My favorite movie ever!
One of the greatest touching movies ever. Forrest Gump is a movie that will make you cry, and it will make you laugh. When I first saw it in 2001, It touched my heart. I watched the first few minutes of it, and I couldn't stop. I watched it downstairs and stayed their all night to watch it. And it was spectacular. Tom Hanks is perfect as Forrest Gump. Won 6 Oscars for Best Actor (Tom Hanks), Best Director (Robert Zemekis), Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing, Best Picture, and Best Screenplay. Went to this touching story about a simple man named Forrest Gump who, even though isn't very bright, accidently ends up getting involved with some of the biggest key moments of the 19th century. It's funny, touching, heart warming, and sad. I read the book, and the first line even touched me. I highly recommend watching this. It deserves a chance. I've seen it 14 times in counting too! Get it, buy it, see it, and you'll see what makes this a 100% succesful movie.

1 Star Raters take life too serious
Great movie, unlikely story of course...but that's the beauty of this movie. If you want to see a movie that's more realistic about life then watch a documentary because people who criticize this movie obviously have no imagination and should drop the whole "I'm gonna take every movie i see literally" mindset, and to give it one star?...in the words of Gob Bluth "COME ON!"

One of the most nauseating films
What makes this film so irritating is its pro-American propoganda and religious undertones, which reaches levels few films dare to trot.

It's a fictional story of someone who was born mentally challenged. As a school kid he has a crush on a girl (who later becomes his wife). He is good at running (which gets him into college). He becomes a war hero and meets the president. He fulfills a promise he made to his dying best friend (who died in his arms) and enters the shrimp boat industry. He asks God to help him succeed and God (instead of making more shrimp) helps him by destroying every other shrimp boat (you can't make this stuff up) and Gump becomes super rich. He has a child with his future wife and the kid is the "smartest" in his class. And all throughout this improbable story, he remains blissfully ignorant at how extraordinary it is.

I want a film about the real world. This film does the mentally challenged no services. Rather, it patronizes them. If they decided to make a film based on a true story of a REAL mentally challenged person, I think I would have liked the film. And besides all that, this film is downright annoying. Someone had to say it. 2/5

Embarrassing, people
No, I'm not talking about the movie. I'm pointing at all of the people who gave it one star. You people can't appreciate anything. Is it even possible for you to find something good about the film? I think Hanks does a wonderful job. Yes, maybe the messages presented don't really pertain to reality, but the effort made should at least be acknowledged. Give me a break.

I liked Big Fish better.
After all the hype about this movie, I decided to rent it.
And I really didn't care for it.
Yes, Hanks puts on a good performance........but, it's corny and his voice is annoying.
"Life is like a box of chocolates"
I felt like shoving the whole box in his mouth at once.
SILENCE!!!
It's too unrealistic to even suspend your imagination for a second.
That's where Big Fish has it beat, just as unrealistic but at least "Fish" doesn't try to convince you it's real. The movie lets you figure that you for yourself.
Do I recommend Gump? Yes.
Because you'll have a hard time keeping a dry eye at the end.
Three stars for a great movie, but an annoying performance.