Forrest Gump Movie
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The world will never be the same once you've seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump.
Life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're gonna get.
The story follows the life of low I.Q. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) and his meeting with the love of his life Jenny. The film chronicles his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from the late 1950's through the 1970's including a meeting with Elvis Presley, JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, fighting in Vietnam, etc. The problem is, he's too stupid to realize the significance of his actions. Forrest becomes representative of the baby boomer generation having walked through life blindly.
| Tom Hanks | Forrest Gump |
| Gary Sinise | Lt. Dan Taylor |
| Robin Wright Penn | Jenny Curran |
| Mykelti Williamson | Pvt. Benjamin Buford 'Bubba' Blue |
| Sally Field | Mrs. Gump |
| Rebecca Williams | Nurse at Park Bench |
| Michael Conner Humphreys | Young Forrest Gump |
| Harold G. Herthum | Doctor |
| George Kelly | Barber |
| John Randall | Crony |
| Sam Anderson | Principal |
| Margo Moorer | Louise, Mrs. Gump's Housekeeper |
| Ione M. Telech | Elderly Woman |
| Christine Seabrook | Elderly Woman's Daughter |
| Robert Zemeckis |
8.20 out of 10 (106111 votes)
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Ping Pong Champ
posted on 31 Aug 2009This movie, about a man who 'talks kinda funny', is weird yet completely awesome. While carrying the audience through various events of late 20th century American history, the movie's main theme says that being smart is less important than love, honor, bravery, kindness, honesty and perseverance.
Hanks' tour de force
posted on 30 Aug 2009I recently watched FG again. It had been several years since I saw it the first time. My memory of the film, and specifically Tom Hanks' performance, was that how hard can it be to play a retarded person? After viewing the movie again, I remember what a real tour de force this role was for Hanks. He was fantastic here, and the whole film remains extremely entertaining. When you've seen it before, you don't concentrate so much on the special effects putting Hanks into historical footage. Some of those effects were better than others, but it was a really cute trick. The best effects, however were the computer removal of Gary Sinise's legs. I watched closely and this was absolutely seamless, looked perfect on the screen. Robin Wright also deserves mention for a great performance, as does Sinise and Sally Fields.
Forrest Gump packs a good wallop
posted on 30 Aug 2009Forrest Gump is a timeless film that has won the hearts of millions. It's attraction is a combination of an inspirational story that has heart, the likable innocence of Forrest as the pivotal character during significant periods of recent national and even international historical events, and his genuine affection towards the people who become a part of his life. It is a story about life that the audience can relate to on many different levels, containing elements that provoke every human emotion. There are quite a few catchy, memorable "one-liners" that have real meaning for us to ponder, and we can even learn a lesson or two from the simple examples that he sets. Played by actor Tom Hanks, Forrest was a slow-minded southern boy who overcame his disadvantages and challenges through his own sheer will. Often times people are ridiculed by others for being "different", as was the case with Forrest starting in his youth. Whether it was for the braces he wore on his legs or for his below-average IQ, there would always be others who would pick on him for no good reason. Forrest did the best he knew how and overcame these obstacles in spite of those who looked down upon him. With a strong upbringing by his "Mamma", played by Sally Field, he was instilled with a basic sense of good southern values that propelled him to accomplishments of greatness that can be admired by people from all walks of life.On a few occasions when somebody actually treated Forrest with the decency and appreciation that all human beings deserve, they won a loyalty from him that would last beyond a lifetime. It doesn't take much sometimes to gain somebody's friendship. Maybe it starts with just a simple gesture, like on their first day of school when nobody would let him sit with them on the bus except for the little girl Jenny who let him sit with her (and then she had a friend for life). Forrest's "best good friend" Bubba did the same thing for him when they first met on that Army bus. Since they were both a little slow-minded, they had a lot in common and there was an instant chemistry between them. Bubba shared his dream of being in the shrimping business and invited Forrest to become a part of it with him, but unfortunately Bubba got killed in the war at Vietnam and could never realize his dream. However, Forrest kept his promise to him and followed through with it for Bubba, and when it became a successful business, he remained true to Bubba and gave his half of the profits to Bubba's family. While in the Army, Lieutenant Dan became a part of his life and was right away someone who Forrest looked up to and admired, with the memorable one-liner, "I sure hope I don't let him down". After saving the Lieutenant's life, their friendship and loyalty continued after the Army. When he showed up to fulfill his promise of becoming Forrest's first mate, Forrest was so excited to see him that he jumped out of the boat and swam towards him, leaving it unmanned. When it then took a whole dock out, only half-embarrassed, Forrest looked and proudly said in another one-liner, "that's my boat". Out of continued respect and appreciation, Forrest always referred to him as Lieutenant Dan. Forrest can run, which is a favorite pastime of many people and also can be a source of solitude. When he ran just to run, all of a sudden it just made sense to people and many thought he had "all the answers". "He sure is a running fool", but when it comes to defending the honor of his girl and doing what's right, he is truly a man on a mission and isn't afraid to fight for what he believes in. These all show qualities of friendship and ideals that everybody can strive for.Not only does this film appeal for it's heart-felt entertainment value, but it also has a lot of replay value as well. It's the kind of movie that, each time it is watched, more is learned about the depth of each character and their relationships with Forrest. The one-liners are always just as enjoyable and, after all, what red-blooded American couldn't be inspired watching Forrest clobber some guy in defending the honor of his Jenny? In every way, Forrest Gump packs a good wallop.
