#195: Forrest Gump , Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir

Genre: Comedy/Comedie Annee/Year: 1994 Format: DVD Forrest Gump. Finally convinced my son to watch that great movie with me. It took a lot of effort but it will certainly live with him for a while. A classic movie from director Robert Zemeckis (Beowulf, Polar express, Cast away, Back to the future 1-3, Contact, Romancing the stone,...) a veteran to excellent movies. Zemeckis cast one of his fetish actor: Tom Hanks in the lead role of Forrest. This was really one of hte turn about movies for Hanks (with Philadelphia) as before that he was truly seen as a light comedy ho-hum actor. But after Forrest Gump his career was shot forward with great roles and as a great producer especially. Support roles were cast to Robin Wright, Gary Sinise and Sally Field who play excellent along Hanks. Gump is a slightly reatarded kid with a great sense of ethics which he was taught by his mother. We follow Forrest through his adventures in the '60s and '70s as he manages to go through college (being good at football), joins the army and the vietnam war (gets a medal of honor and his ass shot), becomes an armys supported ping pong star (visits China with Nixon) and starts a shrimp fishing company which makes him a millionnaire. The great message carried through the movie is that even a good willed person without much going for him can succeed in life. All through the movie he runs after his great friend who has the looks and the brains but waste's it all away on fleeting loves and '60's fun and drugs. She ends her life a very sad person counting on Forrest to take care of her son. A classic movie, which has not aged one bit since the last 15 years and which carries a strong message which will always ring true. Run Forrest RUN! Forrest Gump. J'ai finalement réussi à faire écouter ce film avec fiston. Il ne voulait vraiment pas voir ce film mais après plusieurs mois d`insistance il a plié et il garderas ces images avec lui pour longtemps. Robert Zemeckis est le réalisateur de classique (Beowulf, Polar express, Cast away, Back to the future 1-3, Contact, Romancing the stone,...) et il n`est pas étranger au succès. Il as donné le rôle principal de Forrest Gump à son collaborateur de longue date: Tom Hanks qui y joue un rôle magnifique. Il est fortement supporté par une équipe du tonerre: Robin Wright, Gary Sinise and Sally Field. Forrest Gump est l`histoire dùn garcon un peu simplet qui à plusieurs aventures a travers les années `60 et `70. Malgré son QI limité il arrive à joindre l`université grace a ses forces de coureur qui le fait joindre l`équipe de football universitaire. Après sa graduation, il se joint à l`armée et se rend au Vietnam où il revient avec une médaille d`honneur. Puis il se joint à l`équipe de ping pong de l`armée ou il est parmis les premiers occidentaux a se rendre en Chine au coté de Nixon. Il s`achète ensuite un bateau de pêche a la creavette en Louisianne juste après une tornade qui à ravagée la région et il y fait fortune. Ce film nous montre que même un être limité comme Forrest peut arriver dans la vie avec un peu de chance et en écoutant les principes éthique que sa mère lui a inculqué. par contraste Forrest courre après sa jolie copine tout au long de sa vie. Celle-ci est belle et intelligente mais ne réussi pas à trouver le bonheur de par les mauvais choix qu`elle fait tout au long de sa vie. Un film qui devient rapidement un classique et qui n`a pas vieilli depuis les 17 dernières années. Court Forrest, Court! Great quotes: Forrest Gump: My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." ... [when the bullies from school were chasing him] Jenny Curran: Run, Forrest! Run! ... Coach Bryant: That kid may be the stupidest son of a bitch I've ever seen, but he sure is fast! ... Forrest Gump: Mama always said, dying was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't. ... Lieutenant Daniel Taylor: Have you found Jesus yet, Gump? Forrest Gump: I didn't know I was supposed to be looking for him, sir. ... Bubba: Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute 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. ... [Forrest Gump referring to Apple Computer] Forrest Gump: Lieutenant Dan got me invested in some kind of fruit company. So then I got a call from him, saying we don't have to worry about money no more. And I said, that's good! One less thing. ... Forrest Gump: [running] I had run for 3 years, 2 months, 14 days, and 16 hours. [he stops and turns around] Young Man Running: Quiet, quiet! He's gonna say something! Forrest Gump: [pause] I'm pretty tired... I think I'll go home now. ... Forrest Gump: Will you marry me? [Jenny turns and looks at him] Forrest Gump: I'd make a good husband, Jenny. Jenny Curran: You would, Forrest. Forrest Gump: ...But you won't marry me. Jenny Curran: [sadly] ... You don't wanna marry me. Forrest Gump: Why don't you love me, Jenny? [Jenny says nothing] Forrest Gump: I'm not a smart man... but I know what love is. ... Jenny Curran: His name's Forrest. Forrest Gump: Like me. Jenny Curran: I named him after his daddy. Forrest Gump: He got a daddy named Forrest, too? Jenny Curran: You're his daddy, Forrest. Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109830/maindetails Rating perso: 8.5/10