《Forrest　Gump》一开始就利用一个场景：在蓝色的天空中，一片羽毛随风飘舞，飘过阿甘所居住的城市，一会随风飘落了下来，一会又被风吹向了高空。经过在空中的起伏飘荡，最终飘落在故事主人公的脚下。这是导演运用长镜头对羽毛随风飘舞的描写，留给观众的是对羽毛产生的无尽想象，为故事情节的发展作了铺垫。随着羽毛的降落，镜头特写了阿甘的那双沾满泥很破旧的球鞋，用特写镜头代替导演抒发了感情，暗示了将把鞋作为推动情节发展的因素。

影片中有一个大的特点是多次利用巴士的到站来串连起不同的乘客，这些乘客就是阿甘的听众，随着听众的变换串连起不同的故事情节。这是关联性蒙太奇的运用，而每次巴士到站则是重复蒙太奇的体现，因为它是一个巴士的镜头反复出现，强调了导演想要传达的某一个特定信息，加强了这部影片的题旨。另外还有一个大的特点就是使用同时蒙太奇，影片有两条线索，一条主线描写阿甘从智商低能儿艰难求学到上大学并取得许多成功到参军再到参加越战表现出色最后到退伍的一生，同时另一条线索是描写了珍妮为了求得荣誉和出名忍心离开阿甘而自己去闯荡漂泊的一生。这两条线索虽然大多是发生在不同的空间，但是由于导演对镜头的不断切换，使它们在叙事上呈现出互相关联的叙事段落，交叉剪接在一起，创造出一种联想的氛围和想象的无限空间。

描写两条线索的时候使用了结构性蒙太奇中的对比蒙太奇，阿甘的一生虽然经历了许多不幸和艰难，比如：军队严厉的训练，经受越战时生死的考验，但他的一生还算顺利，似乎有上帝在帮助着他，每次当他遇到困难的时候，信念和执著让他化险为夷，帮他脱离困境，并最终助他取得成功。而反观珍妮，她的一生并没有得到老天过多的青睐，比如她想成为著名的歌手，简单的想法却承受了一波又一波的打击。导演通过他们命运的不同来对比，让观众感受一种阿甘一生的神奇色彩，同时可以从侧面体会当时美国社会的奇怪现象。影片故事的情节也贯穿了许多细节性的对比蒙太奇，比如当阿甘没有缘由不知疲倦的跑步的时候，他忽然发现天际合一分不出哪里是天，哪里是地。还有阿甘在回忆越战行军的时候，原本暴雨滂沱，突然东海龙王下了停雨圣旨，即刻阳光绚烂等等镜头。

这部影片镜头剪接的律动和节奏能强烈地刺激观众的情感。比如情节发展到越战的时候，插入了关于丹中尉的故事，他指挥士兵作战师受重伤被阿甘救起，他的腿被截肢而抱怨阿甘的救助从而对生命失去了活着的意义，他一直认为自己已经是个废人而毫无用处，他开始颓废虚度时光。这些关于丹中尉的情节看似对阿甘一生的主题不相关，但却巧妙的穿插组合在一起，还有就是在阿甘为了完成好朋友巴布的心愿，买了一条虾船，从事捕虾行业的时候，丹中尉意外的出现在码头的时候，这时观众原以为丹中尉会一直沉沦颓废下去，可是当看到丹的身影时却能感到他的生命也在开始转变。另外，影片也在某些细节不断插入写实的镜头，比如林肯总统的遇刺，尼克松总统宣布越战要升级等。这些写实镜头让电影呈现出现实中原本就内涵多义暧昧的属性，让观众有主动参与去选择意义的机会。写实的镜头让观众感觉阿甘的生活随时可能会在普通百姓身上发生，因此相信阿甘的生活是真实的。

