Movie Name: Forrest Gump
Language: English
Genre: Drama
Cast: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Year Of Release: 1994
What it is about:
Due to leg braces fitted to correct a curved spine, Forrest is unable to walk properly. On his first day of school, he meets a girl named Jenny Curran who immediately befriends young Forrest, unlike the others who bully him because of his physical disability and marginal intelligence. One day, while trying to escape some bullies chasing him, his braces fall off and he turns out to be a very fast runner when Jenny yells "Run, Forrest, run!". Thanks to his new running ability, he receives a football scholarship and soon enlists in the US Army and goes to war. When he saves his platoon in the time of a disaster, he is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism.
Once he's back home, and Jenny visits, he proposes to her but she declines. Heartbroken, Forrest decides to go for a run. He decides to keep running across the country several times over three and a half years, becoming famous in the process.
Will Forrest ever find true love and happiness?
What I loved about it:
This is the role that was tailor made for Tom Hanks and he well deservedly won an Oscar for this. I loved the character of Forrest Gump. He's smart in his own way and doesn't ever give up. Be it taking up ping-pong or buying a shrimping boat to fulfill the promise to made to a friend during war. And his unsaid love for Jenny and his mother. Everything about this movie is sweet and sublime. Every time Forrest encounters a life-changing situation, you root for him to succeed. Most of Forrest's dialogues start with "Mama always said..." and each of them makes so much sense and can be life lessons.
Jenny is an endearing character too. As a victim of child sexual abuse at the hands of her widowed father, Jenny embarks on a different path from Forrest, leading a self-destructive life and becoming part of the hippie movement and drug culture. Still, you feel for her and want her to end up with Forrest in the end.
The movie talks about how beautiful imperfection is and that was exactly my take-away from it. You don't need to be super smart to succeed. You don't need to stake claim on the one you love. You don't have to try too hard to be good. If you're a nice person, everything falls in place, at the right time and at the right place.
Runners-up: Finding Nemo (English), French Kiss (English).
This post is a part of the A To Z Challenge for April, where my theme for this year is Movies I Love.
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