Forrest-Gump-影评

LifeislikeaboxofchocolatesAbstract:ForrestGumpisaclassicinspirationalmovieshotintheyearof1994intheUnitedStatesbasedonthenovelofWinstonGroom.Throughanarrationaboutthelifeexperiencesofamentallyhandicappedperson,thefilm,ForrestGump,reflectsthedifferentaspectsofAmerican1980’s,whenisatimetheAmericansocietyhasexperiencedalotofsocialchanges.SincetheForrestGumpispublished,thefilmwaspraisedbythepublic,especiallyfortheyounggenerations.Also,theprotagonistForrestbecomesfamousforhisimageofarunner.Infact,theForrest’srunninghasbecomeanimportantspiritinForrest’sblood,showinghispursuitandloveoflife.Keywords:symbolicmeaning;Americanspirits;values;running人生就像一盒巧克力摘要：《阿甘正传》摄于1994年，是根据温斯顿·格鲁姆的小说所改编的一部经典的励志电影.通过对一个智障患者——阿甘的人生经历，该部电影讲述了美国生活的各个方面，并从一个独特的角度回顾了对美国1950年到1980年以来的社会政治生活的重要事件，在这个阶段，美国经历了许许多多的社会变革。从《阿甘正传》上映以来，该片在大众，尤其是青少年当中引起了不错的反响，并且阿甘也以其奔跑者的形象而被众人所熟知。事实上，阿甘的奔跑已经成为阿甘血液中一种很重要的精神，展现了他对生活的追求和热爱。关键词：象征意义；美国精神；价值观；奔跑1.IntroductionIntheafternoon,IwatchedthefilmForrestGump.ItisanAmericanmovieinspiredbyanovelofthesamename.TheauthorofthisnovelisWinstonGram.ThefilmisawardedOscar.Ican'thelpretellingthewholestory.Thisisapowerfulyetcharmingmovie;funforitsspecialeffectsandprofoundinhowitkeepsyouthinkinglongafteritareover.Likeothers,I'veseenthismoviemorethanonce.OnecommentI'veneverheardisthatForrest'ssimplicityisalmostZen-like.Ishouldreadthenoveltogettheauthor'sintention.Butratherthananimplicationthatyoushoulddowhatyou'resupposedtodoandbelieveinGodandyou'llwinintheend,IseeitasZen-like,i.e.,livinginthemomentandnothavingexpectationsorparticularcravings.Soheendsupjuststumblingintoallthemajorhistoricaleventsofthetime.Granted,heachievesthisonlybecausehedoesn'thavethebrainstothinkotherwiseandactuallyhaveexpectations,butsomanyofourproblemsarebecausewedohavehigherintellectanddesires,whichironicallymakesusunhappybecauseweknowwhatwearemissing.[1]Weloveourcatsanddogsforthesamesimplicityandalwaysbeinginthemoment.There'salineinthemoviewonderingifeverythingispredestinedorhappensrandomlyorit'sacombinationofboth.Itissomethingtomulloverforalongtime.2.PlotsummaryForrestGumpwasborninsouthernAlabama,asmallcity,andhismother.Hislegwasbecauseofthediseasewithlegs,hisIQwiresisnothigh,accordingtothestandardssetformentallyretardedchildrenonlyonthespecialschools,allofthesemakeGumpandearsissodifferent.Fortunately,ForrestGumpisaloveofhismother,andsheknewGumphasdefectsinForrestGump,butholdingexpectation,hopeheacceptedthenormaleducation,andotherpeople'slife.ForrestGumphasextraordinaryathleticism,inhisgrowingprocess,graduallyrevealedthathecouldgotocollegeinVietnam,beabletoparticipateinnov.1992nationaltabletennisteam,cansaveadepositlethebegantorealizetheshrimpingbusinessforhisdeadcomradespromise.ForrestGumpIQislow,buthewastoosimple,faith,doalotofnormalunexpected,cannotdo,inmotion,battlefield,markethasmaderemarkableachievement.ForrestGumplifewithsomeofthemajorAmericanpostwarevent,suchastheBeatles,Elvisandracialissues,Vietnamandanti-war,watergate,ping-pong,etc.ForrestGump’sstoryasalaserrefractsthesameeveryaspectoflifeinhislife,causingtheaudience.[2]3.Culture3.1ThebehaviorfeaturesofGumpFromtheabovediscussion,thereaderscanfindthatForrestisapersonwhoseintelligenceislowerthanaverage.Hisvocabularyislimitedandhealwaysusessimpleandevenmistakenwords.Inspiteoftheseshortcomings,helivedasuccessfullife.Oncehedidsomething,hewouldtryhisbesttofinishit.Heknewhewasnotsmart,buthecherishedself-respect,loyalty,discipline,andlong-termdedicationashisprinciplestowardslife.[3]3.1.1RunningAsthestoryopened,Forrestwasbeingfittedtofixabackthat’s“ascrookedasapolitician”.ButGumpranrightoutofthosebracesandoncehestartedrunning,heneverstopped.Heranfarawayfromthebullies.Heranthroughcollegeonafootballscholarship.HeranthroughtheflameandsmokeofwarinVietnamandwasawardedacongressionalmedalofhonor.Heevenranacrosscountrytobecomeafolkhero.AlsoherantomeetJennyandwonherheartatlast.Forrestranfreely,rannaturally,andrantogethisdestiny.AlthoughinthefilmForresttoldthereportersthathethoughtaboutnothingbutjustfeltlikerunning.Theaudiencecouldseethathisrunningdidhavemeaninginthefilm,andalso,inhislife.[4]Itisnodoubtthathisamazingrunningaffectedhiswholelife.Besides,itisareflectionofhispositiveattitudetowardslife.FromthatreaderscanseethatForrestwasadeterminedperson.3.1.2PromiseForrestwasasimpleperson,tohim,promisewasapromise.Oncehepromisedtodosomething,hewouldfinishitwithhisbest.ItcanbereflectedfromthefriendshipwithBubbaandLieutenantDan.Themostimpressivescene,however,wasthemostdynamic:theVietnambattlescene.ItwasthehighpointofthefilmwithitsgoodstagingandaveryemotionalscenebetweenForrestandBubba.[5]WhenbeingsenttotheVietnamWar,thesceneofofferingseatswasagainperformed,GumpacceptedtheofferfromayoungAfricanAmerican,amannamedBubba,whowasalsofromAlabamaandhadagoaltobeashrimpboatcaptain.Bubbawasaninnocentonthesurfacewasn'tverysmartbutturnedouttohavearemarkableamountofknowledge.WhenBubbawaskilled,Forrestcarriedoutanobligationtohisfriendtotakecareofhisfamily.Thispromisewasnotaneasypromisetokeep,becauseitseemedthatBubba’sfamilydidn’tap