Genius

Rating: 10/10 (17 February 2006)

Maybe the greatest film of the contemporary cinematic age. A heart-felt tale of love, loss and life. The films meandering account, of a selfless man, in search of destiny; portrays vivid historical events and landmarks, affirming an aura of surreal realism. "Adversity does not create character, it uncovers it", and this statement is no truer than for Forrest Gump. As the film suggests, perhaps life IS as fragile as a feather, moving from place to place for no rhyme or reason. But maybe, just maybe, there is reason; an underlying human hope, that there are no coincidences, that there is a plan and you never know where it may take you. To pass off this film as 'great' or even 'excellent' would be an insult of unfathomable proportions. An insight into the fragility of life and the unbound nature of 'destiny'; maybe we're all just feathers, blowing on a cool summer breeze.