it Is unbelievable. unbelievably amazing...

Rating: Null/10 (28 August 2002)

After reading most of the IMDB comments about Forrest Gump I'd like to regard to some of the counterclaims (people who haven't seen this movie yet can read it too, there's no actual spoilers):
The main problem of the people who disliked this movie is either they're way too sarcastic or just way, but WAAAY too "literal". All the comments of these people manifested one of those two. They just don't understand that the plot of Forrest Gump is almost totally figurative! I really don't get you people, Forrest Gump is not only unique, it EXQUISITE, it surpasses everything a good movie can be! If this isn't a 10+/10 movie, I don't know what is.
When other movies poke you STRAIGHT IN THE FACE some reprimands, or moral lessons, or "confrontations with God", or personal life journeys, or dark sides of the world such as war, child sexual abuse, drugs etc., you grimace and say "damn, another unoriginal preaching piece of crap". But when you get Forrest Gump, the most genius movie ever that servers you all the above mentioned plus much much more in the most original, creative, imaginative, emotions-evoking way, you cavil and scorn it, say it is boring, implausible, ridiculous celebration of stupidity, has insidious offensive messages... Come on!
The superiority of this movie is how it makes a fictitious, fantastic, improbable story almost a believable one. But let's say you don't believe, ok. Then you go and look for messages, and what do you find? Right-wing/American Dream propaganda? Patronizing southern/black/rebel people? Go on, dig some more, miss the real gist. Miss the opportunity to see what's our world like through the eyes of an innate virtuous man lacking grudge, greed and falsity, miss true love, honesty, loyalty, friendship, miss the force to overcome personal catastrophes, miss the different meanings of life, destiny, miss the MOST ORIGINAL CHRONOLOGY of the well-known American history events... and much more. Make fun of the inspiring scenes such as the cross-country running (& many more), the excellent scenes of Forrest's effects on the history, the funny scenes such as the smiley-face, or other exciting ones... if I continue, I'll write here the whole script! Every scene is brilliant, just BRILLIANT! I for one just can't help myself from admiring the one who created this story, this plot. it IS unbelievable. Unbelievably amazing.
I won't detail my feelings and opinions about the movie, it's plot and symbols, it would be too much. I just hope all the people who patronize both the character of Forrest Gump and the spectators who loved the movie, will find also their EQ (Emotional Quotient), and place it somewhere beside their mighty IQ. Seriously, give it another chance from a different point of view. Please try.
P.S: I can accept (just to accept, not to understand, not to agree) the opinions of those who disliked the movie - but the only one I just can't GET is the claim that Tom Hanks got an easy oscar. I don't know whether or not it's easier to act retarded, but I think this role was one of the hardest ever, and Tom Hanks has done it superbly! Even when Hanks isn't talking, his facial impressions are speaking instead (e.g. the can-touch-a-robot scene where he asks about the intelligence of his son).. His performance is just too real to call it acting. Gary Sinise and Robin Wright are magnificent to.