Already for 30 years Forrest Gump by Robert Zemeckis delights film fans all over the world and takes them on a tragic, funny journey into a story full of Love, war, grief, injustice and friendship.
The one with six Oscar-winning Film is now being released in a new limited Collector’s Edition in Steelbook. The 142-minute tragicomedy is included on 4K UHD and Blu-ray, plus there is a bonus Blu-ray with lots of background information on the classic and a 16-page booklet.
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Forrest Gump tells of three decades of American history
Even those who have not seen Forrest Gump probably know this famous movie quote: “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get!” And just as life is a A series of surprising events is, so is the film. Forrest Gump takes us through three decades of American history and political and cultural milestones in which the naive title character seems to stumble into it by chance and does not notice the consequences of his actions.
The story begins with the young Forrest Gump (Michael Conner Humphreys), who single mother in the south of the USA, who raises him with lots of love and care. Due to his low IQs and scoliosis He is teased at school, only little Jenny (Hanna Hall) befriends the shy boy.
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The friendship lasts into adulthood, even though Jenny (Robin Wright) and Forrest (Tom Hanks) often part ways. He becomes Military service in Vietnam founded or influenced companies that became world empires through his work and met personalities such as John F. Kennedy and John LennonBut none of this affects Forrest at all, as he only longs for Jenny, who in the meantime has to go through her own painful experiences in life.
Forrest Gump: Tom Hanks makes us laugh and moves us to tears
More background information on the film can be found in Season 2 Episode 4 of Movies – These were our cinema years on Netflix. Here the long The film’s creation process which is based on the previously unknown novel of the same name by Winston Groom from 1986. Hardly anyone believed in the success of the adaptation and so the 55 million US dollar film a surprise hitIt grossed $670 million at the box office and is one of the most successful films of the 1990s.
The great success of Forrest Gump is also due to the sensitive portrayal by Tom Hankswhich manages to captivate the audience and take them on an emotional journey, although he himself is hardly capable of external emotions.
In addition to numerous laughs, tears are also shed, because despite the bizarre events, the film remains close to life, as it depicts stages of love, friendship and grief that everyone can identify in one way or another.
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