Forrest Gump 影评

Life is like a box of chocolates

Abstract:Forrest Gump is a classic inspirational movie shot in the year of 1994 in the United

States based on the novel of Winston Groom. Through a narration about the life experiences of a

mentally handicapped person, the film, Forrest Gump, reflects the different aspects of American

1980’s, when is a time the American society has experienced a lot of social changes. Since the

Forrest Gump is published, the film was praised by the public, especially for the younggenerations.

Also, the protagonist Forrest becomes famous for his image of a runner. In fact, the Forrest’s

running has become an important spirit in Forrest’s blood, showing his pursuit and love of life.

Key words: symbolic meaning; American spirits; values; running

人生就像一盒巧克力

摘要：《阿甘正传》摄于1994年，是根据温斯顿·格鲁姆的小说所改编的一部经典的励志电影.通过对一个智障患者——阿甘的人生经历，该部电影讲述了美国生活的各个方面，并从一个独特的角度回顾了对美国1950年到1980年以来的社会政治生活的重要事件，在这个阶段，美国经历了许许多多的社会变革。从《阿甘正传》上映以来，该片在大众，尤其是青少年当中引起了不错的反响，并且阿甘也以其奔跑者的形象而被众人所熟知。事实上，阿甘的奔跑已经成为阿甘血液中一种很重要的精神，展现了他对生活的追求和热爱。

关键词：象征意义；美国精神；价值观；奔跑

1. Introduction

In the afternoon, I watched the film Forrest Gump. It is an American movie inspired by a

novel of the same name. The author of this novel is Winston Gram. The film is awarded Oscar. I

can't help retelling the whole story. This is a powerful yet charming movie; fun for its special

effects and profound in how it keeps you thinking long after it are over. Like others, I've seen this

movie more than once. One comment I've never heard is that Forrest's simplicity is almost

Zen-like. I should read the novel to get the author's intention. But rather than an implication that

you should do what you're supposed to do and believe in God and you'll win in the end, I see it as

Zen-like, i.e., living in the moment and not having expectations or particular cravings .So he ends

up just stumbling into all the major historical events of the time. Granted, he achieves this only

because he doesn't have the brains to think otherwise and actually have expectations, but so many

of our problems are because we do have higher intellect and desires, which ironically makes us

unhappy because we know what we are missing. [1] We love our cats and dogs for the same

simplicity and always being in the moment. There's a line in the movie wondering if everything is

predestined or happens randomly or it's a combination of both. It is something to mull over for a

long time.

2. Plot summary

Forrest Gump was born in southern Alabama, a small city, and his mother. His leg was

because of the disease with legs, his IQ wires is not high, according to the standards set for

mentally retarded children only on

the special schools, all

of these

make Gump and ears is so

different. Fortunately, ForrestGump is a love of his mother, and she knew Gump has defects in

ForrestGump, but holding expectation, hope he accepted the normal education, and other people's

life. Forrest Gump has extraordinary athleticism, in his growing process, gradually revealed that

he could go to college in Vietnam, be able to participate in nov.1992 national table tennis team,

can save a deposit let he began to realize the shrimping business for his dead comrades promise. Forrest Gump IQ is low, but he was too simple, faith, do a lot of normal unexpected, cannot do, in

motion, battlefield, market has made remarkable achievement. Forrest Gump life with some of the

major American postwar event, such as the Beatles, Elvis and racial issues, Vietnam and anti-war,

water gate, ping-pong, etc. Forrest Gump’s story as a laser refracts the same every aspect of life in

his life, causing the audience. [2]

3. Culture

3.1 The behavior features of Gump

From the above discussion, the readers can find that Forrest is a person whose intelligence is

lower than average. His vocabulary is limited and he always uses simple and even mistaken words.

In spite of these shortcomings, he lived a successful life. Once he did something, he would try his

best to finish it. He knew he was not smart, but he cherished self-respect, loyalty, discipline, and

long-term dedication as his principles towards life. [3]

3.1.1 Running

As the story opened, Forrest was being fitted to fix a back that’s “as crooked as a politician”. But

Gump ran right out of those braces and once he started running, he never stopped. He ran far away

from the bullies. He ran through college on a football scholarship. He ran through the flame and

smoke of war in Vietnam and was awarded a congressional medal of honor. He even ran across

country to become a folk hero. Also he ran to meet Jenny and won her heart at last. Forrest ran