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* BrokenAesop: Halfway through, Chris makes quite a good observation that you can only pursue happiness, and expecting to actually ''have'' it for more than a brief moment at a time is an illusion. The film ends with a HappyEnding implying everything will be alright from that point on.
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* TearJerker: Be prepared for the overwhelming urge to call your Daddy and tell him how much you love him.
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** The ComicBook/CaptainAmerica doll is one of these when you find out that Creator/WillSmith was at one point the top choice to play him in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''.
** Amusing when Will Smith and Dan Castellaneta are in the same film, seeing how Dan was TheOtherDarrin voicing Genie in [[{{Franchise/Aladdin}} Disney's Aladdin]], who Will would take the role as him in the [[{{Film/Aladdin2019}} Disney live-action adaptation]].
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* JerkassWoobie: Sure Linda is already alienated and everything, and while she's antagonistic and hot-tempered towards Chris throughout most of the film, some viewers do understand what it feels like to suffer from financial debt and can feel sorry for Linda based on how's she's taking the stress, and smitten with chagrin and misery.

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* JerkassWoobie: Sure Linda is already alienated and everything, and while she's antagonistic and hot-tempered towards Chris throughout most of the film, some viewers do understand what it feels like to suffer from financial debt and debt. They can feel sorry for Linda based on how's she's taking the stress, and while smitten with chagrin and misery.
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* {{Glurge}}: A man, who is presented as moral, sees happiness in making money as a stock broker, studies at it with a high potential chance of failure for no money, and is willing to sacrifice his own son's well-being in order to do so, all to participate in a 6-months unpaid internship, although he does eventually make it big in the end.

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* {{Glurge}}: A man, who is presented as moral, sees happiness in making money as a stock broker, studies at it with a high potential chance of failure for no money, and is willing to sacrifice his own son's well-being in order to do so, all to participate in a 6-months unpaid internship, although he internship. He does eventually make it big in the end.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is Gardner a righteous, determined and selfless father, or is he a selfish, childish man severely out of touch with reality?

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is Gardner a righteous, determined and selfless father, or is he a selfish, childish man who is severely out of touch with reality?
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%%* AwardSnub: While Smith's performance was critically acclaimed, he lost the [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActorInALeadingRole Oscar for Best Actor]] to Creator/ForestWhitaker for ''Film/TheLastKingOfScotland''.

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%%* AwardSnub: While Smith's performance was critically acclaimed, he lost the [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActorInALeadingRole [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActorInALeadingRole Oscar for Best Actor]] to Creator/ForestWhitaker for ''Film/TheLastKingOfScotland''.
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* JerkassWoobie: Sure Linda is already alienated and everything, and while she's antagonistic and hot-tempered towards Chris throughout most of the film, some viewers do understand what it feels like to suffer from financial debt and can feel sorry for Linda based on how's she's taking the stress, and smitten with chagrin and misery.

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* HilariousInHindsight: The ComicBook/CaptainAmerica doll is one of these when you find out that Creator/WillSmith was at one point the top choice to play him in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''.

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The ComicBook/CaptainAmerica doll is one of these when you find out that Creator/WillSmith was at one point the top choice to play him in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''.
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** Amusing when Will Smith and Dan Castellaneta are in the same film, seeing how Dan was TheOtherDarrin voicing Genie in [[{{Franchise/Aladdin}} Disney's Aladdin]], who Will would take the role as him in the [[{{Film/Aladdin2019}} Disney live-action adaptation]].
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* AwardSnub: While Smith's performance was critically acclaimed, he lost to Forrest Whitaker for Film/TheLastKingOfScotland. This probably would explain why he later got the Best Actor award in the 94th Academy Awards.
* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Chris comes into his first job interview without a proper shirt. The interviewer acts normally, but at the end, he asks Chris what he would say if he hired a man who came in without a shirt. Chris responds. "Well, he must have had some really nice pants!" The interviewer finds this hilarious too.
* {{Glurge}}: A man, who is presented as moral, sees happiness in making money as a stock broker, studies at it with a high potential chance of failure for no money, and is willing to sacrifice his own son's well-being in order to do so, all to participate in a 6-months unpaid internship. Although he does eventually make it big in the end.

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* %%* AwardSnub: While Smith's performance was critically acclaimed, he lost to Forrest Whitaker the [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActorInALeadingRole Oscar for Film/TheLastKingOfScotland. This probably would explain why he later got the Best Actor award in the 94th Academy Awards.
Actor]] to Creator/ForestWhitaker for ''Film/TheLastKingOfScotland''.
* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Chris comes into his first job interview without a proper shirt. The interviewer acts normally, but at the end, he asks Chris what he would say if he hired a man who came in without a shirt. Chris responds. responds, "Well, he must have had some really nice pants!" The interviewer finds this hilarious hilarious, too.
* {{Glurge}}: A man, who is presented as moral, sees happiness in making money as a stock broker, studies at it with a high potential chance of failure for no money, and is willing to sacrifice his own son's well-being in order to do so, all to participate in a 6-months unpaid internship. Although internship, although he does eventually make it big in the end.

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