What an amazing film! I can't believe the black students thing was real - you can find out more if you look up "Viviane Malone Jones and James Hood". Shocking!
The civil rights movement was a shitty yet interesting time. Jus the idea of treating people equally was so divisive it caused the political parties to switch sides. Definitely worth learning about.
@@joshnorris6238 The parties switched sides many years before the civil rights movement of the 1960s, and they switched sides on the roll of government, not on equality and civil rights issues themselves. The republican party did not, nor does it currently, oppose civil rights. The democrats, on the other hand, have constantly shifted positions on civil rights.
@@joshnorris6238 - Nobody "switched sides". That's a myth. The Democrats were the slave owners, the party of Jim Crowe laws, of segregation, and of pretty much every single racist policy or law in American history. The Republican party was founded as the anti-slavery party. They fought against democrat segregation, against Jim Crowe laws, and they were the ones who sent troops to force democrats to allow black students into schools. Republicans marched with Martin Luther King, and fought for civil rights.
"It's like she's using him." He's her friend, and that's all she wants for most of the movie. Most of their adult encounters are happenstance, so it's not like she seeks him out for help, and the help he gives her during those is often unwanted. She goes to him for help near the end because she's trying to get clean, and he's kind enough to let her stay. I don't think they ever had a transactional relationship. I think she left after sleeping with him because she felt horrible about it. I think in that moment, she did feel like she was using him, in the way her dad used her as a child. So she ran, thinking it would be for his own good. But over the next few years as she got her shit together, she came around to the idea that he loves her, and it's okay for her to love him too. I think she would have gone back sooner after having the baby, but Forrest was gone running.
The thing to remember about Jenny is that a lot of childhood sexual abuse survivors, like her, who have experienced continued abuse as adults especially, end up feeling like they're not good enough for anything but abuse. So Jenny leaves Forrest so much and says "You don't want to marry me." Because in her mind, he's too good for her. She leaves because she thinks she's saving him from her worthlessness. We don't see much of her healing from that, but by the time she gets in contact with him again and marries him, she finally feels that she can be allowed to love him and be with him, because that feeling of worthlessness has somehow been tempered.
@@CinobiteReacts she never did anything out of malice just couldn't deal with emotional attachement . She could have milked forest for everything once she had their kid but instead she sorted her shit out, raised a lovely kid on her own with no help and only contacted Forest once she understood she could not be there for her son much longer.
"Stupid is, as stupid does" meaning only stupid people do stupid things. Forrest always did things with curiosity and good intentions so even though he comes off slow hes actually incredibly smart 👍
- "Stupid is, as stupid DOES"... ie, it's not about your IQ... it's the things you DO in your life that count. You can be quite slow, yet still take your time to make good choices. And you can be very smart, but make rash and stupid decisions. I think his mother was telling him to take the time to make solid, moral choices before you take action. That seems to be the point of the entire movie. Plenty of smart people around Forrest make bad decisions. Forrest is not very bright, but he uses a solid moral compass and tries to make good decisions... and throughout the entire movie, things go well for him because of his good decisions.
I believe "stupid is as stupid does" means that you're only stupid if you do stupid things. So as long as you try to be moral and behave yourself, you aren't stupid.
Jenny always loved Forrest, she just didnt think she deserved love, because of her dad. She slept with him to experience real love once in her life. The virus was AIDS. She couldn't tell him because he was running for 3 years, 2 months and 14 days
I think it was purposely fitting that Forrest was reading the book Curious George, cus his character is so much like him, in that he has an open-minded, innocent outlook on life and is always on adventures.
That's true! I didn't think of that. Curious George is just like Forrest. And like Curious George, he had many adventures. (Is it "had" or "has" if it is a book?) I thought the book placement in the movie was just one of the many culture/times references. But it is a statement.
It's my understanding that Forrest represents the national consciousness. He stumbles through the events of the 60-80s, not quite comprehending what is happening around him. Jenny represents the politically observant. She understands the abuse that she is given.
