Forrest Gump--film review

The first time to see the "Forrest Gump" when, marvel at the film plot and the United States a lot of historical events of the amazing coincidence, jealous of the mentally retarded Forrest Gump succession of good luck, Jenny's frequent departure is puzzled, for agam persistent love moved.
Later found that the largest number of replay of Hong Kong, I am afraid of the number of "Forrest Gump", CCTV six channel also often replay, last night also broadcast, every time I see, I will fall into a kind of spontaneously moved, sometimes even without watching the film, the beginning and end of the music once sounded, always produce a strange and wonderful move.
"Forrest Gump," the original novel and the film is basically the same thing, the director of the original novel adaptation is very resolute, almost completely pushed down, re-come. In the original novel, Forrest Gump has a lot of human shortcomings, such as Forrest Gump has smoked marijuana, but these in the film is completely invisible, in addition to the weakness of the mentally handicapped.
Film and fiction, I think the form is completely different. Touching the novel through the words to impress people, sentiment between the characters in the language and behavior, and a moving film moved people, it is entirely dependent on the screen and the plot how to impress the audience, frankly speaking, the audience stood at that angle, support the film which role, specifically, which side of sympathy.
The director will design Forrest Gump as a mentally retarded person is the image of the weak, the purpose is to win the sympathy of the audience, understand this, you will understand the general plot of the film. However, simple is a mentally retarded person can not impress people, it depends on the director and the writer's skill.
"Forrest Gump" is successful and moving, mainly Forrest Gump and Jenny from the clutch of emotional stories deeply impress the audience, the film is how to do this. Let's have a concrete analysis.
Forrest Gump to the beginning of the feelings of Jenny, from the first time to do school bus experience, in many children refused to sit with Gump, Jenny stretched out a helping hand, the initiative to invite Agam with her sit. I have been impressed by the scene, the scene seems extremely ordinary, the content is the child despise the mentally retarded Forrest Gump, do not want to sit with him, Jenny is willing to sit with ah Gan. But I was amazed at why I kept remembering the play, and even years later, I still remember some lines in the play. Jenny says, you can sit here if you want
Now it seems that the main front of the play pave the way to do well, Forrest Gump mother to the son of the case and the deep concern, and the car on the children on the attitude of ignorance, so that the audience of the mentally retarded Gump to produce goodwill and compassion.
Especially on the bus, the cute Forrest Gump and the female driver said, mother said not to let him sit strangers car, female driver said, but this is school bus. Forrest Gump with the simplest way to solve, first introduced his name, the female driver had to say his name. The interesting Forrest Gump said, so we are no longer strangers. The implication is that since it is not a stranger, I can get on your car, so Forrest Gump on the bus. See this naïve some lovely warm scene, the audience of Forrest Gump's goodwill further enhanced. So cute and honest little boy in the car by other children openly discriminated against, how can not inspire the audience's inner sympathy and love? Why the film to add this detail before the bus, the purpose is self-evident, the effect is also very good, the audience unknowingly to Forrest Gump's goodwill enhanced.
When the audience's feelings accumulated to a certain extent, has not satisfied just the Forrest Gump mother to help Forrest Gump, the urgent need to have someone else to help Forrest Gump, when Jenny appeared in time, the feelings of the audience into reality, she and Agam become friends, we will naturally feel heartily happy. In this way, Jenny and Forrest Gump in the car's every move naturally by the audience's attention, the impression is inevitable.
Therefore, a film how moving, impress people, skills and details is very important, and the audience is absolutely not cold-blooded, the film details and pave the way to do, not to let the audience pick out the fault and artificial, the audience naturally follow the plot and walk, for the characters of the joys and sorrows.
"Forrest Gump" in the scene of Jenny and innocence is also very warm, two of people in a tree branches on the tree together to read the scene of the stars are also let people envy unceasingly, and after many years, the end of the film, Jenny infected with the virus, Forrest Gump will be buried in this tree, the feelings of Jenny, but also let people sigh unceasingly. Childhood play together under the big tree, did not expect incredibly is Jenny's burial place. Forrest Gump cry response to childhood these scenes left the foreshadowing, the audience before and after a Lenovo, how can not for two people different circumstances moved? Compared to some TV dramas, people are always at a constant risk of dying, Jenny's terminal illness and death is more touching it?
