An Analysis of the Themes in the Movie Forrest Gump Essay

Ideology The themes in the movie Forrest Gump are believed by some to be the search for destiny while understanding that simple is good. The movie features many ideas for someones destiny. For example, are we all just floating around on a breeze or we all have a destiny in life that we need to figure out. The style of the movie is told by a man telling his life story from his point of view. The culture in this movie is based on life in the United States, a southern boy who was put into school because his mom wanted him to go to a real boys school not a special school for the handicapped. In the movie Forrest is of Southern Baptist religion which tells his life style. Forrest Gump seems to be a stupid man by his appearance but as the story unfolds you can tell that he is very bright and full of knowledge told in a simple manner. The importance of minor stars throughout the movie is when small characters play big roles in the plot of the story. Jenny, his girl, is not seen in the movie for many scenes, but she plays a major role in the plot of the story. It is the same with Bubba, Benjamin Beauferd Blue, he was in the movie no longer than twenty minutes but ends up being a major character. This movie has a lot of confusion built in but most understand it by the end. 8 Writing The movie Forrest Gump is told, from the point of view of Forrest sitting on a bench recalling all these events that happened to him. While he tells his story, other people on the bench listen, some care, some do not. Gump tells the events of his life to everyone who will listen. Each person has their own opinion about his story. One man did not believe or care...

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