What Is Forrest Gump

Sabine Moller analyzes the reasons why “Forrest Gump” had overwhelming box office and still maintains its reputation and popularity until today. She points out that how this movie makes a strong connection with baby boomers through showing vividly American historical events and why this movie can successfully lead audience into the scenes by its narrative technique. Moreover, Moller also illustrates that “Forrest Gump” targeted large group of audiences since it belongs to family movie, and she explained why this movie also has a great influence for the next generation based on its historical content. In addition, she shows how social media play a major role for the popularity in 21st century. Moller’s opinions are very clear and her article
since they mention the tactics that “Forrest Gump” used made it become popular and successful movie. In the article, “‘Like a Box of Chocolates’: ‘Forrest Gump’ and Postmodernism,” Scott states that the video is available after two Christmases after the movie released, which was included in a box of chocolate. It matches the famous line in Forrest Gump “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you'll get”; in the meanwhile, it is a suitable present for family to enjoy chocolate while watching this film during Christmas. Lavery also talks about his experience of this combination of chocolate and video Forrest Gump in a local Kroger store, and he believes that this signature line is for marketing decision since the original sentence in the novel is “being an idiot is no box of chocolates” because audience did not expect to see such ironic and dark theme appear in this pure and inspirational movie. Moreover, Scott claims that Forrest Gump caught the main popular culture during 90s. Since everyone has an American dream, Scott states that the value of a successful person or hero is having abilities to create wealth and he says all of Gump’s enterprises are profoundly commercial: everything he touches makes him money.” Furthermore, the new technology in the movie attracted audience. Scott argues that on the first scene
Moreover, she supports how popular Forrest Gump is through some survey. In Scott’s article, he uses many articles from people who are experts of literature and film to discuss the postmodernism in Forrest Gump and American dream, and he also analyzes other experts’ opinions about why Forrest Gump is so popular. In addition, Lavery uses article about the analysis of Forrest Gump’s characteristics in the movie, and he uses film critic’s opinion to explain Jenny’s characteristics in the movie. More importantly, these primary sources were written in the last century.
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