Video quiz of scenes and notable quotes with discussion questions from the movie Forrest Gump.

Is Forrest's view on life positive, negative or neutral? why?

List a few of Forrest's most exciting adventures and talk about why they were historically important

How does Forrest offer a unique perspective to comment on the major events in history happening around him?

When does Forrest start to run everywhere? why do you think he does this?

Why does Lieutenant Dan come back to see Forrest after the war?

What does the quote "life is like a box of chocolates" mean to you? Would you change the second half ("you never know what you're going to get")?

What does the phrase "stupid is as stupid does" mean?

What kind of accents to the characters speak with? What part of the country are they from?

Do you think Forrest Gump's life reflects the American Dream of that generation?

How far did Forest run and why do you think someone would do that?

The last clip of this video, Forrest comments that maybe things are set by chance or maybe things have a greater purpose. What do you think is true based on his life and experiences? on your experiences?

What things were really important to Forrest throughout the movie? do you think he had the right priority?

Use the discussion questions with upper intermediate and advanced students to get a conversation going about the American Dream and social commentary in the film

Have students pick a recurring theme in the movie (Love, war, friendship, hardship) and write about what scenes they saw this shown in and how it adds to or takes away from the American Dream

Have students talk about how Forrest affected the historical events of this time

Put students into groups of 3-4 people. Students can create a movie poster of the film based on two or three scenes from the short clips. Compare each poster and see if the themes change from group to group.

Ask students what accent they think is the hardest to understand

Explain that the accents can be difficult to understand because it is not always in proper English

If you have not discussed the movie, give students a short summary or watch the trailer for the movie first. Have students brainstorm what they think it will be about and if they would like to see this movie based on the trailer.

Tell students that these are different scenes from the movie that show the kinds of characters and adventures Forrest meets along the way.

Several scenes from the movie Forrest Gump. These are disjointed to prevent confusion, prepare a summary of some sort for your students to know how these might fit into the main story. 

Forrest Gump - 25 Great Scenes - Quiz

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Let's do English ESL general vocabulary practice. Video quiz of scenes and notable quotes with discussion questions from the movie Forrest Gump.