In order to show Jenny and Forrest Gump deep feelings, deliberately selected some boys bullying Forrest Gump scene, Little Jenny and Dajine are shouting, Forrest,run, JUST RUN. This session is extremely important, in addition to show that Forrest Gump from the big to be bullied outside, also said Jenny to Forrest Gump Care and care has never changed. The audience before and after a contrast, Forrest Gump and Jenny's friendship is more touching.
After Forrest Gump went to college, the role changed, and became Agam like a man to look after the protection of Jenny. I counted, the film in a willing, Jenny and people fight the game about three games, fight each different, but the cause of only one, someone bullying Jenny.
The first fight of the play is very touching, I see sometimes feel sad, I would like to say why this play touching it? How did the screenwriter make the scene look heartfelt, and the twists and turns, the ending is very sweet.
The beginning of the film repeatedly hinted that Jenny was sexually assaulted by the father, after college, Jenny because of childhood psychological trauma, there are signs of promiscuity.
At the beginning of the scene, Forrest Gump was waiting for her as a child in the rain outside Jenny's dorm. Jenny's boyfriend drove Jenny back, preparing to have sex with Jenny in the car, and the sad Forrest Gump looked at the scene sadly. I didn't think my boyfriend would hurt Jenny, Jenny called out Loud. Forrest Gump apart, rushed forward, funny probe into the car, with relatively slow out of the punch frequency, the boy in the car is a meal punches, gas to the boy turn around and drive away.
Jenny was so angry that she yelled at Forrest Gump and why. Forrest Gump's actions and Jenny's reaction were expected in the audience, followed by a moving scene appeared. Forrest Gump will hand chocolate box hand to Jenny said, this is I buy for you to eat, sorry.
The audience saw here, only rude awakening, the original Forrest Gump in the rain medium so long, is to send a box of chocolates to Jenny. Forrest Gump is not doing nothing to find Jenny, screenwriter to find a good reason for Forrest Gump, send chocolate to Jenny, this reason is completely stand foot, audience in this moment is completely Gump's infatuation and dedication moved. Chocolate This prop solves the reason of Forrest Gump and so on, and brings the audience visual feeling, caused the audience because of the chocolate to Forrest Gump understanding and sympathy, use just right, play the role of the finishing touch.
Jenny Rage, mercilessly lifted out of the chocolate, retarded Forrest Gump do not know how to express their feelings, had to say I want to go back to school. At this time, Jenny obviously back to wake up, realize that Forrest Gump to send chocolate to the painstaking, very regret his move, with soaked Forrest Gump said, Forrest,look at you. Come on.
Want to learn performance friends, you can see Jenny expressed regret when the expression and action, she first turned to look at the other side, and then look at Forrest Gump, lift and put down, expression extremely helpless. Action with expression, very good performance characters of mood, action let the audience have intuitive understanding, also show Jenny Sincere regret, later Jenny pulled Forrest Gump away.
Jenny with Agam back to the dorm, ask Forrest Gump is not touched a girl, intentionally and Forrest Gump sex, didn't think agam funny premature ejaculation. After the two people, warm hug together to talk.
This small plot, the whole process is divided into calm, with Jenny boyfriend conflict, and Jenny Conflict, and good, talk about several stages, the writer will simplify the process, not many lines, the majority of action, the use of key chocolate props to strengthen the mood of the characters, the whole process is very contagious, fully impress the audience, especially the chocolate props, Completely the mood of the audience, let the audience look at the chocolate to play Lenovo, the brain thinking of Forrest Gump so far to buy chocolate to Jenny, which pay much effort and patience, thus deeply for the behavior of Gump moved.
The second fight happened in the Forrest Gump after the fighting process is not how much, just Jenny was molested, Forrest Gump pushed aside the help people, want to hold the whole body red naked Jenny left the stage. It is sad to leave the two people moved.
