The Rubik's Cube Scene | The Pursuit of Happyness | CLIP

[@BoxofficeMoviesScenes]

Hi everyone! What grade (out of 10) would you give this video?

[@shawnhall9622]

10, couldn't be more visceral

[@alexwalker185]

10. This shows what it means to be a dedicated hardworking father

[@stephenharvey8408]

10 ❤ this film so heart warming

[@l.h.tnguyen4916]

3. The rubix cube is someone suppose to demonstrate his intelligence but anyone can do it. I've seen too movie use this trick to demonstrate something that it doesn't. I can do it under a minute and that's not even that fast. And I'm an idiot.

[@carl5536]

That's most definitely a dedicated cab driver plus that's his bread and bologna lol. I watched this movie but I don't remember the part where the cab driver stayed locked in on him like that. Actually the rubix cube guy didn't pay either lol..

[@Mattball82]

Haha I like bread and bologna, like who survives off of bread and butter? 😁

[@drummerdude0515]

Just for reference $18.00 adjusted for inflation is $63.98 today.

[@playversetv3877]

wages have increased too

[@MCMeztli59]

I remember a cab driver told me to leave my phone in his hand before I left the vehicle. I understand why now.

[@donttrip1]

​@@playversetv3877Barely

[@sunmal1599]

@@playversetv3877the prices have gone up by 350$ (18 to 63$), wages have NOT gone up x3

[@alexxander7289]

@@playversetv3877 in 1983 min wage was $3.35 - in 2009 the min wage was at $7.25. only $4.00 difference for 40 years. At the very min wage should be $20.50 or politicians can get off their butt and treat inflation as a national security issue.

[@SingersDream]

I remember this scene! One of my faves from this movie too! 10/10 for sure! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@noorrougelewis6704]

Lol, he was running from the cab driver but still went back for his xray machine.

[@therunner6195]

Dedication

[@jeffreynanatakyicollins101]

He knows without that machine he ain’t got no chance of getting paid. That’s literally what he is surviving and feeding his son with

[@Orangechairstudios0520]

he needed that so he could at least attempt to sell it make some $$

[@EdwinDPZ]

Other guy should have paid, even at least half

[@theelightbearer4254]

5:29 that’s PURE COMEDY LOL

[@angelreys7029]

Taxi driver did the Spartan Roar 🤣

[@Mattball82]

Rubik’s cubes were new in this time and no internet tutorials were available. To figure that out in a cab ride is INSANE if even possible 👍

[@edwardkimakaballislifekim_578]

Throwback classic

[@moonlion7047]

I solved the rubix cube by literally pulling it apart into pieces and reassembling it . I still have no idea how people did it but my way worked fine.

[@TNMUSlC]

you might as well attend a human sprint and drive to the finish line

[@buzzkillingit3892]

Man at least use your brain and just remove the stickers.😂😂😂😂

[@zacharyclark4092]

Honestly, you probably showed way more critical thinking doing that then people who simply look up how to do it step by step. I think that’s an awesome way to solve it and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

[@Mattball82]

@@buzzkillingit3892 Use his brain, but do a LESS intelligent thing? 🤔

[@b.y.o.p.9035]

I love the "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I'm SORRY!", right after the "He should of paid you!" 🤣 At 5:05, the driver pulled a Grand Theft Auto scene. Wanted to mow him down. 😂 Great scene. Awesome movie this was.

[@misterabel_9017]

Also the "Please please PLEASE! 😫😫🙏🏻"

[@Gerard_2024]

I thought I heard "he should've paid you" as in "should have".

[@Mmm2567]

@@Gerard_2024 you heard right, people are illiterate nowadays

[@levioneill9677]

I learned how to solve a cube, just in case this senerio ever happens.

[@Pkedya2boy]

The difference is that he solved it on the spot when internet access wasn't easy nor were there videos to watch. It was a LOT more impressive to solve this back then when nobody knew how to do it AND he was under time pressure with the taxi AND he was having someone in the hiring committee watch him. Today, even a 3-year-old could figure it out if you let them watch enough videos so I highly doubt you'll ever impress anyone aside from kids seeing it for the first time. If you think it was merely the fact that he just "solved a Rubik's puzzle" then you entirely missed the point of this scene. He demonstrated adaptability and intelligence under pressure after his practiced speech was ignored.