在影片中阿甘是一个智力较低的人，可是故事的每一个情节都体现出他本质上的善良、纯朴，可以看出阿甘是一个懂得如何去爱的性情中人，这两方面表现的落差通过镜头的剪接巧妙的传达给每一位观众。同时导演赋予阿甘自我叙述的镜头，整部片子就是阿甘对自己大半生的回忆录，以他自己的叙述为旁白，不仅在他的叙述中，在他和珍妮的交往中，想念珍妮的时候，和丹中尉的交往中，用自己的善良和朴实感化丹中尉的时候，甚至在他无缘无故的跑步中都发现了自己和丹中尉身上的一些教训和道理。在插入珍妮和丹中尉的镜头时，还是在讲述他们的坎坷命运时，通过对比，让观众在感情上与角色的处境紧密结合，随着珍妮的一次次与阿甘的相遇和分离而伤心，随着丹的颓废而失落，随着珍妮的吸食毒品而为她感到悲哀。导演无非在通过阿甘和珍妮的命运的对比，通过丹中尉命运的变化告诉观众一个哲理：人的命运是掌握在自己手中的，要靠自己的奋斗来创造命运，即便我们有各种缺陷，承受着各种不幸和灾难，但是只要能坚定一种信念，就能创造出奇迹。相信观众随着阿甘、珍妮和丹中尉各自的命运的起伏能够体会出其中的哲理！

可以看出，这部影片创作的艺术内涵很深，无论是故事的发展以及其表现手法给人的震撼，还是制片时的镜头处理等都相当高明，难怪那么多人喜欢这部影片，获得那么多奥斯卡奖项也是实至名归。

《阿甘正传》影评

 

       阿甘是一个出生很不幸的人，通常人们总是认为这种人不能成功， 在做任何事情过程中。 但是，相反，这个不幸的人已经取得许多难以置信的成功，他是一个足球明星，一名战争英雄和一个百万富翁！
1995年的第六十七届奥斯卡金像奖最佳影片的角逐中，影片《阿甘正传》一举获得了最佳影片、最佳男主角、最佳导演、最佳改编剧本、最佳剪辑和最佳视觉效果等六项大奖。影片通过对一个存在智力障碍者生活的描述反映了美国生活的方方面面，从一个独特的角度对美国几十年来社会政治生活中的重要事件作了展现。影片改编自温斯顿·格鲁姆的同名小说。只不过原著是一本充满了讽刺意味的荒诞小说，而影片则对故事进行了修饰和美化。摒弃了原著的荒诞和揭露讽刺意味，为影片增添了一种温情。这无疑使影片更合观众和评委的口味，但却牺牲了原著的叛逆斗争精神，使影片成为了一种理想化道德的象征。
       阿甘在影片中被塑造成了美德的化身，诚实、守信、认真、勇敢而重视感情。在影片中，阿甘是十分纯洁的形象，而珍妮则成了堕落的象征。这与原著有着极大的出入。对于所叙述的一切，影片自始自终都是以一种温情和善意的态度来表现的，甚至还加入了诗意化的成分，这使得影片显得柔和而无伤害性。影片对传统道德观念的宣扬和体现。使影片变得易为人们所接受，导演高超的编排技巧和电影语言的运用也使影片十分吸引人。影片的内容为影片商业上的成功提供了保证，而导演艺术上的处理也使得影片更加精彩，这就是影片成功的原因所在。《阿甘正传》成了美国当年最为卖座的电影之一。
       汤姆·汉克斯在影片中的表演十分朴实自然。他以在此片中的表现获得了奥斯卡最佳男主角的桂冠。这已是他连续获得的第二个影帝金像。《阿甘正传》的成功，也使汤姆·汉克斯成了好莱坞最受欢迎的影星之一。对汤姆·汉克斯来说，那两年是他演艺生涯中最为幸运的一段日子。

