He becomes a football star, a war hero, a ping-pong champion, a running icon, and a successful shrimp-boat captain. ... The story is essentially told through his eyes, reflecting on his mother, Bubba, Lieutenant Dan, and of course; his Jenny. ... As Ebert eloquently puts it, "The movie is more of a meditation on our times, as seen through the eyes of a man who lacks cynicism and takes things for exactly what they are. ... "She is the force [ ] the voice who gave him strength, wisdom and unconditional, full-out love,"" says Fields during her interview in Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump. .....

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