Run, Jenny... RUN!!! Jenny ran away from her demons throughout much of this movie. When she comes back to Forrest the first time, I think she may have wanted to stay. But as soon as she saw her father's house, all that pain came rushing back. She is damaged goods, and she knows it. When Forrest asked her to marry him, she DOES love him... in fact loves him enough to not want to visit her demons on him. It's not that she thinks Forrest isn't good enough for her... it's that she knows she isn't good enough for him. It's only later, once she finally gets her head screwed on straight and pulls her life together, that she thinks maybe she's good enough for him.
Imagine what it would've been like for her, raped by her father, with no one to tell her it wasn't her fault. She was going through her life thinking that something was wrong with HER, and that she didn't deserve Forrest. And she felt that he didn't deserve a bad person like herself. So every time she got close, she panicked and ran.
To me it wasn't about fate but rather the choices we make in life. Forrest ran towards his future while Jenny chose to run away from hers. It's all about the moments because like the feather Life can take you anywhere.
No Forest deserves who he loves. Everyone gets super pissed at Jenny and yes its frustrating. But this girl was sexually abused, grew up without a mom, and proceeded to have abusive relationship after abusive relationship. She deserved a guy like Forest that was loyal and kind and would never ever hurt her and protect her. But she didn't think she did. She was too damaged to see it until it was pretty much too late, she realized it at the end but the damage had been done. She was always too scared to stay in one place. She always wanted to fly away when things got serious. Her story is really tragic and a very real a tale, moreso than Forests fantastical life.
Fun fact: the " big" girl on the school bus is Tom Hanks real life daughter. Also, most American elementary school buses have 3 kids per seat, that's why they all kept saying "seat's taken". Love your reactions!!
My father was a history professor and his read was that Forrest represented the entire Boomer generation of America embodied in a character (and his friends and family). Strong, good-hearted, but not too bright, still phenomenally successful, in part due to the counsel and assistance of his (smarter) friends. Jenny represented the counter culture and by extension, the civil rights movement. Lt Dan represents the generation coming to terms with Vietnam as well scientific and technical advances, referencing both the space program and the tech industry. (In the book Forrest actually becomes an astronaut and goes into space)
Yes, this movie was about the experiences, quite profound, of that generation. And the way different peoples' lives played out during that pivotal decade is represented by each of the characters.
I love how Tom Hanks learned to talk like the boy that played Forrest so the boy wouldn't have to go through the whole process of learning to speak like Tom Hanks
The thing with Jenny is before she married Forrest her only instinct was to run from her problem or fears. When she was abused by her dad, she snuck out and ran to Forrest's house. Then she always told Forrest to run away (with the bullies, and in Vietnam). I think after she learned that she was pregnant and she got clean she felt she had to at least confront her fear that Forrest would be upset not telling him about Forrest Jr.
I always felt the feather represented the carefree “go with the flow” aspect of Forrest’s life, coming to land at his feet in the begin of the film, symbolising the randomness of his “Go with the flow” life that lead him to that very moment of sitting on the bench. Then at the end when the feather flys away symbolically representative of the unknowability of what’s to come from the future.
@@CinobiteReacts haha it's funny how so many people comment (on other reaction videos too) about the feather and what it means. It was an interesting element for the director to add into the film. I didn't give it enough serious thought until seeing several reactions and reading many many comments. I half wonder if it is a connection in some way to Jenny who prayed with Forrest in the corn field and wanted to become a bird so she could fly far... far far away from here.