美国“反智电影”的代表作
充满着好莱坞电影回归的保守主义精神

展现历史与个人的约定，以小人物的经历透视美国政治社会史的史诗片。

1994年出品

导 演：罗伯特·泽梅基斯

主 演：汤姆·汉克斯

加里·西尼斯

萨莉·菲尔德

·第六十七届奥斯卡最佳影片、最佳男主角、佳导演等六项大奖

·第十六届电影金鸡奖最佳译制片奖

·美国百部经典名片之一

        20世纪90年代，美国社会的反智情绪高涨，好莱坞于是推出了一批贬低现代文明、崇尚低智商和回归原始的影片，美国媒体称之为“反智电影”。《阿甘正传》就是这一时期反智电影的代表作，它根据美国作家温斯顿·格卢姆的同名畅销小说改编，通过对一个智商为75的智障者生活的描述反映了美国生活的方方面面，并以独特的角度对美国几十年来社会政治生活中的重要事件做了展现。它使美国人重新审视国家和个人的过去，重新反省美国人的本质。

        阿甘在影片中被塑造成了美德的化身，诚实、守信、认真、勇敢而重视感情，对人只懂付出不求回报，也从不介意别人拒绝，他只是豁达、坦荡地面对生活。他把自己仅有的智慧、信念、勇气集中在一点，他什么都不顾，只知道凭着直觉在路上不停地跑，他跑过了儿时同学的歧视、跑过了大学的足球场、跑过了炮火纷飞的越战泥潭、跑过了乒乓外交的战场、跑遍了全美国，并且最终跑到了他的终点。

       每个看过《阿甘正传》的人都会从中得到些许感悟：生命就像那空中白色的羽毛，或迎风搏击，或随风飘荡，或翱翔蓝天，或堕入深渊……

       我觉得故事里的阿甘简直就是典型的美国人，他的成长过程又正好是我们所经历的，他使我们清晰地回顾过去的历史。他是个好人，能令人落泪也能逗人发笑。

——好莱坞制片人 温迪·费勒曼

       在这部影片里，我想让阿甘以一个头脑简单、纯真，而又缺乏主见的人物形象出现在银幕上，我把影片中的各个角色看做是美国国民人性化的象征。

       在我看来，这部影片的独特之处在于：它重新肯定了旧的道德及社会主体文化，宣扬了60年代美国的主流意识形态，同时它又否定了其他前卫的新文化。我想正是基于此，它才能深得美国民心。

——本片导演 罗伯特·泽梅基斯

      《阿甘正传》让我们熟知了两个人：阿甘和汤姆·汉克斯。这部影片改编自温斯顿·格卢姆的同名政治讽刺小说，但影片的总体风格似乎更像是一部人生寓言，在影片中，阿甘的智商尽管并不高，但他的身上却具有这个社会已经远离许久的诚实、守信、勇敢、真诚等美德，影片的开始，我们或许会被阿甘的木讷所逗乐，在他面前，我们充满着优越感，但在影片结束时，我们却不得不被他的真诚所感动，我们突然发现阿甘的经历正是代表了我们每个人的纯真年代，而我们的身上却已经覆压着太多的偏见与虚荣。

       天空中，一根羽毛随风飘舞，飘过树梢，飞向青天……最后，它落在福雷斯特·甘的脚下，阿甘坐在阿拉巴马州的一个长椅上，滔滔不绝地诉说着自己一生的故事——

       阿甘于二战结束后不久出生在美国南方阿拉巴马州一个闭塞的小镇，他先天弱智，智商只有75，然而他的妈妈是一个性格坚强的女性，她要让儿子和其他正常人一样生活，她常常鼓励阿甘“傻人有傻福”，要他自强不息。而上帝也并没有遗弃阿甘，他不仅赐予阿甘一双疾步如飞的“飞毛腿”，还赐给了他一个单纯正直、不存半点邪念的头脑。在学校里，阿甘与金发女孩珍妮相遇，从此，在妈妈和珍妮的爱护下，阿甘开始了他一生不停的奔跑。
 
