Go watch it again

Rating: 10/10 (16 March 2002)

I adored this movie when it originally came out. Then I saw it too many times and I started to dislike it. Then I saw "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Pulp Fiction", and I wondered how those movies lost to this one on Oscar night. I started to hate it, even. 7 years went past, and I hadn't watched this movie once. But, Saturday afternoon tv is dull. There was nothing on, except "Forrest Gump". So I decided to watch it, after all it had been 7 years. It was very easy to get caught up in the movie. No matter what anyone says now, Tom Hanks is nothing less then perfect as the dim witted Forrest Gump. The facial expressions he takes when he's trying to be sly, when he's proud of himself, when he's sad - its watching a fine actor at his best. Robin Wright it wonderful as the ever elusive Jenny; as is Gary Sinise as the angry but loyal Ltn. Dan. Mykelti Williamson is heartbreakingly memorable as Forrest's best good friend Bubba. It's fun to watch Forrest make his mark on history, yet be uneffected and even naive about his fame and fortune. There's no doubt in my mind anymore as to why I loved this movie, why everyone loved this movie. Sometimes, you have to be prodded into remembering why you loved something. I think I'll pay attention to movies on TV on Saturday afternoons more often; maybe I'll rediscover something else I forgot.