Directed by Robert Zemeckis and based on the book by Winston Groom, Forrest Gump follows the life of an Alabama native with an IQ of a mere 75, whose entire life is spread against the backdrop of many iconic American events, such as JFK, Vietnam, and Watergate. Tom Hanks plays the simple yet loveable titular character, Forrest Gump, and his quest to be with the love of his life, Jenny (Robin Wright).
The film begins in the late 1950’s with a very young Forrest Gump living in Greenbow, Alabama, where he lives with his mother, Mrs. Gump (Sally Field), who always managed to give him memorable phrases to help him out on his life journey, such as “stupid is as stupid does.” When Forrest attends school he quickly falls for Jenny, a young girl
Forrest had to deal with problems in his relationship with Jenny on a regular basis. Every time a problem would arise within the relationship he would try his best to work it out. He adjusted well when relationship problems arose.
A general theme in Forrest Gump is fate. We see it everywhere; in Jenny, in Lieutenant Dan, in the feather, the box of chocolates, even Forrest himself. The film tells the story of Forrest’s life. The good and the bad, the people he meets, the things he accomplishes, and the hardships he faces are all part of a plan. Fate can be pretty funny. Forrest started out with bad legs, no friends, and no education but throughout the movie he makes many friends, saves lives, becomes very wealthy, and marries the girl of his dreams.
The relationship between Jenny and Forrest is initially looked at as Forrest’s savior, but Jenny also saw it as a way to escape her father when they were children, then later giving Forrest the role of safety net. He was always there when Jenny needed someone to lean on. She cares for Forrest very much and while she is kindhearted, she has also shown how selfish and self-destructing she is. By the end of her life she redeems herself by fulfilling Forrest’s dream to marry her while simultaneously leaving her son with his father to be taken care of.
Jenny initiates the relationship with Forrest, she has taken care of him throughout their childhood especially when the bullies were teasing and running after Forrest nearly every day. When this did happen, Jenny always quoted “run forest, run away”. Later on in the movie, after a series of bad decisions, Jenny comes running back to Forrest so he could look after her and tell him that he has a son. Forrest is able to relate to form a relationship with his son, little Forrest.
The following media portrayal is about the film “Forrest Gump.” The movie was released in the year 1994. The film was set to take place through a series of time periods. We first see the main character in the mid-fifties as a small child. The main characters name is Forrest, and his diagnosis was never formally stated in the film. However, it was stated early on that he had an IQ of 75. We see his life progress into the nineteen eighties and what it was like for him growing up through these time periods.
He becomes an All-American, is present during the integration of his college, and is sent to Vietnam after being drafted into the army. Later, Forrest receives the Medal of Honor, is present during the anti-war movement, plays a crucial role in Watergate, and finally becomes a multi-million dollar business tycoon. Through all of this, Forrest holds one thing true in his mind: Jenny. Jenny is his first and only love. Next to his mother, she's the most important thing in his life, and the only thing he really wants. Yet, despite constant disappointments concerning Jenny, Forrest maintains his sweet-tempered, innocently naïve philosophy of life.
Forrest Gump is about the life of a man who is mentally slow and was physically disabled because when he was younger he had trouble with his back, but he had very strong legs. He had to be put into braces to support his back and he was bullied for his problems. On his first day of school, he met a girl named Jenny and they instantly became friends. He lived in a big house in Greenbow, Alabama with his mom that they used as a hotel to get money. One day, he learned that he was a very fast runner and once he grew up he was invited to play for the University of Alabama as a running back. After he graduated college he decided to join the US Army, where he becomes friends with a man nicknamed Bubba who has grown up around shrimp all his life. Bubba asked Forrest if he would join him on a shrimp boat after they got out of Vietnam. Forrest gets shot in the buttocks while trying to save wounded Bubba.
