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  1. life is like a box of chocolatesproverb

    Life is full of surprises, you never know what will happen next.

  2. Etymology: First appeared in the 1994 film, when the lead character Forrest Gump (played by) says "Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

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  1. life is like a box of chocolates

    Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth. It is based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom and stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson and Sally Field. The film follows several decades in the life of a slow-witted and kindhearted Alabama man named Forrest Gump (Hanks) and his experiences in the 20th-century United States. The film differs substantially from the novel. Principal photography took place between August and December 1993, mainly in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Extensive visual effects were used to incorporate Hanks into archived footage and to develop other scenes. The soundtrack features songs reflecting the different periods seen in the film. Forrest Gump was released in the United States on July 6, 1994, and received critical acclaim for Zemeckis's direction, performances (particularly those of Hanks and Sinise), visual effects, music, and screenplay. The film was an enormous success at the box office; it became the top-grossing film in America released that year and earned over US$678.2 million worldwide during its theatrical run, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 1994, behind The Lion King. The soundtrack sold over 12 million copies. Forrest Gump won six Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Hanks, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, and Best Film Editing. It received many award nominations, including Golden Globes, British Academy Film Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Various interpretations have been made of the protagonist and the film's political symbolism. In 2011, the Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of life is like a box of chocolates in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of life is like a box of chocolates in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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  • الحياة مثل علبة من الشوكولاتةArabic
  • das Leben ist wie eine Schachtel PralinenGerman
  • life is like a box of chocolatesFrench
  • hidup itu seperti sekotak coklatIndonesian
  • la vita è come una scatola di cioccolatiniItalian
  • het leven is als een doos chocolaatjesDutch
  • livet er som en boks med sjokoladeNorwegian
  • வாழ்க்கை சாக்லேட்டுகளின் பெட்டி போன்றதுTamil
  • ชีวิตก็เหมือนกล่องช็อกโกแลตThai
  • زندگی چاکلیٹس کے ایک باکس کی طرح ہےUrdu
  • Cuộc sống giống như một hộp sôcôlaVietnamese
  • 生活就像一盒巧克力Chinese

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    What is your take on the meaning of this analogy from the Forest Gump movie?
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