Forrest Gump
Movie Review
Kristine Grace Malagamba
12-Gemini
In spiritual literature, there is a lengthy and fascinating tradition of the holy fool.
These individuals act on the guidance of the heart and frequently do enormous deeds of
charity and compassion. Their form of selflessness is unencumbered by the irrationality
of reason and the ego's extravagant opulence. Holy idiots don't care about the
materialistic chase of wealth, fame, or status. Because of this, they are frequently labeled
as crazy and made to live as outcasts. A charming and original story about a modern-day
pious idiot, Forrest Gump. The movie won numerous honors, including Best Picture, Best
Actor (Tom Hanks), Best Director (Robert Zemeckis), Best Visual Effects, Best Editing,
and Best Writing based on Material from Another Medium in 1994. (screenplay by Eric
Roth based on the 1986 novel by Winston Groom).Forrest Gump, a Southerner with an
IQ, is the focus of the movie (Tom Hanks). a little below average who is being reared by
his single mother (Sally Field). She showers him with affection and sends him out with a
variety of pearls of wisdom, including "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know
what you're going to get."
Tom Hanks portrays Forrest with the ideal amount of genuineness and assiduity.
He develops into an exceptionally fast runner because to his capacity for sustained
attention, initially dodging bullies in elementary school and then becoming an AllAmerican football player. Forrest saves his platoon in Vietnam and is awarded a medal
of valor as a result of his devotion to his best friend Bubba (Mykelti Williamson).
He becomes a world-class ping-pong player while healing from his injuries. He fulfills
Bubba's wish to operate a shrimping business because he has a reputation for keeping
his word. Later, when Forrest runs across the nation just because he feels like it, he
attracts quite a following. We follow Gump to the White House through the technical
mastery of director Robert Zemeckis, where John F. Kennedy commends him for his
football prowess, Lyndon B. Johnson requests to view his battle wound, and Richard
Nixon converses with him following his ping-pong tour of China. Even though these
cinematic confections are noteworthy, the real joy is seeing Gump maintain his optimism
throughout the social, political, and cultural upheaval of the 1960s and 1970s. His slowly
developing bond with Lieutenant Dan (Gary Sinise), his business partner after serving as
his commanding officer in Vietnam, is heartwarming.
Most astonishing is Gump's unwavering devotion to Jenny (Robin Wright), who first
approaches him after being rejected by everyone else in primary school. This girl who
experienced maltreatment grows up to be a terrible person who indulges in the worst
excesses of the drug counterculture. Up until she bestows upon him the greatest of all
gifts, Gump stays devoted to her.
The love, commitment, and joy in life of holy fools are unwavering. They are svelte
souls. It's lucky for us that one of their numbers is available on screen. We can only hope
that Forrest Gump will inspire many of us to embrace our inner holy fool.