[@levioneill9677]

@@Pkedya2boy that's allot of words. Just say you didn't like my joke and scroll on.

[@Casxxl]

HA!…Golden bro

[@Kotake10]

​@@Pkedya2boy Dude, it was a joke. He never implied that what he did wasn't impressive...

[@russbutsenko3824]

@@Pkedya2boyi bet your one of those that learn how to solve from internet

[@highthai7]

"The Pursuit of Cab Runner."

[@mikelomanno1]

Why didn’t the cab driver go back to the other address and collect his fare from the other guy???

[@LyslScentedLife]

Cuz he immigrant. He no undastand engliss 😂😂😂😂😂💔

[@ahemming06]

Because he got paid for the first main raid. How much of his opportunity cost was worth a couple blocks? Was this a serious question?

[@coyotetu]

@@ahemming06 at what point is it shown that the first guy paid for his ride? you think back then it'd cost 18 bucks to go a couple blocks? Was this a serious question?

[@bacsolo3719]

It's white privilege.

[@Orangechairstudios0520]

I remember watching this in theaters. I was so aggravated when he lost his scanner trying to board the BART train and I was just like oh my God you’ve gotta be kidding me!

[@playwithkoki]

2:08 this music with tabla ❤

[@jayveeped2665]

Scam 1992 Harshath mehta First interview scene bgm as a stock broker

[@mrbleak9873]

I solved one at 11. It’s an easy pattern. Got into MENSA at 12. Wrecked my life with alcohol. Now I’m homeless.

[@frantz4318]

At least you can browse youtube

[@daniel_thebat]

@@frantz4318Bro is so privilidged, he thinks you cant have a phone and be homeless, you just sneak into Starbucks or somethin to charge it, or are bouncing around from house to house

[@diegozambrano5917]

Mensa here as well. Jobless for 6 months

[@jorgetesecum9065]

Never gonna learn the rubics cube

[@JoeBlow-ub1us]

Loser. jk jk jk. Keep your chin up bro.

[@stevesmith-zf8dp]

Will Smith is one of those dudes that had the whole world in his hands and completely flushed it down the toilet.

[@CoG2024]

Not really.

[@luffykillua2199]

He’s a billionaire 😂 he can get any girl any entertainment any vacation literally

[@blazinpuffs]

​@@luffykillua2199irrelevant his acting career is over. He's no longer an a lister.

[@Mattball82]

In the 90s and 00s, it was automatic to watch a movie because he was in it..

[@Joanna-d5z]

Great Movie because of Mr. Will Smith He's a Great Actor 🎥 that made this movie 🍿🎥 GREAT

[@Guiltyconscience83]

I’m starting to wonder if will smith really can quickly solve a rubicks cube. They did this same thing in an episode of fresh prince

[@phillipmaxwellastrology2978]

Probably, and I think that he has a mind to figure it out. But even if he didn't, there are tutorials they could have him watch and he would still know how to solve it that way!

[@danielpittman889]

There's a "beginner's method" that's pretty easy to learn - you can solve it in a minute or two with practice. You can solve it in less than twenty seconds with consistent practice and memorizing a bunch of algorithms. I can do it in about a minute, which is not crazy fast, but fast enough to impress most people.

[@jeromebychowski7006]

In 1982, when I was 15 years old, I learned the methods to solve the Rubix Cube. Often, on the public train ride to school, I would have someone mix the cube, and I would solve it quickly. I would always solve it in under 2 minutes Now, I can see that this character is not actually solving the Rubix Cube. This scene, as well as the rest of the movie, is trying to promote anti-white propaganda. It tries to falsely establish the black man's superiority over the white man. In expanding on this topic, the men who invented and manufactured the original Rubix Cube were white men. Also, the men that developed the methods for solving the Rubix Cube were white men. In 1982, I had an original Rubix Cube, that was Made in USA, and learned the methods for solving it, from a white man, that published a book with his methods. Now, this particular scene, in this movie, falsely portrays the relation between the white man and the black man. In reality, the white man would have been solving the Rubix Cube, and the black man, if he was paying attention, would have been learning from the white man.

