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Craft guide / 2 tracks

Avoiding excessive sentiment

Barry Levinson discusses music, performance, and the ending of Rain Man. Robert Zemeckis and his collaborators describe maintaining Forrest Gump's tone. Compare their decisions about point of view, pacing, and how directly to express the characters' feelings.

Reading order

Read the commentaries in order.

  1. Rain Man poster

    Part 1 of 2

    Rain Man (1988)

    Barry Levinson

    Director / 2h 10m / 809 segments

  2. Forrest Gump poster

    Part 2 of 2

    Forrest Gump (1994)

    Robert Zemeckis / Steve Starkey / Rick Carter

    Director / 2h 17m / 415 segments