       在中学时，阿甘为了躲避同学的追打而跑进了一所学校的橄榄球场，就这样跑进了大学。在大学里，他被破格录取，并成了橄榄球巨星，受到了肯尼迪总统的接见。

       大学毕业后，在一名新兵的鼓动下，阿甘应征参加了越战。在一次战斗中，他所在的部队中了埋伏，一声撤退令下，阿甘记起了珍妮的嘱咐，撒腿就跑，他的飞毛腿救了他一命。在越战中，阿甘交了两个好朋友：热衷捕虾的布巴和令人敬畏的邓·泰勒上尉。

       战争结束后，阿甘作为英雄受到了约翰逊总统的接见。在一次和平集会上，阿甘又遇见了珍妮，而珍妮已经堕落，过着放荡的生活。阿甘一直爱着珍妮，但珍妮却不爱他。两人匆匆相遇又匆匆分手。

       作为乒乓外交的使者，阿甘还到中国参加过乒乓球比赛，并为中美建交立了功。在“说到就要做到”这一信条的指引下，阿甘最终闯出了一片属于自己的天空。他教“猫王”埃尔维斯·普莱斯里学跳舞；帮约翰·列农创作歌曲；在风起云涌的民权运动中，他瓦解了一场一触即发的大规模种族冲突；他甚至在无意中迫使潜入水门大厦的窃贼落入法网，最终导致尼克松总统的垮台。

       因为“傻人有傻福”，阿甘还阴差阳错地发了大财，成了亿万富翁。而阿甘不愿为名利所累，他做了一名园丁。阿甘时常思念珍妮，而这时的珍妮早已误入歧途，陷于绝望之中。终于有一天，珍妮回来了，她和阿甘共同生活了一段日子，在一天夜晚，珍妮投入了阿甘的怀抱，之后又在黎明悄然离去。1年以后，阿甘又一次见到了珍妮，还有一个小男孩，那是他的儿子。这时的珍妮已经得了一种不治之症，阿甘同珍妮和儿子一起回到了家乡，度过了一段幸福的时光。
 
     珍妮过世了，他们的儿子也到了上学的年龄。一天，阿甘送儿子上了校车，这时，从儿子的书中落下了一根羽毛，一阵风吹来，它又开始迎风飘舞……

“傻子”阿甘

      在影片中，带着美国南方口音、智力有障碍的阿甘凝视着充满野性的珍妮，仿佛和美国小说大师福克纳的名著《喧嚣与骚动》中的傻子班吉是远亲。但二者显然有着根本的区别：班吉只是一个家庭衰亡的象征，是个真正的低能儿；而阿甘这个“傻子”却几乎代表了这个时代所缺少的所有美德：诚实守信，做事认真，勇敢无畏，重情轻财，反过来说则是具备这些美德便成了愚蠢，这真是对当今某些社会状况的一个莫大讽刺。

      而阿甘所挚爱的珍妮则是堕落的象征，她染上了几乎所有的恶习，如吸毒、性解放等，最后她死于一种病毒——其实影射的是艾滋病毒。而阿甘却不计一切，始终如一地爱着她，影片在对他构成一种似是而非的责备的同时，更体现了他的纯真和善良。

       阿甘如同一个战士，以他貌似简单，实则更为简单的头脑和特殊的才能以及强大的体魄为武器，一次又一次地赢得了生存和发展。这是一种对上帝奖励善良的希望，同时，它更包含了一种基调：向前，跑。有人说，这样奔跑会给人带来希望。事实上，希望确实存在，这部独特的影片赢得了如此众多的观众，吸引了甚至只喜欢轻松的娱乐片的观众，便说明了希望本身和希望的魁力。

       阿甘形象的塑造颠覆了正常世界中的英雄形象，与传统观念背道而驰，具有强烈的反传统、反主流性。阿甘的经历让许多“聪明人”相形见绌，我想导演就是想通过阿甘形象的塑造来反讽社会，反映社会现状，比如对人的异化、堕落的揭露等�熃璐死匆�起人们对社会与人们命运、前途的关注。有趣的是，阿甘身后总有一群尾随者，他们找不到人生的答案，盲目地追随阿甘，可以这么说，这就是美国当时社会的一种现实，人们对现实失望，找不到生存的动力与意义，只好无望地把命运寄托在别人身上。而阿甘却总能以乐观的态度面对现实，勇敢地跑下去，这不能不说是绝妙的讽刺。

