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Forrest Gump

I read the book Forrest Gump, which was  interesting story about man who is idiot but who always is trying to do what’s best. His life wasn’t easy, he was in normal school where people bullied him but there was a girl called Jenny who liked Forrest. Soon Forrest was moved to the idiot school and he couldn’t see Jenny anymore. People suddenly noticed how fast Forrest runs so he got place in university’s football team. After this Forrest goes to army and got new friend called Bubba and they talk about shrimp business. Forrest’s squad was sent to Vietnam where they got attacked by enemies and Forrest saves some of them but his friend Bubba got shot in the head and died. When Forrest got back to USA he was awarded by medal of honor and President gave it to him. Then Forrest accepted NASA’s mission to go space with another person and monkey called Sue but after coming back they crashed to jungle somewhere in South America. NASA found them four years later and Sue was Forrest’s new best friend. Forrest became chess champion and wrestler too and in the end of the book he meets Jenny and his own child called Forrest and starts the shrimp business and gives the earned money to Bubba’s family.

Book was good and little different than the movie. Forrest was the narrator and the language of the book wasn’t hard to understand.

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8 Mile

8 Mile is American movie based on 1995 year Detroid, which tells about young white rapper called ”B-rabbit” who wants to become famous. He works at an automotive factory and he is only white rapper trying to rap battle against black people. He has a lot problems in his privacy life and with other rappers. He still have couple friends who help him trough. In the end he destroys Papa Doc (titleholder) with his sick freestyle.

Movie is slightly based on real life of famous rapper Marshall Mathers aka. Eminem or Slim Shady. Eminem presents B-rabbit and movie also includes other well-known rappers like Xzibit and Proof

Soundtrack is awesome and huge part of the movie. There is a lot good songs from the famous rappers like 2pac, the notorious B.I.G, Nas, 50 cent,  Jay-Z, D12,  Xzibit, Obie Trice etc. and of course Eminem himself. ”lose yourself” by Eminem is legendary song which was made to this movie.

Movie doesn’t have any visual special effects but it still has the common effects such sound of punches and gun reloading etc.

Movie was directed by Curtis Hanson and released on November 8, 2002 with budget of 41 million dollars. It lasts 110 minutes.

I have watched this movie four times and it’s still good specially if you like rap music. It could have been made even better, it misses something maybe better acting or better camera working. Movie has received generally positive reviews and it deserves those.

(Manufacturing data was taken from Wikipedia)

 

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