Review of Forrest Gump (1994) by Augustine H — 21 Sep 2014

Tom Hanks's finest performance and one of the masterpieces of the 1990s! Gary Sinise is awesome also. Many people criticize this movie of winning the Oscar Best Picture by beating The Shawshank Redemption and Pulp Fiction.

Yet, it deserves the Oscar in all ways! Just look at the American History depicted and the American spirit revealed, why can't it be the winner of 1994? I'm a fan of Pulp Fiction as well, but in my opinion, it can and even should not win the Best Picture for the massive bloody violence and drug abuse content.

I mean, how can a movie treating crimes as routine be the best picture of the year? In 1994, the social influence of Forrest Gump is much more than that of The Shawshank Redemption. It is therefore unquestonable that Forrest Gump, a politically correct movie, is the winner! Actually, it is just the same case for Rocky beating Taxi Driver and Network in 1976.

I cannot agree that this film is "overrated", at least one should pay tribute to Tom Hanks and its storyline!