Todd Solondz conceives “Happiness” inside a puritan and conservative America, where being alone consists in some type of anomaly. However, the image that’s left is another one: “We’re all alone”. In the end, we truly are alone. In this movie, all the characters have some type of bond, mostly
are family. Nevertheless, we realize that there isn’t any type of intimacy in these relationships, most of the times. People that share half a dozen words, express half a dozen feelings and touch each other half a dozen times, don’t necessarily build a real relationship.

To be surrounded by others doesn’t necessarily rely
on feeling less alone. “Being” alone should not be confused
with “feeling” alone, or lonely. This misunderstanding usually associates “alone” to weakness. Being alone can
be a choice. My safe place can be my own mind. My happy place can be my own self. An analysis of the true essence
of each one of us.

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