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Forrest recounts his military service in Vietnam. He describes his living conditions as well as his group's objective: to find Charlie.
This clip can be used to teach about the Vietnam War and the geography of Vietnam. Forrest mentions that his platoon is looking for "Charlie," which is a nickname for the Viet Cong, the North Vietnamese army. The frequent stops his platoon makes reveals the jungle war tactics of the Viet Cong. Forrest describes the climate of Vietnam as rainy, as it rained for several months straight, and his walk illustrates the different types of terrain, such as dense forests and tropical lowlands, he had to endure.
Have you used this clip in one of your classes? Let us know in the comments below!
Fact: Before Vietnam War this guy also landed in Normandy and saved Pvt. RYAN.
Also another fact,
Forrest is bulletproof.
Then after he survived on a island
Before dday he was a convoy escort captain
After he returned to the US he tried to land on the moon but failed, and Lt. Dan had to save his ass.
Also he was a captain in a submarine
'Get down, shut up!'
Still good advice for a lot of situations.
#JoinTheMilitary
#Goodlifeadvice
drinkingpoolwater bb
Not always. Many black soldiers were killed because when someone yelled "GET DOWN!", they'd start dancing.
drinkingpoolwater He didn't know where Tex is from.
Even though Bubba died in the war, Forrest honored their agreement and gave Bubba's family half of the profits.
A real friend
Then lt dan got us invested in some fruit company and we didnt have to worry about money anymore
You do realize this is fictional?
@@shaanazeem7635 no fucking shit. I simply pointed something out within the film that I particularly admired.
He didn't give him half of the profits, he gave him his share. Since they split 50/50 he probably sold half of the companies shares on the stock exchange and gave that money to his family
In Afghanistan we were looking for a guy named tali
And his friend Ban
lol that’s dark
*Terry
I thought he was named oil
@@konradplatt3833 if you’re looking for oil in Afghanistan, you’ll be walking forever.
Only Forrest could see the good in everything.
Vizzlemeister Honestly Forrest Gump could be a good role model for everyone
Udo Durkschneider he's my role model
We need more people like Forrest
Potato We really don’t.
@@apropercuppa8612 we actually do
Everyone in the military needs a best friend like Bubba.
Rawk4Life The world needs a Gump
What about Pvt Pyle
Jake Rojas look up Louie gomer
+Randy Cheow
Which Pyle are we talking about here? Gomer Pyle or Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence?
AlexSDU what's the diffrence, his still a piece of useless fatass
Me, before enlisting- "there is no way the Army wouldn't let in developmentally disabled enlist."
Me, after enlisting- "Fuck, Forrest would be the smartest guy in this platoon."
I swear some of the dumbest damn people end up enlisting. I knew a guy that was in the Navy on an aircraft carrier for 4 whole years and didn't know what types of aircraft they had on board.
Apperantly, Robert Mcnamara started a program during the Vietnam war that allowed the military to take in soldiers who they normally had to refuse, such as people with mental disabilities or low IQ and such.
They were called 'Mcnamara morons' and it looks like Gump could have been one of them, maybe that's the reason why he was allowed to be in the army.
@@jeoffrey9733 yep, and it is a horrific abuse of our citizenship. But real talk- we took in the same types during the Surge, with the exception of it being localized and not directed from DoD.
He was drafted and alot of able bodied dodged the draft especially the rich and politicians sons even though they supported and profited from it.
@@jeoffrey9733 While that may be so, Forrest in this case was lucky, his ability to retain information and the duty of a soldier is to do his duties as specified by his superiors make him a good soldier. He won't climb the ranks, but he's the kind of trooper any leader would want, good physical condition, obedient and hell of a marksman on top of everything else. (I know he's fictional but some mentally challenged people can be somewhat like him)
In Iraq we were looking for some guy named Haiji
Which means an old man that has visited Mecca for the great Hajj.
There are millions of people with that name
Did you find him?
Well as an Iranian we just say haji to everyone its just like "bro" or "dude"
But of course that haji in iran won't blow you to heaven
I remember blowing up a haiji
bubbas death was sadder then Jenny's
Finkardop yep 👍🏻
That's because jenny became an asshole.
Finkardop yea fuck Jenny, everyone else did! 😂😂😂
Fuck that bitch Jenny
But seeing how Forrest realizes that he can no longer talk to Jenny is sadder.
I love how Bubba's helmet has, "I'd rather be shrimping." It's like his entire life is about shrimps.
