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Shaila: good review- http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/forrest-gump-1994 bad review- [|__http://www.afulltankofgas.com/forrestgump.html__]

Josh: Good Review- [|__http://billsmovieemporium.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/review-forrest-gump-1994/__] Bad Review- [|__http://www.mrcranky.com/movies/forrestgump.html__]

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Ebert, Robert. “Forrest Gump.” rogerebert.com. Ebert Digital LLC. 6 July 1994. Web. 16 Nov. 2013. Roger Ebert gave Forrest Gump a great review. He states that this movie is a comedy, drama, and a dream all in one. He summarizes the character, Forrest Gump, by telling the audience that he is not the most intelligent man who lived through some of the greatest historical events. Ebert comments on how most people criticize others, but Forrest’s character sees life as is and takes a positive spin on the world. Ebert compliments Tom Hanks’ performance because he acts with a sense of comedy and drama equally. This movie is also educational as it journeys through the historical events that took place during 1950s to the 1980s. Along with education and comedy, Forrest Gump has a romantic love story between Jenny and Forrest. I chose this review because it highlights all of the great elements that I saw throughout the movie. I agree completely with Ebert’s review of this movie and found this review to be quite accurate.

Roth, Eric. “Review: Forrest Gump (1994).” BillsMovieEmporium. Word Press, n.d. Web. 8 Jan. 2009. Eric Roth gave Forrest Gump four stars. Roth talks about how the movie does not promote the message that being stupid is somehow redemption but Forrest isn’t smart and that allows him to not be a partial observer to everything around him. He says how the movie is magical and takes you on a ride that is way out there but if you stick with it than you will be treated to a engaging, wonderful movie. You can look at this movie as a story of a simple man dig deeper into the true meaning; this movie can be looked at either way you’d like. If you do dig deeper then you find it as the story of American history and Forrest as the silent observer. He talks about how perfect the historical scenes are where Forrest is added in and how spot on the acting overall was. Forrest Gump is a magical movie that washes over you and is well worth the immersion. i chose this review because it hits on all the unique parts of the movie and i agree with the review as a whole.

“Forrest Gump (1994).” afulltankofgas.com. afulltankofgas.com. 2013. Web. 16 Nov. 2013

The unknown author of this review stated that the simpleness of Forrest Gump himself reflects the characteristics of the movie. Forrest Gump lives a “charmed” life from the fact that he is not affected from the things and change around him because he can not comprehend them. Forrest has no understanding of destiny so he just goes through life not affected by its hardships and just sails through life. The movie itself drifts along through a sequence of historical events. Putting Forrest into historical scenes and showing how he influenced them shows how everything is coincidental, especially because he is a fictional character. The movie itself is too long and they did not succeed in the end of the movie. The ending scene suggests that all life really is is a series of repetition with small variations. I chose this review because it unique compared to other reviews. This review did not love Forrest Gump the way that most people do. I found this review interesting and it has shown me elements of the movie that I didn’t pick up on when I watched it.