Forrest Gump Film Analysis

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Le film :
Forrest Gump est un film américain avec Tom Hanks, du genre comédie dramatique. Le film raconte l’histoire de Forrest Gump, un « simple d’esprit » qui, assis sur un banc en attendant le bus à Savannah en Géorgie, va raconter l’histoire épique de sa vie aux passants. Sans le connaitre, son histoire va impacter la vie des gens et il va être un exemple dans son pays. Le film fait référence à l’histoire montueuse des États-Unis à travers la vie de Forrest. Il commence par une enfance dure, où il était physiquement handicapé, il sera ensuite champion de football américain, soldat dans la guerre de Vietnam, champion de ping-pong, marathonien unique, capitaine de crevettier et un milliardaire aussi.
Pendant le déroulement de l’histoire qu’il raconte, plusieurs personnages vont émerger et vont marquer la vie de Forrest Gump. On distingue : Mrs. Gump (la mère de Forrest), Jenny (l’amoureuse de Forrest) et Lieutenant Dan (Lieutenant de Forrest pendant la guerre de Vietnam).
Plusieurs notions de leadership sont présentes dans ce film, elles sont représentées à travers les personnages principaux : Forrest, Mrs. Gump, Jenny et Lieutenant Dan. Il existe aussi des moments dans le film où des situations font appel à des caractéristiques d’un leader. Forrest nous montre indirectement (simplement en racontant son histoire) comment être un leader en étant gentil et on différencie surtout gentillesse de faiblesse.
Leadership dans le film & analyse de personnages :
I. Forrest Gump (Leadership éthique) :
“Hello. My name's Forrest, Forrest Gump. You want a chocolate? » - Forrest Gump
Gump se montre un vrai leader dans le film. A travers la persistance et l’innocence dans ses actions et ses paroles, il surmonte tout obstacle susceptible de bl...

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...e bonnes relations avec les autres ce qui est avantageux pour des rapports futures.
On remarque aussi à travers les leçons de Mrs. Gump, qu’on peut changer notre style de leadership selon la situation. On s’adapte à l’événement en face de nous, on est stricte quand il le faut et vice-versa.
Ensuite, Jenny nous montre qu’un simple encouragement peut impacter la vie des autres pour toujours. Lorsqu’on incite les gens à travailler plus et à faire des efforts en ayant confiance dans leurs capacités on obtient d’excellents résultats.
Enfin, j’ai trouvé ce film très inspirant, il donne des leçons qu’on peut appliquer dans plusieurs situations quotidiennes de la vie sociale et professionnelle. Pour devenir un bon leader, il faut savoir communiquer avec les gens et s’adapter à des situations distinctes, tout en étant une source d’inspiration et un exemple pour les autres.

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