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1、InthelateNinetiesoflastcentury,thereisafilmcreatingsuchabuzzuponreleaseintheUnitedStatesthatnotonlyreached253millionU.S.Dollarsatboxoffice,butalsowon6Awardsofthe67thOscarincludingBestPicture,BestDirectorandBestActorawards.ThefilmisForrestGump.ItisamovietellingthestoryofForrestGump,a
2、nunimportantpersonwhoseintelligencequotientisonly75.Butheexperiencedmanydifficultiesthroughthepost-warperiodandeventuallybecomeashrimpindustrytycoon.ForrestGump,theherowhowasbornbeforethescreen,usethebrushofhisownexperiencetowriteaspecialhistoryofhumanbeings.HepresentstheAmericanspi
3、ritwhichincludeoptimism,tenacity,dedicationandloyalty.ThesearejustthevirtuesandvaluesthatthewholeAmericansocietypursueforhundredsofyears.1.The"Americandream"representedbyForrestGumpThecoreoftheAmericanDreamistosucceedthroughpersonalstruggle.ThemiraculousluckandsuccessofForrestGumpwa
4、sjusttheessenceof"AmericanDream".WhenGump,witha"disabled"bodyrisedfromhumblelife,ranfromanordinarypersonintotheuniversity,ranintotheolive-starranks,ranintotheWhiteHouse,untillhebecameamillionaire,heusedhisownexperienceswriteacivilianfairytale.Thewesterners,especiallyAmericans,worshi
5、pthiskindofspiritofpersonalstruggle,Theythinkthatpersonalvaluesarethesupremacyofall.Infact,individualismisthemostrespectedtemperamentintheWestandisalsoregardedasthesubstanceofculturalvaluesinWesternsocieties.ForrestGump,throughhisordinarybutextraordinaryexperience,re-evoked"American
6、Dream".Gump,withindividualeffort,ranthroughthethreedecadesofcontemporaryAmericanhistory,andalsoranfromthemostturbulentperiodinAmericanhistorytoaneweraofglory.Therefore,hebecometheexamplesoftoday'sAmericans,"U.S."asymbolof"AmericanDream".InadditiontotheroleGump,thedreamsofotherkeyrol
7、es,especiallyJenny'sdreamareallbeyondtherationalandpragmaticAmericandreamandbrokenintheend.However,attheend,themoviebroughtthesedifferentformsofdreamsreturntothetraditionalAmericandream.Jennychosetoliveaplainbutpracticallifeafterherdreamsweredashedtotheground.Inthelastmomentsoflife,
8、shemarriedForrestGu
