Nowadays it seems more and more complicated than Hollywood gives us great classics. Of course, we are not referring to the historical period in which this type of cinema developed, temporarily localized until the end of the 60s, but to those current audiovisual pieces which become cultural phenomena hailed by academics and the public. We’re talking about movies like No forgiveness, Gladiator either The Big Lebowski. However, the film that concerns us today is a dramatic comedy which defined part of the cinema of the 90s and which Netflix will make it disappear from your catalog in the next few hours.
The film in question is Forrest Gumpthis review of North American history through the eyes of a charismatic and endearing disabled person whose name gives rise to the award-winning story directed by Robert Zemeckis. Adaptation of the novel by Winston Marriedthe production managed to win 6 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director and of course Best Picture. Best Actor for Tom Hanks superb who managed to enter the shortlist of artists who managed to be crowned on the red carpet two years in a row, after winning the golden statuette in the previous edition for Philadelphia. The American signed in the history of celluloid after the paper and that still awaited him a long career in which he would still be nominated three times in the category. The rest of the cast is by no means minor, with Robin Wright (house of cards), Gary Sinise (The green line), Mykelti Williamson (The Slevin affair), Sally Field (Lincoln) And Haley Joel Osment (The sixth sense) being, among others, part of the secondary cast.
In the same way, Forrest Gump It was an undeniable success at the box office. With a budget of $55 million, the Paramount Pictures project managed to raise $677 million inside ticket office world. Among his detractors there are those who consider that his glory in the biggest industry awards was extremely unfair, since he shared the edition of the Oscars with the perhaps unfair treatment. pulp Fiction.
What is “Forrest Gump” about?
The official synopsis is the following: “Forrest Gump has suffered from a certain mental retardation since he was little. Despite everything, thanks to his tenacity and his good heart, he will be the protagonist of crucial events in his country for several decades. While a multitude of things go through his life, the beautiful Jenny, his great childhood love, who with his mother will be the important person in his life, is always present in his mind.
With a 8.2 average ratingat Filmaffinity, Forrest Gump It concentrates all that series of advantages which make an ordinary feature film a memorable work. Performances, storyline and iconic soundtrack composed by Alan Sylvestri make this X-ray of America from the 60s and 70s the favorite film of many moviegoers. Parodied and imitated ad nauseum, it seems really strange today, but it should be noted that critics were not really unanimous with Zemeckis’ work and some even called it “empty”, “naive”or have “fear” provoke certain debates. The American specialized press was obviously much more grateful for the implicit patriotism of the Forrest Gump that the rest of foreign criticism on the new continent. However, it is one of those films that every movie buff should see at least once in their life.
Netflix: it will disappear on this date
As we said, Netflix is going to make it disappear Forrest Gump from your catalog to the next few hours. Concretely, it will no longer be available tomorrow within the company managed by Ted Sarandos, October 21. This Sunday afternoon is therefore a special and unique opportunity to remember its praised quality or to discover for the first time the ingenuity and adventures of this touching character. Fortunately, subscribers of SkyShowtime They will still be able to benefit from it within their platform. After that, no other brand offers it for free to its members, although it is accessible through purchase or rental through Google Play, Apple TV+, Rakuten TV and Amazon Prime Video.
Zemeckis, Hanks and Wright will meet again before the end of the year in Hereone of those films that could have options for the next edition of the Oscars 2025. It will be released soon December 5. Lasting just over two hours, we can do nothing other than invoke the spirit itself and all of the film’s emblematic phrases by saying that of “Run Forrest, run” to see it.
