Links To Where I Have Gained Some Of My Research From

I have used the following links for some research and information for my project; http://www.willsmith.net/_bin/news.cfm
And http://www.buzzle.com/articles/will-smith-biography.html

These sites give me plenty of information for my Auteur project on Will Smith. The sites shows brief information on Will Smith’s background and his awards he has collected. From these sites I have begun to have a understanding of how Will Smith adapted his character and how he has changed his character to suit films in the recent successful films he has starred in.

My Understanding Of Will Smith's Character And A Brief Textual Analysis Pursuit of Happiness

From my previous research I have begun to have an understanding of the way Will Smith uses his Characters presence to project a powerful image on the films he has starred in. For my project I am comparing the three films ‘I Am Legend’, ‘The Pursuit of Happiness’ and ‘I, Robot’, all of these films have included Will Smith’s character as being either shown as a Hero type or an emotional character hero type. From my previous research I have already included in my project a brief analysis on the way Will Smith’s appearance is shown in the film ‘I Am Legend’ and the way he has used his previous background experience to help him develop his character to adapt to the type of film he stars in.

Evidence is shown to an extent on how Will Smith character is easy to identify as powerful to catch the audience attention in almost every film he has starred in, as in ‘The Pursuit of Happiness’ he is seen as a emotional type of character who tries to get the best out of his knowledge to gain a better life for him and his son. And as in ‘I Am Legend’ shows him searching for life in the city just when he finds someone and decides to sacrifice his own life to save the others from dying. In comparison towards the two films ‘I, Robot’ also shows Will Smith as a powerful character although in the film he is shown as.

A brief Textual Analysis on ‘The Pursuit of Happiness’

I have recently included information on the previous film I have researched, which has starred will smith; I am now going to focus on the second film ‘Pursuit of happiness’. I have choose this particular film to research on for my auteur project because this film shows a different side to will smith, a side which shows his emotional character and I want to cover this film because I am amazed on how he can change his character so perfect to fit a film.

‘The Pursuit of Happiness’ directed by Gabriele Muccino, set in 1981 in San Francisco, California follows Will Smiths’s (Chris Gardner) day to day life as a salesman-turned-stockbroker which has to balance his work with being a father. The film shows an emotional side to Will Smith’s character as he tries to overcome problems that come in the way for him to being a successful stockbroker, and also managing to look after his son, as his sons mother has left him and his son to cope on their own.

I personally think that this is one of the best films Will Smith has starred in and his character in this film brings out the best of the film. One of the reasons why I choose to include this film as an example in this project is because I believe that this film helps explain how Will Smith as a performer can shape his films in the style of his character.