“Forrest Gump” written by Robert Zemeckis‚ starring Tom Hanks is truly inspirational and symbolizes the way we‚ as humans deal with situations in our lives. The film “Forrest Gump” tells of a simple minded man with a low IQ and great intentions. Forrest‚ who commits selfless acts of justice throughout the course of his life never acts to benefit himself but the benefit those around him. Forrest had honesty‚ integrity‚ and love. These character traits caused him to live justly and encourage others
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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
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Forrest Gump music by Alan Silvestri and directed by Robert Zemeckis‚ this is a drama and romance film. 0:30 you can see a feather that is slowly flying through the beautiful overcast sky above Savannah‚ GA. The credits of the movie is being played at the same time. This wide shot camera view of the feather floating through the air. The camera also does some close-up of the feather. Natural lighting was used for these scenes. At the same time you hear the piano playing a soft and simple melody
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the film industry they use something called elements to explain what is going on in the storyline‚ and in the movie Forrest Gump‚ the way they used different film elements helps in the explanation of the plot and assists in moving the storyline along. The different elements that I will be talking about are Effects‚ Costumes‚ and Camera movement/transitions. In Forrest Gump they used many different effects to emphasize and explain exactly what is happening. One way that they describe what is happening
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2/14/10 Forrest Gump Robert Zemeckis’ Forrest Gump (1994) is an influential contribution to the American film repertoire. It is a film that exemplifies history as well as describes America’s ever changing culture and social structure. The historic feel of this classic American film is multiplied by the meticulous costumes worn in the film. Playing a significant role in bringing each individual character to life and adding the impression of realism to the vast timeline of the film. When costuming
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Hayden T There were many significant historical references in the movie Forrest Gump. Forrest Gumps was named after the leader of the Ku Klux Klan. Forrest also met with many famous people. And last but not least‚ Forrest served for president Nixon. Forrest was involved in many historical events and met with many historical figures. Forrest Gump was named after the KKK founder‚ Nathan Bedford Forrest. Nathan Forrest was a confederate soldier and also started the “First Klan”‚ which lasted into
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Sabine Moller analyzes the reasons why “Forrest Gump” had overwhelming box office and still maintains its reputation and popularity until today. She points out that how this movie makes a strong connection with baby boomers through showing vividly American historical events and why this movie can successfully lead audience into the scenes by its narrative technique. Moreover‚ Moller also illustrates that “Forrest Gump” targeted large group of audiences since it belongs to family movie‚ and she explained
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goddesses. On the other hand‚ Forrest Gump who absolutely adored Jenny‚ long before they said I do‚ managed to stay true to his Jenny although they were separated for years at a time before getting married. Throughout all of his ventures‚ he constantly thought of Jenny. In the course of Forrest’s entire voyage he never loved any other woman. Although the two characters share the same love for their significant others they each had their own attributes. Odysseus and Gump had two very different personalities;
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Forrest Gump "Life is like a box of chocolates...You never know what you’re going to get" says the main character Forrest in the beginning of the movie. Forrest Gump is the story of a man who overcomes numerous obstacles throughout different stages of his life and always seems to see the brighter side of things in the process. Through the movie’s entirety‚ outstanding performances from various award winning actors give this film’s involved and interesting plot a sense of realism that
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Forest Gump Despite his low IQ‚ Forrest Gump leads a truly charmed life‚ taking part in many of the most memorable events in his lifetime. Without trying‚ Forrest teaches Elvis Presley to dance‚ becomes a football star‚ meets John F. Kennedy‚ serves with honor in Vietnam‚ meets Lyndon Johnson‚ speaks at an anti-war rally at the Washington Monument‚ hangs out with the Yippies‚ defeats the Chinese national team in table tennis‚ meets Richard Nixon‚ discovers the break-in at the Watergate‚ opens
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