“Forrest Gump” turns 25 this month. Haters aren’t wrong to interrogate the movie’s breezy approach to history, or to nitpick the deeper implications of a happy hero who’s not that smart, writes NoelMu
In 1994, moviegoers flocked to “The Flintstones” and “Maverick” in May, and “Speed” and “The Lion King” in June. Then on July 6, Paramount Pictures released “Forrest Gump.”
It went on to win that year’s best picture Oscar. We’ve become accustomed to best picture winners like “The Shape of Water” and “Moonlight” being modestly budgeted, and released late in the year. But in 1994, this mainstream studio movie with a tricky premise was marketed as an offbeat feel-good summer picture, starring superstar Tom Hanks, directed by a proven hitmaker in Robert Zemeckis.
More discerning movie buffs have mixed opinions, though. The backlash to “Forrest Gump” started during the awards season of 1994 and ’95, when it was pitted against Quentin Tarantino’s hipper “Pulp Fiction.” In direct comparison, Zemeckis’ film seemed more old-fashioned — bordering on reactionary. This is all heady stuff for a film that came out on a holiday weekend. These days, anyone interested in unpacking a summer movie’s themes had better hope that the latest Marvel picture has something meaningful to say about the responsibilities that come with superpowers.
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