it Is unbelievable. unbelievably amazing...
posted on 27 Aug 2009After reading most of the IMDB comments about Forrest Gump I'd like to regard to some of the counterclaims (people who haven't seen this movie yet can read it too, there's no actual spoilers):The main problem of the people who disliked this movie is either they're way too sarcastic or just way, but WAAAY too "literal". All the comments of these people manifested one of those two. They just don't understand that the plot of Forrest Gump is almost totally figurative! I really don't get you people, Forrest Gump is not only unique, it EXQUISITE, it surpasses everything a good movie can be! If this isn't a 10+/10 movie, I don't know what is.When other movies poke you STRAIGHT IN THE FACE some reprimands, or moral lessons, or "confrontations with God", or personal life journeys, or dark sides of the world such as war, child sexual abuse, drugs etc., you grimace and say "damn, another unoriginal preaching piece of crap". But when you get Forrest Gump, the most genius movie ever that servers you all the above mentioned plus much much more in the most original, creative, imaginative, emotions-evoking way, you cavil and scorn it, say it is boring, implausible, ridiculous celebration of stupidity, has insidious offensive messages... Come on!The superiority of this movie is how it makes a fictitious, fantastic, improbable story almost a believable one. But let's say you don't believe, ok. Then you go and look for messages, and what do you find? Right-wing/American Dream propaganda? Patronizing southern/black/rebel people? Go on, dig some more, miss the real gist. Miss the opportunity to see what's our world like through the eyes of an innate virtuous man lacking grudge, greed and falsity, miss true love, honesty, loyalty, friendship, miss the force to overcome personal catastrophes, miss the different meanings of life, destiny, miss the MOST ORIGINAL CHRONOLOGY of the well-known American history events... and much more. Make fun of the inspiring scenes such as the cross-country running (& many more), the excellent scenes of Forrest's effects on the history, the funny scenes such as the smiley-face, or other exciting ones... if I continue, I'll write here the whole script! Every scene is brilliant, just BRILLIANT! I for one just can't help myself from admiring the one who created this story, this plot. it IS unbelievable. Unbelievably amazing.I won't detail my feelings and opinions about the movie, it's plot and symbols, it would be too much. I just hope all the people who patronize both the character of Forrest Gump and the spectators who loved the movie, will find also their EQ (Emotional Quotient), and place it somewhere beside their mighty IQ. Seriously, give it another chance from a different point of view. Please try.P.S: I can accept (just to accept, not to understand, not to agree) the opinions of those who disliked the movie - but the only one I just can't GET is the claim that Tom Hanks got an easy oscar. I don't know whether or not it's easier to act retarded, but I think this role was one of the hardest ever, and Tom Hanks has done it superbly! Even when Hanks isn't talking, his facial impressions are speaking instead (e.g. the can-touch-a-robot scene where he asks about the intelligence of his son).. His performance is just too real to call it acting. Gary Sinise and Robin Wright are magnificent to.
