessoftheportrayalisobviousineveryscenewhichspeaksvolumesforbothfatherandson'stalent.
This"naturalness"isalsotheresultoftheexcellentdirectingofGabrie