Forrest gump: my favorite movie - Forrest Gump Reviews

Though I don?t like to rank or order my favorite movies from best to worst, whenever someone asks me to name my one most favorite movie of all time, I always have to say "Forrest Gump." The circumstances were just right for this movie, and I am so glad that all the people who worked on this film were able to come together and produce this amazing work. Every aspect of this film is outstanding. Robert Zemeckis did a truly amazing job of constructing such a heartfelt visual story and it in just the right way. I?ve found it to be true that a great movie must have a great film sore. And this is never more true than with "Forrest Gump." Alan Silvestri wrote the most touching music for this movie. Last, but certainly not least, the acting in this film is nothing short of astounding. This is Tom Hanks at his very best, and both Gary Sinise and Robin Wright portray the emotional struggles of the characters Lt. Dan and Jenny with the utmost sincerity. "Forrest Gump" is based on the novel by Winston Groom, which I thought was an okay book, but it was screenwriter Eric Roth who really created the story that so many people have fallen in love with. "Forrest Gump" is the story of the life of an intellectually underprivileged man and the different and amazing experiences he goes through along the way. I like to say that "Forrest Gump" is like a modern-day version of "Little Big Man" (Dustin Hoffman, 1970). The thing that gets me about this movie is all the horribly sad and tragic events that happen to Forrest; things that would crush the spirit of any ordinary human being. And not only is Forrest a tender and caring person, but he is mentally-challenged as well. Yet Forrest has an amazing spirit that endures and lives on. Forrest Gump?s character truly defines the term "extraordinary." "Forrest Gump" touches on some of the most important themes in life: tolerance, war, friendship, family, love, and death. But the answer that Forrest is looking for the entire film, and sort of the ongoing and overlying theme of the entire movie is destiny. Like the feather opening and closing the circular story, Forrest is forever in search of the answer to his question, "What is my destiny?" At the end of the movie, after having been through so many things and learning so many life lessons, some may say that Forrest is no closer to his answer than he was when he started. But in a way, Forrest is has become a wise and humble man, and after he puts his young son on the school bus to start off his own life journey, Forrest releases the feather, freeing it once again to the wind. That right there is the main message of the film. I like how Gary Sinise puts it in the making-of documentary "Through The Eyes of Forrest Gump" with his slightly cynical, slightly comical style: "Life is just a crap-shoot."