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Forrest Gump is not in same universe as Shawshank.
I wondered how long it would be before this one was mentioned.
Shawshank stands the test of time much better than Forrest Gump, however people forget how advanced and unique Forrest Gump seemed at the time. Yeah, it's not a big deal when they cgi people into historical events - now. But when Forrest Gump came out, it was pretty damn awesome and unique.
And then the character is pretty awesome. Idiot Savant that somehow manages to find himself meeting big people in history and being at big events in history with simplicity and an inability to fail at anything he does. Falls off a little at the end, but it was a much much bigger deal than Shawshank at the time.
Shawshank is a great movie with a good storyline that's an all time classic and would rank higher as an all time classic over Forrest Gump, but you have to take into account the times. And still, Forrest Gump is going to be in that list, but I think would be behind Shawshank.