Jenny mentioned her and Forrest Gump as a child praying, hope one day she can become a bird, fly far away. Director enroll Jenny suddenly stood at the bridge railing, the body upright, there seems to be jumping bridge meaning, Forrest Gump mood a little nervous, ask Jenny, what do you mean by saying so? The audience was also a bit nervous, as Jenny's move reminded the audience of the beginning of the film suggesting Jenny's childhood trauma. This little gesture to strengthen the tension of the film, but also for the next Jenny and Forrest Gump parting preset sentimental atmosphere, after all, anyone watching their friends jump bridge suicide, is a sad thing.
Jenny picked up the car to go, agam extremely not, mentally he couldn't find reason to stop Jenny, had to tell her that he would send to Vietnam to fight, two people to die and death. The mood of the audience also rose after the emotional rendering of the front. At this time Jenny appropriately with Forrest Gump affectionately say, if encounter any trouble, don't be heroic, run, just run, OK?
The audience seems to be back as a child when Forrest Gump was bullied, Jenny loudly called Forrest Gump, Run, run, back to the film for two people to create a variety of romantic mood. Everyone can not help but for two people again sad unceasingly.
The director knows that the lines alone are not enough to mobilize the audience's emotions, so plus the characters want to jump in the dangerous movements of the bridge, to stimulate the audience's tension, so that when Jenny said those lines, the audience's mood reached climax. It is one of the art of film and the embodiment of the director's remarkable skill to make the atmosphere through the character action or environment.
The third fight, is after the Vietnam War, Jenny and Forrest Gump in front of the White House reunion, Jenny was a anti-war student movement leader slapped, angry Agam will he pressed down to the ground, a round of beating.
This fight, I want to mention is that the director is very careful according to the different age and experience of Forrest Gump to arrange the performance of actors, we can see through the Vietnam baptism, the pain of the Forrest Gump this anger, compared with the previous two times, with rage to describe a point not for this. We can carefully compare the first two fights with this fight, Forrest Gump's expression is different, is not more angry, punch more vicious.
After the fight, Jenny and Forrest Gump's farewell is also very touching, we come to see how the director arranged this farewell.
Jenny is carrying a bag to get on the bus, Forrest Gump followed. Posturing, the student leader who was beaten last time, says to be nice to Jenny and wants Jenny to go with him.
Forrest Gump whispered to Jenny, "You should go back to Greenbow Town, Alabama." When it comes to the last four words, Forrest Gump is high-spirited, shouting loudly, timid student leaders had to retreat. The plot set up the conflict between the characters, but also to increase the tension of the film, to mobilize the mood of the audience. Well, Jenny can go alone? Because no matter where the student leader was absent, Jenny had to go, and the student leader never showed up again, and there was no need to repeat it there. So the conflict was orchestrated by the director.
Sure enough, in front of the atmosphere of the rendering, the next Forrest Gump and Jenny's farewell is extremely sad. Jenny is still insisting that she and Forrest Gump have a completely different life, Forrest Gump did not say much, will his desperate change back to the medal to Jenny. This medal played a great role, through the props, people once again feel Forrest Gump to Jenny's affectionate. So Jenny is asking, why are you so nice to me? Forrest Gump's answer is very simple, because you are my girl. Jenny's answer is more touching, she said, I will always be your girl. The audience see Forrest Gump Medal, hear Jenny's answer, immediately linked to the film at the beginning of two childhood sweetheart piece, how can not be moved? Happy for them?
The audience saw here in the heart of a joy, Jenny finally still understand the truth of Forrest Gump, although she still had to leave. Before Jenny got on the bus, she smiled at each other, which was the best expression of the audience's view of the movie, and the audience could not help smiling. And see Agam look at the student leader some angry expression, will also feel funny. Tom Hanks's performance is really superb, through facial expressions will be the feelings of the heart of the full expression, the slightest artificial, so that the audience is convinced and moved.
