The thought of seeing Will Smith in action again, had prompted me to watch this movie. I have seen Will Smith in all his action-flick and sci-fi thriller movies. I have also seen him in that rommedy (its a word I coined for romantic comedy) movie, Hitch. So he has basically done all movie genre except tangkap leleh (for a lack of a better word) movie.
What made this movie gripping, moving and also inspiring is that, it is based on a true story. The movie is about Chris Gardner, a hard working salesman who is always down on his luck. He sells portable bone density scanner machine for a living. Life is a daily struggle for him. Though life can be tough on him sometimes, Chris is a proud man who simply refused to accept defeat. Oh, did I forget to mention that Chris is also a single father with a cute adorable son (played by Will Smith's real-life son) whose also named Christopher.
But luck is about to change for Chris. Chris was accepted as an intern in a stockbroking firm with no salary for the next 6 months he is under training. With no possible income and saddled with debts, Chris and his son became homeless one day. It was a heart-rending scene when father and son had to sleep in the subway toilet one night after being kicked out from their rented motel room.
With all the hardship they went through together, Chris is more than determined to complete his internship. This movie has a happy ending of course. Chris was hired (he was the only one by the way) by the firm to start his new job as a stockbroker. And the rest is history. There was a moving yet powerful moment when finally, the boss of the firm offered the job to him and Chris was overwhelmed with emotion that you could see it from his painfully-relieved facial expression.
Definitely, a chicken soup for the soul movie.