Well you can do just about anything with shrimp
@@mrswishadank2329 You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that's about it.
“I sell shrimp and shrimp accessories.”
@@mrswishadank2329 I wouldnt be surprised if they found shrimps on bubba when they carried him out.
Wherr!?? Lol thats awesome
I think it’s great that Forrest is basically unable to get PTSD due his simple mind and positivity. As you can see, he was a tunnel rat, and he didn’t come out with any psychological scars. Sure, he saw people die, but that didn’t really scar him so much as it made him sad.
Hi Cap'n Cake, I really like that comment! You bring up a good point I had never really thought of before! Forrest Gump is such an inspirational movie, and I quote it all the time. My brother actually has Autism, which makes me connect with the movie even more (I know Forrest did not have Autism, but him and my brother relate in that they are both disabled).
I actually posted a video on my channel 6 days ago that is almost like a tribute video to Forrest Gump (though I called it a Mashup). You see, there's a band named Family Of The Year, and they used their hit song "Hero" for Richard Linklater's 2014 movie called Boyhood. For my video, I used "Hero" as background music while showing various scenes from Forrest Gump. Aside from matching song lyrics with movie scenes, my intention with the video was to create something that is unique and heart-felt.
If you have a few minutes sometime and are interested, here is a link to the video: th-cam.com/video/Or-sIiNANYg/w-d-xo.html
If you don't check it out, no worries at all! I won't be offended! But thank you so much in advance if you do see it! Have a great day, and stay safe!
Great point indeed!
I disagree. I think he does have PTSD. When he's talking about the ambush and Bubba, he ends the story by saying, "Bubba wanted to be a fishin' boat captain, but instead he died right there by that lake in Vietnam..." and the scene ends and the sound of helicopters echo out as the camera transitions from Vietnam to Forrest at the bus stop bench slowly looking up towards the heavens and then Forrest says in kind of a low, sad voice, "...and that's all I have to say about that..." If you talk to vets that have PTSD Forrest is there with imagining the sounds and re-living the moment and it takes him a bit to snap out of it and come back to reality (see below).
Then the man listening to the story says, "I betcha it was a bullet!" and that snaps Forrest out of it and Forrest goes, "a bullet...?" and the man says, "that jumped up and bit ya!" and then Forrest is back with us and he says, "oh, yes, sir. It bit me directly in the buttocks!"
People display grief differently. It's hard to psycho analyze how he felt based on his supposed mental capacity. Are you saying people with learning or mental disabilities can't have PTSD lol that's kinda dumb
actually he is pretty sad when bubba dies
I love how Forrest is whispering even though he’s narrating a scene in the past. Respecting Lieutenant Dan’s order to “Get down, Shut up”, long past.
“Somebody turned off the rain, and the sun came out.”
Top 10 moments before disaster.
Number 1 was order 66
The more older I get, the more I realize how this movie deep was
Agreed. As a kid seeing this it is hard to understand how it worked out. Watching this now compared to long ago makes Jenny look even worse and Bubba's death was probably one of the saddest parts in the whole film.
...the more I realize how DEEP this movie was.
Agreed, but work on your grammar.
@@casualobserver2380 Do you speak a second language?
The older l get the younger Forrest gets
Y'all notice that Forrest customized his helmet with a toothbrush xD
For cleaning his rifle
The Helmet was a good spot to keep a lot of your small shit that would be a pain in the ass to get from your pack.
Bug juice, cigarettes, etc
I agree with previous comment. It was for cleaning rifle. Looks too dirty for teeth but then again some people would...
@@paulroach9764 It's for cleaning the rifle. Black bristles and those were hard (TOO HARD) for human teeth. Those came with the cleaning kit, though I mostly saw them in the helmets of the M60 gunners (along with LSA oil) but having everyone with the 'bug juice' in their helmet bands is totally correct :D
@@Frankie2012channel in Vietnam soldiers weren’t given cleaning kits. There was a lot of bureaucratic BS that sabatoged the rifles because the Army Brass didn’t want to adopt, but that was the main issue.
*all songs in order*
Jimmy Hendrix -all along the watch tower
The doors- soul kitchen
The mamas and papas- California dreaming
Buffalo Springfield - for what it's worth
Best music supervision in the history of cinema
StylosityYourWay
Definitely!!!