       对于这样一个近年来好莱坞电影中少见的鲜明人物，阿甘无疑会被载入史册，在美国，阿甘就是战后五六十年代出生的这代群体的化身，在他们的经历中，3K党、摇滚、越战、肯尼迪、尼克松等纷纷登台亮相，在和平的混乱中他们成长，道德的重建，个性的张扬，使他们的人生道路充满着变数，他们看来似乎缺少锤炼，步履蹒跚得让人放心不下，但他们终究是长大了，并且他们跑起来的速度出乎了父辈的意料。

      在小说《阿甘正传》里，它的结尾是这样写的：“不过，我跟你说，朋友：有时候到了晚上，我仰望星星，看见整个天空就那么铺在那儿，可别以为我什么也不记得。我仍旧跟大家一样有梦想，偶尔我也会想到换个情况人生会是什么样儿。然后，眨眼之间，我已经四十、五十、六十岁了，你明白吧？”

      相信即使看到这里，每个人内心的惶惑感一点都不会减少，但同时我们也会油然而生一种超脱的感觉，就像我们仰望星空，感到一种自然的和谐和伟大的力量，虽然一些问题还是没有答案，可是已经变得不那么重要。时间总是无情地流转，它在催促我们不要因太多的思考而虚掷光阴。

       我们还是要走自己的路，然后，眨眼之间，我们已经四十、五十、六十岁了，你明白吧？��
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"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."
 
       这句话是每一个喜欢《阿甘正传》的人都能背出的一句话，他的中文意思是：人生就像一盒巧克力，你永远也不知道下一个吃到的是什么味道。这是阿甘的妈妈曾经说过的话，其实在这简单的话语中蕴含着每个人都了解但是却很难做到的人生态度。我觉得影片中不断的在向观众讲述不同的人生来证明这句话。

       阿甘是真正的随波逐流的人，他不去考虑下一块巧克力是甜是酸，只是从容地去接受。他没有强求过什么、没有奢望过什么，只是用自己的憨厚和纯真来触碰这个世界，让人们在他的身上得到一种特殊的教诲。人也许就是这么具有讽刺性，这样完美的人恰恰是个“傻子”，而正常人往往有太多的追求，太多的愿望，太多的舍不得，其实他们根本想不到自己的下一块巧克力会是什么味道的。丹中士在认识阿甘之前坚信自己会和祖辈一样战死沙场，布巴坚信自己会成为虾船船长，可他们都没有想到未来的命运正好和他们开了个玩笑。丹中士没有死在战场，但却失去了双腿，可他更没想到的是自己多年之后会成为亿万富翁，布巴的牺牲使他没有当上船长，可他的捕虾之梦却被阿甘实现，谁会想到那场暴风雨毁了所有的虾船，可更不可思议的是阿甘的船奇迹般的幸存了下来，顺利成章地独揽了捕虾业。

      生命中就是充满了这么多的想不到，不确定，而对待这些不管是好的、还是坏的，是酸甜滋味、还是苦辣的滋味，我们都要学会从容、乐观、积极地去面对。也许命运之神暂时没有把幸运之手放在你的身上，但谁知道以后会怎样，正所谓塞翁失马焉知非福。

我们都拥有自己的一盒巧克力，其中滋味只有自己尝了知道。

看阿甘~~学英语~~哈哈~~:kq:

《阿甘正传》影评 英文中文对照版

<Forrest Gump> Film review

Forrest Gump who is unfortunately to be born with a lower IQ and the muscle problem, usually, people always think this kind of person can't be successful in doing anything. But, instead, this unlucky man has achieved lots of incredible success, he is a football star, a war hero, and later a millionaire!

