Hi I Know a lot of people will bash me no matter what i say but I guess thats just the internet.I finally got to see this movie for the first time recently and thought i'd give my 2 cents.well to say that the movie is epic that would be an understatement.spanning some 25 to 30 years how forrest was "supposedly"part of these major historical events.now to the meat of the review.I have been waitig to see this in Hd for a while (the reason I held out)and finally was given the oprotunnity.(just thought I'd throw that in)The movie is at times masterfully directed,acted,and wrote giving its spot in the top 250,other times it is not for 1 the ending feels forced as though eric roth could not think of the proper ending and was very frustated and just gave it the"B" ending.Robert zemmeckis forever gets a pass for Roger Rabbit.but gotta say he way overused the whole "forest narrates something someone said,then said character says word in said situation"at first you really feel as though your watching a master at work later it feels gimmmicky.Tom Hanks is the only not at total fault he does what he needs to do.Don't know about an Oscar but at least a nod.Now to what I was gonna to say.Im from a very small town smack dab in the center of Alabama Pop 2500 nearest city 15000.This movie is NOTHING Like Alabama its actually almost offensive.we do not talk like that,it does not look like that,it is not that.Thanks p.s actually my favorite of the movie is the editing very seamless and subtle no wonder it got the Oscar