Forrest Gump Review

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Forrest Gump Movie review Forrest Gump is a movie about a man called Forrest who is different from a lot of people. He is a simple man with a low IQ. but with good intentions. He is going through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His 'mama' teaches him how to live and behave and makes him choose his own destiny. Forrest joins the army for service in Vietnam and gets new friends called Dan and Bubba. He wins medals for his merits in the army, he creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspires people to jog, starts a Ping-Pong craze. However, this is all irrelevant to Forrest who can only think of his childhood sweetheart Jenny Curran, who has messed up her life. In the end all he wants to prove is that anyone can love anyone. I think the movie portrays the theme of heroism because Forrest is a savior. For example, he saves 3 soldiers in Vietnam and he saves his lieutenant even though he didn't want to be saved. Even though the soldiers were hurt and looked like they were going to die, Forrest saved them because he believes in people. He helps his best friend Bubba to fulfill his dream which was to own a boat and catch shrimps. He is also a hero for many people because he's running across America. He gives people hope and someone to look up to. He is a hero for Jenny, the love of his life. When she was at her darkest Forrest could always see the good in her. He is also a hero for Forrest Gump Jr. He is his role model. Finally he is also a hero for his ‘mama’ who always said ‘Life is a box of chocolate. You never know what you're gonna get’. That was how Forrest learned to live his life. On the other hand Forrest is quite stupid for example when he was at a hotel he saw some flashing lights in another hotel room and he thinks that the people are looking for a fuse box or something. But actually they are thieves. So that's why Forrest without even
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