We Watched *The Pursuit of Happyness* For The First Time and it BROKE US!

[@samwithdacam_2907]

Fun fact- the black guy walking past them at the end of the movie is the real Chris Gardner that this was made about😅

[@wiggywil]

YEP!!!!!!!! @1:03:05

[@BrokeManGlocks]

That's so dope learn something new everyday 🔥

[@JustJames83]

That’s him ☺️

[@nbastar3093]

faqs

[@llorona7847]

They obviously couldn’t include everything they went through in the time frame of a film. But the real Chris Gardner said he befriended some prostitutes that worked in the area and they would give him money sometimes to feed his son. As much of a true success story as this is, we need to remember that no one makes it alone. Everyone has help achieving in one way or another.

[@tusharniras]

I totally believe that people help us on our way.

[@EsotericRage]

I was homeless in Des Moines, IA and worked my tail off and pulled myself out of that hell. This movie hits me hard.

[@lilrayreactionz2007]

Ankeny, IA here!

[@Jay-os9ir]

Sioux City iowa here. Now I live in North Dakota. isn't it crazy how the Lord works in strange ways. I'm beyond grateful to be where I'm at now. Love you and stay strong.

[@JayOwinFull]

Waterloo

[@blacklight4075]

I always get chills when i see the real guy walk by at the end.

[@ashlinluvsaries]

Same

[@StandAlone1129]

💯💯💯

[@liamisaac1152]

Every time I watch this movie I’m brought to tears. My mom struggled just like Chris while I was growing up. She was a single teen mom with no help from family. We had almost a similar experience as the train station when I was little. We got evicted from our apartment. I had no idea because my mom told me we were going camping. I was sooo excited. I’d never been camping before in my life. I was older when I realized what had really happened. We were homeless and spent several nights in a sleeping bag behind some bushes at a playground. Despite all that struggle, she wanted to shield me from our reality and that’s something I’ll always be grateful for.

[@ternengeyaji6298]

Mothers love! Bless her

[@sunnyj210]

Bless your moms ❤️ heart. And yours for appreciating what she did for you.

[@llorona7847]

1:00:49 Chris mentioned at the start of his application process that if you weren’t selected from the internship program to be hired you couldn’t apply to another firm. The stakes were pretty high for him.

[@BornInsane0]

That seems silly to me.

[@gjjijji]

@@BornInsane0you would on know the company secrets

[@maloneaqua]

If you’ve ever been poor, this movie does such a good job of showing frantic-ness… you can’t ever relax. There only this bus to go there, this or that office is only open on that day at that location, every $5 has to last for so long and there’s so many unexpected, unplanned, emergency pop up expenses, all the time…. It’s nonstop. And no it wasn't smart to trust a stranger with the scannner but i relate to having to hide my finances to make a good impression. I'd travel with a backpack and change clothes at a nearby coffee shop to go to interviews - always claiming my car was parked at the shop so I didn't reveal I had no transportation which was usually a job requirement. Come early and leave late so no one saw me at the bus stop, etc.

[@asteven8]

I remember seeing this in the theater. My heart couldn't take all the set backs so when he got the job, I sobbed. That moment on the sidewalk where he's still processing and feeling all the emotions is so real. You want to cry, shout, jump for joy, all of it.

[@markwang77]

I remember Smith telling the story on how the director reprimanded him to stop doing 'will smith acting' (the type of acting he's been doing in his action blockbusters) and to find the real core emotions and let that come out in more authentic expression. Smith was able to let himself be completely vulnerable and he turned in one of his best acting performances in his life - this movie began Smith's career as a serious dramatic actor. BTW, that last scene where he officially joins the company is my favorite scene - i love rewatching it

[@gphillimo]

Seven Pounds is a Will Smith movie y'all should watch

[@JonJuan206]

Bro 🔥

[@gailscrypto1536]

yup, thats defo one to break you!!!!!

[@DorianOfficial_]

THIS!!!

[@tokyojudy]

Yesssss!!! It's so slept on!!

[@lajewel4615]

YES!!

