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Forrest Gump was completely original, had brilliant acting, a great soundtrack, wonderful characters, and reminded us of moments in history that SO many of us could relate to... what's not to love?
Forrest Gump was so successful because it was pure escapist fantasy about a simple, unremarkable, easy to understand person with relatable feelings (i.e. his love for Jenny) who has extraordinary things happen to him. People can really relate to that and they want those extraordinary things happen to them!
Honestly it was San and Jenny that i fell in love with,. we get to see the times and America change through Gump's eyes, but we get to see Dan and Jenny change and grow as people. both of them are in dark places and spend years trying to run away and escape their demons, and whenever they get too tired and ready to give up Forrest is there. a safe calming presence, a friend that wont judge them or try to fix them but just be there and listen.
Jwbaxter85, thanks for posting this! I agree with your list of favorite Hanks movies EXCEPT Dragnet. I thought that movie was terrible and an insult to the memory of Jack Webb.
It’s an ok film and it’s visuals are simply amazing but I felt Hanks and Zemeckis did better with Cast Away six years later. Sadly Gene missed that one.
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Forrest Gump was completely original, had brilliant acting, a great soundtrack, wonderful characters, and reminded us of moments in history that SO many of us could relate to... what's not to love?
I didn't know this existed thank you for posting I saw Forrest Gump eight times in the theater more than any other movie I ever saw in the theater
I love the movie and the soundtrack very much.
Saw it like 10 times in theaters since my buddy worked there and I could sneak in
Forrest Gump was so successful because it was pure escapist fantasy about a simple, unremarkable, easy to understand person with relatable feelings (i.e. his love for Jenny) who has extraordinary things happen to him. People can really relate to that and they want those extraordinary things happen to them!
In February 1994, Forrest Gump earned 13 Academy Award nominations. The most for a film since Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
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Honestly it was San and Jenny that i fell in love with,. we get to see the times and America change through Gump's eyes, but we get to see Dan and Jenny change and grow as people. both of them are in dark places and spend years trying to run away and escape their demons, and whenever they get too tired and ready to give up Forrest is there. a safe calming presence, a friend that wont judge them or try to fix them but just be there and listen.
Forrest Gump was the best movie of the 90/
In the mid 90s, baby boomers were in or entering middle age, and Forrest Gump is a nostalgia film for boomers.
"Where Were You Hit,Son?","Uh,In The Buttock.":)
Jwbaxter85, thanks for posting this! I agree with your list of favorite Hanks movies EXCEPT Dragnet. I thought that movie was terrible and an insult to the memory of Jack Webb.
I wish Tom Hanks didn't say he regretted doing Philadelphia.
I suddenly feel like a home video rental.
I really like Forest Gump
It’s an ok film and it’s visuals are simply amazing but I felt Hanks and Zemeckis did better with Cast Away six years later. Sadly Gene missed that one.
These movies of Tom Hanks I enjoy a lot.
Brace yourself 1994 Americans - the worst is yet to come.
Pulp fiction was better
It's a uniquely fantastical story set in an americana wonderland. It's doomed to age poorly.