Forrest Gump Movie Review
By: Michael Gruber
Forrest Gump is a film version of a
story of a seemingly slow man, Forrest Gump, who without really even noticing,
plays a role in the shaping of history through his influence on others. Unlike most films, actually any film, Forrest Gump has no central problem to
the story it instead simply follows Forrest throughout his life. From meeting Jenny to shedding his leg braces,
to meeting JFK it still remains inspiring.
As you watch and become enthralled by the story of Forrest Gump and
begin to understand this “different” man from Greenbow, Alabama, you’ll come to
find yourself laughing, crying, and thoroughly inspired by Forrest’s story.
From
the start it was obvious Forrest wasn't the brightest of people with only a 75
I.Q, and the braces for his legs just gave the other kids one more excuse to tease
him except for one child Jenny. She was
Forrest’s best friend and the only person except for his mother who really
believed in him. From the very beginning
Forrest’s mother told him, “life’s like a box of chocolates you never know what
your gonna get.” In Forrest’s case this
was generally true whether he was playing football at the University of
Alabama, shaking JFK’s hand, saving lives in Vietnam, playing Ping Pong in
China, shrimpin’ with Lieutenant Dan during Hurricane Carmen, or literally
running cross country from one ocean to the other. During the movie neither audience nor Forrest
could have predicted what he would do next.
Just
like the feather drifting fluently through the air Tom Hanks gave a fluent and
flawless performance as Forrest Gump.
Going with out say we also feel that everybody else in the cast played
their role with incredible accuracy.
With this being said we also loved the unique plot and Forrest’s story
and give the movie four out of four stars.
Forrest Gump was both hilarious
and inspiring at the same time thus making it an instant classic.
