vote_for_palpatine said:
CO, you're not the only one who feels that way about Gump. I never got what people loved about that movie.

The thing that sold the movie was the soundtrack. Wall to wall music as a montage over the dramatic scenes.

Oldies of hippie era rock and roll sold the movie.

Kind of like all the emotion and feeling in American Graffiti is through the music. That guy who directed gump is a friend of lucas, i wonder if graffiti came to mind when they were making it?

I thought Tom Hanks did a great job acting in that movie, but the writing and story really lack punch without the music.