In the contention of the best picture of the 67th Oscar Award in 1995, film <Forrest Gump> Have got six Grand Prixes , such as the best picture , the best actor , the best achievement in directing , adapting drama , the best achievement in film editing and the best visual effect bestly ,etc. at one blow . The film was passed to a intellectual disturbance person the description of life has reflected every aspect of U.S.A.'s life, important incident of social political life make and represent to these decades such as U.S.A. from one unique angle. Film adapt Winston · novel of the same name of Groom since. Only the original work is that one is full of fantastic novels with a satiric flavour, but the film modifies and beautifies the story. Have abandoned the absurdity of the original work and revealed that satirizes meaning , have added a kind of tender feeling for the film. This undoubtedly makes the film suit audience and judging panel's taste even more, but has sacrificed the struggle spirit of the rebel of the original work , make the film become one kind and idealize ethical symbol .

 Forrest Gump mould incarnation of virtue is honest keeping one's word , conscientiously , brave paying attention to emotioning among film. In the film, Forrest Gump is a very pure image, but Jenny has become the degenerate symbol . And write the great discrepancy originally in this. To all that narrated, since beginning all behave with a kind of tender feeling and well-meaning attitude after all for the film, having even joined poesy composition, this makes the film seem soft and have no injury. The film advocates to traditional moral concept and embodiment. Make film apt to accept by people, director superb lay out skill and film application of language make the film very attractive too. Success with commercial for film content of the film has given security, and the treatment on director's art makes the film more excellent, this is reason that the film succeeds. It was the box-office hits the most in that year to become U.S.A. in < Forrest Gump>.

Tom · Hanks very much sincere naturally performance having among film. He has obtained the laurel of the best actor of Oscar for the behavior in this film. This second movie emperor's money already whom he obtained in succession looks like. Success of < Forrest Gump>, make Tom Hanks become one of the most popular movie stars in Hollywood too. To Tom Hanks, those two years are the luckiest period of time in his performing art careers .

中文对照：
《阿甘正传》影评

阿甘是一个出生很不幸的人，通常人们总是认为这种人不能成功， 在做任何事情过程中。 但是，相反，这个不幸的人已经取得许多难以置信的成功，他是一个足球明星，一名战争英雄和一个百万富翁!

1995年的第六十七届奥斯卡金像奖最佳影片的角逐中，影片《阿甘正传》一举获得了最佳影片、最佳男主角、最佳导演、最佳改编剧本、最佳剪辑和最佳视觉效果等六项大奖。影片通过对一个存在智力障碍者生活的描述反映了美国生活的方方面面，从一个独特的角度对美国几十年来社会政治生活中的重要事件作了展现。影片改编自温斯顿·格鲁姆的同名小说。只不过原著是一本充满了讽刺意味的荒诞小说，而影片则对故事进行了修饰和美化。摒弃了原著的荒诞和揭露讽刺意味，为影片增添了一种温情。这无疑使影片更合观众和评委的口味，但却牺牲了原著的叛逆斗争精神，使影片成为了一种理想化道德的象征。

    阿甘在影片中被塑造成了美德的化身，诚实、守信、认真、勇敢而重视感情。在影片中，阿甘是十分纯洁的形象，而珍妮则成了堕落的象征。这与原著有着极大的出入。对于所叙述的一切，影片自始自终都是以一种温情和善意的态度来表现的，甚至还加入了诗意化的成分，这使得影片显得柔和而无伤害性。影片对传统道德观念的宣扬和体现。使影片变得易为人们所接受，导演高超的编排技巧和电影语言的运用也使影片十分吸引人。影片的内容为影片商业上的成功提供了保证，而导演艺术上的处理也使得影片更加精彩，这就是影片成功的原因所在。《阿甘正传》成了美国当年最为卖座的电影之一。

    汤姆·汉克斯在影片中的表演十分朴实自然。他以在此片中的表现获得了奥斯卡最佳男主角的桂冠。这已是他连续获得的第二个影帝金像。《阿甘正传》的成功，也使汤姆·汉克斯成了好莱坞最受欢迎的影星之一。对汤姆·汉克斯来说，那两年是他演艺生涯中最为幸运的一段日子。

Forrest Gump
A Film Review by James Berardinelli


Ever find the grind of life getting you down? Is the day-to-day struggle threatening to drag you under? If so, there is a movie out there that can replenish your energy and refresh your outlook. Passionate and magical, Forrest Gump is a tonic for the weary of spirit. For those who feel that being set adrift in a season of action movies is like wandering into a desert, the oasis lies ahead.

