Forest Gump
This movie is an example of a Memoir/Dramatic Genre. It is about the life of a loving man. When the movie ends you want to see what happens with the rest of his life.
If you want a movie that makes you feel every emotion, then this is the one for you! It is an endearing film about one amazing man and his life's journey. From the moment it starts, this movie will have you begging for more. The actor Tom Hanks does an incredible job, it is by far his BEST performance ever. He plays a person who lives and thinks in simple terms, but does the most incredible things in his life! The things you will see him go through will have you awestruck. Throughout the movie there are famous figures in history from the 1960's to present day. The way that they entwined actual history and famous people of that time with this character is phenomenal!
The movie begins with a young Forest Gump and his best friend Jennie. Of course because of his innocent behaviour and thought he is picked on unmercifully by other children at school, until Jennie she can see his kindness and they become life-long friends. Of course as they age to their late teens/early twenties they go their separate ways. Jennie goes off into the Hippie cult, while Forest enlists in the armed services and goes over seas to Vietnam. The actual historical footage they show from Vietnam is spectacular, you feel as though you are there in that horrible war with Forest. Of course Forest meets other men from the war and befriends them in the most unlikely way. You laugh at their friendship and then minutes later you cry because of his loss of a friend and the injury of another, but of course Forest receives a medal of honor from no other but the president, and they actual show footage of President Johnson as if he's talking to Forest! Then he sees Jennie again and just as quickly as they meet she's off to find herself, she leaves him and your heart breaks for him all over again.
Life for Forest continues to amaze you even after the war, he becomes the captain/owner of a shrimp boat business, per his dying friends wish from the war. He helps his friend who sustained injuries from the war live life again and all along he does it in the simplest of ways. It's truly Amazing! He continues on, he decides one day he's going to run and then he just starts running that simple! It just doesn't stop but there's too many endeavors to list, You truly have to see this to believe it. The one thing that remained throughout this crazy adventure was his love for Jennie!
This movie is so inspiring, this man was able to achieve spectacular things. He didn't even realize the significance of what he accomplished and the people he met. He just lived life his way, and you as the viewer root for him every step of the way. The simple lines that he said in this movie, people refer to and mimic all the time. It has become a pop icon, and will go down in history as one the best movies of all time! And just when you think it's over Jennie returns and gives Forest an amazing gift. You'll have to see it to believe it. So grab a comfortable chair and a snack and get ready for a wonderful adventure!
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