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Forrest Gump Year of release: 1994 Genre: Comedy drama Director: Robert Zemeckis Main actors: Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks), Jenny Curran (Robin Wright), Lieutenant Dan (Gary Sinise), Bubba (Mykelti Williamson) , Forrest Gump Junior (Haley Joel Osment) and Fru Gump (Sally Field). Summary The movie is about a man who is called Forrest Gump. He lives in Alabama with his mother in a big house. His best friend is called Jenny and she is his neighbour. The movie starts with Forrest Gump as a grown man

heard of this film. Forrest Gump stars a character that many in the audience views as slow, dumb, handicapped, and several other derogatory words people could come up with. Sadly, all of these phrases and then some pretty accurately describe most . Tom Hanks who played Forrest All throughout the film, it is shown that Forrest, a fictional character based off of “The Novel”, written by Winston Groom to be just that, a dumb boy who was not able to even move without the help and support of his leg

In the movie Cast Away, Chuck Noland says that to turn ones back on time is to commit a sin. In this movie, Chuck’s life revolves around time, and his ability to make more money is directly affected by time. This fact, however, is exactly what is related as a bad thing. Throughout the movie, capitalistic ventures, which require an extreme investment of time, are characterized as evil. The message sent in Cast Away is that we live in a corrupt and morally bankrupt society which is only concerned

love story is interwoven with the upheavals of the Vietnam era, the violent war sequences and solitude he requires to make sense of his changing life. The 1994 film, directed by Robert Zemeckis, works brilliantly on many fronts. The casting of Tom Hanks in the title role and the supporting actors including Sally Fields as Mrs. Gump and Gary Sinise as Lieutenant Dan, all work very well together. But it is the unrequited love between Forrest and Jenny, played by Robin Wright, that is the central

possessed the traits of a good leader, I remembered a character that left an admirable impression in my mind.      Saving Private Ryan is a perfect example of a movie with all of the elements of powerful and influential leaders. Specifically, Tom Hanks who plays Captain John Miller is a strong willed individual with a

Tom Hanks recently received a Congressional Medal of Freedom from the United States President Barack Obama. He was awarded for his outstanding work in the industry of film and acting. According to the President, he only awards the medals to those who made outstanding contributions in order to make the American society great. And according to the actor, he would not be able to get to where he is without the arts. The veteran actor boasts of how much he loves Cleveland. Tom Hanks recalled how he started

Robert Zemeckis and had published in 1994, takes place in Alabama, United States. The story happened around the 1960’s to 1970’s. It was the highest-grossing film of that year and it won 13 Oscars, including Best Director, Robert Zemeckis; Best Actor, Tom Hank; and Best Picture. It came out really famous which people love to watch. Zemeckis A friendly, simple-minded Forrest Gump, who is the main character of this movie. In the movie, he shares his life experiences with the people who sit next to him while

Comparing Saving Private Ryan and The Longest Day The purpose of this essay is to compare which of the two films (Saving Private Ryan and The Longest Day) is the most emotionally effecting. I am also trying to compare how each of the two films represent war and soldiers to the audience. The camera work in the two films is very different. The Longest Day nearly always uses the "God" view where the camera is taking an aerial shot of the action. The "God" view means that

they do not capture the true brutality among men. Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan,” takes place 6 June 1944, which involved the invasion of Omaha beach; at the expense of thousands of American soldiers. As the movie opens Captain Miller (Tom Hanks) and a group of infantrymen are on a landing craft, being carried off onto the waving ocean in pursuit of taking Ohama Beach by surprise. It is quite astonishing how Spielberg captures the nervousness among the men by focusing on Captain miller as

Movie: Forrest Gump directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks (1994) - It is a nostalgic story about the life of Forrest Gump. Forrest has a low IQ and has to wear a brace due to his crooked back, all of the odds are against him. Throughout his life, Forrest manages to shape the history of America through his shenanigans. Forrest becomes an All-American football player, meets John F. Kennedy, becomes a war hero and many more things. Forrest manages to capture the hearts of the watchers and