{"id":1237,"date":"2018-12-04T15:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T22:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=1237"},"modified":"2018-11-27T17:55:08","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T00:55:08","slug":"movie-forrest-gump-1994","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/04\/movie-forrest-gump-1994\/","title":{"rendered":"MOVIE: Forrest Gump (1994)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ForrestForrest Gump
\n<\/u><\/strong>Year: 1994
\nRating: PG-13
\nLength: 142 minutes \/ 2.36 hours<\/p>\n

For the longest time, I had only seen pieces of\u00a0Forrest Gump<\/em>\u00a0(1994). After watching it in fits and starts, I finally sat down and watched the whole thing in one go probably ten years ago. Upon re-watching this Best Picture-winner, I realized how it has maintained its cultural appeal for so long. After all, it\u2019s not necessarily a story about a slow southern boy; it\u2019s the story of history and the story of America. That\u2019s not to say it doesn\u2019t have its faults, but they\u2019re relatively minor compared to the impact of the rest of the film.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s perhaps the most impressive part of\u00a0Forrest Gump<\/em>\u00a0is the visual effects. From digitally inserting the titular character into archival footage to removing a Vietnam War soldier\u2019s legs, even knowing these computer-aided elements are there doesn\u2019t hinder how real they look. Although, being able to match the visual tone and style of several decades was equally as impressive. It\u2019s almost laughable how one character could be a coincidental part of so many iconic events of the late 1900\u2019s, but I suppose that\u2019s a lot of the charm of this film.<\/p>\n

My one qualm with this movie also aligns with the spot in the plot where I generally used to stop watching. When the main character starts running across the country with no apparent supplies (water, food, etc.), my suspension of disbelief was broken. If anything, it was only meant as a chance to show off American geography (and move the timeline forward a few years), whereas the previous two hours was primarily American history. Some might also fault Jenny\u2019s (Robin Wright) poor life decisions as well, but I think it\u2019s merely indicative of what can happen to people who are sexually abused as children.<\/p>\n

A charming romp through modern American history, I give\u00a0Forrest Gump<\/em>\u00a04.5 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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This film appears in the following posts:<\/em>
\n<\/a>Cinema Connections #004. Robert Zemeckis<\/a>
\nCinema Connections #005. Integrated History<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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