Agent of Happiness

Watching Agent of Happiness, I was not sure if it's a satire because the happiness index calculation seems... so simple. I mean, the barometer of happiness, if it can exist, is so complex as there are far too many things to factor in. It was wonderful to see the interviews that the two lead characters take of people from different strata and the potshots at some people who are happy at the expense of others within their family. Maybe the moral is that if most things in your life are good enough, you'll be most likely be happy. Even if that takes into the account the number of cows you own or the latest iPhone. The lead guy is charming and I wish I could be as happy as he is in the film regardless of the sources of his sadness.

(Watched at the 2024 MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.)