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Summary: POETRY
Review: This movie is like poetry in motion. It is a comedy but it also is a sad movie. This movie shows that you don't have to be a brainiac to be succesful in this world. All it takes is a strong will and a lot of spirit.
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Summary: A perfect 10!
Review: "Forrest Gump" is a very special movie, a movie in which so many values, traditions, historical events and occurrences are all seen through the eyes of one man who is affected by all of the above mentioned aspects of life. This man is the very embodiment of American innocence in a time when that innocence was fading from sight, with such events as the Vietnam War and segregation issues plaguing the country, and through his simple words and actions, we are able to appreciate the lives in which we live on a much more elevated level. The film is a complex and stunning journey that involves many characters, all of whom represent a separate and unique stereotype of the 50's, 60's and 70's. The events portrayed throughout the movie are handled with such meticulous detail and through the eyes of Forrest Gump, we see everything in a whole new light. His simplicity and limited education seem more of a blessing than a curse, and it may cause viewers to look at their own lives and take stock of themselves as well. Forrest's journey begins in his early years, as a skinny child who must wear leg braces for his crooked back. His mother will do just about anything for him, including giving special favors to the public school principle in order to get her son enrolled. On his first day of school, he meets a young girl named Jenny, whom he falls in love with at first sight. He will carry this love with him for the rest of his life, protecting her from her abusive father and staying by her side through their school years. His high school career offers him a position on football team, which leads him to college, where he becomes ensconced in many different cultures and beliefs, as well as his first taste of segregation. Jenny begins to branch off into more risqué lines of work, evolving into the drifter hippie that so symbolized the 60's. Forrest stays in touch with her, even after he is drafted and sent to Vietnam to fight in the war. There, he meets Bubba Blue, and they become fast friends due to their ostracization from the rest of the group's men. Their commanding officer, Lieutenant Dan Taylor, is harsh and strict, so it comes as no surprise that when a battle goes terribly wrong, he loathes Gump for pulling him out instead of leaving him to die. From this point on, Forrest will become a national hero as well as someone that every human being, decent or loathsome, can come to admire. Forrest's simplicity and small outlook on life is such a blessing for him, and that is shown through the plot of this movie. He sees everything going on around him, but none of it ever really registers in his mind the way it would someone of a higher IQ. Forrest lives his life the way a child would that has been taught by his mother the values of life, and Forrest holds extremely true to those values, never breaching them for a second. His small outlook on such a vast melting pot of societal woes becomes the way in which we would like to look at the world, and at ourselves. The movie also places Forrest in slight interaction with historical figures, ranging from John F. Kennedy's congratulating of the All-American football team, to Richard Nixon's resignation from the White House. Even though his involvement with these events is purely fictional, it offers much needed comical relief for such a serious film. This is where the film gets to use some very effective special effects in order to incorporate Forrest into real footage taken of the events portrayed within the movie, and it does so seamlessly and without flaw. The story's characters all act as a representation of some stereotype from the decades the movie covers. Forrest is not a conservative, nor is he an activist, but rather one of the people that watches from the sidelines as the country falls apart before his eyes. Jenny becomes the hippie, the rebel of society who does drugs and men, following what is considered cool even when it puts her in danger. Lieutenant Dan is the wounded Vietnam officer who is forgotten by his country and the government and left to fend for himself. All of these characters give us diverse looks at the events at hand, while also providing an emotional outlet as we feel their pain and emotions. Tom Hanks gives his best and most memorable performance ever in this film. He plays Gump with all the simple-mindedness and naivety that the movie needs, and brings such vivid and emotional life to the movie. We believe in his ability to create such beautiful images with his simple words. Robin Wright plays his girl, Jenny, who has a profound effect on us despite her many mistakes in her life. Throughout the movie, she seems to be wanting something more than just the popular scene and lifestyle, and Wright brings all of that out with vivacity and excellence. Gary Sinise plays Lieutenant Dan, and his embittered attitude towards his country prove to be quite a challenge for Sinise, who readily accepts and makes the role his own. Mykelti Williamson is Bubba Blue, who is a bit smarter than Forrest in terms of understanding the country's upsets. And Sally Field plays Forrest's mother, sweet and charming, loving and warm. This is the Field we all know and have grown to love. "Forrest Gump" works on so many different levels of emotion, intensity and passion for life that it becomes a success many times over. It will not soon be forgotten, so long as we all look for a way to better simplify the events of our lives, seeing things with the naivety of a small boy who rose to such heights of fame yet never really realized his social status. To him, it didn't matter; he was just living life.
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Summary: Moving and thought-provoking
Review: As with many of my other favourite films (Truman Show, Trainspotting etc) this one is great due to the meaning and depth involved. At the start Forrest is a boy who is 'simple' yet by the end of the film he has led an extraordinary life, including inspiring Elvis' dances, seeing the first wave of coloured student at his college, won the College Bowl single-handedly, fought in Vietman, ran a shrimping company in honour of his best friend, and produced a bright and happy son. Throughout these events, most of which go over his head, we see the way different people interact in America, and how if you stay true to your beliefs and your dreams, but don't let adversity take you down, you can achieve anything. It is certainly funny in places as well, especially little comments in the narrative like Forrest's childlike innocent reference to Jenny being abused, completely not understanding it. The way he chases after Jenny like a lovesick schoolboy is touching. This is a legendary piece of cinema.
