1. Forrest Gump- Is life really a box of chocolate? Clarissa, Linda, Lori, Peggy, Veronica, Wayne

2. Starting Questions What did we learn last period? Do you think Forrest Gump is a classic which inspires people a lot or contains critical intent? In which ways you think it’s a postmodernism movie? For example.

3. The Role of Media Media creates the myth (make Gump as a spiritual leader) Over-interpret the motivation of Gump Progress of technology—TV (black-white to color) The voice of cipher can not be heard in history. TV Frame --Representation of history --The only way to know the history -Assassination of presidents -Elvis Presley & John Lennon -Armstrong landed on the Moon

4. Pastiche Fragment— Fragments (Using the Coincidence) ->john Lennon’s imagine Create comedy effect Liberate the history frame Using high0tech to alter the american history as forrest gump’s life The background The detail of history no longer exsit or important

5. stereotype Anti-war ->Hippie: drug, suicide, wild sexual life ->Pentagon march South America- ->small town (guilty past )v.s big mansion Life of veteran

6. Irony Heroism Running Simplify history

7. Coincidence Stereotype coincidence Fragments of History pastiche Simplify History Gump’s Life

8. Simplify the History Forrest Gump is “Simple”->Without understanding complicate->simple Manipulate the simplicity to create the hero Gump. “You've got to put the past behind you before you can move on. “

9. Personal History vs. Public History Jenny—childhood’s pain memory, desire to be famous  Hippie Dan—survive from Vietnam War instead of die in honor. Crippled. Forrest Gump’s memory Hippie Generation Vietnam War, veteran Run through American history from 1960s-1990s.

10. Forrest Gump vs. Ararat Jenny Dan Forrest Frame in frame Mock, make easy of history Raffi Sorayon(Director) Ali Film in film Present history in detail

11. Forrest Gump vs. Billy Pilgrim Vietnam War Rescue Medal of honor Unaware of the war World War I Be Rescued Nothing but surviving Live in trauma

12. Symbol Little Gump -New generation -Carry on Forrest Gump’s spirit -Represent a hope of America The feather As Gump No direction (understanding) of life and also follows what others say,however turns out to be a hero. Innocence

13. Message(1) Pastiche, stereotype, coincidence Overthough the cause and effect(sybvert History is not important reexamination of history Confuse in time line Outside world is not important

14. Message(2) America center To compensate for the trauma of American people and also shows the egoism of American center. Male dominant -Man wants to grasp the authority -Women use bodies to achieve their goals -Hero/Gump save the beauty?