The feather represents how Forrest kind of floated through life without a particular plan, just going where life led him. Basically whatever anyone (especially people he respected) told him to do he did, and just went with wherever that takes him. I’ve never liked people to be too hard on Jenny. She was so abused and had such a low opinion of herself and what she deserved, as others have said. I don’t think she ever intended to use him maliciously.. but he was her “safe space” that she needed to come to periodically, but she couldn’t bring herself to stay with him because she was so cognizant of being “messed up” that she felt she would ruin his “pure” life. Parenthood can REALLY change a person and I think it was having a kid that finally helped her to “get herself together” and probably changed a lot about how she saw herself and her priorities. And yes, I don’t care what the book(s) say, I’m 2000% convinced the movie absolutely intended to infer that Jennny had AIDS. The timing and description (a virus the doctors don’t know much about) is spot on.
As we go along: 1. It takes more than just being fast to play level I college football. (Especially for Bear Bryant) 2. It's impossible to drink that much soda. 3. With a college degree Forrest would have gone into the Army as an officer. 4. Forrest actually saved Lt. Dan twice. Once in the field and once to get him out of his cripple funk. 5. Jenny did give him the best present in the whole world. It wasn't the shoes. wink wink 6. You were correct about Jenny and HIV/AIDS 7. Sad ending/angel with Tom Hanks: "The Green Mile"
22:35 - The basics of Watergate is that one of the office buildings was home to the National Democratic Party campaign office & under the instruction of Senior members of the Republican Part and The White House itself, authorised several ex- CIA men to go and bug the office in order to help the GOP win the election. These men were caught in the act & it was revealed that President Nixon himself had first hand knowledge of this crime, after previously claiming he didn't, and he was forced to resign from office. The Movie here is suggesting that it Was Forrest Gump who whilst staying at the Watergate Hotel alerted the security of this break in.
To me Forrest Gump is a masterpiece of cinema and is one of the best films by one of the best directors! I think that the feather is not from an angel but from GOD who had Forrest tell his story to people who choose to sit on that bench! I realised when I was writing this that Forrest could be an immortal who tries to help as many people as he can!!!
Forrest Gump represents the whole country going through turbulent times and the different ways people reacted to it. As just being true to yourself and letting fate happen but guiding your course as best you can with that truth of self. Jenny represented those trying to find themselves in various ways and how those experiences can bring you back to your truth. Lieutenant Dan represents those who believe they have a fixed destiny and discover that it is not always what they believe it to be and they can affect it for good or ill. This is still just a small glimpse of the story as a whole because it seems to have so many layers of meaning.
The feather is interpreted by so many others in so many ways. And of course, there is no right or wrong answer. I always felt the feather represent us, the viewers. At the start of the movie, we landed at Forrest's feet and stayed with him as he narrated his story and as the rest of the story unfolded, and then in the end, we floated away again. Maybe the next time we land somewhere else, we will hear another story that is equally compelling, inspiring and fascinating.
I've never interpreted the film like you did, and I thought it was brilliant and made me look at this film in a different way. Thank you for this reaction!
Absolutely! The plot, narrative, tone and the whole scene! were all setup for it. There wasn't a clear reason why she suddenly changed her mind so I was expecting her to jump because that made most sense!
