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I have never met anyone like Forrest Gump in any other movie, ever before or since. Consequently, I have never seen another movie like Forrest Gump! To describe this classic by Robert Zemeckis even runs the risk of making it seem more conventional than it actually is. An attempt at description would have to start like this: Is Forrest Gump a comedy? Or a drama? Perhaps a dream. The script is reminiscent of modern fiction in its complexity. It never works with the formulas of modern films. At the center is Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks), a decent man with an IQ of 75, who somehow manages to be involved in every event in American history from the 1950s to the 1980s. And he survives it all thanks to his niceness and honesty. Fortunately, however, Forrest Gump does not present a heartwarming story about a mentally retarded person. That would be an overly hackneyed Hollywood formula and far too limiting for Forrest Gump. Rather, the film functions as a meditation on our times through the perspective of a man who lacks any cynicism and accepts things as they are. Can anyone imagine anyone other than Tom Hanks in the role? I don't think so. Hanks makes Gump a dignified and straightforward human being, and seemingly along the way, he walks a unique tightrope between comedy and sadness. It's a story rich in laughs, but also in truth. Forrest is the son of an Alabama boarding house operator (Sally Field). She tries to correct his attitude, gives him a corset. His mind, however, she never criticizes! He is not stupid! Rather, Forrest proves incapable of anything less profound. Eventually, the corset just falls off Forrest and he can run like hell. Because of this, he gets a college football scholarship and Forrest becomes a football hero. It's not supposed to stop there. He gets a Medal of Honor in Vietnam and advances to ping pong champion. Forrest becomes a shareholder in this new fruit company that makes computers with an apple. And he runs across America. Now, you might assume that Forrest, with his IQ of 75, doesn't really understand what's going on. But that would be a mistake. He understands everything he needs to understand. Forrest also knows what love means, although his great love has been telling him since elementary school, "Forrest, you don't know what love is." By this time, however, she is already working as a stripper. The tour through recent American history is simply brilliant! In this sense, Robert Zemeckis has created the very first blockbuster for adults. Forrest teaches Elvis how to swing his hips and he visits the White House three times. He speaks at a peace rally against the Vietnam War and even gets a recommendation from Nixon: the Watergate. His grade school sweetheart Jenny (Robin Wright) also takes a tour, but one into counterculture. Jenny goes to California as a dropout, takes psychedelic drugs, and at some point we realize that Forrest and Jenny have been through all the stages of recent cultural history. Counter-cultural, of course, and when they find each other at the end, it's like a reconciliation for the American people. What a magical - and today in 2021 - timeless film!