An Odyssey into Modern America
posted on 21 Aug 2009Forrest Gump (1994) ****Forrest Gump is the sappiest of melodramas, but it is also a wonderfully made and wonderfully touching film. Everyone of course knows the plot of the film, so I won't bother discussing that. Robert Zemeckis' talents as a special effects filmmaker are astounding, and the effects in Forrest Gump are no less than incredible. Such as the scenes in which he meets a number of presidents in archival footage, and his address of a peace rally in Washington. The film seems to have either a love it or hate it following. What surprises me most though is the extreme hate and overreading that some people have regarding the film. Some critics have claimed that the film is "mawkishly conservative," and triumphs the idea that ignorance is bliss. The biggest shame is that the film has been politicized - it is not political, it is human. I am inclined to agree with Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel's interpretation in suggesting that the movie is about how America has never come to terms with its historical past, and is not about neglecting things such as the Vietnam war. It is not about following rules, or suggesting that if you're a hippie you will become a drug addict or anything like that. The movie is simply about the journey that life is. To politicize the film is to present an element to the film which was never there to begin with. Forrest Gump is simply a story about humanity. I've never understood the "ignorance is bliss" comments. The film has nothing to do with that. Like the politicization of the film, so too is this an element brought in by critics which was never part of the film. The picture is about the reaffirmation of life. Forrest Gump is not a smart man, but just because he is not smart does not mean that he cannot succeed in life. This is a problem that i have with many liberal academics, and I say this as a left wing academic myself, wherein uneducated or unintellectual people are regarded as failures and placed on a pedestal far lower than they place themselves upon. One does not need to be intelligent to be enlightened, and enlightenment is not an intrinsic characteristic of intelligence. Forrest Gump is a magical and touching human dramedy. Take it for what it is, and what it is is a much smarter film than people give it credit for. Its a wonderful movie, and its shame that its been politicized because of its historical odysseys.
the most stunningly beautiful creation of film history
posted on 15 Aug 2009This film I watched for the first time when I was 8 years old. It had me rooted to my seat for the entirety of the picture and even then i knew that I would see anything that moved me so much. It takes serious things and turns them into an educational, comical and more dramatic version of history itself. The film uses characters like Bubba and Forests drill seargent to really take this film to new levels. Forest himself represents the naive child looking at the world as an uneducated person without the real wisdom of his age group. To watch this film as a child is probably the best thing that you can do. You feel almost as if you are forest instaed of just pitying him like most people do. I think the point of the film is to show that through the eyes of a child the world, and whatever difficulties it is facing, really can seem magical if you just look at things without the educated colour that we see today. Forrest has an ability to look at things more plainly and more black and white that others do. I think that for this reason this film should be the best film ever. After people have watched the film it has the impact of empathy on it's imeidiate audience so that for ten minutes after the film everyone feels together and unified. This film is the greatest film of all time and if you ask me it is unquestionable.
The script is brilliant!
posted on 12 Aug 2009"Forrest Gump" Tom Hanks ( Sleepless in Seattle) is one of my favorite characters in all the movies that I have ever seen. That covers a lot of movies. Every time I watch the movie, I start talking like Forrest, Forrest Gump. His transparency, his sincerity, his naivete, his sense of commitment toward his friends is beyond what anyone could imagine. We watched the movie again when we were visiting relatives for Thanksgiving. Uncle Gene was cracking up. He is a WWII veteran. He loved that line: "I got a million dollars wound but so far I have not seen one cent of it!" After two days of talking like Forrest, Forrest Gump, my husband looked at me and said: "now you sound like Katharine Hepburn." I think that one the reasons that I adore and understand Forrest is because he "lived" through my years as a young adult. The script is brilliant! Clever, clever, clever! The movie touches everyone. The older folks, because they lived through it as adults; baby bloomers because they lived through it as young adults; even the kids in my neighborhood will scream: " run, Forrest, run." Every time they see someone running. My favorite quote: Bubba Blue, Mykelti Williamson (Primary Colors) said: "Anyway, like I was saying', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sautee it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that's about it.". My favorite scenes: Forrest showing his buttocks to the President. When he sees "Jeannie" (Message in the Bottle) in Washington, D.C., they meet at the pool of the ellipse. They were again briefly like peas and carrots! Forrest sees "Lieutenant Dan" Gary Senise (Apollo 13), he jumps into the ocean and his boat crashes! The little feather that flies at the beginning and end of movie. The music is great! This is one of the best movies ever made and that is all I have to say about that!
