Forrest Gump

After viewing "Forrest Gump", it is clear that the argument is chance vs. destiny. Does life happen by chance or destiny? The question was answered by two different points of views. Both viewpoints are different, but each one of them ties together in Forrest life. Lieutenant Dan believes people are born with a certain purpose. He told Forrest "we all have a destiny; nothing just happens; it 's all part of a plan. According to Lt. Dan, he was supposed to die in the war like his family have done for many generations. He did not have the death he had hoped for because Forrest saved his life. Lieutenant Dan was a strong believer in destiny, therefore he had hated Forrest for many for destroying his destiny. On the other hand, his mother thinks life

Forrest made an early comeback. When Forrest was little, he had a disease that caused him to wear leg braces. He not only has a physical is mildly retarded. One day he was getting chased by bullies; he ran so hard that his leg braces came off. After that, Forrest always ran and that led him to success. Jenny went through a major recovery. She was the total opposite of Forrest. She had grown up in an abusive home and her family was less fortunate. One flashback of the movie shows Jenny and Forrest running from her father in a field. They both stopped and prayed, "Dear God, make me a bird. So, I can fly far. Far, far away from here." This was not a courageous action. Jenny would always run from her problems. Growing up, she had used drugs; she prostituted herself and had many abusive boyfriends. Even though Jenny had a rough upbringing, once she had a child she stepped up and became the she had to be. Another person who had some recovering to do was Lieutenant Dan. After his destiny was taken from him, he became a legless nobody. He turned to alcohol and is very bitter. Forrest and Lieutenant Dan reunited around Christmas time in 1971. Ever since that confrontation, he and Forrest became associates. Forrest brought up the promise he made with Bubba about the shrimp boat to Lieutenant Dan, and Lt. Dan joked, "the day that you are a shrimp boat captain, I will come and be your first mate." Little did he know; Forrest ended up getting the boat. This turned Lieutenant Dan 's

Overall, the film could not get any better. I love how the film takes viewers on a journey of a simple minded, small town, Alabama boy. The fact that this simple minded man did everything, that an average minded person wishes they could, is so fascinating. Another thing about the movie that was so interesting is the way they captivated every historical event from the late 1950’s to late 80’s. Everything about the film was amazing; from the way each line was said with precision, to the made up city of Alabama. This movie is highly recommended to incoming