great movie

Rating: 9/10 (11 March 2007)

use of various techniques highlights how change is inevitable and how it is always going to occur. The imagery that is used is incredible and i had never seen anything like it before. For example, take the seen where Forrest is running from the bullies, he is running as hard as he can with his leg braces on when suddenly the braces break of and he is transformed into a free man who can run for himself and do what he wants.
The plot is also excellent. a movie that is some ways similar to ' rain man' brings tears to your eyes as well as explores the change that was occurring in the society that surrounded Forrest. Things such as the Vietnam war, the political side of things and the change of social standards to 'hippies' changed the society which shaped the way Forrest grew up. The way the movie is set out should also be applauded, the setting on the bus stop bench and the changes that occur to him even while he is sitting there indicates how well this movie links together the changes that have shaped Forrest in the past, and the new influences on his life that are changing him more and more into another person.
9/10