@@CinobiteReacts she didn’t jump because she realized she didn’t want to die, that was HER EPIPHANY. She had to starting changing her lifestyle for the better, which is why she went back to Forrest. The only time she felt safe or at HOME is with him cuz he saw the good in her and he genuinely/sincerely/unconditionally loves her. For the longest time, she’s been raised in such an abusive environment. The only thing she saw about love/relationships is the abuse, which is why she always has such crappy boyfriends. She’s constantly running away and like you said searching for something like REAL LOVE or PURPOSE in her life. She went through life feeling worthless and not good enough for all the good things in the world. GOOD THINGS = FORREST and she doesn’t want to taint him or bring him down with her uncertainty and lifestyle. Basically, she didn’t feel good enough to be with Forrest. Which is why she told him clearly, “YOU DON’T WANT TO MARRY ME”. It wasn’t because she doesn’t think Forrest would be a great husband. She knows he will love and care for her, but the problem was she felt that she doesn’t deserve Forrest’s love. Which is typical behavior of someone who was a victim of abuse. Jenny had to learn to know her self worth and that was her own personal journey she had to go on without Forrest. I think when she found out she was pregnant, that was her saving grace. She had a purpose, a baby that was made by the genuine love of Forrest and Jenny. You can tell how much she cleaned up her life and provided for her son. Also, Jenny apologized to Forrest saying that back then she was really messed up in her head. It was a brief apology/explanation, but at least she apologized for her behavior in the past. The fact that she knew she was dying, of course she had to find the best way for her son to have a good life. Since Forrest is his father, it just only makes sense to reach out to him. Now..we don’t know the reason why she didn’t tell Forrest about their son. I haven’t read the book maybe it was explained, but again.. she might have her reasons and then she got the news about her health. Anyways, Jenny is such a complex character who has been through some tough shit ever since she was a kid. Victims of abuse have different ways to cope or overcome their traumas. Jenny learned to run away whenever she’s faced with difficulties and her case she ran away from “true love” with Forrest. She had to go through hell, to be raised up and see the light again. While Forrest was always constant and as you said.. someone with FAITH and good intentions.
I don't think he was an actual angel, but I think he represented a touch of "god", especially when they put the feather at the start coming down from "the heavens" then going back up at the end :)
@@CinobiteReacts Not God, but more fate. Is there a plan or are we just floating about? The whole movie ponders this question. The feather, floating, is life. It's all of the characters' lives. There are things that happen upon them. Was that fate or chance? The conclusion the movie comes to is what Forrest said at Jenny's grave, "I think it's both." I'm not saying that's true, but the placement of that statement toward the end seems to be the point the movie is making.
There are sooo many ways to interpret this film and so many different messages one can take away. But calling Forrest himself the "personification of Fate" is probably the most poetic, and accurate description I've ever heard. ❤️
There were protests but the protesters always treated the veterans well. The “spitting on the vets” story was concocted by conservatives to alienate the public from the protesters. There aren’t any stories from that time of any such occurrences by protesters. However, the vets were treated badly by the general public, just not by the protesters, who did often have vets talk at their protests, as you see Forrest do.
Bullshit it did happen. My family served in that godforsaken war and had stories of coming back home to protests. They were portrayed as baby killers. Stop trying to change history you know NOTHING about. Especially trying use it as a way to disparage you political opponents. You want to learn a little. www.deltacollege.edu/student-life/student-media/delta-winds/2001-table-contents/coming-home-study-contrast
@@porflepopnecker4376 It's odd, for some reason I can't respond directly to @BrandonStarr directly for his idiotic take on soldiers coming home from Vietnam. What's sad is 8 other idiots liked it. This stuff where people like him blatantly like about history just so he can push his own political agenda is disgusting. Watch out too, I'm seeing a lot of people commenting who supposedly joined TH-cam in the last few months, most likely burner accounts with the simple goal of stirring up comment sections into arguments.
@Christian Grant I apologize if I misread. Not a bad guy, just thought someone was saying what happened to my great uncle's was concocted and untrue when I saw the pain from their mistreatment. Thank you for your service.
@Christian Grant I'm more of a conservative libertarian. I think if your a person is fully right or fully left is confused myself because you can't tell me either party has done anything for the betterment of the country. Democrats want socialism and absolute government power while Republicans are do nothing's and never live up to the morals they claim to have. I'm sorry you were mistreated, undoubtedly anyone in my mind who mistreats a service member is wrong. I also have plenty of friends and family who have served recently and none of them have been disrespected by Trump supporters. I don't know really how you can make all Trump supporters a monolith by your lone experience. From what I can see, it seems that veterans make up a large base of his voters, so saying Trump supporters don't support soldiers and Marines is really disingenuous. Just because I don't believe Trump is a great leader doesn't mean his supporters are confused. The more people attack his supporters the way the media loves to, is the more people like me become sympathetic to them. I have never seen people called so many names like conservatives that it make the Democratic party and media look like fascists.
