Forest Gump movie review

Forrest Gump is a simple man with a low IQ but good intentions. He is running through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His 'mama' teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Forrest joins the army for service in Vietnam, finding new friends called Dan and Bubba, he wins medals, creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspires people to jog, starts a ping-pong craze, create the smiley, write bumper stickers and songs, donating to people and meeting the president several times. However this is all irrelevant to Forrest who can only think of his childhood sweetheart Jenny. Who has messed up her life. Although in the end all he wants to prove is that anyone can love anyone. This is by far my favorite movie that I have watched off the list so far. I believe that the writers did a great job at adding comedy throughout the movie, while still keeping the serious undertone. Tom Hanks did an incredible job at playing the character of Forest Gump. I would definitly reccomend this movie to others.

Goodfellas movie review

the movie is about a man named Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian New York kid who grows up idolizing the "wise guys" in his impoverished Brooklyn neighborhood. He begins hanging around the mobsters, running errands and doing odd jobs until he gains the notice of local chieftain Paulie Cicero (Paul_Sorvino), who takes him in as a surrogate son. As he reaches his teens, Hill is inducted into the life of mobbing and crime, where he distinguishes himself as a "stand-up guy" by choosing jail time over ratting on his accomplices. From that moment on, he is a part of the family. Along with his partner Tommy, he rises through the ranks to become Paulie's lieutenant; however, he quickly learns that, like his mentor Jimmy, his ethnicity prevents him from ever becoming a "made guy," an actual member of the crime family. Soon he finds himself the target of both the feds and the mobsters, who feel that he has become a threat to their security with his reckless dealing. I enjoyed the movie very much. There was never a dull moment in the plot. I think the fact that the movie was based on true events, made it way more interesting. This is probably my second favorite movie that I've watched for my movie reviews, next to Forest Gump. I think it was interesting how the movie really depicted different aspects of the mob. I also think the director did a very good job at showing how much of a toll being a mobster took on Hill and his wife. I would definitly reccomend this movie to others, especially if they are big fans of action and suspense movies.