Rating of
4/4
Review - Forrest Gump (1994)
Delorted - wrote on 10/28/07
“Hello. My name is Forrest, Forrest Gump.” With these words, Forrest (Tom Hanks) begins a trip down Memory Lane with stories of war, peace, love and loss in the Best Picture winning film, “Forrest Gump.”
First off, I have to say that I believe this film is one of the most deserving Best Picture winners I have seen. Now, if Shawshank had won, I might be rephrasing that statement, but regardless, this film is incredible. The stories, the drama, the comedy, they all work so well together that it’s almost indescribable without personally being shown the film.
The film follows Forrest’s past as he tells of all of his experiences and the love of his life, Jenny Curran (Robin Wright Penn). He tells of his mother’s (Sally Field) knowledge and his Vietnam friends Bubba (Mykelti Williamson) and Lt. Dan (Gary Sinise). His story is funny, inspiring, heart-warming and all around wonderful.
I really don’t feel like I should say too much if you have not seen this film, but I will say that the visuals are intriguing, the music is beautiful and nostalgic, and the characters are just fantastic. If you have never seen this film, I suggest you do immediately.
And that’s all I have to say about that.
Acting: 10/10
Writing: 10/10
Video/Editing: 10/10
Audio/Music: 10/10
Entertainment: 10/10
Final Score: 10/10
