Truly amazing

Rating: 9/10 (19 July 2004)

A feather drifts softly through the air. It doesn't know where it's going or what will happen. It just knows that it is drifting to its next destination. That destination is a man waiting for a bus: Forrest Gump. Forrest picks up the feather and puts it in his favourite picture book. The movie has begun. We learn Forrest Gump's entire life story. Despite his IQ of 75, he achieves greatness in the world.
This may sound like the start of a sappy film, but it isn't. Forrest Gump grabs you and takes you on an incredible journey. Around every corner there is a new surprise. Some are comical, other extremely dramatical. But every minute of the film is interesting.
Tom Hanks did an outstanding job as Forrest Gump. The supporting cast were amazing as well, especially Gary Sinise. But this is not the best thing about the film: the story is. The story writers have managed to create a story of pure beauty.
Forrest Gump is an extremely fragile, beautiful film. I have seen this film five times now and it still makes me cry in the end. A truly amazing movie.