REVIEW - PLOT
In every film, script
and dialogues will be the key to strengthen the story therefore it does in
Forest Gump (1994). “Stupid is as stupid does”, is one of the favorite line
said by Forrest Gump played by Tom Hanks that really gives impact to several
viewers. Analytically, in every moment gone through by Gump there are
historical events happening such as in the beginning of his story, Forest Gump
was named by the first Grand Wizard of Forrest from the Ku Klux Klan. Followed
by how he teaches Elvis Presley how to dance.
By the time the story
goes on, a girl named Jenny, played by Robin Wright Penn has made Gump's life
meaningful besides his mother played by Sally Field. Mrs. Gump who always
inspired Forrest to know his future better. Back to the storyline, Forrest had
been a football star as a sprinter and even met up with John F. Kennedy later
on. Forrest never give up on Jenny but he have to move on and joined the army
and serves with honor in Vietnam, led by Lieutenant Dan. During the war camp he
met with his best friend Bubba Blue who really love to talk about shrimps. This
character was hold by Mykelti Williamson but his role has been turned off in
the middle of the story.
He deserved to get the
Medal of Honor even his level of intelligence are below than 75%. After the war
he went back to his hometown and starts to play table tennis which what he
discovered during his recovery in the hospital after the war. Forrest then
defeated the Chinese national team in table tennis. Due to his promise with
Bubba opens a profitable shrimping business and Lieutenant Dan learned
something from him during the business period. Passing of Mrs. Gump profound
impact on him and he began to find the meaning of life as what was said by his
mother, "I happen to believe you make your own destiny". He started
to run across the country for several years. Long story short, after a few
years Jenny wrote him a letter and ask Forrest to come over her new place. He
met Jenny and also Forrest Jr. After their marriage, Forrest was unlucky when
Jenny dies and left him with his little Jr.
MAIN ACTOR AND ACTRESS
Forrest Gump – A person with IQ of 75 and went through
all kind of situation. He made it to the end even without his father during his
child period and without his mother during his adolescences.
Mrs. Gump – A mother to a child named Forrest. She
never gave up in supporting her son, after day by day he wait for his son until
her last breath she keep gives motivation to Forrest.
Jenny – A person who appeared in Forrest life’s
form the beginning until the end of the story. Her role was not maintain as she
comes and go in Forrest’s life until she get married with him and die.
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