[@Mattball82]

Yesss I remember that lol

[@johnpetters3328]

I have a memory of solving one as a kid, maybe i was 8 or so... At 15 i solved it with a pair of plyers and a screwdriver and at 18 i memorized one of the solutions for it, a party-trick up my sleeve... Now im 45 and i solve one now and then... My favourite now is the 4x4...

[@76tennboy]

When I was a kid, I have 10 million siblings and one of my oldest siblings was given a Rubik’s cube fiddle with it for a while, never could figure it out got tired of it pass it onto the next kid who just kept fiddling with it kept fiddling with it I finally got my hands on it, and I would just mess with it basically like a fidget spinner, and after six months of just messing with iteventually I got it solved. Haven’t got a clue. I just kept spinning and eventually it got there.

[@Swannyjoe464]

That's weird, I was thinking about this scene today, and when I opened KZbin - there it was in my recommendations

[@Antwan86]

Hussle in your work as if you’d try to finish a rubikcube, like if your life would depends on it. Because it does.

[@Foldegrep]

actually this was his first job interview

[@chrisfaub4071]

go for what you want or need but never ever cheat to get it, he knew he didnt have cab fare so his attempt at interacting should have been done another time.

[@BigstickNick]

Meh…sometimes you’ve gotta take drastic measures. If you’ve never actually been rock bottom, you wouldn’t know.

[@matthewduignan9577]

That’s true, Jay should’ve paid at least half though

[@charlesmillard596]

Saw people solve these within seconds. Could barely manage 1 side and 2 rows

[@TheCdecisneros]

How many scences did he run in this movie?

[@giinks]

Damn near every one of

[@honeysugar1]

This is America... this is NOT the pursuit of happiness. How can you drive people to desperation that they have to screw over other people (steal from taxi driver) just to survive?!

[@sdsmt99]

Lighten up Francis

[@jeremiahhudson302]

Cab man was taking notes

[@mrtgaming5391]

Been cubing for two years , I can solve it in under a minute

[@JLikesStarWars]

As someone who knows how to solve a Rubik’s Cube he is doing it correctly. It’s not faked for the film

[@joshyaash]

yep, he's running through the algorithms. That said, I have no idea how people speed solve it. It's certainly not done in the same manner. The WR is ridiculous, around 4 seconds iirc.

[@MellowRivers]

@@joshyaash The WR for 3x3's is 3.13 seconds. I am clarifying/rectifying your statement, since a mere second is considered drastic when speedcubing.

[@jujucasar2003]

y havent i watched this movie yet.

[@bleonard38]

Clarence Thomas found his bootstraps. WTF can’t Will Smith find his?

[@andshewas296]

What was that he stole from the taxi driver?

[@isaacorlich]

it was some type of medic image machine he was selling (he got a lot of those machines). He put all of his money into that ''business'' that result in a completely financial crisis for him. The entire movie is based in that crisis he has to face after that wrong move he made with his savings.

[@makingmach7]

Actually he didn't steal it from taxi driver..it's his machine.The taxi driver chased him because he didn't give the travel fee

[@chewygaming1]

It's his. You'll see he placed it in the front seat in the beginning. It's a machine he invested in to re-sell for profit. He has a hard time selling them because he has about a dozen of them, and buyers are hard to find. That's why you see him carry one in almost all the scenes.

[@psychonaut1701]

@@chewygaming1Not to mention the machine was rendered somewhat obsolete before he could sell them all.

[@b.y.o.p.9035]

You HAVE to be trolling. Clearly it shows him putting the machine in the front seat before he got in. Stealing? Yeah, you would say that. 😏

[@MichaelWalker-tx2ib]

Well

[@fernandodingler372]

He solved it slower than some of the kids on the school bus in elementary school.

[@makaiwise4609]

Kids that already knew the algorithms by heart. He figured it out on intuition and intelligence

[@terencebenitez4845]

And at that time it was brand new... probably only a handful of people in the US could figure it out​@makaiwise4609

[@fernandodingler372]

@@terencebenitez4845 lol yeah I figured I just thought it was funny cause I know I’m supposed to be impressed.

