1. A Detailed Film-Review of “Forrest Gump”

2. Contents Introduction Plot Characters Background Information
- Forrest Gump
- Jenny Curran
- Dan Taylor
- Bubba
- Mrs. Gump
Background Information
Criticism based on two reviews
My own evaluation
List of references

3. Introduction Why Forrest Gump for reviewing? One of my favourite films
Teaches simple truths and values of life
Impressive Plot (whole life with a lot of adventures)
Includes a lot of meaningful quotes (life is a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get)

4. Plot The film includes life story of Forrest Gump. Childhood
Low IQ level
Meeting Jenny in the school bus
Braces on legs – “Run Forrest Run”
High-school years
American Football
visiting Jenny with a box of chocolate
“College ran by real fast 'cause I played so much football”
Military
Obeying the rules & big success
Vietnam & Bubba
Advice from Jenny: “Just run away”
New sport at military hospital “Table Tennis”

5. Plot Shrimp business Retirement Luitenant Dan Ship named Jenny
Big storm
Bubba&Gump
Retirement
Running (three years, two months, 14 days and 16 hours)
Mariage with Jenny
Living in a boarding hause

6. Forrest Gump Pratogonist Loves Jenny Stabile character
Whole movie is characterisication of Forrest Gump

7. Jenny Curran Forrest’s big Love
Has as a dream to become a folk singer.
“Jenny and I were like peas and carrots. She taught me how to climb. I showed her how to dangle. She helped me learn how to read, and I showed her how to swing. Sometimes, we'd just sit out and wait for the stars.”
Run; Forrest! Run!
“She lived in a house that was as old as Alabama. Her mama had gone to heaven when she was five, and her daddy was some kind of a farmer.”

8. Dan Taylor
“He was from a long, great military tradition. Somebody in his family had fought and died in every single American war.”
“The day you are a shrimp boat captain, I will come and be your first mate.”

9. Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue
“Bubba is my best good friend. I have to make sure he is OK.”
He knows everything about shrimps.
His big dream is to be a shrimp boat captain.
He offers Forrest to get into shrimp business.

10. Mrs. Gump Stupid is as stupid does. She is Forrest’s mother.
Life is a box of chocolates, Forrest. You never know what you're going to get.
Death is just a part of life. Something we're all destined to do.
Stupid is as stupid does.
She is Forrest’s mother.
She always wants the best for Forrest.

11. Background Information
Directed by
Robert Zemeckis
Produced by
Wendy Finerman
Steve Tisch
Charles Newirth
Written by
Winston Groom (novel)
Eric Roth
Narrated by
Tom Hanks
Starring
Robin Wright
Gary Sinise
Mykelti Williamson
Sally Field
Music by
Alan Silvestri
Cinematography
Don Burgess
Editing by
Arthur Schmidt
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)
July 6, 1994
Running time
141 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$55 million
Gross revenue
$677,387,716
Forrest Gump has earned worldwide 677 million dollars, which is a record.
The bench at the bus stop, where Forrest Gump sat and Forrest’s suitcase is on exhibition at Savannah History Museum.

12. Awards These are the awards, which movie won at 1995 Oscars.
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Tom Hanks 
Best Director
Robert Zemeckis 
Best Effects, Visual Effects
Ken Ralston 
George Murphy 
Stephen Rosenbaum 
Allen Hall 
Best Film Editing
Arthur Schmidt 
Best Picture
Wendy Finerman 
Steve Starkey 
Steve Tisch 
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Eric Roth 

13. Criticism based on two stories
Robert Faires, Austin Chronicle / July 15, 1994
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times / July 6, 1994
“Any attempt to describe him will risk making the movie seem more conventional than it is.”
“Tom Hanks may be the only actor who could have played the role”
It’s not only an average lifestory drama.
There are very successful actors in the business who could pull the part of pretty well.
It reframes recent history of the world.

14. My own evaluation Compare with Benjamin Button
The scenes are connected.
Barber shop
School bus
Father Forrest and son Forrest
Reframes important events happened in America.
“Some years later, that handsome young man who they called The King, well, he sung too many songs. Had himself a heart attack or something. It must be hard being a king.”
“Some time later, for no particular reason, somebody shot that nice young President (Kennedy) when he was in his car. And a few years after that, somebody shot his little brother, too, only he was in a hotel kitchen.”

15. My own evaluation Social events
Jenny is drug addict, of growing up in a bad family.
Forrest endangers his own life to save Bubba.

16. List of References Review no 1:
Ebert, Roger. “Forrest Gump Review”; Chicago Sun Times; July 6, 1994 < > 
Review no 2:
Faires, Robert. “Forrest Gump Review”; Austin Chronicle; July 15, <
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