Simply Outstanding
posted on 09 Aug 2009What a movie. I remember the first time I saw it with my family and myself and my mum cried, but it was such a great, powerful and deeply moving film. The script, acting, directing, music, effects and every other aspect are outstanding. The key to this film though here is Hanks. I do not believe any other actor in the world could have played the part as well as he did. He really is one of the best actors around these days. People keep on saying that this movie mugged Shawshank Redmption at the Oscars, which is very unfair because although that is also one of my favourite films, this just about overtook it for me. The script by Eric Roth and Hanks's acting here for me do by a small amount outdo Shawshank although many will disagree. In fact I don't know how earth Alan Silvestri's score didn't get an Oscar. It is probably one of the best i've ever heard and The Lion King definitely didn't deserve it i'm afraid. The same applies to Sinise's performance which also deserved an Oscar. Anyway this film deserved its Oscars and is one of the greatest films of all time.A classic. 10/10
Suffers from directorial influence
posted on 06 Aug 2009The best thing in this movie is Gary Sinise. He growls, smirks, and spits his way through a terrific performance before his character is converted to Forrest's religion. Other than that, there's not much meat in this movie. I thought Hanks was pretty good as Gump, but it's not a role that you can screw up too badly because there's very little character to slip into.The biggest problem with it is the artificial, plastic directing job, something that other Zamekis productions suffer from also. The sequence of dying Lt. Dan ancestors is particularly egregious - it's supposed to be funny, I think, but doesn't quite make it. I'm also at a loss to explain why we needed the Gump within a Gump voiceover narration. It only adds to the syrupy tone with the kind of pseudo-humor you see in many TV commercials. This story could have told itself quite well without this and similar directorial tricks.I was a little bit bothered by the right-wing sensibilities present, but not all that much. I'm used to the co-opting of counter-culture product to prove alternate ideals (like the idea behind John Lennon's "Imagine"). Using a false history as a dramatic device is OK with me, just do something interesting with it. Hollywood has a tendency to de-legitimize creativity as merely the accident of situation. Zamekis has done this before in Back to the Future, where Chuck Berry supposedly gets his inspiration for "Johnny B. Good" from one performance (instead of years of hard work). I hate it when this is used for a joke - and not a very good one, usually. Just like many things in this movie, it's pandering to the nostalgia of the audience. Similar things are done to Bear Bryant. But I digress.The best scene in the movie is when Hanks sees Sinise at the dock and runs into the water to greet him. It sums up both characters beautifully. And despite (or maybe because of) the heavy borrowing from other movies, other good scenes are the barroom scene with Hanks and Sinise, the orgasm scene, and the initial meeting of Hanks and his Drill Sergeant. I mention these because they don't typify the piled-on heavy sentiment that the rest of the movie employs.
My name is Forrest. Forrest Gump...
posted on 06 Aug 2009*THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS... OR MAYBE NOT. THE WARNING IS THE SAME FOR ALL*And that would be the only interesting thing in the whole movie.I don't like this movie. I find it naive and pretentious in so many levels, but manages to achieve none. The movie is about this guy, Forrest Gump, with an IQ lower than average. That's no obstacle for him to witness all kinds of facts in history, being a celebrity, have no financial problems, etc. We all know a "normal" person can consider himself lucky if he accomplishes at least one of the things Forrest does, so the fact that he has witnessed Vietnam, invented Smiley and those 'Shit Happens' stickers, or helped Woodward and Bernstein to become celebrities (thank goodness Zemeckis didn't make us believe he was Deep Throat) should be no surprise to us, right? Here I lift up my Sarcasm sign.Why do all people like this then? The answer is simple: it's Hollywood. A story about a guy, stricken by destiny, and yet he continues with his life with a cheerful face (well, more like the 'I don't understand what's going on' face he has in the whole movie). Audience love that kind of stuff. Even if the movie itself has nothing to be proud of.For those who are interested, this movie is also based on a book. The book actually is even more silly than the movie. Just imagine.
It will never comes the day when I don't cry watching this movie...
posted on 31 Jul 2009You don't need anything but a simple character, a nice story and the ability to make it happen to touch people's deepest feelings. Yet that simple, Forrest Gump is loving, tender, just perfect.My father always told me about how much beautiful The Sound of Music (1965) was to him, in his early childhood. I guess Forrest Gump is just like that to me, even being a feature not played in my childhood, but in my adolescence, just that period in time we're confused by all emotions blooming.Every time I feel desperate or needing to revigorate my live, it's time for watching again Forrest Gump.
