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FilmAppreciationandComments:ForrestGumpAmericanDream
朱勇Contents
1.AmericanDream2.ThebackgroundofForrestGump3.Differentcharacters’Americandream4.ClassiclinesthatrecurtheprocedurestoachievetheAmericanDream标题宜简洁明了。标题中实词要大写,下同,请一一更正。
American
Dream:
Anational
ethos
ofthe
UnitedStates,thesetofideals(Democracy,Rights,Liberty,Opportunity,andEquality)inwhichfreedomincludestheopportunityforprosperityandsuccess,andanupward
socialmobility
forthefamilyandchildren,achievedthroughhardworkinasocietywithfewbarriers.InthedefinitionoftheAmericanDreamby
JamesTruslowAdams
in1931,"lifeshouldbebetterandricherandfullerforeveryone,withopportunityforeachaccordingtoabilityorachievement"regardlessof
socialclass
orcircumstancesofbirth.TheAmericanDreamisrootedinthe
DeclarationofIndependence,whichproclaimsthat"allmenarecreatedequal"withtherightto“Life,LibertyandthepursuitofHappiness.”思路:首先介绍这个词的起源
、定义(内涵和外延)即在不同历史时期这个词含义的变化。
ThebackgroundofForrestGump:ForrestGumpdepictsthelatterhalfofthe20thcenturyintheUnitedStates;morespecifically,theperiodbetweenForrest'sbirthin1944and1982,thepost-wardecadesofAmericanhistoryhavebecomeapersonalgrowthdiaryofForrestGump.Fromamentallyretardedperson’sperspective,throughanormallifefortunetoinsinuatetortuousupsanddownsofAmericanhistoryandculture,thefilmdescribeseveryaspectofAmericanlifeduringthisperiod:
theraceproblems,theVietnamWar,politicalscandal,diplomaticsituation,hippies,AIDS,etc..Kennedy,Johnson,Nixon,andevenElvisPresleyandJohnLennon,aprofoundimpactontheUnitedStatesandaseriesofpost-warhistoryoffamousfigureshaveappeared.Thesehistoricalphenomenaandeventsreflectedtheenormoussocialchangesandpeople'slivingconditions,mostpeople'snegativedecadentblindenthusiasm.Inthishistory,personalvalues,socialvalueshaveundergonedistortion.AmericanDreamwasdeeplymarkedbythetimes.ForrestGump’slifecanberoughlydividedintonineperiods:
1.Earlyyears2.College3.Inthearmy4.WashingtonD.C.5.PingPong6.Shrimpingboatcapitain7.HomeinAlabama8.Runnning9.BacktothepresentIn1981,ForrestGumpwatchesafeatherfallfromtheskyatabusstopin
Savannah,Georgia.Herecountshislifestorytostrangerswhositnexttohimonthebench,recountinghischildhoodinthetownofGreenbow,Alabama.Onhisfirstdayofschool,ForrestmeetsagirlnamedJennyCurran,whoselifeisfollowedinparalleltoGump'sattimes.Despitehisbelowaverageintelligencequotient,hisabilitytorunatlightningspeed(despitebeingavictimof
polio
asayoungchild)getshimintocollegeonafootballscholarship.Afterhiscollegegraduation,heenlistsinthearmy,wherehemakesfriendswithfellowrecruitBubba,whoconvincesGumptogointotheshrimpingbusinesswithhimwhenthewarisover.Despitehislowintelligence,Gumpmanagestoexcelatdrillexercises.Theyaresentto
Vietnam,andduringanambush,Bubbaiskilledinaction.Gumpendsupsavingmuchofhisplatoon,includinghis
Lieutenant,DanTaylor,wholosesbothhislegsasaresultofinjuries.Gumpisawardedthe
MedalofHonor
forhisheroism.WhileGumpisinrecoveryforashottohisbuttocks,hediscovershisuncannyabilityforping-pong,eventuallygainingpopularityandrisingtocelebritystatus,laterplayingping-pongcompetitivelyagainstChineseteamsin
ping-pongdiplomacy.Atananti-warrallyin
Washington,D.C.,GumpreuniteswithJenny,whohasbeenlivinga
counterculturelifestyle.Returninghome,Gumpendorsesacompanythatmakesping-pongpaddles,earninghimself
US$25,000,whichheusestobuyashrimpingboat,fulfillinghispromisetoBubba.LieutenantDanjoinsGump,andalthoughtheyinitiallyhavelittlesuccess,afterfindingtheirboattheonlysurvivingoneintheareaafterHurricaneCarmen,theybegintopullinhugeamountsofshrimp.Theyusetheirincometobuyanentirefleetofshrimpboats.LieutenantDaninveststhemoneyin
