Stupid is As Stupid Does

Title: Forrest Gump                                          Country/ Year: United States / 1994

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Robert Zemeckis                           Awards: Oscar, Golden Globe & more

Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise and Sally Field

Plot:

Forrest Gump is not very smart, he has a mother who always encourages him by saying that he’s no different from anyone else. Throughout Forrest’s life he is accidentally present for many historical events. During his school year he only has one friend, a girl named Jenny whom he falls in love with. However Jenny has issues of her own due to the fact that she was sexually abused by her father. Even though Forrest is not very intelligent he manages to get himself into college through a football scholarship since he is good at running. After graduation he enlists in the Army where he meets Bubba, a man who’s whole life revolves around shrimping. Forrest learned everything he knew about shrimp from Bubba, the two then make a deal to start up a shrimping boat once they get out of the army. Unfortunately Bubba gets killed, but Forrest fulfills his promise and eventually buys a shrimping boat. Throughout his life Forrest also has many different interactions with Jenny eventually leading them to sleep together. Forrest tells Jenny that he loves her and wants to marry her but she leaves yet again. Years later he receives a letter from her to go visit where he meets his son, little Forrest. Jenny then tells Forrest that she's dying. They wed and she dies that same year. Forrest and Little Forrest continue their lives together.

Quotes:                                                                                                  When/Where/ With

Forrest Gump: My Momma always said, “Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get”

Bubba: Anyways, like I was sayin’, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey’s uh, shrimp kabobs, shrimp creole,shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that’s about it.

Forrest Gump: Stupid is as stupid does.

Forrest Gump: My Mama always said you've got to put the past behind you before you can move on.

Bumper Sticker Guy: [running after Forrest] Hey man! Hey listen, I was wondering if you might help me. ‘Cause I'm in the bumper sticker business and I’ve been trying to think of a good slogan, and since you’ve been such a big inspiration to the people around here I thought you might be able to help me jump into – WOAH! Man, you just ran through a big pile of dog shit!
Forrest Gump: It happens.
Bumper Sticker guy: What, shit?
Forrest Gump: Sometimes

Forrest Gump to Jenny: I’m not a smart man… but I know what love is.

Opinion:

I’m amazed by this movie, I do not know why it took me so long to finally watch it! All these years, since I was 12, Bubba Gumps is my all time favourite restaurant. It’s not like I didn’t know that there was a movie, it’s just I really didn’t care about a movie about shrimp. I assumed it was about that because its a shrimp restaurant. Now after watching the movie it brings on a new meaning for my appreciation of the restaurant. It was a beautiful story. Forrest Gump has such an amazing soul, he kept his promise to Bubba after he died. When he found out about little Forrest it was heart warming when he asked Jenny “is he like me?”. He has such a heart and though he’s accomplished so much in life he knows that it’s been a handicap on him and that he wishes that his son was smart. In my eyes that is  smart man, someone who cares for others with all their heart and only wishes the best for everyone. I wish he was real.