[@fernandodingler372]

@@makaiwise4609 yeah I know but it’s still funny to me watching it since it’s so easy for people nowadays.

[@frank4425]

Even now probably only a handful of people can actually figure it out. Everyone else is just copying the answer. Memorising and executing algorithm isn't the same as actually solving.

[@christianciv1998]

If Jay paid for his half of the ride the $5 that Chris had would've been more than enough!!! 😠

[@amunra4015]

In real life he never shared a cab ride with him or solved a cube. He did though run away to avoid paying cab fare.

[@DaaiyahAbdul-Muhaimin-my1vk]

LJ VAUGHN IN CHURCH SETTING NEXT TO WILL SMITH MY SISTER RIP

[@elee2968]

What’s in the box he lost?

[@Skynetic917]

a portable bone density scanner if my memory serves

[@akhnatenpage4854]

The scanner he sells to make money.

[@Jonin1995]

“A Time Machine”

[@deepanjan.sengupta]

Yeah 😄

[@84show]

This is Jesus understanding of the thief goes to paradise

[@Vumillionaire]

Why didn’t the other guy pay ?

[@MahmudYuldashev]

CFOP method

[@metarock3054]

Ohhh. This was not a uber pool. I assumed the stock broker paid his share… and cabbie was asking for will’s… Shame on the Stockbroker

[@ambitagara]

This was once no.1 actor in the world, now he's just a tiktok clown

[@claraliu2904]

😆

[@jeromebychowski7006]

In 1982, when I was 15 years old, I learned the methods to solve the Rubix Cube. Often, on the public train ride to school, I would have someone mix the cube, and I would solve it quickly. I would always solve it in under 2 minutes Now, I can see that this character is not actually solving the Rubix Cube. This scene, as well as the rest of the movie, is trying to promote anti-white propaganda. It tries to falsely establish the black man's superiority over the white man. In expanding on this topic, the men who invented and manufactured the original Rubix Cube were white men. Also, the men that developed the methods for solving the Rubix Cube were white men. In 1982, I had an original Rubix Cube, that was Made in USA, and learned the methods for solving it, from a white man, that published a book with his methods. Now, this particular scene, in this movie, falsely portrays the relation between the white man and the black man. In reality, the white man would have been solving the Rubix Cube, and the black man, if he was paying attention, would have been learning from the white man.

[@l.h.tnguyen4916]

The rubix cube scene is stupid. Its mostly memory and anyone can learn it. I might not be the fastest but I can do it under a minute. It doesn't mean anything; people think you are smart if you can do it but anyone can.

[@7030Motovlogs]

It's a movie smartss

[@l.h.tnguyen4916]

@@7030Motovlogs Yeah and its a dumb trope in movies

[@sussybaka3823]

Stfu it was new at the time

[@ericlucero4152]

You're probably following the algorithm of someone who already solved it. I can tell you're young. All it takes is memorization today because you're just following the steps of someone who already solved it. Which is different from someone who actually solved it on their own.

[@l.h.tnguyen4916]

@@ericlucero4152 I mean I'm in my 40's if that's young. I learned it in the 90's in middle school. And I already told you I memorized it.

[@mattshaheen5333]

Isn't this movie all about his character and determination? We're just going to overlook that he is a thief that steals cab rides?

[@ahemming06]

Yup you definitely don’t make the cut.

[@mattshaheen5333]

@@ahemming06 what cut?

[@supermiggio]

You obviously weren’t paying attention to the part where the guy that requested the ride was the one that didn’t pay the bill

[@Rose-oy3hj]

So Will tries to COME BACK FROM HIS FAMOUS SLAP? I started blocking however I am suspect if his morality is in question. Now? He’s stubborn, unruly, arrogant and demonstrates his unacceptable contempt is the opposite of WOKE! 🤢🤮

[@mgl.dc5861]

wtf are you going on about? 😭

[@b.y.o.p.9035]

At least you called his slap "famous". 😆

[@b.y.o.p.9035]

​@@mgl.dc5861 A better question would be: What was he/she on when they posted that comment?? 😄

[@mikebuncak1271]

So his come back took place 10 or so years before the slap happened.

[@bitlong4669]

@@mgl.dc5861he is high