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The Pursuit of Happyness

For me, there are two iconic scenes in this movie, with a third bonus scene I can certainly relate to. 1)  The shirt/pants line.   I won't ruin it for you, but for me, that line sums up what gets people ahead in life, and what can hold us back.  When we don't take ourselves or situations (despite their severity) so seriously, it allows us to create creative, third options, and see all the opportunities that are there in front of us. Take a moment, take a breath, and make people laugh. 2) The door banging scene. Again, I'm not going to spoil it, but damn.  I remember my own version of this low point, where I was working in a job I was ashamed of (I've grown since then, but at the time I felt I was "better" than where I was working) and I literally DOVE FOR COVER upon seeing people from high school enter the store.  Clearly, nowhere near as traumatic or severe as the scene in the movie, but I think we all have "that moment" where we'r