No Fortunate Son? Impossible
Eran Boazy you clearly did not see this movie
@@likaboss7654 I did but it was a long time ago
American soldier: man, I miss my wife and my family
Tree: me too
:))
Tree: We both hate this war
@@ibongamtrang7247 tree lives matter
@Goo Hammer Thankyou
And trees started talking vietnamese
Vietnam War scene was short...but this was for me one of the most realistic(in terms of visuals) Vietnam War in movies.
what about "Platoon"....best Vietnam movie ever made.
@gillecroisd 92 Drug use among combat arms units did increase around 1970, 71, when the morale was at an all time low and nobody wanted to be the last one killed....some platoons went out on "patrol" but actually just hid in the treeline and did nothing...then they went back to the base with a made up story of "no contact" with the enemy.
it would be interesting to make a movie about the Vietnam war without the politics, or "mythology" just do the best to tell the story on what happened. An HBO series like Band of Brothers would be great particularly one that covered the war from 65-75. from a few point of view characters in different units (and different "types" of units)
@@williamt.sherman9841 a Band of Brothers type show for every war would be awesome
Full metal jacket is also the best vietnam war movie
"and Tex was. . . well I don't remember where Tex come from"
lmao
Is it Texas? I actually don't know
@@thotdestroyer8891 Looking at how they all have unrelated names, I think his full name is Texas and he is from California
@@a.h.s.3006
Guessing that Pvt. Tex came from Oakland
Tex was from compton
@@thotdestroyer8891 the name Tex is for someone from Tennessee
Bubba is a true friend. He loved Forest more than Jenny ever did!
And therefore we all got more sad about Bubba’s death than Jennay’s
I love how Forrest was never ill intended or cruel, he didnt care what religeon, race etc you were, if you were nice to him, well, even if you weren't, he'd be nice back.
My old man, who serves 3 tours in Nam, said many of these surprisingly captured the experience of the war. He did say no movie ever encapsulated the terror you feel when actual bullets are flying literal inches from your head.
Why TF is this video so quiet
Ikr
What? I couldn't hear that
Kevin A. Boomer detected
Lol thank you for reminding me to turn the volume back down before the next video
Kevin a go burn your draft card boomer
@Kevin A. Lmao i couldnt even hear stfu
"Now i dont know much about anything but i think some of Americas best young men served in this war." this is heartbreaking imagine if these people were still around today.
they are lol. vietnam vets are around
bruh
Reddit moment lmaoooooo
This was the Vietnam war. Nor world war 1 lmao
They still are many homeless cause our govt ignores them now that theyre used up and no use to them anymore
The soundtrack in this movie is unparalleled.
All along the watchtower is the best vietnam war song
Nop, it's fortunate son
It’s always fortune son
@@Dante-uk8pr Nah its all along the watchtower
What about the doors?
@@heaveauhu1335 What about them,their awesome
65 people didn't get down and shut up
2020: people didn't get down and shut up
2021: people didn't get down and shut up
Legend has it that Charlie is still hiding in Vietnamese countryside and nobody's still found him to this day.
That damn charlie
Forrest: *fights for the US of A*
Jenny: *chooses the groupie life*
lol "we were always lookin' for this guy named 'Charlie'"
what's the meaning of that
@@disc3ts in Vietnam we were fighting the Viet Cong. The army has a way of shortening/making abbreviations particularly when talking over the radio. Viet Cong = Victor Charlie over the radio (from the phonetic alphabet). Guys then just started saying simply “Charlie” or “VC” to refer to the Viet Cong.
Charlie is a very busy guy. He's always going to places setting up this deal and that deal.
@@disc3ts similar to how the Brits and Americans called the Germans "Jerry" or "Kraut".
Can we all take a moment to appreciate Forest's professionalism as a soldier during this part of the story. We see he is not very bright, brave, or subtle in a lot of things throughout the movie but he actually took well to his training and we see him fitting in really well. The Fact his lieutenant had no problem telling him to check out that rat hole and how Forest goes in with that gun and light shows he could depend on him to do the job as well as anyone else in the unit. Later at the battle scene we see he knows what to do, has no problems firing at the enemy, and later bravely rescues his fellow soldiers without hesitation.
According to my grandfather he said that this movie was the most accurate to depict Vietnam
Four months of continuous rain with no combat, then the sun shines and there is a moment of peace. And then... Very powerful cinematography
"Now, I don't know much about anything, but I think some of America's best young men served in this war."
