Looking into the Desire for the Return of the American Dream from Forrest Gump【文献综述】

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1、毕业论文文献综述英语LookingintotheDesirefortheReturnoftheAmericanDreamfromForrestGumpForrestGumpismorethanRobertZemeckis’smovie,orWinstonGroom’snovel;itisthedreamofAmerica.Although,atthattime,manyseriousfilmcriticseitherignoredit,ortookdelightinmakingfunofit,ye

2、titsweptthemajorAcademyAwardsforwhichitwaseligible.Notonlyhasthefilmreceivedanoverwhelmingbox-officeamongAmericandomesticlevel,butalsocreatedamiracleofgrossearningbyabsorbing657milliondollarsallovertheworld.“NewYorkTimes”haseverequatedthefilmwithElvis

3、PresleyandLincoln,thepersonwhohadbeeninfluencingAmericadeeply.ItisatimelyandsuccessfulmythofAmerica,andanallegorythatpassedthroughthecontemporaryhistoryofAmerica.Insteadofbecomingpurelyafilm,ForrestGumpturnsouttobeaculturephenomenon,asgreatmenarealway

4、stherepresentativesoftheirage,andForrestisnottheexception.InChinamorepeopleknowForrestGumpasawarmheartedethicalstorythanthatofamirrorofAmericanbeatgeneration.ForrestGumphasbeenshownforalongtimeinChinasince1995.TheimageofForestGumpwhobearstheIQof75,isf

5、aithful,brave,honest,andpure-hearted.HehasbeenfilteringintoChinesepeople’smindslittlebylittle.Withtheencouragementofhismother,andhislovetoJenny,hegrowsfroma“stupid”boyupintoafootballplayer,acollegestudent,anhonorablesoldier,asuccessfulPing-pongplayer,

6、acaptainofashrimpboatandeventuallyevenbecomeamillionaire.Iwasbaptizedbythisfilmfromtheageof12.ThefirsttimewhenIsawit,itisalittledifficultformetocaughtthemainpurposeofit,asitincludesalargeamountofcontemporaryhistoricalscreensandbrilliantaphorisms.Accor

7、dingtoForrest’smother,deathisapartofaperson’slife,whicheveryonearedoomedtoexperiencingit.“Lifewaslikeaboxofchocolate.Youneverknowwhatyouaregonnaget.”(WinstonGroom,1999:32)Maybesheisright,astherearetoomanyunknownswhichwillhappentoyou,andyouneverknowwha

8、tyouaregoingtofaceandendure.Afterundergoingalongprocessoflifetempering,Forrestconcludesthatone’sdestinycannotbeseperatedfromeffortmaking,hehaseversaidthat,“Idon’tknowifweeachhaveadestiny,orifwearealljustfloatingaroundaccidentallikeonabreeze.Bu