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introductions for events throughout the movie. Forrest Gump is a comedy-drama film where the main character has a low IQ but despite this he seems to do well in life and is accidentally a part of history’s most memorable moments. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) is a man from Greenbow, Alabama and is telling the story of his life to those waiting at a bus stop. He starts his story with the introduction of the problems he must face. Forrest has a low IQ and also has a crooked back and must wear leg braces

Tom Hanks Review “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.” These are some of the most well-known words from the movie Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump is a man that is gone through many struggles in his life. From being physically disabled as a child, to being in war, and also having to deal with his best friend, Jenny, not love him back, you could say that he has gone through his fair share of hard times. Although struggling throughout his life he manages to stay positive

American drama based on the 1986 novel Forrest Gump by Winston Groom. Forrest Gump, played by Tom Hanks is a simple man who had a low I.Q and often told he was stupid but he always had good intentions with everything he did. In the movie Forrest Gump was told by his mother that he was named after a civil war hero, Nathan Bedford Forrest. The man who founded the Klu Klux Klan during the 1800’s. In this Tom hanks is actually superimposed onto a picture from the movie, Birth of a Nation.In this movie the

HBO miniseries Band of Brothers was created and produced by a crew with numerous amounts of well known Hollywood names. Two men with some of the biggest names in Hollywood that backed this miniseries with their talent were Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. The miniseries was released in 2002, only a year after the events of September 11th. The show was aired on HBO during prime time hours, aimed at Americans who may not have had a strong sense of this era in history. Band of Brothers stresses the

Name Professor Course Date Film project contrast paper Introduction Captain Phillips movie, examines the 2009 hijacking of a U.S container ship, by the name Maerks Alabama. The movie stars Tom Hanks as Richard Phillip (IMDb). It is a hard pounding thriller that exhibits the creativity of its director Paul Green Grass. According to Ryan McNeil (2013) the movie reflects on the primary effects of globalization, by showing the relationship between the ship's commanding officer and the Somali captain

“Life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you’re going to get” (Hanks). Many times when books are changed into movies they are done incorrectly. Forrest Gump is one of these examples. Forrest Gump, the novel, was written in 1986 by the author Winston Groom. The movie Forrest Gump was created by Paramount Pictures in 1994. Tom Hanks stars as the main character Forrest Gump. The movie portrayed Forrest Gump in a different way and as sometimes more innocent than his character in the book

outlook on life. A movie that can do all of the above and more is Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump is a movie with a great cast, a good moral lesson and a refreshing outlook on life. Forrest Gump has a great cast including two times Oscar winner Tom Hanks, Sally Fields, and Robin

experience. The extremely accurate depiction of war, the universal themes that everyone can relate to, and the film being a theatrical masterpiece are all reasons why everyone should watch Saving Private Ryan. The movie follows Captain Miller (Tom Hanks) and his squad as they go on a hellish journey through war in order to save a mother's only living son. On this journey they experience many nightmare-like events, such as horrific physical injuries and emotional damage, that most people cannot even

would of gave him time to to throw all his infantry East to defeat the Soviet Union. “In this movie the Captain Miller(Tom Hanks) was assigned the task of bringing Private Ryan home, this is because of the government's policy”( known as “War Department’s Sole Survivor policy” stating that one family could not lose each and every single one of their sons through military action.” Tom

are protecting themselves with an imperceptible forcefield of false sangfroid attempting to act like they have their entire life together. The only way to perceive change is to go through a slow process of self development. In the movie Cast Away, Tom Hanks does a marvelous job of portraying how isolation and desperation can have a negative toll on a fragile mind. Cast Away in its entirety is just one big ball of irony so to speak. Many instances in this move have a large variety of irony and importance