If you have the patience, watch "The Post" first, it is long and kinda boring unless you know the Nixon era well, but its ending is basically the beginning of "All the President's Men"
i have a friend who was in the army and he knows the Woman you where talking about who runs everywhere like forest and i got to meet her once.. Cinobite your the 1st person to ever talk about her in a video when watching this movie...and that is where they got the idea for this part of the movie.
The way I like to think of the feather is like, we are brought into the world "floating on a breeze" like Forrest mentions. And the feather ending up in the book is like us being cemented in our own story or destiny. And then the feather falling out at the end and back on the breeze is us passing.
I don’t know if you caught it but the company that Forest makes for the shrimping is Bubba Gump shrimp company, they actually opened Bubba Gump restaurants inspired by the film, there’s about 40 of them, one in London too. And Ofc they sell Forest Gump Merch
Might have already been mentioned. But, Gary Sinise 'Lt. Dan', effectively quite acting after this film. He would go on to form the Lt. Dan Band. Since then he has done nothing more than raise awareness for Veterans. Respect.
Cinobite, 1953/54 Elvis was a truck driver and when he was out of state he'd stay at boarding houses. He always travelled with his guitar. We now know that children who are brought up in a sexual and violent atmosphere. Only seem to be able to function in abusive relationships. They attract this kind of abuse like a magnet. Jenny, at the end of her life knew that Forrest was the only one to look after her and her son.Forrest a billionare. Cheer's Chris Perry.
@@CinobiteReacts Yes, Elvis lost his first job because his hair was to long. In April 1954 Elvis got a job with Crown Electric ( a Ma and Pa )store as their truck driver moving goods around the State. He had his guitar with him and he could never sit still.Cheers, Chris Perry.
The feather represents the random nature of Forrest's life "floatin' around, accidental like on a breeze", allowing life circumstances to take him from one significant event to another. Combined this with the butterfly effect (the effect of small, insignificant acts can unknowingly, over time, alter the path of significant forces in the future) you see how Forrest's random interactions with others led to one significant event to another; Watergate, Bubba-Gump Shrimp, Have a Nice day shirt, Shit Happens, etc.
I have known folks like the Forest Gump character. Simple, seemingly clueless folks who just did what asked and excelled while I and others who fancied ourselves clever accomplished nothing. My dad used to say that the world is filled with people who are great successes because they were too stupid to know they couldn't do something and just did it.
Yes, my dad was a sergeant in Viet nam,,he didn’t talk about it much… he suffered from ptsd, and the bull crap he received when he got back home . He had a great life though after that (he passed away last year)…he’s greatly missed❤❤
Nice reaction. I liked that you noticed some things I noticed too and no other reactor I saw did. Like the windscreen wiper/spit thing on the military bus or the fact that Jenny got AIDS.
Oh, you must watch The Green Mile next. Again, Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise are in this movie as well. It'll leave you speechless and you will be on a roller coaster ride, I promise. It's an amazing movie to .... "I'm In Heaven" and "I tried to take it back" are something to remember as it will be explained along the way,
@@CinobiteReacts Screw em' lol. Some of your spots are very impressive. The chocolate box chart on the back of the lid was pretty funny...so much for the famous line. Hope you do some more films
My last history class of high school was an honors class we learned about the 60s and Vietnam and honestly it was a interesting class this is probably one of my favorite movie to watch
yes real footage, real people. there are movies about this point in history if you want to see more. In fact most of my fav Tom Hanks films are true stories or historically set.
Your guesses as to what the movie is going to be about are fantastic. I have seen this movie so many times and know it so well. (It will always be my favorite movie ever) I enjoy watching reactions like yours. Thank you.
