The first thing that comes to my mind when thinking about a movie that portrays what it is like to live in the South is Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump is about a young man from Alabama who tells the story about his life and how he meets a girl named Jenny who is there for him through thick and thin. The movie takes place in Savannah, Georgia and every character in the movie has the typical southern accent that you would expect to hear from someone born and raised in the South. Many of the characters also portray the "poor white trash" stereotype such as the bus driver in the clip posted below. All throughout the movie, the audience will notice that in all of scenes there are old country style houses and cornfields everywhere. Forrest and Jenny spend many of their days playing in the cornfields and climbing trees. The soundtrack of Forrest Gump also represented the South well. Of course, Sweet Home Alabama was chosen as one of the main soundtracks because it represented the country-style music that many southerners typically listen to.
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