The director felt that it was not enough, when the bus started, Forrest Gump mood lost depressed sad. All the audience were extremely sympathetic to Forrest Gump's unfortunate fate, the sentiment of Forrest Gump to reach a climax. Jenny appeared in time, banging the back window of the car, smiling and changing farewell and victory two gestures and Forrest Gump farewell, Forrest Gump's mood became relaxed and happy, the audience mood also followed relaxed happy up. In a very short number of screen transfer between, there is no line, through the character action and expression, the director let the audience as personally experienced two different emotional changes, "Forrest Gump" success is taken for granted.
Want to learn the director skills of friends, you can see here, that part of the relaxed music is in two hugs, Jenny turned away when the car sounded, the music very well with the two people at that time, the mood of the audience also because of music to achieve a climax, let the audience understand this parting is happy and not sentimental.
This scenario brings an accident and gives the audience a chance to be together for two people. It also blends well with the audience's viewing mood and makes the audience feel refreshed from the bottom of their hearts. Forrest Gump hard work not in vain, at least change back to Jenny's smile and sweet farewell. Audience with the likes of the Xi Gan's anger and anger, no wonder after reading, are impressed by the film, Forrest Gump with us to experience a different life experience Ah!
Britain's famous film "Guess The Train" also succeeded in doing this, so that the mood of the audience with the changes in the mood change, if there is time, I will talk about the "Guess train" The problem of the film.
For Jenny's third run, that is, Jenny suddenly returned to the town of Greenbow, with Forrest Gump for a period of time, in one night with Ah gan go to bed, suddenly away from home. This run-off, the film never confessed any reason, before we can see Jenny is because of the concept of life and run away, but the reason, even the taxi driver also asked her, why do you want to flee?
I've been baffled by the flight, and the director and screenwriter didn't seem to give enough reason to let Jenny escape. Perhaps the night before yesterday, Forrest Gump said to marry Jenny, is a catalyst, let Jenny scared, she didn't want to live married life. However, this is not always a sufficient reason. Because afterwards, we found that Jenny had reformed, worked in a restaurant, and lived with Forrest Gump's children.
Forrest Gump said to marry Jenny when the scene is also very moving, we found that Forrest Gump finally have temper, in Jenny disagree, Forrest is extremely disappointed, turned out, hands on his hips stand straight, performance is excellent, with body language will the character's mood completely show out.
When the fourth time Forrest and Jenny meet, there is a scene is very moving, when Jenny said the child is Forrest Gump, Forrest, to hold back tears, ask Jenny, the child is smart or ..., we deeply appreciate that Forrest Gump from the big to, from the soldiers to work, people discriminated against the situation, let Forrest Gump years of emotional outbreak, He did not want his children to live the same unfortunate childhood and future. When Jenny said that the children are very clever, we like Agam, feel relieved, after all, repeat another unfortunate childhood, it is sad.
When Jenny died, she finally said I love you. The audience finally and Forrest Gump after a few hours of hard wait, finally wait until Jenny said this sentence.
When Forrest Gump to suppress tears in the tomb of Jenny said, I think you, Jenny, this Gump-style touching twists and turns, through a lot of difficult love story also marked a sad end.
It is: door cover dusk, no count stay spring live, tears asked flowers, red fly over the swings.
I would like to talk about the "Forrest Gump" in the role of some of the problems.
On the "Forrest Gump" This film, I think if the film will be Forrest Gump and those historical events of the plot to remove, but also a very moving work, but with those episodes, causing Americans to the sad memories of those events, rendering the film's sad feelings, I think this is "Forrest Gump" film won the Oscars a key factor.
"Forrest Gump" let me impress the deepest is Jenny and Forrest Gump two twists and turns, suffering hard love road, which is the most touching plot and the key to the whole film. However, in talking about how the directors and writers to design the plot let Jenny and Forrest Gump moved the audience, I would like to talk about the film on the role of the character of the problem, a film can be successful, the protagonist is very important, supporting role is also very important, sometimes the supporting role is often more than the protagonist. The symbol of a mature screenwriter is that you think of the supporting play more than the protagonist, the idea of spending more thoughts. Because of the play of the supporting actor, the play of the protagonist comes, and the two are mutually reinforcing. Unless you make up a movie or TV show more than 80% or 90% is the protagonist of the play.
