Forrest
Gump
A Movie of
Historical Records
Born in California, Tom Hanks grew up in what he
calls a 'fractured' family. His parents were pioneers in
the development of marriage dissolution law in that
state, and Tom moved around a lot, living with a
succession of step-families. No problems, no abuse, no
alcoholism, just a confused childhood. He had no acting
experience in college, and in fact credits the fact that
he couldn't get cast in a college play with actually
starting his career - he went downtown, auditioned for
a community theater play, was invited by the director
of that play to go to Cleveland, and there his acting
career started.
★ The love boat
★ Happy Days
★ Family Ties
★ Fallen Angels
★ Philadelphia
★ Sleepless in Seattle
★ Forrest Gump
★ Apollo 13
★Save Private Ryan
★ The Green Mile
★ Catch me if you can
★The lady-killers
★The polar Express
★ The Da Vinci Code
★ The Cold case
★ Charlie Wilson’s War
★The Risk Pool
Historical Events
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Ku Klux Klan
Desegregation
Civil Rights
Viet Nam War
The assassination of J.F. Kennedy
The Ping pong Diplomacy
Watergate Scandal
Land on the moon
AIDS appeared in U.S.A
Body mechanics Swept U.S.A
Celebrities
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General Nathan Bedford Forrest
Elvis Presley
John Lennon & Beatles
Bobby Dylan
Marilyn Monroe
J. F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Chairman Mao
Ku Klux Klan
 a club formed in Tennessee around
1865. At the very beginning, it helped
to keep the peace and order in the
period of reconstructuring.
Marilyn Monroe
 Hollywood Film star
of the 50s and 60s.
Said to have got
involved with
President Kennedy
and his brother.
Died mysteriously at
the age of 36.
Elvis Presley
Rock ‘n’ Roll began with him in mid-50s.
He defined the genre and give it its power.
Known the world over by his name, he is
regarded as one of the most important
figure of the twentieth century popular
culture.
Elvis Presley:
Rock 'n' roll began with him in mid-50s. He defined
its genre and gave its power.
"it was Elvis who made rock 'n' roll the international
language of pop."
"an American music giant of the 20th century who
single-handedly changed the course of music and
culture in the mid-1950s."
"Before Elvis, there was nothing.“
-----------John Lennon
 John Winston Lennon was born on the evening of
9 October 1940. Both of his parents had musical
background and experience, though neither
pursued it seriously. John Lennon's childhood
years were tinged with tragedy. He lived with his
parents in Liverpool until his father Fred Lennon,
a merchant seaman, walked out on the family. His
mother, Julia, then decided that she was unable
to care for John as well as she should and so
gave him to her sister, Mimi, who resided nearby.
Roles were reversed as the socially classconscious, strict but loving Aunt Mimi became
mother to John, while his true mother Julia
acted more like a free-willed aunt who visited
regularly and spoiled the lad.
 As a member of The Beatles,
Lennon had a profound influence
on rock and roll and in expanding
the genre's boundaries during the
1960s. He is widely considered,
along with fellow-writing partner
Paul McCartney, as one of the
most influential singersongwriter-musicians of the 20th
century. Of the two, Lennon is
generally viewed as the better
lyricist, while McCartney is seen
as the more accomplished
composer.
Imagine
 Imagine there's no
Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the
people
Living for today
 Imagine there's no
countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or
die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the
people
Living life in peace
 You may say that I'm a
dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll
join us
And the world will be as
one
 Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or
hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
 You may say that I'm a
dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll
join us
And the world will live
as one
Viet Nam War
Ping pong Diplomacy
What kind of person is Forrest Gump?
Questions For Consideration
 Why was Forrest Gump able to succeed
while other smart people failed again
and again?
 What were the characteristics that
made Forrest really special?
 Which way to respond to miseries in
life is better, Forrest’s or Jenny’s?
Why?
 Jenny and Mama are the two most
important figures in Forrest’s life.
What are the similarities and
differences between them?
 Why did various social problems
affect Jenny’s life but not Forrest’s?
 Why could Forrest Gump and Bubba
become good friends?
 What was the theme of the movie?
Memorable Quotes
 Hi, I’m Forrest, Forrest Gump.
 Life is like a box of chocolate, you
never know what you are gonna get.
 Stupid is as stupid does.
 Bubba was my best good friend, and
even I know that ain’t something you can
find just around the corner.
 Boy, I heard some whopper in my time,
but that tops them all. Ha ha ha ha!
 Death is part of life. Something we are all
destined to do.
 From that day on, we was always together.
Jenny and I was like peas and carrots.
 For some reason, Ping-pong came very
natural to me.
 Yes, sir. A promise is a promise,
Lieutenant Dan.
Homework
 Read Exodus (Bible)
 Jim Carrey
 Christian beliefs