Forest gump

Need to write a movie historical ciritque, on a subject related to he film Forrest Gump. These are not to be synopses of the films. The purpose of this assignment is to force you to think about a single historical issue raised by the film. For example, what does the film seems to say about different levels of status in the American society ? and how does it show it? What was the role of the army in US ? Or the role of sports in US higher education system? What role do women play in the film ? These are not exhaustive ideas-It is just examples , Please come up with your ideas. The point of the assignment is to get you to think how a society from the past was unique (or similar) to what you know about life and share your thoughts.
We are searching for an academic approach, ideally a historical approach, is required. What did you learn from the movie that you did not already know? What parts of the film struck you as historically accurate and what parts fictional to enhance the story plot? How does your own history and perspective affect how you perceive the film.