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‘Well I’m going to heaven lieutenant Dan’ – Forrest Gump The innocent Forrest Gump is loveable from the start. The 1994 film adaption of the Winston Groom novel of the same name tells the story of Forrest Gump, played by Tom Hanks, who was born with a curved spine as he navigates through life. Forrest has an admirable drive and focus on everything he does which enabled him to succeed in each of his new endeavours, all of which have a surprising historical impact. He literally does everything he is told or whatever his heart desires, such as drinking an abundance of Dr Pepper. When explaining himself he simply states, ‘stupid is as stupid does.’ He has the same dedication in maintaining his relationships with both friends and family particularly Jenny(Robin Wright) whom he loves but she spends the film struggling to find herself. Her adventures are more varied and less successful than Forrest’s, they even push her to the edge but still Forrest remains committed to thei...

Stephen King has written roughly 91 novels since the sixties and almost 80 of them have become films. So many of his books have become movies that even if you weren’t aware of him as an author you’ve definitely seen a film inspired by his writing. I was unaware that so many films that I had watched and enjoyed were inspired by King novels, including Misery (1990) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994). I enjoyed both films and so did most viewers as both films hold 89% and 91% Rotten Tomatoes ratings respectively. Stephen King's opinion on the Shining film according to Cinema Blend However, the same can’t be said for The Shining(1980) which is the only one which I have both read the book for and seen the film adaption of. Stephen King himself has expressed his dislike for the portrayal of Jack and Wendy Torrance in the film. But nevertheless, the film still has a high rating on Rotten Tomatoes. There is often large discontent from readers when their favourite ...