Gump, Forrest.

Forrest Gump, the all time classically disappointing film. Half the world sees Robert Zemeckies comedy-drama as one of the great films. The other half sees it as a pointless, unsure film that doesn't make a lot of sense. Forrest himself has been described as loyal, stupid, brilliant, useless, loveable and not relatable. Forrest Gump is an epic, whether it is epically good or not is unsure.

Whether Forrest Gump is a brilliant film or not may be affected by what it achieves. Forrest Gump meets Elvis, three presidents, fights in the Vietnam War, survives a hurricane at sea, exposes the Watergate Break Ins, and runs across the entire country of the U.S.A. That is simply what Forrest Gump is, a film celebrating and commiserating the achievements, low lights and high lights of the United States over the past 50 years. Forrest somehow is involved with all the heroes, the moments that shaped the country, as he pursues Jenny. Particularly the running montage, a simple excuse to put in the American cinematography of its beauty.

Forrest Gump may not be the spectacular awe inspiring film that many think it is. With Forrest Gump comes the respect of the American Awards shows that overlooked The Shawshank Redemption in the same year. With Forrest Gump comes the same overrated feeling that gripped American Beauty. There is something silly about Forrest that captures our imagination though, making Forrest Gump a good movie, nothing spectacular, nothing poor. Just a good, solid movie.