Apple
andGumpisfinanciallysecurefortherestofhislife.Hereturnshometoseehismother'slastdays.Oneday,JennyreturnstovisitGumpandheproposesmarriagetoher.Shedeclines,thoughfeelsobligedtoproveherlovetohimbyhavingsexwithhim.Sheleavesearlythenextmorning.Onawhim,Gumpelectstogoforarun.Seeminglycapriciously,hedecidestokeeprunningacrossthecountryseveraltimes,overthreeandahalfyears,becomingfamousintheprocess.Inpresent-day,GumprevealsthatheiswaitingatthebusstopbecausehereceivedaletterfromJennywho,havingseenhimrunontelevision,askshimtovisither.OnceheisreunitedwithJenny,sheintroduceshimtohisson,alsonamedForrest.JennytellsGumpsheissufferingfromanunknownvirus(possiblyHIV,thoughthisisneverspecified).TogetherthethreemovebacktoGreenbow,Alabama.JennyandForrestfinallymarrybutshediessoonafterward.FatherandsonarewaitingfortheschoolbusonlittleForrest'sfirstdayofschool.Openingthebookhissonistakingtoschool,thewhitefeatherfromthebeginningofthefilmiscaughtonabreezeanddriftsskyward.Differentcharacters’Americandream
TheAmericandreamhasdifferentmanifestationonseveralmajorroleinthefilm,includingForrestGump,Mrs.Gump,Jenny,LieutenantDanandBubba.Forrestappearsasgowiththeflow,asifhehasnodreams,butwecouldseeallthevirtuesAmericansadvocateonForrestGump-honesty,courageandloyalty.Thoughpossessanintelligencequotientbelowaveragelevel,ForrestGumpwenttocollege,getmedalsintheVietnamwar,andlaterhetookpartintheremarkable"PingPongDiplomacy",becameatycoonintheshrimpindustry,helpedhealingthetraumaLieutenantDangotinthewar,bringmillionsofpeoplecourageandhopebyrunningacrossAmerica,wecancallhimthesymbolandcatcheroftraditionalAmericandream.ForrestGump'smother-Mrs.Gumpisstronginmindandoptimistic,fullofwisdom.Herson’sdefectdoesn’tbringherdepression.Instead,shetellsForrestGumpthat,“Miracleshappenperday”.InordertoletForrestGumpenjoythesamerightsasotherchildrendo,shedidherbesttolethimgotothe“normalschool”,whenForrestaskedhermother,“whatismydestiny,mymother,”themothersaid:“itisuptoyoutofigureout.”Thisiswhatamothertellhersonbeforeherdeathanditbecamethemostclassiclinesofthisfilm.Jenny,astheheroineinForrestGump,grewupintheUnitedStatesinthe1960sand1970s,whentransformationofthesocialvaluesundergoesintheUnitedStates,people’swayofthinkinghasfundamentallychanged.The“BeatGeneration”,withtheirunique"hippie"lifestyleagainstthemainstreamcultureandtraditionalvalues,abandontheirtraditionalauthority,chooseaformofescapism,thepursuitofpleasure,denyrationality,emphasizedisillusionmentroadinstinct.Withoutafirmfaithandacorrectviewoflife,theywillinevitablybecomethe“victim”oftheera.Asatypicalrepresentativeofthisera’syouth,Jennydreamedofbecomingafamoussinger,doingthingsthat“smart”youngmando.Againandagainsherefusedtoreturntoreallife.Jenny'sdreamiffarawayfromthespiritandesteemoftheAmericandream.Whenthisdreamprovedtobeafailure,Jennyattemptedtocommitsuicidetoendherlostyouth.WecouldseefromJennydedicationandhelplessness,andherrebellionagainstthemainstreamofthesociety.LieutenantDanandBubbaalsohavetheirowndreams,andtheyrepresentdifferentsocialgroups.LikeForrestGumpdescribedtous:almostineverygenerationofhisancestors,therearepeoplewhodiedonthebattlefield,healsodreamedofdyingforhiscountry.Unfortunately,ForrestGumpsavedhimfromdeath.Thisembarrassingwardidnotgivehimanysenseofachievementfromthespiritualsense,itevenbringhimadisabledbody.SoLieutenantDan’spostwarlifeinevitablyfellintothepainoflivingdeath,hisdreamshattered,andheisonthevergeofcollapse.Bubbawasatthebottomofsociety,hislivingconditio
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