Giant Movies That You Never Hear About Anymore

St. Widge said

That's fair enough. None of the people in that movie, nor the movie itself deserved any Oscars.

I mean, there were 3 films nominated for best picture that year that deserved it over Forrest Gump: Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, and Quiz Show were all much better movies. Four Weddings and a Funeral was even more entertaining.

And, actually I was wrong, Gary Sinise did not win best supporting actor, Martin Landau won it for Ed Wood. Which was also a travesty. They gave it to him for lifetime achievement.

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That was a really good year for movies:

Clerks
Lion King
The Mask
The Santa Clause
Speed
Dumb and Dumber
Blue Chips
Hoop Dreams
The Hudsucker Proxy (a good year for Tim Robbins, too)
Little Giants
Natural Born Killers
True Lies
Ed Wood


I think the best 4 were picked for Best Picture. All have lasting impacts, except maybe Quiz Show, which was great but not as endearing as the other 3. I still contend that Pulp Fiction should have one for being the most artistic and unique. I was mad a the time that Forrest Gump won. However, now 26 years later, Shawshank is by far my favorite of all. At the time, I didn't feel that way, but the re-playabilty of it is far superior. The scene where he plays the opera music and turns it louder as they knock on the door gets me everytime.

Not to say anything bad about Forrest Gump. I still love that movie and loved it at the time. It's firmly rooted in sentimentality and pop culture and has had lasting impacts. It's more than just a walk through time as it uses some pretty frank characters and real events to balance out and give life to the humor. Lt Dad and Momma being the main ones. They are both so deadpan and honest yet endearing as opposed to Forrest's cluelessness and Jenny's haphazzardness. It was well written in what could have been a boring and forgettable story.