Robert Zemeckis

this scene of the famous movie, Forrest Gump? Robert Zemeckis shows his audience how Forrest is able to find power from within while he is putting bullies behind him. The scene that I chose from this movie is when Forrest is being chased by bullies for the first time and while he is trying to get away. He starts out walking but then as he begins to run, his leg braces break and he is able to run and realizes that his legs are no longer unstable. Zemeckis uses many cinematic techniques such as color

Forrest Gump is about a slow-witted man named Forrest who becomes a football star, a soldier in the vietnam war, and a shrimp boat captain. The director, Robert Zemeckis, uses irony and juxtaposition to convey his message that life is full of surprises and that you never know what to expect. Irony is the first device used to convey his message. Zemeckis utilizes irony when he shows that you do not have to live a fast paced life in order to be involved in major events. Also, irony is imparted when the

Guardado 1 Forrest Gump is an overwhelming and incredible film directed by Robert Zemeckis in 1994. The movie follows the life of an unintelligent, but good-hearted man from Alabama named Forrest Gump. While waiting for the bus, Forrest begins to share the story about his life to strangers while sitting on a bench. He takes the viewers on a journey through important moments in American history. Born in the early fifties, Forrest had a difficult childhood. He was bullied in school because of his

On Empty in Robert Zemeckis’s Forrest Gump: The Run Through the United States Robert Zemeckis’s Forrest Gump is a film about a young man named Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) who seemingly lucks his way through history. He has always been told he was a little different but while growing up was taught “stupid is as stupid does” by his mother Mrs. Gump (Sally Fields). This Film is a heartwarming all American Tale about a man who conquers the impossible no matter what life throws at him. In Robert Zemeckis’s

Robert Zemeckis’ film Forrest Gump tells the story of Forrest Gump and his struggles and triumphs throughout his life until the present time. This is shown in the film throughout the vast use of cinematic techniques used by cinematographer Don Burgees such as expertly placed camera angles, techniques, lighting and more cinematic techniques. Zemeckis also inserts many underlying symbols nd immense development and relationships with all of the main characters which help the audience understand the

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,

Forrest Gump is a film based on a 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom and produced by Robert Zemeckis. The film portrays several decades in the life of Forrest Gump, a slow-witted, naïve but goodhearted man from Greenbow, Alabama. Gump witnesses these events and in some cases influences these events to happen (Wikipedia 1). In the midst of the film Jenny Curan, her childhood friend and lover, appears throughout the film also taking part in some of these events. Forrest Gump revises popular

including its rating and awards or the historically accurate scenes representing the time the film was set in. Finally, pathos is what grabs the emotions of the audience from the dramatic scenes throughout the movie. In the movie Forrest Gump, Robert Zemeckis portrays ethos, logos, and pathos several times throughout the film to pull the audience in and leave them as if they were living in the film. In the movie, the director uses two popular actors along with historic moments from real life to show

directed by Robert Zemeckis, is a 2001 film starring Tom Hanks. Hanks stars as Chuck Noland, a FedEx delivery man whose life is headed in the ‘right direction’, until his plane crashes and he is stranded on an island. He must adapt to his new life on the island; overcoming many obstacles in order to survive. ‘Castaway’ explores three different journeys; physical, inner and imaginative. Chuck Noland is a filmic representation of the philosophy of time equals money equals fulfilment. Zemeckis is deliberate

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 for there own good; and thus, try to escape the realities and actualities of life. While other characters in the story are suppressed