This is one of the famous scenes from "Forrest Gump": The title character sits on a bench, eats chocolates and reviews his life. Now the box of chocolates has been auctioned for $25,000.
An auction is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get. Even when auctioning a prop from "Forrest Gump" you were only smarter with the highest bid. Under the hammer was the box of chocolates from which the title hero nibbles in a scene from the classic film. The box has Ripley's Believe It or Not! now auctioned for 25,000 US dollars, the equivalent of around 23,000 euros.
The US group announced this yesterday on its website. Ripley's is now the "owner of the iconic chocolate prop used by Tom Hanks in 1994's Forrest Gump." Why did the company charge so much for the box? Maybe because the auction took place just before today's Valentine's Day. Because, according to Ripley's, "candy boxes are synonymous with Valentine's Day."
Forrest Gump - Achiever and everyday philosopher
"Forrest Gump" is one of the most successful films of all time. The film adaptation of Winston Groom's novel of the same name tells the fictional story of a man who, despite his mental limitations, achieves everything in life. Forrest makes a career as a football and table tennis player, he becomes a decorated war hero, rises to become a successful entrepreneur and also finds happiness in his private life.
The feel-good film, which won six Oscars, is peppered with memorable scenes. This also includes the episodes in which Forrest - sitting on a bench and holding a box of chocolates on his lap - tells his changing seat neighbors stories from his eventful life. The everyday philosopher also quotes the following sentence: "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get."