A Classic To Be!!!
posted on 25 Jul 2009My family and I have seen Forrest Gump at least 15-20 times (I'm guessing here) and we think it is a pretty good movie. Sure, there are some things that we don't like about the movie, such as some adult-related scenes and the language use (especially the g-word being used over and over). I mean, I personally would have rated Forrest Gump a 9, maybe a 10, if it weren't for all the profanity. Other than that little (okay! big) problem, the movie's great! Except for a few sad parts, the movie's funny. My sister and I like to quote Forrest Gump (a good movie is as a good movie does-LOL!!!), and the movie is supposed to take place in Alabama (my home!). If you think this is the worst movie on the planet, you better think twice. This is one of the greatest movies of all time (besides the language). I think in the next several years, Forrest Gump will be a classic...awesome movie!!!!!!!!!!
Superb.......nothing else can describes it
posted on 10 Jul 2009Anyone who finds this movie to be trash, I just don't understand why. Most movies are not to be taken seriously and this is one of them. Forrest Gump is just about a simple man living through his life. It's not a historical documentary it is a movie, and a masterpiece movie.Tom Hanks, yet again is as perfect as ever and rightly enough won the best actor oscar. (Anyone who doesn't like Hanks I don't understand, what is there to dislike about him??!!) The supporting cast, especially Gary Sinise, Sally Field and Robin Wright are also magnificent and together they all put the cherry on the cake for this movie.I agree that it is a (sort of) American movie but that doesn't make it a bad or wrong movie. It wasn't overrated in the slightest because it is such a great movie and I believe that it deserved all of the credit and awards that it receievd.If you love movies and Tom Hanks (like moi!) and are willing to watch anything with an open mind then do yourself a favour and see it. I gurantee that this superb best picture oscar winner (and rightly so too), it will not disapoint you.Thank you all for being patient to read this, I'm glad I got that off my chest!
I am not the smart man. But I know what love is.
posted on 04 Jul 2009Some movies are not to be rated because those are the movies which defines movies. Entire story of movie is summarized in this one line which tom hanks says simply somewhere in middle of movie. "I am not the smart man. But I know what love is."Tom hanks at its best of all performance. Not stupid but less smart than others. He is best in everything but he never do anything for himself. He proves to be a best son, best soldier, best sportsman, best shrimper, best runner, best father and at all times, a true lover. Tom will give his best in everything while maintaining his simplicity and innocence which gives you a smile every time with moisture in eyes. One of the rare movie which can make you smile and cry at same time.Nothing needs to be said for this movie. Oscar defines it all. Don't care about ratings and watch this masterpiece.
Best Movie of All Time.
posted on 01 Jul 2009I can't stress this enough: you must see this movie once in your life. The acting from Tom Hanks is unsurpassed, the storyline captivates you for hours without any pause, and the ending will bring a tear every time. Movies at IMDB tend to slowly lose rating points after they are released, and that is the only reason I can see for this movie being rated as low as it is. This movie is so good that the first time I saw it, I watched it over again as soon as it ended--the only time I have ever done that for a movie.You can have your Gone With the Winds and your Citizen Kanes. The greatest movie of all time is Forrest Gump.
Good movie!
posted on 28 Jun 2009One of the best movies in 1994. The best time I watched it, I was still a teenager, so I couldn't understand it well. And once, I heard it was on Top 250, I've decided to watch it again. So, after I've done watching it, it was such an excellent movie. Forrest Gump, an idiot from Alabama, has witness many historical things. And he even met those presidents. And he even had his own shrimping company. And Tom Hanks did such a great performance, he has never done such a great performance in any other movie. And Robin Wright, played Jenny, which was Forrest's girlfriend, did a great job too. This movie is meaningful, it can give you a special message after you done watching it. Don't spend times on those meaningless movies, this is the best choice for watching. My vote is ten. Robert Zemickis is great.
My #3 Favorite Movie
posted on 31 Aug 2009Definetely one of my top three movies. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind, that what most people got out of it was an archetype that they could forever make fun of, but for me this isn't the case. You've never had a friend like this, actually I think most people go their whole lives without ever really having a friend at all. Forrest Gump is a true friend. I've been blessed enough in my life to know someone like this. People surely think that he's some dimwit worth nothing more than making fun of, but I've read something like 100 books on spirituality/religion/psychology/philosophy, and I can think of no other "archetype" that fits the mold of nirvana or real enlightenment than Forrest. If it were "in" to be as humble as him this sick world would instantly be healed and have zero problems, but instead he is forever mocked and crucified. Anyways, a classic film and my third favorite of alltime. 7 stars out of 5.