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    Irony In Cast Away

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    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

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    he find out I haven’t had a chance to see it, he gave it to me and told me this is one of those movies that everyone has to see. After watching the movie I learned this movie was all about love and motivation. Forrest Gump is the story of a man “Tom Hanks” who gifted with low IQ and act immaturely like a raw idiot, but he is not completely retard and physically disabled he is good in many things. His incredible runner and can re-assemble the guns faster than

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    Forrest Gump Quotes

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    Eliyah Bazile Kourtney Hake English 101 4/24/2018 Run Forrest, Run! "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get" This quote perfectly describes the theme/thesis of the film and was Forrest's motto. Life will take you so far from where you are from, so there is no point in worrying about it (Kartha). Forrest Gump is carried by faith, wit, finesse, ignorance, and love throughout the plot. Forrest Gump may have not understood his place in those events, but

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    epic tales socially and culturally on audiences watching these films is astounding, they make you think about the abuse, violence, marginalization, racism etc. going on in the world and possibly your back yard so to speak. The actors, specifically Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump) and Cate Blanchett (Little Fish), put you in their characters shoes and make you think and feel as their character would in their situations and journeys through life. These two fantastic films and their amazing actors are definitely

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    audience believe this movie could be a work of nonfiction; The relatability of Forrest Gump (1994) makes it an easy contender as one of the greatest movies of all time. Forrest Gump (1994) follows a young man by the name of Forrest, played by Tom Hanks, as he goes through life. The movie begins by showing Forrest waiting at the bus stop and

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    Hollywood’s most famous directors Steven Spielberg. His previous work has included Schlinders List and ET. The screen play was written by Robert Rodat and the music was composed by John Williams. The cast included actors such as Tom Hanks, Matt Damon and Tom Sizemore. The film won 5 Academy awards including best Director and Best Sound Effects Editing. The film is about a secretary who finds out that a Mrs Ryan is receiving three telegrams telling about her three dead sons

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    Travers was a renowned author, especially her book Mary Poppins; even till now this book is consider a classic to all of us. One of the reason why I selected this movie out of all the other recommendations, it is mainly because I love both the actor (Tom Hanks) and the actress (Emma Thompson), they were definitely the best candidate to portray Disney and Travers. Another reason is, both Mary Poppins and anything Disney related, are my favorites since I was a child. As for this movie, it shows a little

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    screen. As this soldier helplessly goes from one place to another, there are more dead bodies piling up on Omaha Beach in Northern France. As this soldier collects his separated arm from the battlefield and walks off into the horizon, Tom Hanks enters a rather explosive battle. He leads his men into battle with nothing more than guns and a helmet. This is Spielberg’s view of D-Day. The ‘Longest Day’ directed by Daryl Zarwuck in 1962. It doesn’t use colour and begins this

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    movie that was released in the summer of 1994 and is based on a novel by the same name that was written by Winston Groom almost a decade earlier in 1986. The movie was directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Paramount Pictures. The film features Tom Hanks as the main character Forrest Gump who is a slow-witted character but also has a heart of gold and is extremely courageous. The supporting cast consists of Gary Sinise (Lt. Dan), Robin Wright (Forrest’s mother) , Sally Field(Jenny) , Mykelti Williamson

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    Character – A person, animal, or creature that takes part in the action of a story, play, or other literary work. Forrest Gump played by Tom Hanks is one of my favorite all time characters. I chose for stomp as my choice to illustrate the elements of character because he is the main character that takes part in the whole action of the story. Forrest Gump is child like, and innocent. His heart warming outlook on life is inspiring. Forest Gumps naïve way of thinking enables him to have no prejudice

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