It’s a great movie. Only one President died. John Kennedy. George Wallace was wounded as was Ronald Reagan. Robert Kennedy was assasinated but wasn’t President, he was running for President when killed. Jenny was exactly as I expected her to be. When one is sexually and physically abused by a parent you often feel you deserved it and feel so bad about yourself you act destructively. She was looking for love but ended up with abusers. She kept leaving Forrest because she felt he was too good for her until she had a baby. Then she died knowing her son would not only be raised by his dad but his dad was good and loving. And LT. Dan also thought dying for his country was honorable (it is) but blamed Forrest for saving him. He was bitter but came out the better once he realized that he could be happy as a paraplegic and he saw how good Forrest was. Good reaction. It’s a movie that makes you think. Even though Forrest was what we call “stupid” he really did amazing things in his life. Play the hand you’re dealt.
i dont think your angel analogy is correct. he doesn't disappear from earth. he brings up his son. some have said that Forrest represents conservatism and Jenny represents rebellion. the feather is randomness.
This is my favorite movie and a few weeks after my dog died (best friend for 14 years) I gave one of my sisters all of my DVDs to hold on to since I was moving into an RV and on the car ride home a white feather landed on the windshield on the passenger side where I sat. I kept it. Then on the one month anniversary of her death I was shelving books at the library and went to get an empty cart and there was another feather on the cart somehow inside the building.
Yes, I've traveled back in time watching previous reviews lol. You mentioned how film portrays abusers. Both men and women are shown as abusers, really, but the difference is that men are shown as physical/ sexual abusers, and women as emotional/ financial abusers. It's a cliche for a reason, though I agree there are certainly cases that go the other way on all fronts. In a way, Jenny is an emotional abuser. We sympathize more both because there's a happy ending to it all, and because we see the origins of why she is how she is. Possibly there's a story of abuse behind the dad, but we have no idea. It's all pretty complicated.
One thing I could never understand was why Jenny kicked the guys hand away when he was trying to give her a tip unless she just thought he was being rude.
Im not so sure that Forrest represents fate so much as he is being moved by fate, sort of the same way the feather is being blown by the wind in the opening and closing scenes.
The movie concept has alot to do with fate, Destiny, and also randomness and freedom of choice, unlike alot of the comments here, I don't think the film or the feather leans one side and proves one or the other, from my understanding it's up the viewer to believe in fate or not, as forest says it could be both or either, I think the point of movie was create a topic of discussion about it as it is the point and show both sides in action, forest represents fate, while jenny represented freedom of choice
I always thought Forrest Gump was the story of modern America as told though one man. Everything he takes part in is a big part of the story of modern America. Also, you are one of only people Ive seen who picked up on Jenny’s virus referencing the AIDS epidemic.
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What an amazing film! I can't believe the black students thing was real - you can find out more if you look up "Viviane Malone Jones and James Hood".
Shocking!
It sounds like you're from my neck of the woods! Southern country boi!
The civil rights movement was a shitty yet interesting time. Jus the idea of treating people equally was so divisive it caused the political parties to switch sides. Definitely worth learning about.
@@DimensionDevices Not too South ;)
@@joshnorris6238 The parties switched sides many years before the civil rights movement of the 1960s, and they switched sides on the roll of government, not on equality and civil rights issues themselves. The republican party did not, nor does it currently, oppose civil rights. The democrats, on the other hand, have constantly shifted positions on civil rights.
@@joshnorris6238 - Nobody "switched sides". That's a myth.
The Democrats were the slave owners, the party of Jim Crowe laws, of segregation, and of pretty much every single racist policy or law in American history.
The Republican party was founded as the anti-slavery party. They fought against democrat segregation, against Jim Crowe laws, and they were the ones who sent troops to force democrats to allow black students into schools. Republicans marched with Martin Luther King, and fought for civil rights.
"It's like she's using him."
He's her friend, and that's all she wants for most of the movie. Most of their adult encounters are happenstance, so it's not like she seeks him out for help, and the help he gives her during those is often unwanted. She goes to him for help near the end because she's trying to get clean, and he's kind enough to let her stay. I don't think they ever had a transactional relationship.
