The Simpleton As Wise Man: Tom Hanks As Forrest

People today view slow people as being stupid and not being able to do

anything without the help of others. Forrest Gump falsifies that statement.

Tom Hanks does a righteous job in this movie role. Forrest Gump proves

that slow people can be viewed as wise men. He tells his life story to

perfect strangers, but he does not mind. He tells the strangers about all the

adventures in his life, people he has met, and the places he has gone to.

He has met such stars as Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and the infamous

The movie starts out when he is at the bus stop waiting for a bus.

He’s just sitting there when a lady gets off the bus and sits on the bench

next to him. Forrest starts talking to the lady about how her shoes look

very comfortable. He says one of his Momma’s famous saying, “You can tell

a lot about a person and their shoes.” Forrest Gump seems to have gone

through a lot in his life. Forrest offers solutions to different situations. He

does not let other people’s feelings toward him hurt him in anyway.

There were a lot of different characters in this movie. There was

Jenny, Mrs. Gump, Bubba Blue, Lt. Dan Taylor. These characters had a