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Summary: An Inspirational, Heartwarming Movie
Review: This movie was truly inspiring to me. It proved that even those with lower-than-average IQ's can be a success in life, and I'm one of them. I can barely balance a checkbook and my I.Q. is "dull normal", but I can spell and type 120-140+ words per minute and I'm very successful in my career as a medical transcripionist. Again, this is a wonderful movie that hubby and I like to watch over and over because it inspires us (we are also both epileptic).
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Summary: first of a kind!
Review: Ok whoever reads this probably has seen this movie and doesn't need to know anything more about it. But for those who haven't seen it i think you will enjoy this. There really isn't a category to put Forest Gump under maybe drama? any category that it goes under it is a very deserving movie to be there. This movie starts off with a mentally retarted man ( Tom Hanks ) who retells his life story to people sitting at abus stop. To make a long story short he serves a term in Vietnam and recieves the medal of honor. he comes home to his girlfriend Jenny who he has never stopped loving, and at the end of the movie finds out that he is the father of Jenny's baby. Tis is an inspirational movie and i would reccomend it to movie goers of all kinds.
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Summary: Delightful .
Review: The first time I'd seen this film was on December 1994,when I was in the middle of the 12th grade. It left quite an impression on me; I felt that I understood the phrase that said "The world will never be the same once you've seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump". And indeed I did, for a long period of time, I've had it's messages, and it's new-to-me way of looking at every day's life on my mind. I guess it still wonders around, echoing inside my head from time to time, reminding me, when I forget, to take things more lightly. The movie itself is one of the saddest I'd seen to that date, and even six years after, I consider it one of the touchiest. This doesn't mean it lacks amusing, funny and joyful moments,on the contrary.This not so common combination is what makes this film so great and recommended. Myself, I haven't met anyone saying he didn't like it ,except a columnist that had resented the fact that one of the messages of the film can be - you can be a laggard ,but it doesn't matter if you're lucky ! I must admit that it's true according to the film, and it's a misleading and false too, but maybe it's not the main purpose of the film ,maybe a sly way of criticizing and stinging the American content society. One thing I earned from watching it was the love for the run. Sometimes I still reflect at Forrest running anywhere he wants to go, instead of walking, and ,my god I want to run to, or keep on running myself ! I can't forget his insane runs across the U.S. with all the nutcases joining him, this was brilliant ! Another unforgettable scene was his second reunion (if I'm not mistaken) with Jenny in Washington D.C after nobody'd heard his speech ,but nevertheless used the 'F' word. Seeing this for the first time was a real blast-off, and even on the video it hasn't lost its entertaining-then-heart lifting touch. What's more to say? It's a guaranteed bargain.This movie can be seen over and over ,yet the pleasure remains.
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Summary: Just let yourself enjoy it.
Review: Some critics slated this film because they hated the way it wiped the floor with their own favourite 'Pulp Fiction' in the major awards in 1994. However since Tarantino's bubble burst its now acceptable to praise Forrest Gump for what it is, the best feelgood film since 'It's a Wonderful Life'. Gump was pretty much the opposite of Pulp Fiction but it stands the test of time much better than its rival. Pretty much a perfect film. Try to remember that this film sets out simply to entertain you and make you forget about all of your troubles for two hours. Don't be a moron and pick it apart, just let yourself enjoy it, after all it's only a film, .
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Summary: Great Movie
Review: Forrest Gump is an outstanding movie,and the best movie by director Robert Zemeckis.It's the story of a simpleminded man who manages to unwittingly get involved with most of the major events (in America)of the second half of the 20th century.(till the early 80's anyway)Tom Hanks does an excellent job as Forrest,as does Gary Sinise as Lt.Dan,and Robin Wright is outstanding as Jenny,the love of Forrest's life,who follows a different path in her life than Forrest.Sally Field is great as Forrest's loving Mama,and Mykelti Williamson does a great job as Forrest's best friend Bubba,(he met Forrest in the army)who was just as simple as Forrest.Those are just the standouts,the whole cast is very good.The music by Alan Silvestri is very good,and the rock'n'roll soundtrack is amazing.Overall,it's just a great movie.
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Summary: This movies like a box of feces
Review: The moral of the movie is, being a retard and not understanding life deeply is the key to success. Go ahead, expose your simple emotional buttons to hollywood like the dangling genitals of a circus chimp for so much probing and manipulation. The real subtext here is that the american public, as stupid as gump, brings success to cheap, manipulative hollywood stories.
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Summary: Forrest Dump
Review: Tom Hanks, the most overrated "actor" in hollywood, stars in this piece of tripe about a retarded coming up during the '60s, 70s and 80s. The film, designed to appeal to the Rush Limbaugh crowd, implies that "dumb is good." Jenni, Forrest's on again off again girlfriend, represents all the evils of the '60s, while Forrest represents all that is good and true--what a clever binary opposition. Not only is this "film" completely odious, you can't imagine how long and drawn out it is unless you've actually had to sit through it, which I don't recommend. I don't know how this piece of trash ever got made. Flush this box of chocalates down the toilet honey, you don't know where they've been!
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