Forest Gump

Forrest Gump is an epic romantic comedy-drama film, which was released in 1994 as a Paramount Pictures Production. It is based on a novel under the same title written by Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis and starred Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise and Sally Field. This movie is not only the winner of 6 Oscars including Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture, but it was also the biggest money-making film at the box office that year. The movie is about a simple man with little brain activity but good intentions. The film starts out well enough. A feather lightly drifts down and lands at the foot of a man. He is sitting at a bus stop, waiting for his ride. His name is Forrest Gump. He tells his life story to strangers sitting with him. As a child Forrest had braces on his legs which made him an easy target as a victim to social torture as name called and rock throwing stayed with him for years. From the first day of school, Jenny was always Forrest’s friend willing to look beyond the braces into his warm heart. Every day they walk together from school and when boys start throwing rocks at Forest, Jenny encourages him to run, she just screamed “Run, Forrest, run!” and these words helped him to change his life. His mother teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Some time ago he became a college football star. After attending college he enlists in the Army fighting in Vietnam, where he courageously rescues many men, along with his Lieutenant, and his good friend “Bubba”. Forrest also tells how he gets rewarded medals, runs throughout the country, building hundred of followers, establishes a huge shrimp business, witnesses majority of American historical events, becomes World renown tennis Champion, and donates large amounts of money to people in need. However this is all irrelevant to Forrest who can only think of his childhood sweetheart Jenny, who has messed up her life. Although in the end all he wants to