[@CitizenoftheWorld1]

I been there temporarily. Homeless, donating plasma twice a week for half a year till I could get a job that paid all my bills. I couldn't imagine my situation with a kid though. Chris is incredible

[@theeorehekchannel]

That last scene always gets me this and The Green Mile makes my eyes pour like crazy. I love You and Janes reactions to these Tear Jerkers

[@llorona7847]

Someone else suggested Seven Pounds and I’ll second that

[@Durag__bandit98]

1:03:05 that was the real guy who the story based on I believe

[@jazzyd312]

Enemy of the State is a great movie!

[@back2back379]

Despite all the controversial things, Will is undeniably one of the greatest actors of all time with huge range

[@sersastark]

there wasnt any controversy with those who weren't white and knew the history behind what he did.

[@llorona7847]

Greatest of all time is doing some heavy lifting

[@back2back379]

@@llorona7847 Okay that's a bit too far, maybe top 50-70 male actors? I'd say around there.

[@Xfactor444-x4n]

​@@sersastarkfacts

[@llorona7847]

@ He’s definitely a great actor. Top 50 easily 👍🏼

[@AngelGuzman0925]

Watched this when I was seven years old and it stuck with me for the rest of my life. Even until today. My dad had told me something very similar to what Chris told his son: don’t ever let somebody tell you, you can’t do something. At 19, I got the tattoo of the movie name, The Pursuit of Happyness, on my arm. Whenever I wake up or I’m going through it, I look at my arm and remind myself to pursue happiness in my life. I’m almost 30 now and I’ve learned a lot of life lessons but the #1 thing is never give up on something you enjoy doing. Thank you guys for watching this amazing and inspirational movie ❤

[@MarnieGolde7]

This is the only movie I’ve seen make my dad cry.

[@Dertigveertien]

Trust me this is the only movie for ALOT of men, the biggest reason will smith is my favorite actor is because he’s the only actor that has made me cry, this and seven pounds are the only two movies

[@ternengeyaji6298]

@@Dertigveertien Also two of my favourite movies of his

[@MarnieGolde7]

@@Dertigveertien I’ve never seen Seven Pounds, but I’ve enjoyed pretty much every movie Smith is in so I’ll have to check that one out!

[@serenitymuszings]

I clicked bc i knew neither one of you would last without crying😢

[@brianreid5891]

“Seven pounds” is an underrated will smith movie. I think it’s great!

[@MrMacadamien]

When Will was promoting this movie, he came on Oprah and brought out the real Chris Gardner.. And to hear his story before watching the movie just added more context to the film..

[@TrueLibraGirl]

Will Smith movies I recommend are Independence Day and Hitch (with Kevin “The King of Queens” James)

[@J-Bag89]

I admire the dad because a lot of parents in his situation put their kids up for adoption but not him, he worked his ass off to give him and his son a better life

[@ellathepan4836]

I had the same experience as Christopher. My dad dropped everything in the middle of my kindergarten year and moved us to VA. We lived there for 3 years, during which we lived in a car, out of motels, homeless shelters and with other people my dad befriended along the way. When I was 8 we moved back to our home state of CT to live with my dad’s childhood best friend and within a year we were living in our own apartment for the first time in a long time while my dad went back to school and worked nights❤ It was the shortest part of my life so far, currently 25, but definitely the most impactful part of my life

[@jonnya4049]

When I seen that you guys were reacting to this I said oh no to myself here come the tears lol

[@DorianOfficial_]

1:04 react to “seven pounds” !!!

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

They didn't show the part where ladies of the evening would look out for his son while he tried to sell the scanners. Chris Gardner has said in interviews that they really came through for him.

[@soyyothaking]

This movie hits hard I was homeless for 2 years and when I say it feels like your alone sometimes it does. I thank God for getting me where I am and I always take every little thing as a blessing.

[@gastontorres9787]

FINALLY IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE!!

[@sersastark]

this is the movie that should've gotten Will Smith the oscar. this and 7 pounds and Ali.

[@bakzhanzhexenov]

Will Smith actually can solve rubik's cube 3*3 for one minute. He did it in one show night time (tv show or something, i don't remember).

