And when I decided to shed this google greed today it was more because of its impracticability that earned me 4$ in 12 months than anything else.
And so I am here again, with a fresh heart and a pure mind. Thought of writing something but couldn’t find anything to hold on to.Hence the title.
The title came to me from a movie that I watched some time back.“Forest Gump” starring Tom Hanks had a song going “I don’t know why I love you but I do…”.
Its a song that won’t make much sense to you if you hadn’t watched the movie, but a song which captures the essence of an innocent love of a “stupid” guy to his childhood friend.The movie is based on the novel written by Winston Groom (which I havnt read).
Forest Gump is a story that has touched me in many ways every time I watched it. So I shall fill this space with my thoughts on this unique story.
The movie is the life of a seemingly mentally abnormal guy born with a crooked spine–Forest Gump. Having said this, its not a movie where you can see a crippled man struggling with his plight begging for your sympathy.It’s a movie which depicts life so lightly that it begins and ends as a feather floating in the winds. (That wasnt my imagination.It really is so :) )
I am not a good story teller. But I will try to visualize some parts of this story that touched me the most.
The scene where the young Forest runs from the villains and the crutches break apart from his legs was brilliant. This single slow mo shot will make you despise the great Mallu movie director Vinayan for the rest of your life for all the miseries he had depicted in his movies with crippled people.
The movie is not a full time eye wetter.Infact it will make you laugh a lot and will make you think about it later. Forest’s negro friend in the Vietnam war who always talks about catching shrimps would make you laugh. But you will surely think about it in a not so funny mood later on.
When Lieutenant Dane who initially hated Forest for saving his life in the Vietnam war and leaving him crippled for life, jumps off the boat enjoying a dip saying "I never thanked you for saving my life", the sacredness of life -no matter how crippled it looks is higlighted.
That’s the greatness of this movie. There are not many shots which are framed to tickle your eyelids. But you are sure to be touched.And no words to explain the acting brilliance of Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise and all the others. Awesome show.
I wouldn’t dare to dig in deep and spoil this movie for you. But it’s a must watch.
Incase you have already watched it and liked it as I did,I leave you with some dialogues from the movie.Hope you would enjoy reading it (courtesy http://imdb.com/title/tt0109830/quotes).
"The world will never be the same once you've seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump" - Movie tagline
“That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow County. And I figured, since I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama. And that's what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. For no particular reason I just kept on going. I ran clear to the ocean. And when I got there, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well turn around, just keep on going. When I got to another ocean, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well just turn back, keep right on going” – Forest Gump (After Jenny left him)
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“You died on a Saturday morning. And I had you placed here under our tree. And I had that house of your father's bulldozed to the ground. Momma always said dyin' was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't. Little Forrest, he's doing just fine. About to start school again soon. I make his breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day. I make sure he combs his hair and brushes his teeth every day. Teaching him how to play ping-pong. He's really good. We fish a lot. And every night, we read a book. He's so smart, Jenny. You'd be so proud of him. I am. He, uh, wrote a letter, and he says I can't read it. I'm not supposed to, so I'll just leave it here for you. Jenny, I don't know if Momma was right or if, if it's Lieutenant Dan. I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floating around accidental-like on a breeze, but I, I think maybe it's both. Maybe both is happening at the same time. I miss you, Jenny. If there's anything you need, I won't be far away” – Forest Gump (at Jenny’s grave.The only time you will see him cry)
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(My choice for the best one)
Jenny :Were you scared in Vietnam?
Forest :Yes. Well, I-I don't know. Sometimes it would stop raining long enough for the stars to come out... and then it was nice. It was like just before the sun goes to bed down on the bayou. There was always a million sparkles on the water... like that mountain lake. It was so clear, Jenny, it looked like there were two skies one on top of the other. And then in the desert, when the sun comes up, I couldn't tell where heaven stopped and the earth began. It's so beautiful.
Jenny: I wish I could've been there with you.
Forest: You were
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Mrs Gump: Remember what I told you, Forrest. You're no different than anybody else is. Did you hear what I said, Forrest? You're the same as everybody else. You are no different.
Principal: Your boy's... different, Miz Gump. His IQ's 75. Mrs Gump: Well, we're all different, Mr. Hancock. There must be something that can be done?
Principal: Is there a Mr. Gump, Miz Gump?
Mrs Gump: He's on vacation.
Young Forest: Mama. What's vacation?
Mrs Gump: Vacation's when you go somewhere... and you never come back.
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Jenny: His name's Forrest.
Forest Gump: Like me.
Jenny: I named him after his daddy.
Forest Gump:He got a daddy named Forrest, too?
Jenny: You're his daddy, Forrest.
Forest Gump : (PAUSE) Is he smart?
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Young Jenny : Are you stupid or something
Young Forest : My Momma always said “A stupid is as stupid does”
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(Second best)
My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." – Forest Gump