The Movie or the Book? Nicholas Sparks has written multiple novels that have evolved into movies‚ such as The Notebook‚ The Last Song‚ Dear John‚ Message in a Bottle‚ and A Walk to Remember. The movies previously mentioned are as equally good as the novels except for Dear John. To me‚ Dear John is one of the best books written by Nicholas Sparks‚ yet the movie is the worst. The plot is excellent‚ but it is poorly portrayed in the movie. Several literary elements are found in both the movie and the
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Lopez‚ Miles 13. Peralta‚ Arnuljo JR. MOVIE REVIEW “FOREST GUMP” SUMMARY: Stupid is as stupid does‚" says Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks in an Oscar-winning performance) as he discusses his relative level of intelligence with a stranger while waiting for a bus. Despite his sub-normal IQ‚ Gump leads a truly charmed life‚ with a ringside seat for many of the most memorable events of the second half of the 20th century. Entirely without trying‚ Forrest teaches Elvis Presley to dance‚ becomes
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never know what you’re gonna get." Forrest Gump is the portrayal of a man that has been alienated from society‚ not because he is unintelligent or dimwitted‚ but rather because he is not restricted by the conventional ideals which are embedded within his culture; thus‚ challenging the conformities and principals that most people are accustomed to. The contrast that Robert Zemeckis‚ director of the film‚ is attempting to convey through the character of Forrest Gump is how most people are too smart
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Forest Gump "Forrest Gump" is a 1994 American epic romantic comedy and dramatic film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis and starred Tom Hanks‚ Robin Wright‚ Gary Sinise and Sally Field and is one of the best movies of all time‚ guaranteed. I really just love this movie and it has such a special place in my heart. The performances are just so unforgettable and never get out of your head. The characters‚ I mean the actors
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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
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Forest Gump In the movie Forest Gump many themes of American history is discussed and played out through the film. It’s about a child that growing up was not the smartest kid but somehow still achieved and experienced a lot of things in American history. He does and meets a lot of historical people like meeting Elvis Presley and learning the famous shaking of the hips. The appearance of John Lennon on the Mike Douglas show. Serving in the Vietnam War which was a significant war in American history
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Cinema. The modern movie screen is a medium that recreates all sorts of era’s‚ landscapes and scenarios‚ from the daily life of an ant‚ to the farthest reaches of the universe. In Robert Zemeckis’s Forrest Gump‚ we are given a look into America during a time of radical change. Through the eyes of a simpleton‚ Forrest Gump‚ Zemeckis guides us through the social and political goings on of the 1960’s. Within his depiction of the 1960’s‚ we are able to form opinions of the time. Forrest is a symbol of the
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There are notable differences from the play and the following movies. Their scene from the pay is the same as the movie‚ but they had some differences. For example‚ from the movies Walter was more aggressive than he was in the play. He did not treat his wife fairly he was really bad toward her‚ but in the movies they were some differences. In the movies they talk very differently and they act differently from they play and you also learn more from the movies than you did in the play. They were
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Forrest Gump is a film that portrays the life of a man who has borderline intellectual functioning‚ from when he was young‚ all through his adulthood. Forrest was the victim of ongoing bullying and abuse from the mean-spirited children in his area. The movie shows the challenges he faced and how he overcame them‚ some with luck‚ but others with his ability; despite the fact that he has an IQ of 75. The story plays off in a series of decades in the life of Forrest Gump‚ a slow-witted yet athletically
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Movies are fun and enjoyable. Movies can teleport you to strange planets‚ new cities‚ and new time periods. Books are like movies in the same way. Instead of watching the imagination in front of you‚ you can make it up by yourself. Plays are like a mixture of both. Plays are like watching a movie but instead of watching a rehearsed action the actor gets to express themselves in what is most enjoyable to them. Because of technology in the fourteenth and the fifteenth century‚ plays where the movies
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