Forrest Gump

“My mama always said, ‘Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.’” Forrest Gump played by Tom Hanks said this iconic movie quote in the film Forrest Gump. This film uses a variety of camera shots to engage the viewer in becoming psychologically immersed.
To begin, the viewer becomes psychologically immersed by the use of the point of view shot. For example, the film utilizes this shot a few times throughout and in the scene where Forrest Gump finds out he has a son. In this scene specifically, the viewer sees Jenny holding her son and introducing him to Forrest. She then puts him down and the camera uses a cut away transition of him running into the next room and turning on the TV, then the camera is back on Forrest and Jenny. Jenny tells him that she named her son Forrest after his dad. The
By using an establishing shot the viewer discovers where the scene takes place and where the characters are located within the set. In the same scene where Forrest finds out he has a son, the camera shows an establishing shot of the set design, Jenny’s apartment. The camera shows Forrest and Jenny standing in the living room and, the viewer can conclude that it is daytime because they can see light shining through the windows. This shot is frequently revisited throughout the scene to not only reinforce the geography of the space, but also to keep the viewer from being spatially confused throughout the film. By accomplishing this the viewer easily becomes psychologically immersed while they are watching the film.
Ultimately, the viewer becomes psychologically immersed in a film through the use of the film’s camera shots. In the film Forrest Gump, the point of view shot and the establishing shot is often used to provoke the viewer into losing themselves in the film and be completely immersed in the story and drama that the characters