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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 doesn't realize the significance of his actions. Forrest comes to embody a generation.
Awards
Academy Award (Nominee — Best Adapted Screenplay — 1994)
Golden Globe Award (Winner — Motion Picture - Drama, Director - Motion Picture — AND Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama 1995)
Writers Guild of America Award (Winner — 1995)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award (Best Actor — 1995)
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LibraryThing member cljacobson
not yet watched--everyone says it's a must! --142 min
LibraryThing member librisissimo
Substance: See the internet and other reviews.
Style: Ditto. The interjection of Forrest Gump into actual historical video footage was technically superb. Tom Hanks portrays the just-under-normal-intelligence hero superbly.
Diatribe: (spoiler alert) I know we are supposed to feel sorry for Jenny and
Worth watching for the ping-pong exhibitions.
Style: Ditto. The interjection of Forrest Gump into actual historical video footage was technically superb. Tom Hanks portrays the just-under-normal-intelligence hero superbly.
Diatribe: (spoiler alert) I know we are supposed to feel sorry for Jenny and
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understand that she is "messed up" and that's why she keeps kicking Forrest in the head, psychologically, but I did not like the way she trampled on his feelings out of her own selfishness. Maybe she didn't want to burden Forrest with her problems, or maybe she just didn't want the dummy to be really involved in her life because that would interfere with her self-expression. The movie does not make this clear. However, to keep Forrest's child away from his father and only bring him back when she got terminally ill shows that she never, ever, really understood Forrest. Not at all.Worth watching for the ping-pong exhibitions.
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LibraryThing member comfypants
The young life of an idiot who can run fast.
It's mostly entertaining, but it's so very dumb. If the movie had just been about Forrest, it could have been pretty good. Instead it's a sort of aimless nostalgia-fest for baby boomers, bathed in disgustingly bad philosophy.
Concept: D
Story: D
Characters:
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: A
Acting: A
Music: D
Enjoyment: C plus
GPA: 2.5/4
It's mostly entertaining, but it's so very dumb. If the movie had just been about Forrest, it could have been pretty good. Instead it's a sort of aimless nostalgia-fest for baby boomers, bathed in disgustingly bad philosophy.
Concept: D
Story: D
Characters:
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ADialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: A
Acting: A
Music: D
Enjoyment: C plus
GPA: 2.5/4
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LibraryThing member SueinCyprus
Despite some low-key humour and the satirical approach to the whole plot, it’s basically quite a sad story. There are no villains, there isn’t even really a storyline as such, yet it’s a wonderful film. Tom Hanks is superb as Forrest, as is Michael Conner Humphreys who plays him as a child.
Highly recommended to adults and older teenagers.
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It’s a celebration of an ordinary person who is not good-looking or intelligent, yet achieves beyond most people’s wildest dreams. The ending is bittersweet but overall encouraging.Highly recommended to adults and older teenagers.
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Publication
Hollywood, CA : Paramount Pictures, c2006.
Original publication date
1994-06-23