ForrestGumpAnabsolutefilmfavouriteofmine,mainlybecausetherehasneverbeenamoviecharacterthatIhaveappreciatedsomuchasForrestGump.Asimplemanwhoexperiences(andcreates)someofthemostsignificanteventsinAmericanhistory,whileallhereallywantsistobewiththewomanheloves,Jenny.

　　TomHanksgaveanincredibleperformanceasForrest,amanof75IQwhoiswaitingatabusstopwhilsttellinghislifestory.AsweseethestorydevelopfromhimmeetingbothhissweetheartJenny,ElvisPresleyandbeingtold'runForrest,run!'differentpeoplearriveatthebusstopandlistentohim.Eachmeetshisstorywithemotionsrangingfromenrapturedtoderision,astheylearnwiththeaudiencetheincrediblelifeForresthasled.ThisincludeshimstarringintheAllAmericanFootballteam,winningaCongressionalMedalofHonourinVietnam,exposingtheWatergatescandalandmakingmillionsfrom'Bubba-Gumpshrimpingindustries',whilemeetingthreedifferentU.SPresidentsalongtheway.Thefilmendsonapoignantnote,withJennyandForrestmeetingagainandhavingason,asJennydiesofHIV/AIDS.

　　AlongwithTomHanksinthetitleroleForrestGumpfeaturedanexcellentsupportingcast,withcareerbestsfromRobinWrightPennasJennyandGarySiniseastheleglessVietnamveteranLt.DanTaylor.

　　Iwasinspiredbythewonderofamanexperiencinghislifewithoutrealisingitssignificancetotheworld,justsimplywishingforanemotionallydamagedwomanwhogoesontolivealonelylifewithouthim.SherejectsForrest,tellinghim'hedoesn'tknowwhatloveis',beforeeventuallyrealisingthatno-onewouldeverlovehermore.

　　Duetoitspreposterousplotlineandsentimentaltone,ForrestGumpcouldeasilyhavedescendedintomelodramaticmushpepperedwithphonyspecialeffects.HoweverinthecapablehandsofscreenwriterRothandZemeckisthemoviebecomesahighlyentertainingyetprofoundaccountofonesimple-mindedmanwhogoesonanenthrallingquest.Forsuchanaudaciousfilmtherewereamazinglyfewflaws(ForrestinspiringJohnLennontowritethesong'Imagine'andthecontrivancesofhimrunningacrossAmericatheonlyexamplesIcanrecall).

　　ForrestGumpisafilmthatmaywelltranscendanythingofitskind.ItgaveusacharacterIhadgreatsympathyandhopefor,andremindedmethatapersonneedsnointelligencetobeanupstandingandadmirableperson.

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