Silly Slumdog

I was watching "The Pursuit of Happyness" on TV this one night a month ago and I concluded that it's a lot like "Slumdog Millionaire" and underappreciated. Basically, Will Smith is stuck with a job where he has to sell these X-ray machines, and it used to be a good job, because he used to sell a lot of them and make a decent living, but now due to advances in technology no one wants to buy them. In the film Will Smith's dilemnas include keeping his son's hopes up, having his X-ray machines stolen, being evicted, having his wife leave him and trying to be the best internship worker in a life insurance company.

In "Slumdog Millionaire," on the other hand, the dilemna of Jamal is answering questions correctly in hopes of winning a lot of money or getting the girl. In fact, the film doesn't really explain in much detail how Jamalgets on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" or his hopes and motives for going on the show. He does face dilemnas but they take place in the past, rendering them less emotionally effective. Most of all, you totally know exactly how the movie will end, while in "The Pursuit of Happyness" the ending is less predictable and Will Smith still has issues he needs to resolve.