Genre:
Comedy / Drama
Directed
by: Robert Zemeckis
Starring:
Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise
Running
time: 142 minutes
This
classic of a movie starts in 1981, with the title character Forrest Gump
sitting on a bench at a bus stop. He proceeds to tell his life story to the
various strangers who come along and sit next to him. We get to see history
through the eyes of this slow-witted and naïve character who has his own unique
views of what has happened in the world.
I
do not believe that too many people have not seen this movie yet, but, since
there are many classics I have not seen myself, anything is possible. If you
have no seen it, really, just do it. This movie has to be one of the most
quoted ones in the history of cinema. So many lines from the script have made
their way into popular culture to stay there forever.
Tom
Hanks is at the top of his game here. He gives such depth to the main
character, never going over-the-top in his portrayal of this slow-witted man. He
makes the character so loveable that we just wish we could sit there with him and
share that box of chocolate with him; no matter what it is we are gonna get.
The
supporting cast, with names such as Robin Wright, Sally Field and Gary Sinise,
is nothing to sneeze at either.
This
is a great story told to us in a brilliant movie-making fashion. Forrest Gump
is a film that needs to be seen over and over again as we age, because our take
on life will always evolve and we will always get something out of it. A
special mention for the soundtrack also, which is simply amazing.
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