Movies Better Than Books: The Top 6 Examples Of This Phenomenon

No. 2: Forrest Gump, 1994

Inspired by: Forrest Gump, Winston Groom

Most people don’t even know Forrest Gump was inspired by a book and that pretty much says it all. The movie portrayed the bizarre Forrest Gump getting into all sorts of quirky situations in a way that empathized with viewers. The book’s plot, on the other hand, got weirder and weirder, as the character flew to outer space with an ape and lived with the cannibals for a couple of years. Imagine seeing Tom Hanks in these odd, almost sci-fi, situations.