PURE TRUTH RIGHT THERE
I can't beleive I never remembered that line, maybe because I was too young when I watched this
"There was Dallas, from Phoenix. Cleaveland, he was from Detroit. And I don't remember where Tex come from."
But why would Texas be from texas if the other two werent right lol
@Goo Hammer Or that his name is Texas but everyone shortened it to Tex, but he is actually from a random place (California maybe) but Forrest doesn't remember because they shortened the name.
Or he could just be from Texas
"Now Tex. Well I don't remember where where Tex come from"
Literally one of the funniest lines in the movie for me
I think this is the quietest video I've ever come across on TH-cam
Forrest kept it 💯, his man's died and he still looked after his folks!
“Now I don’t know much about anything, but I think some of americas best young men served in this war” idk why but that gets me emotional, RIP to all the young men that died in this war
Bubbas idea to lean on each other's backs is legit useful, done it countless times after seeing the film as a kid.
I would bet that Roman "Miles" (Roman Soldiers) 2,000 Years ago did that too. Back in the mid-80's when I was a Paratrooper, my buddies and I did that for the same dang reason! "If It Ain't Rain'n, It Ain't Train'n!" It also seems to Rain a Lot in most wars too! In Iraq, The "Fertile Cresent" it rained more than most people in the USA realize. More than one it rained Mud! (storms coming out of the east or south, deserts, sometimes had enough sand and/or soil) It was raining Gritty MUD!
@@paladinsix9285 fuck that mudrain, I would asphyxiate on the wind.
2:02
When life is falling apart around me but I'm just like
"I'm fine, it's all good"
Let's be honest guys. The Vietnam war had the best soundtrack, best rifle, and best uniforms. Everything except the honor and dignity given to those by the veterans.
I agree with everything you said except the thing about the rifle. Unless you mean the AK... The m16 was a notoriously unreliable weapon. There's a reason the AK is still in rotation and the m16 was practically phased out by the end of this conflict.
First song: 00:00 Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watch Tower
Second song: 1:52 The Doors - Soul Kitchen
Third song: 3:50 The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin’
Fourth Song: 4:30 Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
You legend 😂😂
Thx
Thanks bud, I have searched after the fist song for a while thanks👑
You forgot Buffalo Springfield
@@AYVYN damn how'd i forget that one lol thx
I remember watching this as a kid and being so disappointed not being able to find out where Tex was from as he was introducing everyone 😂🤦
The soundtrack for this movie is incredible
We need more guy like forest in 2020
The three people I could listen to forever is forest gump, grandpa Simpson, and rocky balboa. They just have so much interesting stuff to talk about
As a Vietnamese I can approve that everything that man describe in this Video is true except for the first part when they get down and shut up
I love your pfp and name
@@xshxr Who the fuck cares?
I cried when I saw the unpaid love with Forest and Jenny. He was in war and she having fun with hippie. Just poignant, poor Forest.
Do you know why we make a good partnership Forrest
Cause we be watching out for each other
Like brother's and stuff
I met up with some of these guys in the China Fleet Club (1968) in Hong Kong when I was on R & R (Rest and Recuperation) from duties on the Chinese border in the Northern Territories - Kowloon (I'm from UK - they were on R & R from the war in Vietnam). Some of the horror stories they would relate were horrendous. I did have a good rapport with one American in particular. I recall he was from the 101st Airborne (I was UK 2 Para - so we had something in common) - alas nothing ever came of our short-lived friendship. I often wonder if he survived that war.
This is the only movie i can just watch over & over & over again
I hope one day we get a movie covering the 90's and our present like this movie. Something spanning 4 decades a real historical treat
The amount of good music in this movie
“Get down,shut up!”
😂😂😂great advice in almost every situation tbh
whoever did the wardrobe for the Vietnam scene was spot on. The uniform and gear is authentic looking for that era. Forrest is to big to be a tunnel rat, they usually picked the shortest, skinniest soldier to do that. Anyone the size of Forrest (Tom Hanks) would get stuck in the tunnel.
I have seen this movie for the first time when I was 11 and only now came across it again and thought about it. I didn't understand it back then and I don't know if it is directly mentioned in the Movie, but now I realised, Forest was part of the Project 100,000. Knowing this historical fact makes the movie even sadder then before.
Glad for the subtitles, since YOU HAD THE VOLUME SET AT 1.2!
Forrest talking about Vietnam was the same way my Grandfather talked about WW2. The way the man talked about his time was that it was either hot or cold, and I swear he slept through the damn thing.
Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Mamas and Papas... man what a soundtracks
2:55 just realized maybe Bubba saw two other soldiers doing this and didn't realize they did it to watch each other's backs
In the rain for four months, that is hell. Okinawa Marines went through the same thing.
I love how he started whispering when he is talking about everyone in his platoon. And how everyone was not from where their name said.
The way he says we were always looking for this guy named Charlie always made me laugh, he's so nicely positive that even Vietnam couldn't change how good and simple he was the perfect example of ignorance is bliss.
I must've seen this movie when I was about 4, and the Vietnam scene plagued my dreams, neither in a bad or good way.
The happiness and stuff when the rain stops. Any backpacker shares that feeling
I just love it when someone turns off the rain
I watched Forrest Gump for the first time, like a week ago, and now it's my favorite movie.
Soldiers:...
Lt Dan: “GET DOWN, SHUT UP”
" And we was always looking for this guy named Charlie"
Put a tear in my eye on how forest covered for bubbas mom when he got rich.
One of the absolute best movies I have ever seen
One of the coolest movies ever made , never gets old
One of the most Wholesome movies i have ever seen. 10/10 only recommandable
Bubba would have been an amazing businessman.
So much for keeping their feet dry.
That is one of a real shit we have to deal in there
@@muhazreen Seems like a good day to go get a tropical disease.
As a veteran myself I’ve learned that keeping your feet dry is imperative.
Trench foot is real
How would you like to go into the shrimpin business with me?
... okay...
The rain stopped, and *nothing else happened after that.*
He was so oblivious to the extreme state of danger he was in that it benefitted him enough to do his job without hesitation
I just now noticed the LAW rocket launcher on Forrest's back
In the book he said he was the biggest guy there so he was carrying extra water ammo food etc
Why would they trust him with any explosives
Potato Did you see the movie? He was great at soldiering.
LitCircle App yes I have watched the movie
If a T-60 Russian came Gump would be ready.... He lucky he didn't do much battling... or Saigon for that matter
1960's:We are looking for a guy named Charlie
2000's:We are looking for a guy named Mohammad
nothing change's eh?
1960: We are looking for a guy named charlie to eliminate
2000s: We are looking for a guy named Mohammed to apologise to because we arrested him for raping our women and children
Nothing has changed apart from this politically correct bullshit that basically makes anyone is isn't white exempt from the rules
@@ey7290 wtf
I swear, every time I watch this, I appreciate more and more of it. I never caught the humor of Forest saying Lt Dan got funny feelings about a rock, a tree or a trail or the road.. And then you see Dan crawling on the road, and in forest's mind, he's just staring at the road lol.
Man I'm telling you who ever choose the sound track for this movie was on point
Forrest Gump is one of the few movies I know every line start to finish
I love ❤️ all Vietnam Vets! Love them before they are all gone.
I love that. "We'd take these real long walks..." yeah it's called doing a patrol. lol
i remember watching this 2 times a week ,when i was 7
I admire the brotherhood between Forrest and Bubba. It's hard to find friends like that.
Imagine Animal Mother from Full Metal Jacket meeting Lieutenant Dan Forrest Gump, and Bubba
i forgot i was watching a youtube video when this ended, i wanted to keep watching on like i was actually watching the movie
When featuring "Nam" movies go one of either two ways to sell the scene: Fortunate Son or All along the Watchtower.
I want to congratulate the people who made this movie on beating the odds by doing BOTH of them.
And NEVER use Last Train to Clarksville ..... that’s like wearing a winger shirt in front of Beavis and Butthead
When Tom Hanks goes to Vietnam
We’re lookin for the guy named charlie
When the Video end and the ad started, my ears felt like veterans from the Vietnam war.
Bubba remains one of my top 10 favorite supporting characters in any movie bar:none
"..there was Dallas from Phoenix, Cleveland, he was from Detroit...and Tex, well, I don't remember where Tex comes from?" Lol
2:18 Welcome to my country, boys, where it always rains.😐
Love this movie. This was the first movie I ever saw that had something about the Vietnam War.
When the Jimi Hendrix music kicks in and you stay Forest on patrol with a serious look on his face always cracks me up -
We need Mason and Woods
PewDieZilla And hudson
@@Yankee-_-DOODLE23 and bowman too
I am positive this scene got Hanks the role in Saving Private Ryan.