Yes Man
By Yirone Huang
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Yes Man is an American comedy film directed by Peyton Reed. The film is based on a true story written by Danny Wallace. Yes Man allows main actor “Jim Carrey” to be a comedy champion again. When the movie was released last year on December 19, it became the highest-grossing film in North America, where the film revenue was $ 18.3 million in its first weekend.
The movie narrates a Los Angeles bank employee Carl Allen (Jim Carrey) whom has become very depressed and pessimistic since he divorces his ex-wife Stephanie (Molly Sims). Therefore, he loses his life goal ignoring his friends. He refuses everybody’s consideration and concern. When he meets his old friend (John Michael Higgins), he tries to persuade Carl to attend the “Yes!” seminar, which will help him to improve his personality.
After the seminar, he changes his attitude becoming a “Yes Man”, which means Allen must says yes to any opportunity. When he meets a homeless man, he practices this action by giving him a ride and some money. To Allen’s surprise, he says yes, because he hopes he can be a successful person. Because of his positive attitude, he meets Allison (Zooey Deschanel) accidently. He feels he is a lucky man, so he continues to say yes to everything. However, one day his girlfriend finds out his special personality. She gets so mad, because she thinks he is a liar. She doubts that when everything he says yes, does really mean he wants to say yes. Therefore, they get fight often. At the end of the film, he knows what he really wants and he wins his girlfriend’s heart back.
The film has big cast. Many audiences say the film is very inspiring, making people think twice about their life’s attitude. When people get a chance, people should cherish the opportunity. However, they need to know what they really want.
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