100 must-see movies in life - "When Happiness Comes Knocking"
When Happiness Knocks is an American film directed by Gabriel Muccino and starring Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Sandy Newton, and others. The film is based on a true story and features An African-American investment expert Chris Gardner.
The film tells the inspirational story of a down-and-out salesman who is on the verge of bankruptcy and his wife leaving home, how to work hard to fulfill his single parent responsibilities, strive to become a stock market trader, and finally become a well-known financial investor. The film won Best Actor at the 79th Academy Awards
Movie plot
Chris Gardner (Will Smith) is a young black man living in San Francisco who raises his wife and young son by selling medical devices. Chris never felt that life was very happy, of course, it was not very painful, but medical equipment has not been sold, and a series of sudden changes such as months of rent arrears have let Chris know how precious the original ordinary days are.
Chris put all his assets into medical equipment and medical equipment, but he couldn't sell a single one, and his wife ran away because he couldn't stand the long-term poverty, and even his six-year-old son (Jaden Smith) took him with him. Before long, the wife returned her son to Chris, and chris not only had to face the medical equipment that could not be sold, but also had to raise his son independently. Not long after, Chris was kicked out of his home by his landlord for a long period of rent arrears and led his son to the streets. In the next two or three years, the father's and son's residence was moved from a cardboard box to a public restroom. Chris is strong in the face of difficulties while working hard to sell medical equipment, but also strive to cultivate the spirit of optimism in the face of difficulties, father and son although the life is hard, but still can live happily.
Once, Chris met a man driving a high-end sports car in the parking lot, Chris asked him what kind of work he could do to live such a life, the man told him that he was a stockbroker, and Chris decided to be a good stockbroker himself and live a good life with his son. Chris, who has no stock knowledge at all, relied on perseverance to intern at a stock company on Wall Street, but the internship took half a year, and there was no salary, there were more than twenty people interning together, only one person could be left, in the face of such pressure, Chris still decided to stay, but soon, he could not afford to pay the rent, and was driven out by the owner of the car hotel, there was no way, he could only apply to the shelter, fortunately the shelter took them in! So, he worked hard during the day and learned in the corridor of the shelter at night, and he quickly mastered the knowledge of the stock market with a flexible mind, and half a year later, Chris finally stayed after his unremitting efforts! He then opened his own stockbroking company and eventually became a millionaire.
The film has the warm picture of father and son, but also the helplessness of the people living at the bottom, and more is to show Chris's attitude of life after experiencing hardships and not giving up!
If you are experiencing unsatisfactory life at this moment, please watch this film and believe it will give you strength! There are always disappointments in life, but please believe in yourself, make an effort, happiness will definitely come knocking!