[@tokyojudy]

Seven Pounds is also a great Will Smith movie that's slept on! He also has a movie named Focus that is phenomenal but highly slept on!!

[@ladyduet]

38:39 Watching you finally accept that they’re not in NewYork…was so funny to me😅

[@Rubiks_LIVE]

I solve Rubik's cubes as a little hobby. I average about 10 seconds a solve. I can confirm that solving a Rubik's cube doesn't mean you're smart 😆

[@Bballstar529]

Back then it meant more than it does now lmao

[@jpswerve182]

The guy bossing him around sending him on coffee runs is the voice of Homer Simpson. Very ironic that he sent him out to get donuts.

[@isaacvega8310]

Fun Fact, the instructor (Dan Castellaneta) @ 32:02 is the voice of Homer Simpson

[@jow3087]

Wow I love this movie. So good this acting and what a great story!👍😊

[@Ivan_762]

These two really aren't fans of the underdog, huh? They were being so nasty towards Chris in the beginning especially the woman.

[@gjjijji]

I understand the wife’s perspective but she shouldn’t have left her son

[@ernmu]

one of my favorite movies love the reaction 🤍

[@shanekeg]

Damn these guys spend the whole movie defending the mom while she was terrible

[@kingvii6206]

People love to pin will as just a comedy gut. But he's super versatile. 7 pounds is another great one

[@edwardherrera846]

That crank on the wall is the method of opening the door down below. These houses in San Francisco have sometimes 30 to 50 stairs from the bottom door up to the top floor, which is very hard to walk all the way down to open the door. So there is an internal levy system inside the wall That opens the door from above. We had one in our apartments.

[@annanraifimate817]

This movie slaps really really hard.

[@Mrmapleleaffan13]

Jaden Smith was 7-8 years old in this movie which came out in 2006 because he was born in 1998 just like me

[@Aggamemnon]

JV 35:14 😢 Your wifes comment about your guy's daughter wanting to have troll hair made me tear up 😆 the way Jane described it made me hear it in a kids voice and reminded me of how much I miss my sons my ex doesn't allow me to see. Idk how I'm still hanging in there tbh. Love your reactions as always. God blesses you both just not me I guess.

[@javelldunn3379]

Awesome reaction I love this movie

[@kevinsilvestreperez2129]

Your reaction was incredible, thank you for reacting to this beautiful movie.

[@annawehmeyer]

California does have a huge homelessness problem.

[@bazimyan]

The "problem" is every other state sending their homeless to California and making them bear the cost

[@SiirusLee]

The bald black man walking by at the end credits was the real Chris Gardener

[@mjeid4835]

I like to call this movie, 2 hours of depression and 5 min of happiness. I watched this once and have no problem never watching it again.

[@Bunke09]

I taught myself to solve a 3x3 with a video. I gave my son his first cube at age 3. He's 10 now and his solve record is under 30 secs with his speed 3x3. He has over 15 different cubes.

[@faithmeyers7057]

You guys HAVE to react to the rest of the men in black series

[@SamHack7]

You guys should watch beautiful boy!

[@keptbygrace6221]

King Richard was a great movie 🙂 If you like drama/romance check out Legend of the Fall with Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt.

[@cgiii2440]

This was a really good movie very underrated

[@oakarusa]

Great Review of this movie....The Real Chris Gardner was the man who walked by dressed in The Suit

[@Happybepy]

The "it's based on a real story" and she going "MAN IN BLACK?!" killed me lmao

[@Rubiks_LIVE]

Seven Pounds!

[@Smalto-f1c]

You guys should try wolf of Wall Street

[@cw1345]

This movie inspired me so much to do better that even I thought about slapping Chris Rock.

[@aisha.j200]

Just alil fyi at the very ending of the movie the guy that walk pass will and his son was Christopher Gardner

[@mcfmcf4038]

the guy who was training the brokers is the guy who does homer simpson lol

[@Marcus_Simpson]

Love you guys review!

[@ChefDomH]

If Wayne won’t cough up $14 he’s not a friend.

[@tokyojudy]

Thank you!!! Him(the reactor) constantly taking up for Wayne was crazyyyyyy! Wayne deserved how Chris talked to him.

