The Library of Congress
Each year, the Library of Congress chooses a series of works to preserve for future generations. This includes movies, songs, or artwork. In 2011, they chose Forrest Gump to be preserved. What does this mean exactly? Well, the US National Film Registry keeps it on record for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
The Library Of Congress
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Astronaut Gump
While we’ve mentioned that the character of Forrest is different in the book than in the movie, but what about their lives? As it turns out, in the book, Forrest has several different adventures than those we know of. Gump makes time to become an astronaut and go into space! On top of that, he becomes a professional wrestler and chess player. Talk about branching out…
Astronaut Gump
