Forrest Gump
The movie Forrest Gump presents some very accurate historical events that really happened.Forrest Gump is a famous 1994 American comedy-drama film based on the novel written by Winston Groom; directed by Robert Zemeckis. The story depicts the life of a simple Alabama man Forest Gump who travels around the world, meets historical figures and influences and participates in important historical events of the second half of the 20th century.Events that were in the movie Forrest Gump and also happened in real life: The Vietnam War and the integration at the University of Alabama. Obviously Forrest was not present at all of the events he is in the movie in real life, he was just added into some of the scenes.
The movie shows the integration at the University of Alabama, where Forrest plays football, in 1963 where the governor of Alabama, George Wallace, was trying to prevent two black students from enrolling. President Kennedy sent federal troops to make sure they were enrolled. In reality the white students were furious that the school was being integrated. However the movie does mention that military force was used to get them in and you can see the guards that were assigned to be with the students. A tiny detail is also added: In the movie, one of the black girls drops her book, and this actually happened, just not in the same place the movie scene took place.
After Vietnam gained their independence from France the country split into an anti-Communist South and a Communist North. The United States backed South Vietnam and sent in 2,000 military advisors. It was the longest war in American history and the most unpopular American war of the twentieth century. the movie was correct when they mentioned the heavy rains in Vietnam. There were indeed lots of ambushes too, like the one in the film that Forrest Gump is a part of. The word “humping” is mentioned in the movie, and this was actually a very common word that was used in the war, and meant “to walk or march”. A
The movie shows the integration at the University of Alabama, where Forrest plays football, in 1963 where the governor of Alabama, George Wallace, was trying to prevent two black students from enrolling. President Kennedy sent federal troops to make sure they were enrolled. In reality the white students were furious that the school was being integrated. However the movie does mention that military force was used to get them in and you can see the guards that were assigned to be with the students. A tiny detail is also added: In the movie, one of the black girls drops her book, and this actually happened, just not in the same place the movie scene took place.
After Vietnam gained their independence from France the country split into an anti-Communist South and a Communist North. The United States backed South Vietnam and sent in 2,000 military advisors. It was the longest war in American history and the most unpopular American war of the twentieth century. the movie was correct when they mentioned the heavy rains in Vietnam. There were indeed lots of ambushes too, like the one in the film that Forrest Gump is a part of. The word “humping” is mentioned in the movie, and this was actually a very common word that was used in the war, and meant “to walk or march”. A