Forrest Gump [Blu-ray] starring Tom
Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, Gary
Sinise, Sally Field, Mykelti Williamson
Best Movie Ever!
The Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director Robert
Zemeckis, and Best Actor Tom Hanks, this unlikely story of a slow-witted
but good-hearted man somehow at the center of the pivotal events of the
20th century is a funny and heartwarming epic. Hanks plays the title
character, a shy Southern boy in love with his childhood best friend (Robin
Wright) who finds that his ability to run fast takes him places. As an All-Star
football player he meets John F. Kennedy; as a soldier in Vietnam hes a
war hero; and as a world champion Ping-Pong player hes hailed by
Richard Nixon. Becoming a successful shrimp-boat captain, he still yearns
for the love of his life, who takes a quite different and much sadder path in
life. The visual effects incorporating Hanks into existing newsreel footage
is both funny and impressive, but the heart of the film lies in its sweet love
story and in the triumphant performance of Hanks as an unassuming soul
who savors the most from his life and times. --Robert Lane
This film reminds me a lot of one of my other all-time favourite movies
Being There starring the comedic genius Peter Sellers but it is even more
than that as it incorporates themes present in the outlandish myths of the
tales of Paul Bunyon stretching the imaginati on with amusing whoppers all
done so expertly interweaving important social and political issues
spanning the 50s to the 80s coinciding with the growth of one simpleton
Forrest Gump from childhood to adulthood. The screenplay is excellent
but what makes this film work so well is how well it handles the other major
aspects of film-making such as sound effects, cinematography, lighting let
alone the usual acting and directing that most people are familiar with. If
you look at this film from a purely technical aspect, this on all accounts is
an excellent film and will certainly age very well over the years. In fact I
wouldnt be surprised to see this climb subtantially up any list of best films
of all time as more and more people appreciate just how great this film is.
Without being judgemental, this film manages to remind us of important
historical events in a humourous manner also without being disrespectful
of the subject matter. There are many themes here but I liked the Lt Dan
sub-story the best about how a person finds redemption and peace with
himself and his faith. The overall theme which addresses the question of
whether life is a series of chance occurrences or the work of an invisible
hand I found to be very interesting and is what will make thi s film as
timeless as the answer to this central theme of this great movie.
The second disc of extras which includes documentaries and interviews is
very well done and the main disc has excellent picture (except for white
spots in a few frames) and sound quality coming in Dolby Digital 5.1
surround options.
Great film, great picture and sound quality and great extras make this a
great addition to your movie library.
Highly recommended!
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