What are the allusions in Forrest Gump?

Forrest Gump said that his mother named him after the American Civil War hero General Nathan Bedford forest.

Who is this general?

1866, some American civil war veterans formed a violent and hateful group, the Ku Klux Klan, also known as the Ku Klan. 1867, the ku klux Klan held a national congress, and this general Nathan Bedford forest was elected as their national leader.

Elvis Presley

In the movie, a young man playing guitar lives in Forrest Gump's house, and Forrest Gump teaches him a set of his own dances. Later, Forrest Gump saw the young man dancing the dance he taught on TV.

This young man is Elvis Presley, also known as Elvis Presley.

In 1950s and 1960s, Elvis Presley was the king of pop music. The "hunting dog" played by young people in the film is also Elvis Presley's masterpiece. Forrest Gump "taught" his hip-twisting dance, which is also the most iconic dance step of Elvis Presley.

Standing at the gate of the school building

Lovely Forrest Gump mistakenly entered the TV camera. At that time, the governor and the commander of the National Guard were facing each other at the school gate.

This is also a real event, called "standing at the school gate".

In June 1963, 1 1, the University of Alabama enrolled two black students. George wallace, then governor of Alabama, was dissatisfied with the school's decision, so he stood at the school gate to prevent black students from entering the school.

Kennedy assassination

Forrest Gump joined the school football team and was received by the principal. Forrest Gump recalled that the president was a good man, but he was shot and his brother was assassinated.

1963165438+1On October 22nd, President John F. Kennedy was shot in the head by gunman Oswald and died after being treated.

1On June 5th, 968, John F. Kennedy's younger brother Robert Kennedy inherited his elder brother's legacy and ran for the presidency. This morning, after his speech, he was assassinated by Palestinian immigrant Silhan.

5. Vietnam War

Forrest Gump's experience in joining the army goes without saying.

From 1955 to 1975, the Vietnam War lasted for 20 years and served as four presidents of the United States. During the Vietnam War, the United States dropped 8 million tons of bombs in Vietnam, far exceeding the sum of bombs dropped on various battlefields during the Second World War, resulting in more than 6.5438+0.6 million deaths in Vietnam. The losses in the United States itself are also very heavy, with more than 58,000 people killed, more than 300,000 injured and losses exceeding 400 billion US dollars.