“It is without a doubt a masterpiece” Tom Hanks is a fan of this Quentin Tarantino film, which was surpassed at the box office by Forrest Gump

News culture “It is without a doubt a masterpiece” Tom Hanks is a fan of this Quentin Tarantino film, which was surpassed at the box office by Forrest Gump

Run, Forrest, run!

There is hardly an achievement in an acting career that is as honorable as the Oscar for Best Actor. If just one of these awards is enough to honor an entire career, what can we say about the rare artists who can boast of receiving them? In this privileged ten we find the famous and recognized Tom Hanksa favorite actor of the greatest directors, including Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis and Ron Howard. If the artist, now 68 years old, has achieved numerous remarkable achievements throughout his career, It is still his role in “Forrest Gump” that is remembered by many.

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Released in 1994, the feature film “Forrest Gump” is undoubtedly one of the most memorable and popular films of the 90s. Considered by a wide audience as an undisputed classic, it tells the story of “Forrest Gump”. Forrest, a simple and pure man who, through his journey, becomes a witness to the development of American society in the second half of the 20th century. At the 1995 Academy Awards, the production won no less than six titles, including the prestigious Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director. Exceptional rewards, especially when you know what the competition was.

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Tom Hanks praises the competition

If we had to name the years of the seventh art, The year 1994 would certainly be one of the best. In fact, three films ranked at the top in the same year The best films of all time on IMDb are out. In this prestigious list we naturally find Forrest Gump11th place, but also pulp Fictionin 8th place and above all The refugeeswhich is proudly in first place. Forrest Gump emerged as the winner of this competition and earned just 680 million dollars at the worldwide box office (compared to 214 for Pulp Fiction and 73 for Les Évadés) and won the Oscar for best filmWhat many had predicted for Pulp Fiction was already awarded the Palme d’Or in Cannes.

Despite this rivalry Tom Hanks continues to praise Quentin Tarantino’s workIn 2022, in an interview for the New York Timesthe two-time Oscar winner revealed all the good things he thought about the postmodern gangster film. In this interview, he even revealed how tough the competition was between the two works for the best film statuette:

Every year an article comes out asking which film deserves to win the Oscar for Best Picture, and the answer is always Pulp Fiction. Pulp Fiction is undoubtedly a masterpiece.

If you want to discover it Forrest Gumpthe film is currently available on Netflixthe red-black streaming platform. And regarding pulp FictionThe latter is available on PrimeVideo.