An
Analysis of a Film
“The Pursuit of Happyness”
By
Gabriele Muccino
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An
Analysis of a Film
“The Pursuit of Happyness”
By
Gabriele Muccino
The Pursuit of Happyness is a film
based on the true story. It is a good film showing a struggle of life. Life is
difficult and never flat, but we must hold in it. If we want to be happy,
pursuit seriously.
- Setting
Setting of Place :
San Francisco, United States
Setting of Time :
1981-1987
A Socio-cultural
Setting : A
modern life in metropolitan city. Many people have modern jobs as businessmen
such as stock broker, manager, taxi driver, etc. indicate that the character
lives in a modern life. In addition, the use of modern health tool, a
bone-density scanner machine indicates that the story took place in a modern
life.
- Character and Characterization
Main Character :
Chris
Gardner: He is a salesman of bone-density
scanner machine. He is a smart, tough,
and hard worker. He is the main character because for all the time the film
shows much about him.
Christopher: He is Chris Gardner’s
son of five years old. He is also the main character as Chris Gardner. He is
full of understanding to his father’s condition. He is smart and strong in term
of his mental.
Supporting Character :
Linda:
She is an employee of a laundry service. She is Gardner’s wife. She is
impatient and emotional. She is hard worker and bad
temper.
She is the antagonist character because she is
always
in the opposite opinion to Chris Gardner.
Charlie:
He is the owner of the lodging house where Chris
Gardner
and his family live.
Ralph:
He is the owner of the lodging house where
Gardner
and his family live.
Deborah:
She is another owner of a lodging house.
Driver:
The
taxi driver in which Chris Gardner got in. He got very angry to Chris Gardner
because he avoided paying for the taxi fare by escaping from the taxi.
etc. (many other
characters.)
They are the supporting
character for they made the story
completely.
- Plot
Exposition :The story began in 1981. There was a
small family of
Chris
Gardner, Linda, and a five year old boy,
Christopher, their son.
Chris Gardner was a salesman of a
bone density scanner
machine.
Complication:
The problem started when Chris Gardner could not
afford enough money for
paying taxes, for their family’s
daily needs, day care of
their son.
Crisis :The crisis happened when Linda, Chris Gardner’s wife
could
stand living in poverty, so she left Chris Gardner, and went to New York. Then,
Chris Gardner received a letter of obliging to pay taxes while he did not have
enough money in the bank. In addition, Ralph, the owner of the lodging house
asked Chris Gardner to pay for the rent or they had to leave the lodging house.
So, Chris and Christopher spent the night in the rest room.
Falling Action:In
his hopeless condition, Chris Gardner got opportunity to have training/work as
a stock broker after passing the test without any salary in Dean Witter
Reonolds. The best candidate would be the employee of Dean Witter. In such
condition, he was expelled by
Deborah, the owner of
the lodging house because Chris
Gardner could not pay
for the rent. Chris Gardner and
Christopher stayed in
Glide Memorial without any fare. At
the same time, he maintained their life by
selling the
broken
bone scanner machine. In order to get money to fix
the machine Chris Gardner sold his blood as a
donor.
Resolusion:
Having finished training, Chris
Gardner was informed by
the
officer of Dean Witter that he was accepted as the
permanent
employee. He achieved his success as a stock broker
Eventually,
Chris Gardner established his own stock broker company, Gardner Rich. Success
was his right. He could sell some of his own company’s stake in 2006 and he
could achieve millions dollar.
- Point of View: First-Person Point of View (Limited Omniscient)
The narrator/story teller is the doer of the
story.
5.
Symbol : The pursuit of Happyness symbolized
the struggling of life to get job. Pursuit means run that Gardner’s life is
always run and run. When he sells scanner , interviewed by Dean Witter, hold
the customers, etc. While Gardner was informed that he was received as worker
in Dean Witter, he also run to the street showing his happiness. There are also
racism when Gardner as new Dean Witter worker was often asked to park the car,
going anywhere, although Gardner has limited time. Gardner is smart and become
the winner. Since in high school until he is choosen as permanent employee of
Dean Witter. Gardner and his son were expelled by Deborah, the owner of lodging
house, Gardner and his son stayed in toilet of Subway station symbolized hard
and very difficult life, but Gardner still existed and prevented and
entertained his son as responsible
father. Hippy’s girl who brings out Gardner scanner, so Gardner said, it is the
poor thing I had done symbolized believe yourself don’t easy to believe others.
Gardner personality symbolized good person who can managed intelligent and
emotional well, so he was suitable as the winner of life.
- Tone : Touching and deep compassion
7.
Theme : Family Life
8.
Message : Life is never flat, life is a
struggle.
Happiness has to achieved seriously.
Believe yourself and be optimist.
Responsibility is everything for a family.
A husband and a wife must believe and support
each other for the
success of the family.
A good wife should be always next to her
husband whenever and wherever, means
in either good or bad condition.
- Comment : This story is written based on the true experience.
It
is very important for everyone to achieve their success by hard-working and it is also valuable for everyone
building their good
personality and character. We have to be able
to learn to be
responsible person and well-trusted.
The word is typed “happyness” instead of “happiness”.
It indicates and symbolizes that the
person/doer of the
story pursues the happiness in a very hard
condition that
makes him get angry.
- Summary/Synopsis
This
story is taken from a true experience .The story started in 1981.
A small family of Chris
Gardner with his wife, Linda and his five year old son, Christopher lived in
small apartment in San Francisco. Chris was a salesman of a bone scanner
machine while Linda worked for a laundry service. The problem happened when
Chris could not make money as much as Linda hoped because the machines are
expensive enough for doctors to buy.
Quarrel between Chris and Linda often happened when they
had much burden for daily life and for paying the apartment rent as well as
taxes. Chris also had to pay the fine of his careless parking to the police. They
did not have enough money to pay. In the hopeless situation, Linda could bear
the poverty. She finally decided to leave Chris.
In his hopeless hope, still he had to face the problem
that Christopher and Gradner had to leave the lodging house because Chris could
not pay for the rent. Yet, surprisingly, Chris met a successful stock broker.
It made Chris want to be a stock broker, too.
Chris got an opportunity to join training for Dean Witter
Reynold,
a stock broker company
although without any salary for six months. In the very difficult situation,
again Chris was expelled from his lodging house. So, he finally decided to stay
in Glide Memorial without any rent. At the same time, for the daily needs he
only had to be able the only broken bone scanner machine. To repair the machine,
Chris sold his blood for donor.
Eventually, Chris was
accepted as the permanent employee of Dean Witter. Having made a lot of money
on stock broker, In 2001, Chris was able to establish his own stock broker
company, Gardner became rich. Later on, in 2006, he was able to sell his
company’s stocks and made a lot of money. He had enjoyed his success after a
very long suffering. Gardner’s
struggling for mo
I like this review, but I think we disagree in the Falling Action.
BalasHapus