Forrest Gump, released in 1994, ended up becoming one of the most successful movies of the 20th century and was based on a 1986 book of the same name written by Winston Groom. The movie starred Tom Hanks, Robyn Wright Penn, Gary Sinise and Sally Field.
Although the movie had some pre-production troubles with casting and finding a director who was prepared to make the movie, it ended up winning seven Oscars and grossing $677 million. It became an instant hit and gave birth to a number of movie quotes that have entered popular language even to this day.
The storyline centers on Hanks' character Forrest Gump. Gump is from Alabama and although he has a low IQ and is considered throughout his childhood to be simple, he manages to live an entirely amazing life. The twists and turns of his life see him present at some of the sixties, seventies and early eighties most important events and meeting highly influential people from politics to pop culture.
At the opening of the movie Gump is sitting at a bus stop and gets chatting to a woman waiting there and recounts events from his extraordinary life to the incredulous woman. The first part of his fascinating journey begins when he is offered a football scholarship at the University of Alabama. From there he enlists in the U. S Army and goes to Vietnam where he becomes a war hero who is later released on medical leave.
After university he enrols in the U. S Army and is sent to Vietnam where he befriends Bubba who will influence his life in a number of ways. Gump becomes a war hero after rescuing many of his platoon, but is off on medical leave for some time. During his convalescence he takes up ping pong and is sent as a national champion to Maoist China. He is decorated by the U. S President with the medal of honor and then becomes a successful businessman.
While on medical leave from the U. S Army he takes up ping pong and ends up touring Maoist China as a national champion. He achieves some fame and ends up rubbing shoulders with John Lennon on a chat show. While he is living his life, he is motivated by his love for childhood friend Jenny. Jenny, played by Robyn Wright Penn, is a damaged soul who is the perfect woman in Gump's eyes and he wants to save her and make her his wife.
Both the book and film are an interesting mix of irony, humor and poignancy. The film will make you laugh, cry and feel fondness for your fellow man and that is probably the secret of the film's immense success. When you finish the movie you are left feeling that we can all be a part of something great and that perhaps by living more simply in ourselves we can achieve more in life.
Forrest Gump is an entertaining and beautiful movie that has become one of the biggest success stories of Paramount Pictures and Hollywood. Hard to believe when you consider that Robert Zemekis was the third director the movie was offered to and the role of Gump was also turned down by several other Hollywood heavy weights before Tom Hanks decided to take it on. - 42531
Although the movie had some pre-production troubles with casting and finding a director who was prepared to make the movie, it ended up winning seven Oscars and grossing $677 million. It became an instant hit and gave birth to a number of movie quotes that have entered popular language even to this day.
The storyline centers on Hanks' character Forrest Gump. Gump is from Alabama and although he has a low IQ and is considered throughout his childhood to be simple, he manages to live an entirely amazing life. The twists and turns of his life see him present at some of the sixties, seventies and early eighties most important events and meeting highly influential people from politics to pop culture.
At the opening of the movie Gump is sitting at a bus stop and gets chatting to a woman waiting there and recounts events from his extraordinary life to the incredulous woman. The first part of his fascinating journey begins when he is offered a football scholarship at the University of Alabama. From there he enlists in the U. S Army and goes to Vietnam where he becomes a war hero who is later released on medical leave.
After university he enrols in the U. S Army and is sent to Vietnam where he befriends Bubba who will influence his life in a number of ways. Gump becomes a war hero after rescuing many of his platoon, but is off on medical leave for some time. During his convalescence he takes up ping pong and is sent as a national champion to Maoist China. He is decorated by the U. S President with the medal of honor and then becomes a successful businessman.
While on medical leave from the U. S Army he takes up ping pong and ends up touring Maoist China as a national champion. He achieves some fame and ends up rubbing shoulders with John Lennon on a chat show. While he is living his life, he is motivated by his love for childhood friend Jenny. Jenny, played by Robyn Wright Penn, is a damaged soul who is the perfect woman in Gump's eyes and he wants to save her and make her his wife.
Both the book and film are an interesting mix of irony, humor and poignancy. The film will make you laugh, cry and feel fondness for your fellow man and that is probably the secret of the film's immense success. When you finish the movie you are left feeling that we can all be a part of something great and that perhaps by living more simply in ourselves we can achieve more in life.
Forrest Gump is an entertaining and beautiful movie that has become one of the biggest success stories of Paramount Pictures and Hollywood. Hard to believe when you consider that Robert Zemekis was the third director the movie was offered to and the role of Gump was also turned down by several other Hollywood heavy weights before Tom Hanks decided to take it on. - 42531
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