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One of the film’s subtlest moments is when a homeless man steals the last bone scanner. Chris chases him through traffic, only to have the man toss the scanner onto the tracks as an oncoming train approaches. Chris retrieves it, but the machine is broken. The scanner is not a symbol of hope; it is a symbol of a zero-sum game. To sell the scanners is to achieve security; to lose them is to lose identity.
Despite having no salary, Chris secures a highly competitive, unpaid internship at the brokerage firm Dean Witter Reynolds after impressing executives with his determination and intelligence. The Pursuit of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness | Film Review - Spirituality & Practice One of the film’s subtlest moments is when
Gardner is a salesman. His bone-density scanners are a metaphor for any difficult, soul-crushing endeavor. They are heavy (literally, he lugs the machine everywhere), expensive, and obsolete in the eyes of his customers. To sell them, he must manufacture need where none exists. The scanner is not a symbol of hope;