I think she left after sleeping with him because she felt horrible about it. I think in that moment, she did feel like she was using him, in the way her dad used her as a child. So she ran, thinking it would be for his own good. But over the next few years as she got her shit together, she came around to the idea that he loves her, and it's okay for her to love him too. I think she would have gone back sooner after having the baby, but Forrest was gone running.
The thing to remember about Jenny is that a lot of childhood sexual abuse survivors, like her, who have experienced continued abuse as adults especially, end up feeling like they're not good enough for anything but abuse. So Jenny leaves Forrest so much and says "You don't want to marry me." Because in her mind, he's too good for her. She leaves because she thinks she's saving him from her worthlessness. We don't see much of her healing from that, but by the time she gets in contact with him again and marries him, she finally feels that she can be allowed to love him and be with him, because that feeling of worthlessness has somehow been tempered.
Yes; this! I get that it's easy to villainize her, but Jenny is a complex character whose heart was always in the right place.
I completely agree! But I think she definitely used him a lot, I wouldn't say she was a villain, I just didn't think was a very nice person :)
That's why here solution/advice to any situation was "run"
@@CinobiteReacts she never did anything out of malice just couldn't deal with emotional attachement . She could have milked forest for everything once she had their kid but instead she sorted her shit out, raised a lovely kid on her own with no help and only contacted Forest once she understood she could not be there for her son much longer.
@@CinobiteReacts She didnt think she was worthy of anyone's love, especially Forrest's.
"Stupid is, as stupid does" meaning only stupid people do stupid things. Forrest always did things with curiosity and good intentions so even though he comes off slow hes actually incredibly smart 👍
And a very nice guy!
Smart people do stupid shit, and have stupid ideas, all the time.
A better translation would be, "Everyone does stupid stuff."
- "Stupid is, as stupid DOES"... ie, it's not about your IQ... it's the things you DO in your life that count. You can be quite slow, yet still take your time to make good choices. And you can be very smart, but make rash and stupid decisions. I think his mother was telling him to take the time to make solid, moral choices before you take action.
That seems to be the point of the entire movie. Plenty of smart people around Forrest make bad decisions. Forrest is not very bright, but he uses a solid moral compass and tries to make good decisions... and throughout the entire movie, things go well for him because of his good decisions.
I believe "stupid is as stupid does" means that you're only stupid if you do stupid things. So as long as you try to be moral and behave yourself, you aren't stupid.
That makes sense!
Jenny always loved Forrest, she just didnt think she deserved love, because of her dad. She slept with him to experience real love once in her life. The virus was AIDS. She couldn't tell him because he was running for 3 years, 2 months and 14 days
There's an actual Bubba Gump Shrimp restaurant chain in the US based on the movie.
I think it was purposely fitting that Forrest was reading the book Curious George, cus his character is so much like him, in that he has an open-minded, innocent outlook on life and is always on adventures.
I don't think we ever had the book in the UK, but I've seen it mentioned in shows and films before
That's true! I didn't think of that. Curious George is just like Forrest. And like Curious George, he had many adventures. (Is it "had" or "has" if it is a book?)
I thought the book placement in the movie was just one of the many culture/times references. But it is a statement.
It's my understanding that Forrest represents the national consciousness. He stumbles through the events of the 60-80s, not quite comprehending what is happening around him. Jenny represents the politically observant. She understands the abuse that she is given.
Certainly an interesting way to look at it!
She is so used to abuse that she doesnt feel she deserves any better
I know some people like that, it's a sad place to be
Run, Jenny... RUN!!! Jenny ran away from her demons throughout much of this movie. When she comes back to Forrest the first time, I think she may have wanted to stay. But as soon as she saw her father's house, all that pain came rushing back. She is damaged goods, and she knows it.
When Forrest asked her to marry him, she DOES love him... in fact loves him enough to not want to visit her demons on him. It's not that she thinks Forrest isn't good enough for her... it's that she knows she isn't good enough for him.
