Forrest Gump : Review

Summary: 4.25/5. There's a reason why it's a go to feel good classic.

So i'm not going to tell you why you should go watch this movie because if you know anything about movies you know how good this movie is. Instead what i'm gonna do is just fanboy about this movie the whole way through.

So if you're a fan, just like virtually high 5 me. If you're a non fan, hope i can convince you  there shouldn’t be a need to. If you don’t know about the movie take my word and see it cause

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The best part of this movie is no doubt the perspective that it adopts throughout the movie. Through the point of view of Forrest we get to see the terrible, cruel world in a naive, innocent way. It gives you a happy feeling and adds a layer of irony. It makes you think if you were more naive and didn’t well think so much maybe you’ll live an easier happier life. Forrest is also one of the most likeable characters in cinema history. He is so good hearted you feel so bad when his innocence harms him. He is aggresively inspiring, and he just pushes through all obstacles and always does the right thing, without hate or anger.

The events are also fun to experience, going through decades of events from the Vietnam war to the black panthers to watergate. Its fun to laugh at how Forrest is at the centre of all these events and oh i don't know how to explain it HES JUST SO MUCH FUN.

The thing is you begin to realise Forrest is an unreliable narrator. His perfect princess Jenny is a drug addict, and may have given him Aids and made him raise a kid that's probably not his and cheats his feelings. HUH but you don’t hate her, you appreciate her tragedy. Forrest is someone who was at the righr place at the right time doing the right thing. Jenny was at all the wrong places doing all the wrong things. Captain Dan is also much less heroic than portrayed by Forrest.

Sometimes you wonder if his story is the truth because it seems too cliched. Hugging Jenny in front of the white house. It just raining in vietnam until the gunfire starts. It makes you think how much of his story he actually experienced and how much he MAYBE watched on tv. JUST MAKES IT MORE FUN. Maybe he just imagined he was at all those places that he watched on the news??? Hmmm.

Movies are like a box of chocolates. But Forrest Gump is the most delicious one.

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