Sunday, August 28, 2016

Films At The Fort 2016 / Forrest Gump

20 AUG 2016 / Woohoo we were back at Fort Canning for the third year straight to catch a film under the night sky with hundreds others (: I still think the first open air cinematic experience we went for back in 2014 was the most timeless, with our choice of film (Breakfast at Tiffany's - which in itself is already a classic) and the fact that that was THE first ????? Sis joined us last year for The Imitation Game, which actually is a good movie (personal preference to use the word movie for more contemporary films) but Idk, this kind of setting calls for more romanticism and classics lend a feeling both sentimental and implicitly magical - it's just a different quality of feeling.


THE OPENING SONG WHICH HAD ME EXCLAIMING "DAMN NICEEE"

The thing about Forrest Gump (1994) is that I don't have words to describe how very special it is. The story unfolds in this weird and non-linear manner, even to the point of being monotonous, but all in a good way. It also tells of quiet truths against an epic backdrop, and suddenly I feel like the answer lies in the paradox.

And the death parts always get to me.



You know what makes this part so sad ????? It's coz you know Forrest Gump's an honest bloke and he means what he says and I feel like it's so hard to find anyone who mean what they say anymore, and maybe deep down, Im afraid one day I won't mean what I say. And also coz he loves Jenny so much, for so long - "Why don't you love me, Jenny? I'm not a smart man ... but I know what love is."

BUT THIS IS THE PART WHICH I LOVE THE MOST:


The next day after Jenny left him (againz), he started to run - "That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow County. And I figured, since I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama. And that's what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. For no particular reason, I just kept on going. I ran clear to the ocean. And when I got there, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well turn around, just keep on going. When I got to another ocean, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well just turn back, keep right on going."

And so he ran and ran, for 3 years, 2 months, 14 days and 16 hours. 
Until he stops and turns around - "I'm pretty tired ... I think I'll go home now."
In this way, he heals himself. And my tears flow coz this is actually a beautiful way of healing.

"My Mama always said you've got to put the past behind you before you can move on."



ANOTHER FAV QUOTE FRM THE FILM:

Jenny: 
Were you scared in Vietnam?

Forrest: 
Yes. Well, I-I don't know. Sometimes it would stop raining long enough for the stars to come out ... and then it was nice. It was like just before the sun goes to bed down on the bayou. There was always a million sparkles on the water ... like that mountain lake. It was so clear, Jenny, it looked like there were two skies one on top of the other. And then in the desert, when the sun comes up, I couldn't tell where heaven stopped and the earth began. It's so beautiful.

Jenny: 
I wish I could've been there for you.

Forrest: 
You were.


OKIEZ I REALLY LOVE THIS FILM DAMN MUCH XX
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