Jul 30, 2001 10:15 AM
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This is a fantastic film which tells of a man who unfortunately has a lower IQ than average. Nevertheless I do not believe this film is really about a below average IQ man. It is more about the innocence in all of us. It tells about a man named Forrest who because of his low IQ has remained innocent and naive through most of his life. As we grow many of us fall into the tragedy of what is the real world. In this movie we see the life through the eyes of
one of the last innocent men on earth as he goes against the worst tragedies in life such as war, lost loves and death. Through it all, he keeps his good personality and doesnt allow life to corrupt him. The film is also fantastic because it keeps you interested, jumping from one episode to the other in Gump's life, never being boring for one second. This movie features good performances all around especially from Gary Sinise as Forrest's officer and my top Actor performance of Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump. It is impossible to miss his performance. He geniously transforms himself into the character of Forrest in every way possible from face gestures to walking and talking. This is a film that will win over our hearts and make us genuinely feel for the character and hope and root for things to turn out well for him. Many of us may see ourselves in the eyes of Forrest, always reaching for love and friendship in a tough world.
