Aloha fans!
First of all…SORRY! It’s being a long time since no writing at all. That means a lot of work? Well…maybe haha yeah, I was working in England as you all know, I moved again to Spain because I got a job (yay!) and I was on holliday, come on! That also means that I’ve got a lot of pictures to show you and a lot of things to tell you. But, step by step my friends.
I was thinking (yes!) the other day that I should continue writing in english, so I will do that! And also I will TRY to do it once a week, so you can’t miss me so much haha.
Today I want to talk about my passion, the thing I can’t life without, no, it’s not Jaggermeister. It’s cinema, movies, the 7th art, images and sound making something inside of you, in your stomach and in your heart. Yeah, bitch! movies!
I was lucky yesterday, well, normally I am a lucky person, but yesterday night the luck came to my living room, exactly it came to my television as a movie, and that movie was: Forrest Gump. Yeah fans, maybe it sounds like «oh come on can you be more typical, pleaseee???» FUCK YOU It’s my blog and I write about what I want.
I found the movie already started, but I didn’t care. I love that movie and it was a long time without watching it. Probably is the typical movie about self-improvement. I mean, the movie starts with our Forrest siting on a bench in Miami waiting for the bus. When you see that you can’t imagine that the movie is going to be sooo great, but not only the movie as a whole thing. If you break it you will find art in all the little pieces you broke. Actually, the film won Academy Awards for best picture, best director, best actor, best adapted screenplay, best visual effects and best film editing. Almost nothing, eh.
While I was watching it, I was remembering the first time I watched it on the tv. It was August and I was in Benasque (of course). I think I was 10 years old, more or less, and I found it really scary. I was a little stupid, because that night I had a nightmare and I thought that Benasque was on the Vietnam War at that moment. Super clever, I know, yes, that’s how I was. But now I am clever (yesss) and I realize that Forrest Gump is more than a Vietnam War movie. It talks about the war of course, but also about friendship, about personal growth, about loyalty, about self-confidence, about humor sense and, the most important thing, it talks about love. About the love between Forrest and Jenny, between Forrest and his mom, between Forrest and his life, definitely. And while the film is passing it talks about the love we have to Forrest. We love him. that’s it. And we love the film of course and the quotes appear on it.
«My momma always said, «Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get»
It’s curious to see how all the word facts are happening at the same time. And it’s funny see that Forrest appears in everyone of them haha, and always in a funny contest. Like when he show his ass to Johnson, he buy stocks of a «fruit company» call Apple or when he is on an interview with John Lennon. This means a great edition job, it’s not easy putting Tom Hanks next to President Johnson, Kennedy or John Lennon.
«I am not a smart man… but I know what love means» I think this is one of my favorites quotes of the movie. The story between Forrest and Jenny is just cute and lovely. They met at the school bus and since then….they try to be together always. Since she said «Run Forrest Run!» their friendship starts growing as a flower. Because they have to be, like Forrest said, «always together, like peas and carrots». He thinks about Jenny constantly, thats true love, man, thats great. Wherever he goes… he’s thinking about her, wondering what she’s doing and hoping she ‘s fine. That’s what the film is special. Although Forrest is not as clever as normal people, he has feelings, he knows what love means and that makes him a normal person.
I can spend hours talking about this movie and about how much I love the soundtrack, the performance and all the pieces which complete the movie, but, as Forrest said when they ask him about Vietnam:
«And that’s all I have to say about that»
«I don’t know if we each have a destiny, or if we’re all just floating around accidental-like on a breeze, but I think maybe it’s both. Maybe both is happening at the same time.»
«My mama always said you’ve got to put the past behind you before you can move on.»
«My mama always told me that miracles happen everyday. Some people don’t think so, but they do.»
«It’s funny how people say they miss you, but they don’t even make an effort to even see you».