Forrest Gump – Ode to an uplifting & inspiring life
What can a man with an IQ of 75 achieve in life? Well, if he is Forrest Gump he can win medals, become a war hero, inspire Elvis Presley’s dance moves, create a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspire people to jog, start a ping-pong craze, create the smiley, accidentally expose the Watergate Scandal, become a philanthropist and meet the President of the United States several times. This titular character in Robert Zemmeckis’ 1994 film is uplifting to the core. The movie is all about the journey of Forrest Gump from a boy with a curved spine to a man who succeeds in all endeavours that he undertakes in life, all without losing his true self. In the course of this journey, Gump reunites with his childhood girlfriend, his only girlfriend, Jenny. An abused child, Jenny, is the one who asks Forrest to escape from his school bullies by running as fast as he could. And this brings out the sprinter in him. As an enlisted man, Forrest is sent to Vietnam where he befriends Bubba, an Africa...