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A 4 page film review on Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, Director, 1994 for Paramount Pictures), which tells the story of a mildly retarded man (Tom Hanks) and how his life continuously has intersected with the major events of the late twentieth century and many of its notable personages. However, due to the manner in which the film displays relationships, the narrative becomes more than just cleverly inserting Forrest into old news footage, as the filmmakers convey a significant message about what gives life meaning and purpose in an apparently random world. This point is exemplified in Forrest's relationship with his one true love, Jenny, which the writer focuses on. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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events of the late twentieth century and many of its notable personages. However, due to the manner in which the film displays relationships, the narrative becomes more than just cleverly
inserting Forrest into old news footage, as the filmmakers convey a significant message about what gives life meaning and purpose in an apparently random world. This point is exemplified in
Forrests relationship with his one true love, Jenny. Forrest first meets Jenny (Hanna Hall) on a school bus (Kline). While the other children shun Forrest, due to his leg
braces and simpleton mentality, Jenny accepts him and they develop a warm, loving friendship (Kline). Like his mother, Mrs. Gump (Sally Field), Jenny offers Forrest unconditional love (Kline). As children,
Forrest and Jenny are close friends, and this bond provides the foundation for their continuing relationship. Years pass and events separate them, but Forrest meets Jenny again, after his tour
in Vietnam, when he inadvertently becomes the guest speaker at an antiwar rally hosted by Abbie Hoffman and other radicals of the era (Kline). Forrest spots Jenny in the crowd
and they enjoy a brief reunion, with Jenny relating some of experiences as a hippie (Kline). Returning to active duty, Forrest takes up Ping-Pong and becomes so skilled that he
is picked to become part of a US Ping-Pong team that plays in newly opened Communist China. After his discharge from the army, Forrest keeps his promise to a dying
comrade and attempts to make his living as a shrimp-boat captain, eventually becoming a multimillionaire (Kline). This enables him to return to his hometown of Greenbow, Alabama. This is
where he again meets Jenny who has also returned home (Kline). Forrests love for Jenny has never diminished. Throughout the years and his many experiences, the one "defining element in
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