One of my favorite all time films!

Rating: 10/10 (3 April 2010)

All I can say is that I love this movie! Tom Hanks is such a wonderful actor. The very beautiful Robin Wright was perfect for this part, she always loved Forrest, but just was never really in love with him, and ends up jumping around from guy to guy looking for love and drugs as a adolescent sexually abused flower child of the 1960's.
Although Forest was born with a learning disorder, he goes on to accomplish great things, and meet some of histories most notable figures of the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's such as President John F. Kennedy, President Lyndon Johnson, President Richard Nixon, Governor George Wallace, before he is shot, leaders of the Black Panthers, Elvis Presley and Forrest even receives the Medal of Honor for selfishly saving the lives of his fellow platoon members during Vietnam war.
After Forrest's return to civilian life, he goes on to start a shrimping company named the Bubba Gump shrimping company with his former Lt. Colonel, who thn wisely invests the companies profits in a small start up in Silicon Valley called Apple computer.
Although Forrest accomplishes success in life, deep inside all he really wants is to marry Jenny, his child hood friend and first love, and have a family. The story takes an interesting twist when Jenny is diagnosed with a disease that we can only assume may be AIDS due to her care free and irresponsible drug use and numerous sexual partners over the years.
Such a movie, although fictional inspires all us to strive to be good hearted and kind, in a child like manner as Forrest Gump is.
This film is a modern day classic that you can watch over and over again.
Jose F. Medeiros