Back when Tom Hanks' movie career was relatively new, the actor made a film called Big, which told the story of a young boy forced to grow up fast as a result of an ill-advised wish made at a carnival. In some ways, Forrest Gump represents a return to the themes of that earlier movie. In this case, the main character remains a child in heart and spirit, even as his body grows to maturity. Hanks is called upon yet again to play the innocent.

Forrest Gump (Hanks), named after a civil war hero, grows up in Greenbow, Alabama, where his mother (Sally Field) runs a boarding house. Although Forrest is a little "slow" (his IQ is 75, 5 below the state's definition of "normal"), his mental impairment doesn't seem to bother him, his mother, or his best (and only) friend, Jenny Curran (played as an adult by Robin Wright). In fact, the naivete that comes through a limited understanding of the world around him gives Forrest a uniquely positive perspective of life.

During the next thirty years, Forrest becomes a star football player, a war hero, a successful businessman, and something of a pop icon. Through it all, however, there is one defining element in his life: his love for Jenny. She is never far from his thoughts, no matter what he's doing or where he is.

A trio of assets lift Forrest Gump above the average "lifestory" drama: its optimism, freshness, and emotional honesty. Though the movie does not seek to reduce every member of the audience to tears, it has moments whose power comes from their simplicity. Equally as important is laughter, and Forrest Gump has moments of humor strewn throughout.

During the 60s and 70s, no topic more inflamed the turbulent national consciousness than that of Vietnam and those who were sent overseas to fight. Forrest, as might be expected, has a singular viewpoint on his time spent there: "We took long walks and were always looking for this guy named Charlie." In this observation can be found the essence of the title character's nature.

Through the miracle of visual effects, Forrest meets his fair share of famous people - George Wallace, Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon, and John Lennon. While mixing the real footage of these notables with new images featuring Hanks is not a seamless process, the result is nevertheless effective.

Forrest Gump has several messages, some of which are less obvious than others. The most frequently recurring theme is an admonition not to give up on life. Why surrender when you don't know what lies ahead? By contrasting Forrest's life with the lives of those around him, and by showing how the passage of time brings solace to even the most embittered hearts, the movie underlines this point.

Tom Hanks won last year's Academy Award for Philadelphia, but his performance here is more impressive. The Alabama accent may seem a little awkward at first, but it doesn't take long for the acting to dwarf the twang. Hanks has no difficulty creating a totally human character who is free of guile and deceit, and barely able to comprehend a concept like evil. Robin Wright gives the best performance of her career, surpassing what she accomplished in The Playboys. Looking and seeming like a younger Jessica Lange, she is believable as the object of Forrest's undying affection. The real scene-stealer, however, is Gary Sinise. A renowned director and theatrical actor, Sinise is probably best known to film-goers for his portrayal of George in 1992's Of Mice and Men (which he also directed). In this movie, his Lieutenant Dan Taylor is riveting. The passion and pain he brings to the middle portions of Forrest Gump hold together some of the film's weaker moments.

The soundtrack boasts a wide variety of sounds of the era -- perhaps too wide a variety. Often, music can be useful in establishing a mood, but Forrest Gump rockets into the realm of overkill. There are sequences when the choice of song is inspired (the use of "Running on Empty" for Forrest's "long run" comes to mind), but the soundtrack could have used a little pruning.

Ultimately, however, any gripes about Forrest Gump are minor. This is a marvelous motion picture -- a mint julep on a hot summer's afternoon.