"Forrest Gump" inside there are mainly three supporting roles, one is Forrest Gump's mother, the other is Forrest Gump's good comrade Bubba, there is a Lieutenant Dan. I try to start with each supporting role, talk about the film on the supporting role of the design.
First talk about Forrest Gump's mother, the film from the beginning confessed to Forrest Gump and mother each other several small plot. In order to let Forrest Gump mother to let the audience convincing and touching, take is precept the soil method, simply say Forrest Gump mother with practical action and words and deeds to educate and help son.
For example, Forrest Gump wearing a leg hoop with her mother in the street, the leg hoop was a small iron groove clip, Forrest Gump mom spent the Dickens to pull out the leg hoop. Angrily face passers-by to small Gump cast strange eyes, loudly questioned passers-by. Then Forrest Gump mother began to educate the son, do not let others say stronger than you, if God is fair, it will give everyone to wear a hoop, back home again with Agam stressed, you and others no different. Forrest Gump's mother's action is the best proof, her son strong love of affection through the picture and action show out.
For example, Forrest Gump mother take Forrest to see the president, the headmaster did not agree IQ low Forrest Gump into the Normal school, the headmaster told Forrest Gump mother, your son and others is not the same, Forrest Gump mother, we are not the same. The headmaster sighed and took out a chart with an IQ index chart.
This figure is used quite well for props, intuitively let the audience understand Forrest Gump's low intelligence, before through Agam mother to son's heavy care, the audience has been suspected, this figure out, all the suspicion has become the fact, later Agam was bullied by the incident came into being.
Even if the headmaster holding the evidence of iron, adhere to the special school Forrest Gump, not on the normal school, the firm Forrest Gump mother also did not concede, also did not lose reason. Writers here pay attention to the composition of the character lines, first Forrest Gump mother to the plain tone of reason, normal means what? Maybe my son's reaction was a little slower than the others. When it comes to the last two words, Forrest Gump mother to raise the tone, seems to be fighting unfair fate, she said, but he has the same as the children of other families have equal opportunities to go to school, he will not in the mentally handicapped school with people to learn to repair tires.
Look at the headmaster some give in, Forrest Gump mother again soft down, ask the headmaster son to read Normal school. This dialogue gives the impression of a deep, small conflict with the character, the level of dialogue, the flat of a small climax.
Later, Forrest Gump mother still had to go to bed with the headmaster, just let his son and normal children on the same school. This is the actual action of Agam mother, with action to impress the audience, so that the audience deeply appreciate the mother Gump to the mentally retarded son great and determined motherly love.
Jenny appeared, Forrest Gump mother to semi-retired way out of the stage of history, take care of the task of Forrest Gump to Jenny, when Forrest Gump mother lie in bed before dying to grow up but good luck constantly, has become a millionaire Forrest Gump said: Life is like a box of chocolates, you Never know what do you ' re going to get. (Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what's in it before you open it), how can we not be moved? Forrest Gump mother is good hint, did not give birth to you before, I do not know you are a retarded, since I gave birth to you, I have to take care of you, do my best, let you live the same as normal children. This is my duty as a mother.
Forrest Gump mother This role is very successful, just a few plays on the character outline, for Forrest Gump in the following plot growth and development played a role in promoting. Success lies in the script to choose a comparison can show the character of the play, these plays and the protagonist Forrest Gump play together, in addition to foil theme, but also for Forrest Gump after the appearance of the mother buried foreshadowing. Forrest Gump from the beginning of the film to the end of the death, to the audience is a great mother, Forrest Gump after the mother died, the audience will be very natural to the feelings of the mother to the sympathy of Forrest Gump, this is the role played by supporting roles. Similar to this has the Chinese business Card "Sweet Honey", in the film, Zeng Zhiwei plays the gang eldest brother and so on several supporting roles also play the same role.
Another supporting actor in the film, Forrest Gump in training camp know Comrade Bubba, is a super shrimp lovers and shrimp experts. The film cleverly used the training and life of the time, inserted into Bubba's experience in the shrimp and shrimp, for the future agam buy shrimp boat buried foreshadowing, also very good reaction Bubba this person's character and background, this person once plan, never give up. Forrest Gump and Bubba two silly people together in a piece will appear natural.
