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Sunday, 2 March 2014

"FORREST GUMP (1994) - REVIEW"

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.  

Attached is the film trailer by HollasPhilosophy

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