Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump Movie (1994)

While not intelligent, Forrest Gump has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him.

Forrest Gump is a simple man with a low I.Q. but good intentions. He is running through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His 'mama' teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Forrest joins the army for service in Vietnam, finding new friends called Dan and Bubba, he wins medals, creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspires people to jog, starts a ping-pong craze, creates the smiley, writes bumper stickers and songs, donates to people and meets the president several times. However, this is all irrelevant to Forrest who can only think of his childhood sweetheart Jenny Curran, who has messed up her life. Although in the end all he wants to prove is that anyone can love anyone.
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I have not written this review myself but copied and pasted it from "http://www.amazon.com/Forrest-Gump-Sapphire-Blu-ray-Hanks/product-reviews/B002L9N4DS/ref=sr_1_1_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1"

Forrest Gump is a rare movie that succeeded on all levels. It was a box office smash ranking among the top five highest grossing movies of all time. But it was also a critical darling, garnering across the board praise and a truckload of awards. The movie became a cultural phenomenon, spawning cook books, quote books, a top ten soundtrack album and lines like "stupid is as stupid does" and "life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get" have permeated our dialect. The movie has a nostalgic, feel good vibe thanks to the dimwitted Forrest's trek through 60's and 70's touchstone events. Underneath all those warm feelings lies a darkness. Bad things happen to just about everyone Forrest comes in contact with. His best friend Bubba is killed in Vietnam, his other friend Lt. Dan loses both his legs, his mother dies of cancer and his beloved Jenny dies of AIDS. Even the famous people Forrest comes across meet with disaster, President Kennedy & John Lennon are assassinated, George Wallace is shot and Elvis Presley dies young. There are superb performances all around. Sally Field is feisty as Forrest's mama, Mykelti Williamson is funny as Bubba, Gary Sinese as Lt. Dan is a perfect rough edged foil to Forrest and Robin Wright as Jenny portrays the confusion that young people of the times felt perfectly. While all those performances are of high quality, Forrest Gump is Tom Hanks' tour de force. He is utterly brilliant as Forrest. He is in virtually every scene of the movie and never once does he fail to astound. He becomes Forrest and makes you care what happens to him. Mr. Hanks deservedly won his second consecutive Best Actor Oscar for the role and cemented himself as the best actor of his generation and one of the best of all time.
lipsee
I thought the idea was to write YOUR comments on the film,,not copy some gumf from Amazon..OK will I liked it ,,but beware do,nt watch it twice,,its crap second time...
Adrian1982
One of the best films I have ever watched. I loved the final scene between Tom Hanks and Sally Field. A scence where a mother and son say goodbye.
Rocker1990
Tom Hanks won the first Best Actor SAG Award for this movie
patriciaysabelle
this can not be crap even you watch it on the third time. . .
shay28
...makes me giggle and remember the line: Life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you gonna get...peace
Poet727
I'm watching this movie right now. I think it's one of the best movies ever made. I enjoy the love story, i like the history part of it, and I love the music. The opening and end music with the credits is just so beautiful. And the scene at the end after his wife dies and he's talking to her grave always makes me cry. I've seen it every time it's on tv.
Today is my birthday and my parents got me a Forrest Gump box set. I was so happy. I'll tell you something. Someday I'd like to find that special someone to watch it with.heart beating
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Forrest Gump is a simple man with a low I.Q. but good intentions. He is running through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His 'mama' teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Forrest joins the army for service in Vietnam, finding new friends called Dan and Bubba, he wins medals, creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspires people to jog, starts a ping-pong craze, creates the smiley, writes bumper stickers and songs, donates to people and meets the president several times. However, this is all irrelevant to Forrest who can only think of his childhood sweetheart Jenny Curran, who has messed up her life. Although in the end all he wants to prove is that anyone can love anyone.
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