What hasn't been said about 1994's Forrest Gump? I actually hemmed and hawed over what exactly to write in this review, because everything feels like it's been written and regurgitated a hundred different times already.
The movie is based on Winston Groom's novel of the same name; intersetingly, I couldn't find any information that stated if Groom himself is a runner. Not to get the artist confused with the art, but I find it interesting to use running as a motif if you don't actually run yourself. One more thing: Tom Hanks' brother Jim doubled for him in the running scenes.
But no, I think I'll stick to saying that this movie was just way too long. I hate that about movies; I hate that feeling of thinking "Gee, we didn't really need the last 30 minutes, did we?" I haven't seen this film in well over 10 years, either - now that I've rewatched it, I am wondering what all the fuss was about. Sure, it was good, but did it really need to win every award out there?
Would I see it again? Despite the fact that I will spend good money to watch Tom Hanks read the phone book...no.
Number of training montages: Forrest doesn't train so much as he just runs. Although the movie's first running scene, where he literally runs out of his braces to get away from the bullies, is a tear-jerker.
Is this one of those "couch-potato-to-marathoner" stories? No. Forrest can naturally run - and run, and run - without training.
Number of inspirational songs: Quite a few, especially if you like hits like "Against the Wind."
What I give this movie: Three out of five running shoes. Mostly because of the overwrought plunky-plunky music, but also because this movie is just too damned long.
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