Forest Gump Film Analysis

I have chosen the film Forest Gump to write about my understanding of film. It was released in 1994 and directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Wendy Finerman and Steven Tisch. The movie based on the written screenplay of Eric Roth from the novel of Winston Groom. It has several well-known, talented actors such as Tom Hanks, Sally Fields, Robin Wright and Gary Sinise to name a few. The production cost of fifty-five million and it grossed six hundred and seventy-seven million worldwide. Forrest Gump won six Oscars at the Academy Awards for this display of artistry.
This movie is considered a drama with a touch of romance, a smidge of adventure and a bit of humor as well. It exhibits real life situations with characters participating in everyday
The camera captures images of buildings that look well-kept which tells the viewer people care about the place they live. There are not many people in the opening scene, and there is much greenery suggesting it may be a small rural town. The lighting appears to be natural lighting leaving the feeling of normalcy. It looks appears it was shot on an overcast day as no sun is seen. Once the magical music starts, it seems as if the lighting gets brighter signifying something special is going to happen. The music is similar to something you would hear from a Disney film, and it immediately evokes a happy feeling. This translates that something special is going to happen in this ordinary place. The costumes in this scene show individuals dressed in conservative, smart, and clean attire. The men are wearing suits and women a bit more casual but remain smartly dressed. Forrest sporting a high and tight haircut. There are several props in this scene the feather, the suitcase and the box of chocolates to name a few. The feather gliding through the air signifies the easy going and carefree nature of the film. The fact that it lands on Forrest’s shoe implies fate and destiny as this could have landed anywhere. As Forest places the
Due to the cars, the style of the clothing, and the retro shoes we can tell this story takes place in the eighties. Forrest always wears a blue plaid shirt in the first scene of each age transition. During his encounter with President Kennedy he uses the lavatory and while washing his hands we see the pictures of Marilyn Monroe, a photo of the Kennedy brothers, toothbrushes and a bar of soap. This implies scandal to the squeaky clean reputation of the two brothers. One other example is the newscast of the hurricane when Forrest is working his shrimping boat. The reporter is in front telling the information about the hurricane, then in the center is the wreckage of all the damaged boats, and finally in the rear is Forrest on his shrimping boat, entering right as the newscaster says only one boat survived the hurricane. In the running scene, the viewer sees a rugged man running across town in tattered clothes and bare legs. Another change throughout the scene is that of Forrest’s hair, and beard grow significantly showing that he no longer cares for his appearance. The wide shots in the running scene show the majestic natural settings across America. We also see some beautiful and simplistic landscape, which is in many ways similar to the character of