The script is brilliant!

Rating: 10/10 (9 December 1999)

"Forrest Gump" Tom Hanks ( Sleepless in Seattle) is one of my favorite characters in all the movies that I have ever seen. That covers a lot of movies. Every time I watch the movie, I start talking like Forrest, Forrest Gump. His transparency, his sincerity, his naivete, his sense of commitment toward his friends is beyond what anyone could imagine. We watched the movie again when we were visiting relatives for Thanksgiving. Uncle Gene was cracking up. He is a WWII veteran. He loved that line: "I got a million dollars wound but so far I have not seen one cent of it!" After two days of talking like Forrest, Forrest Gump, my husband looked at me and said: "now you sound like Katharine Hepburn." I think that one the reasons that I adore and understand Forrest is because he "lived" through my years as a young adult. The script is brilliant! Clever, clever, clever! The movie touches everyone. The older folks, because they lived through it as adults; baby bloomers because they lived through it as young adults; even the kids in my neighborhood will scream: " run, Forrest, run." Every time they see someone running. My favorite quote: Bubba Blue, Mykelti Williamson (Primary Colors) said: "Anyway, like I was saying', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sautee it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that's about it.". My favorite scenes: Forrest showing his buttocks to the President. When he sees "Jeannie" (Message in the Bottle) in Washington, D.C., they meet at the pool of the ellipse. They were again briefly like peas and carrots! Forrest sees "Lieutenant Dan" Gary Senise (Apollo 13), he jumps into the ocean and his boat crashes! The little feather that flies at the beginning and end of movie. The music is great! This is one of the best movies ever made and that is all I have to say about that!