Life is a box of chocolates

Rating: 8/10 (19 July 2008)

Forrest Gump was there at every momentous occasion in American history during his lifetime. But he never realizes this. He just walks through them like an evening stroll in the park. But as I watched his life go by, he tugged at my heart like very few film characters have.
When Forrest Gump meets his son, the first thing he wants to know is whether his son is smart. It is 'the' moment of the film and almost moved me to tears. It is shattering to realize that Forrest all along knows what everybody thought of him. At once, we see the courageous person that he is behind his mild demeanor.
Tom Hanks plays the role of his lifetime. He is just perfect. I cannot imagine anybody else as Forrest Gump.
I have seem Forrest Gump about five times till now. The film only grows on me every time I see it. A great film.