[@myola175]

Collateral Beauty is also a Beautiful and Heart-touching movie starring Will Smith

[@BryanWhite77]

Regarding the scanners. I don't hold it against him too much. A lot of people get fooled into sales schemes like that. Someone promises the world and makes it seem easy to do and then when reality sets in, you're left trying to figure out how to get out of it. Not that I speak from experience 🙄

[@TheNamelessFilm]

Not to mention, the 80s was peak Door to Door sales time. So many people were making it big in sales so I’m sure it was intriguing.

[@gigiraven]

His name is Jaden Christoper Syre(pronounced like Sy air) Smith. That’s his whole name. No other Jaden Smith

[@AndalusianPrince]

Finally!!

[@dfa3366]

This is my favorite Will Smith film. My 2nd favorite film of his career is Six Degrees of Separation.

[@taneshah.1260]

Such a good movie. And FYI Sire= sigh-er.

[@RazorShalom]

I don’t like how the woman in this video was so for that monster of a wife. She turned on her husband. He was trying to give them a great life. Not struggle and she turned. All I heard was this woman sticking up for her. It made me not want to watch the rest of the video.

[@RazorShalom]

And what’s funny is the real wife received more money than she ever saw. Because of her loser husband.

[@xSagash]

Right? It seems like she didn't make the slightest effort to understand Chris's side, holy God. And the guy just agrees with her.

[@andrewtobin2560]

This is a great one

[@Sageddegas]

Maybe it’s because I don’t like kids but I’m always amazed at how people feel so much worse for the kid who is ignorant to the situation and at most has to be with his dad all day…. Even when I saw this ad a kid I saw how much more wills character was going through and how hard it was for him

[@Fortune_Dream_Chaser]

Oh this movie... and I'm just in time...

[@MrEthan80]

It’s hard to watch any Smith movie after he received a standing ovation after his little slap on national television

[@AtifCarlisle]

7 Pounds

[@kbuiby27893]

Tandy Newton is her name lol not Zoe Saldana, but now that I look at it, they do have a little of the same swag a bit, Zoe is dominican tho

[@Suremane]

She sees hills and a coast and says New york? Girl go kick rocks.

[@NorrisFoxx]

Seven Pounds (2008) and Focus (2018) are two good Will Smith films you haven't reacted to yet.

[@taneshah.1260]

He did win an Oscar for King Richard. But unfortunately, the win got overshadowed by the Chris Rock slap, that was that same night.

[@rena-sans]

I hope y'all watch wolf of Wall Street next!

[@nickschnider9191]

Hey JV, I can't find your reaction to the jackie chan karate kid.

[@SeeJaneGoTV]

I did. It's on my channel

[@nickschnider9191]

@SeeJaneGoTV can you give a time frame? Sorry I looked back a year on that channel and searched channel name with movie title. Only the first 3 karate kid movies came up.

[@shawnteeisme]

The bathroom scene breaks me every time.

[@Cenforge]

Bravo.

[@Carryout14]

Collateral Beauty is the best Will Smith movie IMHO

[@gastontorres9787]

Watch I,Robot

[@poppyyppop]

wow jane is so pretty

[@lucianoa31]

Great reaction!

[@mizzyfit_334]

This a great movie but I’ll never watch it again to sad

[@nightrayven]

Collateral Beauty

[@MichaelSmith-pj6de]

What other Will Smith movie should we watch? ... All of them. 💯

[@cristyd9120]

In real life, Chris and his wife were off and on for a while. They have a second child together. It seems that they got better at co-parenting. I’m sure it’s complicated.

[@sheenaw215]

WATCH 7 POUNDS NEXT PLEASE

[@piercebrooks6747]

Should do king Richard

[@invadertifxiii]

please check out four brothers, its such a good action movie and such good actions chase scenes

[@lajewel4615]

Seven pounds! Great movie please watch!

[@edwardkimakaballislifekim_578]

My favorite will Smith movie of all time

[@gastontorres9787]

This takes place way before the stock market crash btw

[@Timothy1987]

Reagan.. so this is 70s.. 60s? 😳

[@kennethcarbajal2478]

Seven Pounds