Ever find the grind of life getting you down? Is the day-to-day struggle threatening to drag you under? If so, there is a movie out there that can replenish your energy and refresh your outlook. Passionate and magical, Forrest Gump is a tonic for the weary of spirit. For those who feel that being set adrift in a season of action movies is like wandering into a desert, the oasis lies ahead.

Back when Tom Hanks' movie career was relatively new, the actor made a film called Big, which told the story of a young boy forced to grow up fast as a result of an ill-advised wish made at a carnival. In some ways, Forrest Gump represents a return to the themes of that earlier movie. In this case, the main character remains a child in heart and spirit, even as his body grows to maturity. Hanks is called upon yet again to play the innocent.

Forrest Gump (Hanks), named after a civil war hero, grows up in Greenbow, Alabama, where his mother (Sally Field) runs a boarding house. Although Forrest is a little "slow" (his IQ is 75, 5 below the state's definition of "normal"), his mental impairment doesn't seem to bother him, his mother, or his best (and only) friend, Jenny Curran (played as an adult by Robin Wright). In fact, the naivete that comes through a limited understanding of the world around him gives Forrest a uniquely positive perspective of life.

During the next thirty years, Forrest becomes a star football player, a war hero, a successful businessman, and something of a pop icon. Through it all, however, there is one defining element in his life: his love for Jenny. She is never far from his thoughts, no matter what he's doing or where he is.

A trio of assets lift Forrest Gump above the average "lifestory" drama: its optimism, freshness, and emotional honesty. Though the movie does not seek to reduce every member of the audience to tears, it has moments whose power comes from their simplicity. Equally as important is laughter, and Forrest Gump has moments of humor strewn throughout.

During the 60s and 70s, no topic more inflamed the turbulent national consciousness than that of Vietnam and those who were sent overseas to fight. Forrest, as might be expected, has a singular viewpoint on his time spent there: "We took long walks and were always looking for this guy named Charlie." In this observation can be found the essence of the title character's nature.

Through the miracle of visual effects, Forrest meets his fair share of famous people - George Wallace, Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon, and John Lennon. While mixing the real footage of these notables with new images featuring Hanks is not a seamless process, the result is nevertheless effective.

Forrest Gump has several messages, some of which are less obvious than others. The most frequently recurring theme is an admonition not to give up on life. Why surrender when you don't know what lies ahead? By contrasting Forrest's life with the lives of those around him, and by showing how the passage of time brings solace to even the most embittered hearts, the movie underlines this point.

Tom Hanks won last year's Academy Award for Philadelphia, but his performance here is more impressive. The Alabama accent may seem a little awkward at first, but it doesn't take long for the acting to dwarf the twang. Hanks has no difficulty creating a totally human character who is free of guile and deceit, and barely able to comprehend a concept like evil. Robin Wright gives the best performance of her career, surpassing what she accomplished in The Playboys. Looking and seeming like a younger Jessica Lange, she is believable as the object of Forrest's undying affection. The real scene-stealer, however, is Gary Sinise. A renowned director and theatrical actor, Sinise is probably best known to film-goers for his portrayal of George in 1992's Of Mice and Men (which he also directed). In this movie, his Lieutenant Dan Taylor is riveting. The passion and pain he brings to the middle portions of Forrest Gump hold together some of the film's weaker moments.

The soundtrack boasts a wide variety of sounds of the era -- perhaps too wide a variety. Often, music can be useful in establishing a mood, but Forrest Gump rockets into the realm of overkill. There are sequences when the choice of song is inspired (the use of "Running on Empty" for Forrest's "long run" comes to mind), but the soundtrack could have used a little pruning.

Ultimately, however, any gripes about Forrest Gump are minor. This is a marvelous motion picture -- a mint julep on a hot summer's afternoon.

:# 你该不是把视听作业的题目给弄错了吧~~~ 要不你把公主日记的英文版影评给发上来吧~~~ 我懒着去找~~~:#