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ForrestGump,AmanwithalowIQhasaccomplishedgreatthingsinhislifeandbeenpresentduringsignificanthistoricevents-ineachcase,farexceedingwhatanyoneimaginedhecoulddo.ThefilmchronicleshisaccidentalexperienceswithsomeofthemostimportantpeopleandeventsinAmericafromthelate1950'sthroughthe1970'sincludingameetingwithRichardNixon,fightinginVietnam,etc.Theproblemis,he'stoostupidtorealizethesignificanceofhisactions.Yet,despiteallthethingshehasattained,hisonetrueloveeludeshim."ForrestGump"isthestoryofamanwhoroseabovehischallenges,andwhoprovedthatdetermination,courage,andlovearemoreimportantthanability.
IfeelthatmuchofGumps'appealishisdownrightsenseofdoingtherightthingregardlessofthepeopleandsituationsaroundhimandweseethatinthisfilm.Thatbeingthecasemaybeweallwishwecouldbejustalittlemorelikethat,theinnategoodnessandnotthetrade-offswemakeaswegodownlifes'highways.
Themoviehasitalltoo,drama,comedyanditchallengessocietalnormsaswell.Thentherearethealmostendlessquotesfromthemoviethathaveslippedintoeverydayspeech.Theyaretoonumeroustosayatthispoint.OneofthetoppersformeinthemovieiswhenForrestisinaquandaryaboutlifeandwonderingasLt.DansaidweallhaveadestinyandhisMomswherewearealljustfloatingaroundlikeafeatherinthewind.Forrest'scharacterputsintoatermthatIthinkisprettytothepoint,Ithinkitisalittlebitofboth.Frommyexperiencesinlifeitdoessureseemtobethatway.Soifyouhavenotseenthemovie,seeitsoonyouareinforarealtreat.Ifyoudidnotlikeit,giveitatryagainandhopefullyyouwillseeitforthegreatstoryitis!
