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Living in the Moment

"Forrest Gump" is a heart warming movie that tells a story of a mentally challenged man's journeys and accomplishments during a very important era in American History. The shy, good hearted character of Forrest Gump was played marvelously by Tom Hanks. Hank's presence on the screen has never been stronger than when he stepped into the role of Forrest Gump. Director Robert Zemeckis uses the movie Forrest Gump to portray a man's life of trials and tribulations with love, friendship, life experiences, and death. Forrest grows up developmentally disabled and in addition has braces on his legs. His disabilities gives the audience the feel of Forrest being adorably childlike and naive even when he is a grown man. The movie shows how a man that seems to have so little can accomplish so much.
The movie starts off with Forrest as a boy growing up in the 50's in a small town in Alabama. While growing up he creates a strong bond with the character Jenny. This......

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