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The best
Tom Hanks at his best. A very intelligent comedy and one of the best reviews of 20th century America in a very light hearted way. Fully deservant of the shower of Oscars it received. Must have!

THE BEST FILM EVER MADE
The first time I saw this film, I was amazed beyond beleife. Tom Hanks is outstanding as Forest Gump, and every sapporting actor was perfect for the role. This movie has so many memorable lines in it, its almost insane. This movie is almost a modern day Rocky, in which it shows what one man could do with his life, and what we should do with our lives. Easily deserved every reward it got.

RUN, FORREST, RUN
Forrest Gump. I could name a million reasons why this movie is considered one of the best. Could it be because of the storyline? The fact that is was wonderfully written? Or could it be because Robert Zemeckis managed to get the crowd really thinking, "is that President J.F.K?". Whatever reason it is, it has definately got me hooked on this movie for life.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis (who also directed the movie "Contact"), it is set in Alabama where it focuses on a very special boy, a boy who has many changes to come. His name is Forrest Gump (played by Michael Conner Humphreys). At first, Forrest had to wear leg braces to straighten out his back. But what the eyes of the other kids saw in Forrest was just a "retard" except for one, who could see right through Forrest Gump and see just another kid trying to live. This one went by the name of Jenny Curran (Hanna R. Hall), who would soon become Forrest "very best friend". The movie starts from scratch, where Forrest is a kid right until the time he is a grown man. Forrest soon goes to College, graduates, enters the Army, where he meets his two other best friends (Ben Bufford 'Bubba' Blue, played by Mykelti Williamson, and Lt. Dan Taylor, played by Gary Sinise), owns a shrimp company, becomes a table-tennis professional, becomes a war hero and soon marries Jenny. All this happened because Forrest believed he could make it happen.

To me, Forrest Gump is the story about survival and belief. To believe in yourself, believing you can achieve anything you want to achieve if you try. To achieve goals, you must set them out but Forrest never set his goals out, he just made them happen which is another reason why this is one of the best films ever made.
Forrest Gump managed to earn an Oscar for Best Actor (Tom Hanks), Best Director (Robert Zemickis), Best Picture, Best Visual Effects, Best Editing and Best Writing. Gary Sinise, who played Lt. Dan, managed to earn a nomination for Best Supporting Actor. What I found amazing about this endless film is the way Zemickis brought back alive the past. If you have seen the movie, you will definately remember the live footages of President John F. Kennedy, John Lennon of the Beatles, President M. Nixon and the late Alabama Gov. George Wallace. It was really interesting and impressing how Zemickis made it look like Tom Hanks was really there with them all.

Memorable scenes? Of course there is. You'll definately always remember two very catchy pick-up lines in this film- "Run, Forrest, Run" (as said by Jenny) and "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get". The scene where Forrest's leg braces break off while running away from the bikers, where young Forrest unexpectedly says "HUH HUH HUH HUH" to the principal of the school, where older Forrest surprisingly ejaculates when his hand is placed on Jenny's breast, where Forrest rescues at least 6 soldiers from the battlefields, where Forrest introduces himself to Bubba saying "My name is Forrest Gump. People call me Forrest Gump" (LMAO), where Forrest jumps off his boat surprised to see Lt. Dan again, where Forrest plays football, where Forrest runs miles and miles, where Forrest asks Jenny to marry him, there's an endless list of memorable scenes.

Forrest Gump. Who else knows a movie that EVERYONE can enjoy? A movie with much power, enough power to bring tears to your eyes? A movie that is unforgettable? A movie that has that MANY memorable scenes? I, for one, sure can't think of any, which is why I rate this a definite 5 star movie. Get it or watch it, it is truly reccommended.

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