The Simpleton As Wise Man: Tom Hanks As Forrest

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The Movie:
People today view slow people as being stupid and not being able to do
anything without the help of others. Forrest Gump falsifies that statement.
Tom Hanks does a righteous job in this movie role. Forrest Gump proves
that slow people can be viewed as wise men. He tells his life story to
perfect strangers, but he does not mind. He tells the strangers about all the
adventures in his life, people he has met, and the places he has gone to.
He has met such stars as Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and the infamous
Governor George Wallace.
The movie starts out when he is at the bus stop waiting for a bus.
He’s just sitting there when a lady gets off the bus and sits on the bench
next to him. Forrest starts talking to the lady about how her shoes look
very comfortable. He says one of his Momma’s famous saying, “You can tell
a lot about a person and their shoes.” Forrest Gump seems to have gone
through a lot in his life. Forrest offers solutions to different situations. He
does not let other people’s feelings toward him hurt him in anyway.
There were a lot of different characters in this movie. There was
Jenny, Mrs. Gump, Bubba Blue, Lt. Dan Taylor. These characters had a
impact on his life. Forrest’s momma made him into what he is today.
Mrs. Gump told Forrest a lot of good things like, “No one is no more
different that you are.” He loved his momma to death. Mrs. Gump cared a
lot for her son. She wanted Forrest to have everything ranging from a good
education to a straight back. She was there with him through every major
event Forrest went through. Even through the bad parts she was there to
comfort him.
Next to Momma there was Jenny. Forrest always says him and Jenny
were like peas and carrots. Forrest first met Jenny on the first day of
school. He was riding the school bus for the first time and he could not find
a seat to sit. Everyone kept on telling him, �...