In my eyes, the whole plot is warm and touching, whether it is family affection or wandering, war or parade, there is always a psychedelic atmosphere as the background. The advantage of this performance is that it makes Forrest Gump, a protagonist with a lower than normal intelligence but better luck than normal, particularly easy to be accepted by the audience. It arouses the audience's goodwill, lifts the audience's heart in the air, and does not feel squeezed, which makes the whole process of watching very easy for us. One of the biggest taboos of watching a movie is to analyze whether the plot is true, which in my eyes is a smart act. Although everyone understands that Forrest Gump's luck is too good to happen in real life, people are willing to believe and remember him. This shows that when the audience is completely unguarded, they will make their own life and the plot of the movie. At this time, they feel that Forrest Gump is a fellow countryman, a comrade-in-arms, a crew member who has gone to sea together, and a golfer who has played table tennis together.
I think one of the reasons why many people watch the whole movie more deeply is to consciously move closer to the warm atmosphere brought by good luck. In fact, Forrest Gump caught up with a very chaotic stage in American society: frequent assassinations of presidents, quagmire of wars, social contradictions, the "Beat Generation" traveling through the mainland, and drug addiction and AIDS becoming prevalent. However, Forrest Gump can not only save himself from danger, but also "rely on" his stupidity and continue to get lucky, becoming a war hero, reuniting his lover at an anti-war rally, and becoming a rich man by catching shrimp. Insufficient intelligence + chaotic social environment = excellent luck, how ridiculous is this? Behind the wonderful endings are hidden motivations beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Forrest Gump's motivation is her life partner Annie and her "Runaway".
Presented in front of us is an extremely capable Forrest Gump. When I was a child, I ran wild to get rid of the chasing and beating of the bad boys, which was precisely the way to activate my body and get rid of the gloomy childhood. When he grew up, he got rid of hooligan attacks by running wildly. He happened to be a running back by the football coach and was elected to the All-American college star team. After enlisting in the army, he saved many comrades such as Lieutenant Dan by running wildly and became a war hero. Later, I simply ran across the continental United States for more than three years. Forrest Gump's running shows the process of ordinary people with no capital relying on almost reckless efforts to create miracles. This foolishness is "blessed by running".
It is very humorous that Forrest Gump's running life spanned the entire history of the United States from the 1950s to the 1980s. Almost every major event in modern American history has been associated with Forrest Gump. The Kennedy assassination, the Watergate incident, the Vietnam War, the abuse of veterans and anti-war marches, anti-racism, the "Beat Generation", China-US ping-pong diplomacy, etc., a series of major events appeared in a dazzling manner, attracting the attention of those of us who are outsiders. Forrest Gump, who was doing business, could not feel their weight. His heart is very simple, he just plays table tennis, runs, and only cares about his mother, lover, and friends. In fact, it is precisely because of this that Forrest Gump's heart lacks some big, empty, "indestructible" self-consciousness, which is necessary for almost everyone in modern times. For example, his mother told Forrest Gump when he was a child, "You are no different from other people", "Death is a very common thing in life", "Life is like chocolate, you never know what you will eat next time." What's the taste".
Why is Forrest Gump simple and happy? Really want to thank Annie. As a childhood companion, she was like an umbrella, shielding Forrest Gump from the wind and rain, maintaining his dignity and confidence, and helping him do better than normal. Anne's support and encouragement to Forrest Gump made him learn to persevere, insist on running, insist on principles, insist on loving the people he loves, and insist on the natural avoidance of those irrelevant things in the world. Another Forrest Gump's teacher is Lieutenant Dan. This soldier who "has died for the United States in every era in his family" has a simple and clear attitude when he sees things, has an infinite sense of responsibility, and hides his unyielding in the depths of his heart. Lieutenant Dan, who lost his legs, angrily denounced the stormy sky at the top of the sails of Forrest Gump's shrimp boat, a scene no one will ever forget. Dan's influence on Forrest Gump is as great as what he learned from Forrest Gump, far more important than being saved by Forrest Gump. We should know that seriously living in this messy world is far more important than just living in this world. This is probably the reason why Annie has been a "Beat Generation" for most of her life, but she can't find a way forward, and finally returned to the town to find Forrest Gump. Elvis, Bob Dylan and others became icons, but not enough to design a decent new life for young people in their own way. Postmodern things, rebellious art forms and lifestyles, at most show contempt for the bad reality, and cannot lead everyone to change the reality. What makes Forrest Gump unique is to tell people that even if you only have a little energy and a pitiful amount of wisdom, you should use it at the key points and guide yourself to do the most important things in life.
The most ideal way of life in the world is a persistent run. You have nothing to do with the times, but the times have nothing to do with you.
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