Amazing

Rating: 10/10 (18 November 2016)

They say the biggest compliment you can give an actor for a performance is that during it, you cease to see them as an actor and only see the character as the real person. Well, that is the case for Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump.
After watching the film last night for about the 20th time, I found it was the first time I experienced this. As soon as young Forrest starts college and the role is passed to Hanks, he as an actor just seems to slip away completely and only the character of this simple gardener from Alabama is left on screen. Hanks both makes you laugh and cry with his portrayal and so deservedly won Best Actor at the 1995 Oscars.
The basic story of Forrest Gump is about a young man who all through his life overcomes many obstacles. From an early age he is given braces on his legs in order to mend his posture, and eventually he is able to run like the wind. Also from an early age, he knows that he is not the smartest or most able man who ever lived, but despite this he goes on to be a part of some of history's most famous, and infamous, moments.
Forrest Gump is truly, and I hate to use the clichÃ©, an emotional roller-coaster and is one of those films that everyone should see at least once before they die, as it will change your outlook on life, I know it has with me.
10/10, wonderful film