The movie “Forrest Gump” uses flashback to narrate the Forrest’s story. Forrest sits on the bench and waits 9th bus. A black woman comes and sits next to Forrest, there’s a unilateral talk by Forrest. In his words, “mama” appears in 80% sentences which shows he is not a strong-minded people, might be a low-IQ person. He reminds while he was a little boy who wore support leg machine, his mom always told him that he had no differences with others. But No one likes making friends with him except a girl called Jenny who used the best angel voice that Forrest thought to tell Forrest that he can sit next to Jenny on the school bus. From that on, they are the best friends.
Jenny Curran is a lovely girl that accepts Forrest as the person he is. She taught Forrest to read and to stand up to bullies. Jenny had an unhappy home- life. Her mother died when she was young and her father sexually abused her and her sisters, which led to Jenny to live with her grandmother not far away from Forrest. Later on in the movie, Jenny starts to take drugs, becoming a prostitute and nearly commits suicide.
He leads anything but a restricted life. Whether dominating on the Gridiron as a football star, fighting in Vietnam, or captioning a shrimp boat. Forrest inspires people with his childlike optimism. But one person Forrest cares about most may be the most difficult to save which is his childhood love, the sweet but troubled Jenny (Robin Wright).
Forrest Gump is a drama film, which was directed by Robert Zemeckis and was released July 1994. It's about a man named Forrest Gump, who faced many challenges in his life. There is much history in the film that shows historical events that took place in the United States and Vietnam between 1951 and 1984. Forrest was born in the city Greenbow, located in Alabama. Forrest was born with strong legs and a bad back, so he had to wear shining on her legs, which made it difficult for him to walk normally. He was not particularly clever he had a low IQ and was teased a lot in school. Forrest lived with his mother in a huge villa in the town Greenbow they earned money by renting out rooms for guests. They had many different people living they got from
There is a quote “Stupid is stupid does...”, basically means that a person’s intelligence and common sense are evidenced by the person’s actions, and not by the person’s looks. The best way to describe it is that a stupid person is a person is a person that does stupid things. This Quote came directly form the movie “Forrest Gump”. I will be covering the audience, art forms, filmmaker’s decisions, expectation, implicit meaning, patterns, mise-en-scene and actors.
“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get.” Forrest Gump said in the movie (Forrest Gump, 1994). We never know what life is going to give us. So every day is something we really don't know about until we actually live it. The same is true of a person's career plan. We can’t design every step of our careers just like designing delicate watches, but we can try our best in daily work and study to be better men. That’s the necessity of career planning. Exactly as a Chinese saying goes, “Just doing right things, not asking the future.” Through this movie, some people see a nice and incredibly lucky guy, but I recognize a man who always cherishes the present moment, does his utmost to seek every tiny opportunity
Jenny is a character whose backstory is perhaps the most tragic, as she was the victim of physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her alcoholic father during her childhood. She starts off as a kind and supportive friend to Forrest. Forrest feels quite fond of Jenny from early childhood but it’s not until their adulthood that Jenny acts upon her feelings towards Forrest. As she becomes an adult, she goes through several distinct phases in her behaviour. This includes become a heroin and cocaine addict, a nude musical act, a phase where she lived a nomadic-like life of a constant traveler.
Life is not a one way path travelling to a destination, there are many obstacles that people will experience in their lives. When these obstacles occur, there are many paths to be taken. However, the best option is to rise up and persevere through these hardships; to continue travelling down the right path. In the movie Forrest Gump, directed by Robert Zemeckis, Forrest lives a life full of obstacles, many of which develop from his low IQ. In addition to his low IQ he also faces the loss of the people he holds closest to himself. Even though Forrest has many of his own challenges to deal with throughout his journey, he finds a way to help his friends get through their tough times as well. Despite being different, Forrest is able to overcome his obstacles and become very successful and happy. The challenges Forrest is faced with are very likely to happen in life, and by fighting through them he shows how persevering through difficulties will create a stronger person in the end.