献上《阿甘正传》的英文影评一篇：

　　RobertZemeckis(ofBacktotheFuturefame)hascollectedanotherfeatherforhiscapwithhisdirectionofthismoviestarringTomHanksasthischildishlynaiveidiotsavant.ThoughthatdescriptionofForrestGumpmightbeinadequate.

　　Gump,giftedwithalowIQwhichletshimbeadorablychildlikeevenashegrowsup,leadsaverycharmedlife:amotherwholoveshimimmenselyandwhosleepswiththeschoolprincipalinordertomakesureherchildhasthebesteducation,amiraculousincidentthateliminatestheneedforhimtohavebracesforhislegs,achildhoodgirlfriendwhoremainsfaithfultohimtilltheend,survivingVietnamwithamedal,and,ingeneral,apropensityforturningeverythingthathappenstohimintogood.

　　Iwonderwhatthemovieistryingtosay.Fromoneperspective,itimpliesthatintelligence(asmeasuredbyIQsandthegeneralideaofwhat"smart"is)isaveryunnecessarytrait.ButIthinkonecanlookbeyondthatandsaythatchildlikeinnocence,whichcanbeconsideredstupid,hasitsrewards.Throughoutthemovie,Gumpisinsituationswhereheisharassedbyotherpeoplebuthenevertakesoffense(except,ofcourse,whenhisgirlJennyisbeingabused)atanyoftheinsultsthrownathim.Heisindeednotcompletelystupid,eventhoughheisportrayedassuch,sincehecanre-assemblegunsathighspeed,runlikecrazy,playping-ponglikeamaniac,andsoon.

　　ThefactthatGumpdoesn'ttakeoffense,Ithink,iswhatkeepshimcontent.Hebecomesamillionaire,butgivesmostofthemoneyaway.Heishonestandopenandthis,alongwithhisAlabamaaccent,endearshimtotheaudience.Butthisgetstiresomeafterawhile(especiallyafter2hours).Ithoughtthemoviewasoverlylong,butthat'stheonlynegativethingIhavetosay.

　　GumprubselbowswithmanyfamouspersonalitiesoverthelasthalfofthecenturyincludingElvisPresleyandNixon,thankstocomputertechnology(GeneralDandoesn'treallylosehislegseither---theyarejusterasedandthebackgroundisthentouchedupbyusingcomputergraphicsprograms).TheaccountofhowGumpisresponsibleforthegyrationsthatissocharacteristicofPresleyisverytellingofthemotivesofthismovie.Gumpiscontrastedtothefamousmales,whoareidols(insomecases)intoday'ssociety,anditappearsasthoughheisbetteroffincomparison:Gump'schoicesinlifeseemtodeterminehisniceness(hegoestoVietnam,keepshispromises("apromiseisapromise"),harboursnoill-feelingsorgrudges,andisnotgreedywithfameormoney)andsuccesses.ContrastthistothechoiceshislifetimegirlfriendJennymakes:shewantstobefamousandrich,butendsupbeingadruggie.Thepeoplesheissurroundedbyareallofadubiousnature:asexually-abusivefather,ashowaudiencemoreinterestedinhernakedbodythanherfolk-musicplaying,andanabusivehippie-boyfriend.

　　Thetraditionalmaleheroesthatwehavehadarealldysfunctionalinsomerespectoranotherandwearelostwithoutheroes,asBloompointsout.Gumpisanewkindofarole-model;he'sANiceBoyandeveryoneknowsthey'rehardtofind.Asonereviewersaid:"TodaythelastAmericanheroisaTomHankscharacterwithasmallIQ".

　　ForrestGumpistherunawayhitmovieofthissummer.Manypeopleclaimitgetsthemintouchwiththeir"innerchild".SomereviewersattackitfortheviewthatlowIQisanecessityformaintainingthechild-likeattitudeGumphas.Gumpnevergrowsupormaturesin