Forest Gump - modern version?

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roraio — 10 years ago(August 21, 2015 01:55 PM)

The protagonist being considered clumsy, yet helpful and everybody likes him
I felt like I was watching the same story as
Forest Gump
, with the same Tom Hanks, but in a different scenery and context.
Anybody agree?

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criztu — 10 years ago(October 10, 2015 12:42 PM)

Hollywood movie recipe is the following:

1. the protagonist is a helpless loser - Batman is an orphan, Frodo is an orphan, Harry Potter is an orphan, Forrest Gump is a handicapped, Spiderman is an orphan, Luke Skywalker is an orphan, everybody is an orphan, handicapped, poor, ugly loser.
2. ??? miracle happens.
3. the protagonist discovers that he is actually really great - Batman has a batmobile and pointy ears and gadgets, Frodo is I donno, honest, good at heart, and stuff like that, Harry Potter has a naughty little wand, Forrest Gump is an ace at pretty much anything he does, Spiderman can shoot a sticky white stuff out of his gland when he gets excited, Luke Skywalker has the schwarz, they're pretty much walking Messiahs, okay?
4. the protagonist proceeds to save the damsel in distress and the world - Batman saves Catwoman and Gotham, Frodo saves that chick from Aerosmith's videos and the whole Earth, Harry Potter saves Emma Watson and Britain or whatever, Forrest Gump saves that hippie chick and America, Spiderman saves Kyrsten Dunst's tush and whatever his city was called, and Luke Skywalker saves princess Leia and the galaxy.
5. for his glorious deeds, the president/king/padishah/whatever awards the protagonist medals and titles and honors, and the girl, so they can make babies, to keep the pension pyramidal scheme rolling, for the prosperity of the masters of the nation.
6. The End.

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stevenvh — 10 years ago(October 11, 2015 06:42 AM)

No, I don't agree. He's not clumsy at all, it just may appear so at the start of the film, but that's just his language handicap. As a matter of fact he's very handy, remember how he finishes that wall and how he constructs the fountain for Amelia. He's also social and empathetic (which is after all how he gets to know Amelia).
He's dedicated to finish his father's last wish.
I don't see a Forrest Gump here.
Rome! By all means, Rome.