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    Forrest Gump” written by Robert Zemeckis‚ starring Tom Hanks is truly inspirational and symbolizes the way we‚ as humans deal with situations in our lives. The film “Forrest Gump” tells of a simple minded man with a low IQ and great intentions. Forrest‚ who commits selfless acts of justice throughout the course of his life never acts to benefit himself but the benefit those around him. Forrest had honesty‚ integrity‚ and love. These character traits caused him to live justly and encourage others

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    Picture Perfect Man 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

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    As the Hollywood industry flourishes‚ the demand for movie ideas increase. As a result‚ several movies about one specific topic‚ particularly in history‚ are made. However‚ recreating the same movie can become monotonous‚ for that reason film makers tend to dramatize‚ add details‚ and lie about certain historical events to appeal to audiences in various manners such as fear or excitement. Although the dramatization may generate a more appealing film‚ it ultimately gives the audience false information

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    Forrest Gump 1. ForrestForrest Gump is a simple man with a low IQ but good intentions. He is running through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His ’mama’ teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Forrest joins the army for service in Vietnam‚ finding new friends called Dan and Bubba‚ he wins medals‚ creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet‚ inspires people to jog‚ starts a ping-pong craze‚ create the smiley‚ write bumper stickers and songs‚ donating to people

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    Forrest Gump is a great movie for a family movie night . For someone who has never seen Forrest Gump ‚ I would tell them he’s a special lovable character. I would tell them someone who has never seen the film that Forrest suffers from a low I.Q but one talent he excels at is following directions. Also Forrest has great sense of humor that he doesn’t know that he has . For example in movie when people ask what his name is he responds “Hello. My name’s Forrest‚ people call me Forrest Gump ” in witty

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    Forrest Gump‚ directed by Robert Zemeckis is a six Academy Awards winner (1995) love-or-hate story of a journey through life of a simple man. Gump (Tom Hanks)‚ continually finds himself in the middle of important events from the late 50’s through the 70’s including a meeting with Elvis Presley‚ JFK and Richard Nixon. Without effort of his own he is a witness of almost all major historical moments in the United Stated‚ however he takes part in them without understanding what he does and sees. It is

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    Forrest Gump Review In the historically fictional film‚ Forrest Gump‚ underlying themes arise through the life story of an innocent soul. Critics describe the film to be a magical story of a hero‚ while other critics describe the film to be idiotic and insulting. Although critics downplay on the way the Gump’s story is told‚ I believe that the underlying messages of the story itself should be the main focus. Critics overlook the overall messages of the film‚ yet these messages are of great importance

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    Forrest Gump Essay Number Two In the film Forrest Gump‚ directed by Robert Zemeckis‚ a character that I admired was Forrest Gump‚ who was a very determined‚ caring and loyal man. The camera angles and dialogue were used to make this character admirable to me. The reasons I admire Forrest are his determination‚ his generosity and care for those around him‚ and because of his loyalty. He was loyal to Jenny as well as his army squadron. He was never with another woman‚ even though he knew Jenny

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    Alexander Low ENC1101 Date: 12/2/12 Assignment: Compare/ Contrast Forrest Gump: Movie Better Than Book Have you ever watched a movie that was made off of a book‚ but the movie was better? Well if you have ever watched and read Forrest Gump‚ you would find out that the movie has well surpassed the book. In both stories the main character Forrest Gump goes through a series of misfortunate events that eventually turn him into an American hero and millionaire. In each event of his life he

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    Forrest Gump‚ a movie that not only informs the audience and the people who interact with Forrest‚ about the life of a very simple man (Forrest Gump‚ played by Tom Hanks). It also teaches morals and the way life is perceived in the beautiful mind of a simple man. Forrest Gump‚ throughout the movie narrates the story whilst he is sitting at a bus stop telling the people who sit next to him about his past experiences in his life (the storyline and set up of the movie). Most of the people waiting for

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