Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be an intellectually disabled man? Meet Forrest Gump (acted by Tom Hanks), an intellectually challenged man that is harshly treated by the community around him due to his disability becoming an outcast at an early age is an issue Gump faces.
Forrest Gump is a novel written by Winston Groom in 1986, popularized by an Oscar winning film made by Robert Zemeckis in 1994 with the same title name. Though Gump is a fictional character, the film still depicts the hardships that people with disabilities face on a daily basis.
When Gump was a child, he had a curved spine meaning he had to wear leg braces to fix the curvature of his spine. Meanwhile from his intellectual disability he became restricted from public schools due to his IQ being 75 not meeting the average IQ standards of public schools and due to his IQ it would push him to attend schools for students of disability.
Gump would then become an outcast from their society due to his innate difference from the other children. Though his disability wouldn't stop him from pursuing what he does best, he would soon be drafted to the military by the time he graduates.
Gump wasn't accepted that easily in society, as he was vastly different from other people. Because of that he was treated differently. But he wouldn't let this get in his way of enjoying life and finding what he does best and what suits him most.
The mix of it's comedy and drama gives it its depth, giving the readers/viewers a rollercoaster of emotions. Allowing better understanding for the audience, and the deep meaning it holds for everyone is one that gives it it's uniqueness.
Even if it was humorous it's fair share of great understanding within the society that this world has is one that gives the novel/film it's so called 'flavor' .Throughout the film and the novel teaches a valuable and subtle meaning through the happenings in Forrest Gump's life, even though he is fictional, it's lesson will still maintain it's value.
To never lose hope is one lesson that makes Forrest Gump so valuable, the way he turned his greatest weakness to his greatest strength is one of the many reasons why I admired his sheer determination of reaching success and enjoying life to it's fullest.
Forrest Gump is quite recommendable, as it suits both bookworms and movie goers. Though I don't think it is for all ages, apart from that the movie itself is wonderful. It goes on and shows why it is truly deserving for it's 6 Academy Awards.
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