阿甘正传英语讲解 Forrest Gump

• Awards • Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects and Best Adapted Screenplay
• 1) ―Stupid is as the stupid does‖: How do you understand it from Forrest Gump himself? • - His running • - His three interviews by presidents
• Momma said that the Forrest part was to remind me that sometimes we all do things that, well, just don't make no sense.
Ku Klux Klan: terrorist
Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK
the Assassinations of the Kennedy and Reagan
Assassinated American President
Forrest is part of a Ping pong team after he recovers from being shot in the Vietnam War. He is able to visit China because of his talent. The team of ping pong players were the first Americans allowed into China since 1949.The invitation to China reopened communication between them and led to the end of the trade .
Forrest Gump
• Main Cast • Tom Hanks …… Forrest Gump A somewhat slow (not smart) person, who happens to be incredibly kind, decent, and over the course of his life, quite lucky. • Gary Sinise …… Lt. Dan An army officer that Forrest meets while serving in the Vietnam war, who eventually becomes a loyal friend of Forrest. . • Robin Wright …… Jenny Forrest's most important friend from early childhood, who remains his friend for over 35 years despite the very different lives that they will lead.
• As his mother said, “stupid is as stupid does”. Give the examples.
– His running (chased by bikes/chased by cars/running for survivors/running across America ) – Interviewed by president three times (football/Vietnam war/ ping-pong)
Racial segregation
• It is the separation of humans into racial groups in daily life. It may apply to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a bath room, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home. Segregation is generally outlawed, but may exist through social norms, even when there is no strong individual preference for it, as suggested by Thomas Schelling's models of segregation and subsequent work.
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• 2) People who have great effects on Forrest Gump himself • - His Mama • - Jenny, his girlfriend • - Bubba • - Lieutenant Dan
• 3) Why is the movie considered one of the American culture classics? • • 4) Character analysis • - Mrs. Gump • - Jenny • - Bubba • - Lieutenant Dan
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam from 1 November 1955 to 30 April 1975. This war was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the U.S. and other anticommunist nations. U.S. military involvement ended on 15 August 1973 as a result of the Case–Church Amendment passed by the U.S. Congress . North and South Vietnam were reunified 20 1976. 58,220 U.S. servicemembers also died in the conflict.
Cultural Notes
• • • • • • 1.Ku Klux Klan 2.Elvis 3.Racial Segregation 4.Vietnam War: anti-war movement 5.Pingpong Diplomacy 6. Assassination of the American Presidents
• referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". • He had a versatile voice and unusually wide success encompassing many genres, including country, pop ballads, gospel, and blues. He is the best-selling solo artist in the history of popular music. Nominated for 14 competitive Grammys, he won three, and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36. • Swing dance • Died suddenly at 42
• Who was Forrest Gump?
– Little Gump who was wearing braces and turned down by school-- the football hero— the medal of honor winner in Vietnam— the Ping-pong champion—the shrimp boat captain— the millionaire stockholder— ran across America— Gump who didn’t know what love is and won love
• Persons who had effect on Forrest Gump?
– His mother: see the doctor-teaching him at home-attending graduating ceremony-coming back safe-happy to see her son interviewed by the president-greeting him to be back home-dying is a part of life – Jenny: offering him seat-peas and carrots-what love is-her dream-meet and say good-bye again-turn to drug – Bubba: offering him seat-shrimp this and shrimp that-his dream-die in Vietnam (victim of the war) – Lieutenant Dan: his family-preferred to die in the battlefield-not allowed to be called stupid just as cripplethe first mate-swimming as thanks-attending his wedding ceremony
• 7. Watergate Scandal
• 8. Hippies • 9.Apple Computer • 10. Feminism
• 1. When I was a baby, Momma named me after the great Civil War hero, General Nathan Bedford Forrest. She said we was related to him in some way. • And, what he did was, he started up this club called the Ku Klux Klan. They'd all dress up in their robes and their bed sheets and act like a bunch of ghosts or spooks or something. They'd even put bed sheets on their horses and ride around. And anyway, that's how I got my name, Forrest Gump.
far-right organizations, advocated extremist reactionary currents Since the mid-20th century, the KKK has also been anticommunist.
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