Forest Gump movie is about a young man by the name of Forest Gump who did not allow is disability to limit him from doing anything in life.

Rating: 10/10 (25 July 2018)

Forest Gump movie is about a young man by the name of Forest Gump who did not allow is disability to limit him from doing anything in life. Whether dominating on the gridiron as a college football star and fighting in Vietnam. The main characters in the movie is Forrest Gump played by Tom Hanks, Mrs. Gump played by Sally Field, and Jenny Curran played by Robin Wright.
Forest Gump was raised in the 1950's in Alabama by his single mother Mrs. Gump. Forrest who appears different from other children has to fend for himself and has gone through a lot of bullying throughout school, and also adult hood. Forrest was born with strong legs but a crooked spine, and as a result was required to wear leg braces which made walking very challenging for him to do. Forrest had a low IQ level of 75 that almost prevented him from getting accepted in school. Forrest mom who is his biggest support will do anything for Forrest by any means. Even if she had to sleep with the principal to get Forrest accepted in school, which she did. Mrs. Gump always remind Forrest not to let anyone tell him he was different growing up. Forrest also, had another supporter Jenny Curran, who was also Forrest biggest supporter. She always stuck up for Forrest whenever other children bullied him and also tells him to run from his bullies. Due to this, Forrest was able to run out of his leg braces and became a very fast runner. In fact, Forrest got accepted on the football team due to how fast he was at running.
There are many themes that can be taken away from the film, but the biggest one you can see throughout the movie is Love. Forrest was so in love with Jenny from they were kids to adult. However, Jenny was blinded by the love that Forrest had for her. "The love that Forrest had for Jenny reminded me of the movie "The Cider House Rules" where Homer was infatuated with Candy. Jenny more gravitated to abusive men because she was molested by her father as a child. As a result, she starts doing playboy and taking drug substance. Despite Jenny's horrible lifestyle, Forrest never gave up hope on her, as well as his love for her. In fact, he married Jenny in a scene at the end of the movie where she came back sick from an uncured illness and fathered their son he met for the first time. The son was supposedly conceived from a onetime love making they had before she had fled.
The cinematography places and moves the camera around the characters to outline the power and significance the historical events have in influencing Forrest's life. You can see a lot of close up shots throughout the film. Such as the scene when Forrest was in the army. Many close-up shots were used to show the dirt, blood and scars on Forrest from the war. You can also find a symbol used in the movie which is the feather from the first scene. It shows a significant meaning to Forrest life. The feather plays a role as a motif through the story, alluding to how Forrest's life forms randomly, and his innocence as well as sadness stays with him as he travels down many different roads.
In spite of Forrest's challenges has a child, he did not let it defined what people say he cannot do. Forrest proved these people wrong by finishing high school and going to college. In addition to, playing college football, fighting in the Vietnam war and having normal feelings for a woman whom he loved that he married for one year until she died.