Forrest gump is an overrated movie that has just a lot of smart ideas going for it. by no stretch of the imagination is this movie a classic, and most definitely did not deserve the oscars that year. i hate to say it again, but i think its the academy's fascination with americanism that makes it chose movies like this one, saving private ryan & american beauty over other outstanding movies from those years.

the series of anecdotes that link up gump's simple life to world-changing historical events are quite cute and makes u smile a bit, but really thats all the movies has going for it - that and tom hanks' captivating performance. but again, as has been said before by many others - a slightly over-rated movie.

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