Forrest Gump Film Analysis

Discrimination, it has been part of human nature for a long time, especially relevant subject in literature such as To Kill a Mockingbird. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the main character of Scout Finch was exposed to different types of discrimination as she grows up. Discrimination affected the lives of characters in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mocking Bird because of society’s prejudicial views of race, gender, and class.

Forrest Gump is one of the greatest movies of all time. It brings together many of the most relevant themes and controversial subjects in modern society. Including some of the most difficult subjects such as; discrimination, racism, war, hardcore drug use, mental trauma, as well as a disease epidemic.

Matt Damon is personally one of my favorite actors because I love how whenever his name shows up in any film you're almost guaranteed a great performance by him, no matter if it's a good or bad movie. Matt similar to most of these actors is also very passionate in his work. While watching The Great Gatsby, I kind of wished that Tom Buchanan was a bigger more intimidating figure, and that's exactly what Matt is

A man is not hired because of his religion; a woman paid less because of her gender and a gay man is treated differently than a straight man. Every day people are influenced by others. These influences change outcomes; ruin lives and affect others. Throughout the whole novel of To Kill A Mockingbird, people’s opinions were influenced by the disgusting rumors flowing through the little town of Maycomb. People like Jem, Mr. Cunningham and every man on that jury were influenced and these rumors mixed with unknowingness of all of them they convicted an innocent man, endangered a good man and harassed a shy one. If people including Jem, Mr. Cunningham and the jury fixed the blemish that society has endowed them with and developed a sense of individualism and rid of the fear of it, instead of following society, then many outcomes and beliefs would be different.

“When people rely on surface appearances and false racial stereotypes, rather than in-depth knowledge of others at the level of the heart, mind, and spirit, their ability to assess and understand people accurately is compromised,” (Forbes). If a person judges someone by a stereotype surrounding them, instead of noticing the subject’s identity and personality, the person who is judging does not see the true essence of the person. This can lead to misunderstandings between groups of people, just because both parties fail to see the other side for who they truly are. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus, and in Every Falling Star, Sunju Lee, learned to see past the stereotypes that applied to members of their community and accepted other people for who they were, instead of what they first appeared to be. Stereotypes influenced the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird by how

My all-time favorite movie in the world is Steel Magnolias, and every time I watch it I get chills up my arms. When I heard that they got his name from the movie, I was thrilled!

Although of the very aged scenarios, we can easily still relate its contents to these days life. The story is rich and loaded with explicit and hidden valuable lessons. For instance we can brief and conclude that the quantity doesn’t matter but the quality does.

When you think of “lonely characters”, many come to mind, for many different reasons. Forrest Gump is a perfect, well known archetype of loneliness. He lives a life of solitude, having not many friends due to his disability. Even though there are people who love him and care for him, they don’t truly relate to his way of life. He spends most of his life away from home, dealing with death frequently.

Scott as General George S. Patton. Scott absolutely commands the screen with his magnificent charisma. He makes you understand how people could both hate and love this man. He also gives a good impersonation of Patton, at least for my idea of him, which may have been unknowingly influenced by this movie. Besides the bombast and theatricality, Scott also shows numerous sides to the character, conveying doubt, turmoil, narcissism, eccentricity and a host of other traits that make this character fully fleshed out. Scott deserved his Oscar for best actor, even if he famously turned it

In the film Forrest Gump directed by Robert Zemeckis one of the most inspirational movie characters ever was born, Forrest Gump. Forrest symbolizes the way we wish to deal with the problems we face throughout the course of our lives, and how we would go about solving them if the Universe was on our side. Forrest had 3 essential qualities to separate himself from others. Honesty, integrity, and compassion; if you have these 3 qualities as Forrest did, life will seem to work out for the best. Making it easier to find true happiness.

This being said, it is safe to say that nearly everyone has heard of this film. The movie Forrest Gump stars a character that is viewed by many people in the

Its hero, played by Tom Hanks, is a thoroughly decent man with an IQ of 75, who manages between the 1950s and the 1980s to become involved in every major event in American history. And he survives them all with only honesty and kindness as his shields.

The movie Forrest Gump was directed by Robert Zemeckis and released in 1994. Tom Hanks (Forrest) is the lead actor, throughout the movie everything being told is from his point of view. Robin Wright (Jenny), Gary Sinise (LT. Dan), and Mykelti Williamson (Benjamin) are also frequently shown since they have leading roles as well. This film mainly focuses on the achievements of a man who is considered below average intellectually and how he manages to take care of himself. Forrest Gump receives a lot of negativity in his childhood and with the help of his loving mother he never thought of himself as disadvantaged.

Forrest Gump is the type of movie that everyone needs to see. The movie of Forrest Gump starts in 1981, when a stranger sits next to him at a bus stop. That is when Forrest (Tom Hanks) begins to tell his life story. It all starts in the 1950s when Forrest is a young boy. He lives in Greenbow, Alabama and on the first day of school he meets a girl names Jenny Curran (Robin Wright). He does not have many friends because he has to wear leg braces to correct his curved spine. He always has a learning disability. One day he is getting chased by bullies and he starts running and the leg braces fall off, revealing that Forrest is very fast. Later on, he receives a football scholarship to play at Alabama. In 1960, he becomes one of the top running

Forrest Gump is a movie that was released in the summer of 1994 and is based on a novel by the same name that was written by Winston Groom almost a decade earlier in 1986. The movie was directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Paramount Pictures. The film features Tom Hanks as the main character Forrest Gump who is a slow-witted character but also has a heart of gold and is extremely courageous. The supporting cast consists of Gary Sinise (Lt. Dan), Robin Wright (Forrest’s mother) , Sally Field(Jenny) , Mykelti Williamson (Bubba), among others. In this critique I will be summarizing the plot and analyzing what I liked and disliked about the movie and whether it stands the test of time.