In Vietnam, as long as with Forrest Gump, whenever and wherever he will talk about shrimp fishing, these plays and dialogue seems to repeat, but you look at, or not the same. Bubba First and Agam in the meeting to talk about is their family shrimp fishing experience, in the barracks talk about how to catch shrimp, boiled shrimp n methods, with shrimp can do the n vegetable type, finally in the Vietnam War, only sublimation into a partnership with Forrest Gump to do shrimp business.
Only once was the exception, and Bubba did not talk about the shrimp, and Bubba was dying before just saying he wanted to go home. From the appearance of Bubba to Bubba's death, people see a person from full of life hope and morale, to the end of the whole process of thinking about home. Good simple Bubba eventually died, this death aggravated the sad atmosphere of the film, but also let the audience more concern and sympathy after the situation of Forrest Gump, Bubba is a transitional character, but plays a very good foil role.
"Forrest Gump," the third major supporting actor Dan, can be said to play the most part of the supporting role. His appearance, the role of play is also very obvious. The film through a few sessions on a good summary of Lieutenant Dan's life, from the ambition of the Vietnam War, to lose the extreme sadness after the legs, and other habits of disability, and began to life of extreme disappointment and pessimism, and even abandon himself, in the help of Forrest Gump, finally regain life confidence, find the true meaning of life, return to family life, His play was a good expression of the American reality, the decade-long war wounds and the anti-war campaign against Americans. After becoming disabled, Lieutenant Dan's various acts of madness, increased the tragic color of Lieutenant Dan's role, but also for Lieutenant Dan after the rebirth of the foreshadowing, and Forrest Gump to the affection of Lieutenant Dan Help, let people on Agam's goodwill further enhanced, played a supporting role should play.
The film on Lieutenant Dan's appearance is also very fastidious, Lieutenant Dan to Forrest Gump and Bubba two recruits from dressed to act, meticulous advice, very convincing, this performance he is a concern subordinates good boss, patrol jittery action, as well as in the fight boldly let the people retreat, also love subordinates life performance, The setting of these plots also for Forrest Gump after the help of lieutenant Dan to pave the use.
Writers think these are not enough, but also deliberately added a play, New Year's night, Lieutenant Dan found Forrest Gump, Dan lieutenant to find two prostitutes in the house to play, Forrest Gump refused to kiss sex with prostitutes, be prostitutes scold is stupid fool. Lieutenant Dan unusually angry, loudly scold prostitutes, never call Forrest Gump fools, both sides fiercely to scold. Here is also the embodiment of Lieutenant Dan from the army has continued to the present to Forrest Gump's brother friend of Love.
When Lieutenant Dan and Forrest Gump shrimp success, make a lot of money, also means that Lieutenant Dan's life has also been successful, the film has a play is so designed, Dan looked at the net Forrest Gump affectionately said, you saved my life, I never thanked you. When Lieutenant Dan jumped into the sea to swim, the audience felt the beginning of a new life, how can not be touched by the friendship of these two people?
At the end of the film, the audience was delighted that Lieutenant Dan had finally found a fiancee after suffering and psychological torture. It's just that the fiancee is too ugly, a look at to know is to smear the Chinese, make a beautiful bit of it?
If Forrest Gump is a nerd, then Lieutenant Dan is a madman. Lieutenant Dan took part in the shrimp work, from the madman slowly turn into normal, this is the film to the audience information, life is always a turnaround, hard work, there will always be a return. The audience saw Lieutenant Dan's final situation will be gratified, but also to the comfort of his friends to take care of, the consistent friendship moved, and Lieutenant Dan as a supporting role of the task is also completed.
The three supporting roles in the film are important characters, the lack of them or the shape of their unsuccessful, will be the success of the film cast a Shadow. Because they appear to let the audience for their words to move, and the audience was moved by them, from the psychological said, will naturally have a good impression on the film protagonist, and then the protagonist of the situation to produce sympathy and concern, the play of these supporting actors, the film is not far from success.

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Forrest Gump--film review