
This movie came out in 1994. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis. The starring actor was Tom Hanks. This movie won the 67th Academy Award for Best picture. Forrest Gump is the name of the main character in this movie. Forrest was named after Nathan Bedford Forrest a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Gump means half-wit in a dialect of Alabama. There are famous lines in the movie (Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.). These lines are 40th place in "excellent best 100 lines of American film".
The story advances as Forrest talks to people who wait for a bus while Forrest recollects his past. Forrest Gump's IQ is low, but he has a pure heart. When he was a child, he was bullied by classmate because his IQ was low.But Forrest was treated nicely by a girl called Jennie, and Forrest becomes her best friend. One day Forrest noticed that he could run fast, so he enter university on a sports recommendation. When he graduated from the university, he entered the military. He saw service in the Vietnam War and he went back to his hometown. So when he went home, he started shrimp fishing, and he made a fortune. Then Forrest met Jennie again, and the climax contains another story.
This is the story of a man who lived in the United States in a turbulent time from the 1960s through the 70s. President Kennedy's assassination and the Vietnam war come out as one of the events in the life of Forrest in this movie. This movie was gave the American history that we do not want to remember positively. KKK, the discrimination against blacks, hippies, a drugs and the Vietnam War. I felt this movie wanted to remind of audience the past memories. A lot of events happen in life. It is important what type of person you meet. One's life changes by the people you meat. I learned the importance of living honestly. I think Forrest understands one's proud thing and does not persist in one,find one's proud thing. As a result, he has the story of a great life.