Intertextuality and Media

This film was taken from a novel written by Winston Groom  in 1986, and then it suffered  some modifications to create the film “forrest Gump”

throughout the story of this film is shown some important events along the USA history, such as, the president speech, the war, the apple company, smile company, American football in Alabama, etc. where Forrest is immersed and took a role in every part of the History.

       Two different types of media has directly relation with what was mentioned before. "Forrest Gump" went through the same process as many others pieces of art, they were based on a book and then thanks to technology taken to television or, in the case of "Forrest Gump" to the cinema.