Magic, tragic, always lovable gump - Forrest Gump Reviews

I had read the book before i'm actually seen the movie. And i must say that this was among the best adaptation (if it's not the very best) movie from a book i've ever seen. In the book, i've always loved Forrest Gump. The one for being a slow-witted, but true to his words, and determined to it (as i've myself never achieved such determination) which gives him a success guarantee to every path he took without even had an overly ambition (except for his feeling towards Jenny - a jerky, unworthy, but tragically disordered childhood girlfriend) which why he would never had his true natural happiness lost in him. Here, Tom Hanks proves himself as a magnificent actor and he deserves every praise and of-course, an Academy for it. He managed to bring the slow-witted, yet honest Gump to life naturally. The visuals were also entertaining in some ways. And i couldn't give anymore praise of this movie. Than to give it an outstanding mark.

The greatest film ever made - Forrest Gump Reviews

There will never be another film like it. It's a masterpiece, if I ever seen one. It's flawless... almost. The visuals might not be better than Citizen Kane, but the storytelling sure is, and that's good enough for me. A modern masterpiece!

Sickly moving...beautifully done 10/10 - Forrest Gump Reviews

Sad, sweet, and oddly moving! It all comes down to one thing how much sentimental can you take. A bold film that takes all the risks and gets it done marvelously. Tom Hanks is great and takes a big leap into stardom. Almost everything in this film is perfect and deeply beautiful. Nothing to be said other than it's one of your must-see films!

Tom hanks = good, everything else = bad... - Forrest Gump Reviews

If all you want to see is Tom Hanks with different facial expressions this movies is for you. His acting is outstanding and you can really believe the character that he is playing... That said everything else can be described in one word Dreadful. The story is impossible to believe and sticking Gump in all the possible historical scenarios sounds like a cool idea but not all that funny when it comes out in film. And then this film drags on, and on, and on, and on. Everything in history has to be influenced by Gump. All this would have been acceptable if this movie was an uplifting movie about the triumph of a "less then common man". However all the uplifting emotion is sucked out by the numerous scenes of Jenny. Jenny getting molested by her father, abused by numerous boyfriends, on a verge of suicide and finaly dying of some desease at the end does not a happy movie make. The only thing keeping "Forest Gump" from becoming a disaster is the fact that after suffering through the movie you can read the book by the same name. As opposed to the movie the book does all the right things and clicked with me on all cylinders.

Forrest's simple-minded adventures - Forrest Gump Reviews

Was this the movie with the line "Love is like a box of chocolates?" The story is very improbable. A simple-minded person goes through a series of adventures that lead him through Vietnam, on a shrimp boat, and in a run across America. It's nice to view a fantasy, but this fantasy, unfortunately, is as simple-minded as its main character. Nonetheless, it is a very entrtaining movie with great performances by Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise. Expert direction and visuals kept up my interest in this film.

A bit overrated - Forrest Gump Reviews

Forrest Gump is too long, and some moments are quite dull. Tom Hanks shouldn't have won Best Actor in 1994. Morgan Freeman was much better in The Shawshank Redemption, released in the same year. But don't get me wrong- he still put on a terrific show as a local idiot. The first three quarters of this movie are pretty entertaining. I particularly like the parts where he meets the US presidents. It isn't very very funny but it has a couple of good jokes. Overall, I think you should see it.

Forrest gump: one of my favorite movies - 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.?