I find it interesting you call Forrest Gump anti-intellectual, as I've heard others say that as well. I often wondered why though. The main character isn't intelligent, isn't even average, but I never saw the film as saying 'dumb is good'.
-rc > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 3:30 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Bad choice of movies this weekend > > > Actually, there is no film that I despise more than "Forrest > Gump", and > I'm not even sure exactly why I hate it so much. Maybe > because it feels > disingenuous and anti-intellectual, and it's not in the same > league as > groaning at incredibly bad MST3K-fare movies like "Space > Mutiny" or "The > Head That Wouldn't Die" - this is an active hatred along the lines of > Roger Ebert's opinion of "North", my favorite review of his > of all time: > http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert_reviews/1994/07/931635.html - Jim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
