great cgi effect and a truly oscar worthy performance by gary sinise a lt. dan . tom hank be a one trick pony in this movie and how he get the best actor oscar that year over morgan freeman be a crime . this movie be a pander treacly love letter to the baby boom generation and with a barely conceal right wing prejudice and begin from forrest service in vietnam all the way through to the resolution with jenny at the end . with that say and though and it be hugely entertaining and an american movie through and through . i find certain part of this film exceedingly offensive and zemeckis dumbs down this movie almost to the level of gump himself . . . maybe that be the point he be try to make . watch this film and ask yourself what be robert zemeckis say about what make a good american . forrest seem to have make the right choice and be at the right place at the right time for the last 45 year . those who be wrong accord to the director vision seem to pay a heavy price . so be zemeckis say that idiocy disguise a innocence and naivety be a patriotic and even american quality .