On July 6, 1994 A movie was released in the United States that became popular for several reasons. cult title The star of American cinema of the last thirty years is ‘Forrest Gump’. It is a very patriotic film when it comes to certain themes –racism, Vietnam War, White House affairs, hippie movement–, it is surprising that it did not appear on US screens a few days ago, on July 4, a symptomatic date for the country and about to return to the side of Donald Trump.
‘Forrest Gump’ arrives in Spanish cinemas shortly, on September 23. With The estimated budget of €51 million will raise more than €625 million. It’s not all ‘Barbenheimer’ in terms of the famous hits of North American cinema, although back then in 1994 the situation was very different, people were going to the cinema en masse, there was no broadcasting, Tom Hanks He was the god of the box office – had just performed ‘Philadelphia’ and ‘Something to Remember’ and no one imagined a global pandemic.
What was it about the character of ‘Forest Gump’ that made it so appealing to audiences around the world, beyond the character Hanks would portray? Gump is a writer’s invention Winston GroomHe was a reporter and then a novelist who served in the military during the Vietnam War. The Vietnam conflict became the raw material for many of his books.
His fourth work, ‘Forrest Gump’, is out today ‘Best seller’but it was not a bestseller until the film adaptation was released. Apparently, as a result of manipulations in the film’s budget, Groom, who died in 2020, did not benefit from the 3% profit he was projected to make from the film.
But the author returned to his character in the novel ‘Gump and Co.’ (1995), which provided another significant source of income. Perhaps as revenge, perhaps as a friendly wink, In this second literary film, Gump meets Tom Hanks at the Oscars. He also played a leading role in the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Because the prominent feature of the imaginary character created by Damat is not his empathy, but his way of speaking.“Hello, my name is Forrest, Forrest Gump,” says Jordi Brau In the Spanish version, it is a statement as decisive as “My name is Bond, James Bond” in a very different genre; table tennis or ping pong skills. Run more and better than everyone else. No, what stands out is his ability to be present at relevant moments in American History in the second half of the 20th century. as if he were Woody Allen’s chameleon Zelig.
The film differs from the novel in some aspects, Gump teaches young Elvis Presley to dance; She appears alongside John F. Kennedy in the White House; she is present at the height of Alabama Governor George Wallace’s anti-segregation campaign; He was awarded an award by President Lyndon B. Johnson for his bravery in Vietnam.; We also see him at a large peace march in Washington; Matching John Lennon takes place in a television slot and eventually becomes relevant to the Watergate scandal that brought down Richard Nixon’s government.
The visual and special effects integrating Gump/Hanks into the historical archive footage was Oscar worthy. I won’t be the only one. ‘Forrest Gump’ beats ‘Pulp Fiction’ for best picture and also won for best director (Robert Zemeckis), adapted screenplay (Eric Roth), actor (Hanks) and editing (Arthur Schmidt). Hollywood’s conservative wing won Certainly the progressive wing that invested in Tarantino’s film, which had nearly the same nominations and came away with the award for best original screenplay.
Forrest Gump is a not-so-accidental witness to some major events in American history in the 50s and 60s, or rather how that story is told. violent, From the perspective of an innocent character slight delay due to cerebral palsy This does not prevent him from understanding events better than anyone else. If there is a criticism, it is in a way subject to visual achievements and is too hidden to be consistent, no matter how much the facts are represented there.
As if Gump represents a fantasy play, the corruption of Vietnam or Watergate is minimized beyond the reality of a lieutenant played by Gary Sinise, a good friend of the protagonist. He returned from the war with both legs amputated. Five years ago, Oliver Stone directed “Born on the Fourth of July,” another film about Vietnam that navigates a sea of doubt and uncertainty, between criticism and American patriotic nationalism.
Who will take care of this guy who sits there all the time?
Hanks couldn’t do it all at once, and made the film based on the belief that Zemeckis had imparted to him. In a meeting between the two last year, the actor recalled that he didn’t see potential in the story at first: “Who’s going to take care of this guy who’s always sitting around with these ridiculous shoes and a cuckoo suit and a bag full of ‘Curious George’ books and things like that?”He told Zemeckis and he acknowledged that the film was a big risk but conveyed to the actor his belief in what they were shooting.
Thirty years later, the core team of ‘Forrest Gump’ reunites for a film that, on paper, bears little resemblance to this one. Zemeckis, Hanks – who have never stopped working together: ‘Castaway,’ ‘Polar Express,’ ‘Finch’ and ‘Pinocchio’ – Roth and Robin Wright – Actress who plays Gump’s eternal girlfriend Jenny– ‘Here’ we meet again.
This is adaptation Shot with a steady camera from Richard McGuire’s brilliant comic strip About the passage of time: Through the repetition of short stories arranged with the same frame and space, where objects and characters change, it shows the life of several families and generations in a large and identical room.
Produced by Miramax, the film is scheduled to be released in December 2024. It’s time to find out how those responsible for such an interesting and different hit and cult movie developed because ‘Forrest Gump’ is a blockbuster. thousands of fans and not a few detractorsIt’s a phenomenon unlike anything else in Hollywood at the end of the last century. “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know which one you’re going to get.”As Hanks says in the movie.