my all time favorite

Rating: 10/10 (1 January 2003)

This is my all time favorite movie, since the first time I saw it! before I saw this movie, people were telling me stuff like "this is a very serious movie," "this movie is all about life, you have to pay close attention to every word the characters said while watching it"...etc.
Well, so far I've seen this movie about 5 times. Since the first time I saw this movie in high school, I don't really see how serious this story ever gets (except for some of the really touching scenes, if you wanna call it "serious"). To me, this story is extremely entertaining, extremely! I can't stop laughing from the beginning till about the last 20 minutes (and the part where Forrest's mom died), then I want to cry.
My feeling is that... a lot of people are stretching it too hard to make it a serious, meaningful, deeply insightful movie. It doesn't have to be (although it can be in some ways). Forrest Gump can just be a movie of enjoyment. Take a break, watch this movie; and take it easy while watching it, not every movie has to teach a lesson even when other people told you so. This is the most entertaining movie you'll find out there if you are not spending all your time trying to squeeze out a profound meaning out of everything in this movie.