It's only later, once she finally gets her head screwed on straight and pulls her life together, that she thinks maybe she's good enough for him.
Imagine what it would've been like for her, raped by her father, with no one to tell her it wasn't her fault. She was going through her life thinking that something was wrong with HER, and that she didn't deserve Forrest. And she felt that he didn't deserve a bad person like herself. So every time she got close, she panicked and ran.
To me it wasn't about fate but rather the choices we make in life. Forrest ran towards his future while Jenny chose to run away from hers. It's all about the moments because like the feather Life can take you anywhere.
Mikelti Williamson -- played the part of Bubba so well he couldn't get a job for while after. He was in Heat.
Sometimes my cat is in heat, too!
"You're still Lt Dan" Thank you for leaving that in the reaction. It's one of my favorite lines in a movie full of great lines.
Jenny couldn't tell him about the kid because he was running. So there was no way to reach him.
I just have to say, I really enjoyed your commentary, you got things few have and it made me happy to watch the movie again through your eyes🤭😁
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@CinobiteReacts Oh yes we did. Maybe consider activating in the reaction vid business again, seeing as we enjoy your stuff? 😃
I like how you had a kill list whilst watching this... "now we just need Lt. Dan to die" :D
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No Forest deserves who he loves. Everyone gets super pissed at Jenny and yes its frustrating. But this girl was sexually abused, grew up without a mom, and proceeded to have abusive relationship after abusive relationship. She deserved a guy like Forest that was loyal and kind and would never ever hurt her and protect her. But she didn't think she did. She was too damaged to see it until it was pretty much too late, she realized it at the end but the damage had been done. She was always too scared to stay in one place. She always wanted to fly away when things got serious. Her story is really tragic and a very real a tale, moreso than Forests fantastical life.
How do you laugh at forrest getting hit with rocks ? Lmao. Both times lol
That makes him a bully as well.
Tom Hanks' brother did a lot of The running in the film.
I hope he was a runner :P Because that would suck
Dude, watching this reaction, I picked up sooooooooooooooo many things this was awesome!
Glad you enjoyed it :D
Fun fact: the " big" girl on the school bus is Tom Hanks real life daughter. Also, most American elementary school buses have 3 kids per seat, that's why they all kept saying "seat's taken". Love your reactions!!
Thanks! :) Hopefully more coming soon!
i never noticed the rain water looking like it was coming out of that military bus drivers mouth... that was hilarious
My father was a history professor and his read was that Forrest represented the entire Boomer generation of America embodied in a character (and his friends and family). Strong, good-hearted, but not too bright, still phenomenally successful, in part due to the counsel and assistance of his (smarter) friends. Jenny represented the counter culture and by extension, the civil rights movement. Lt Dan represents the generation coming to terms with Vietnam as well scientific and technical advances, referencing both the space program and the tech industry. (In the book Forrest actually becomes an astronaut and goes into space)
That's quite a different take! Certainly something to think about. I'm glad he didn't go to space, I think that would have been a bit much
Yes, this movie was about the experiences, quite profound, of that generation. And the way different peoples' lives played out during that pivotal decade is represented by each of the characters.
I love how Tom Hanks learned to talk like the boy that played Forrest so the boy wouldn't have to go through the whole process of learning to speak like Tom Hanks
You're the first reactor who didn't cry while watching Forrest Gump 🍵☺️
It was definitely sad though :(
That's nothing to be proud of.
Bro i watch aloooot of movie reactions and your the closest reactor that I've seen that's like myself 😂subscribed!
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The thing with Jenny is before she married Forrest her only instinct was to run from her problem or fears. When she was abused by her dad, she snuck out and ran to Forrest's house. Then she always told Forrest to run away (with the bullies, and in Vietnam). I think after she learned that she was pregnant and she got clean she felt she had to at least confront her fear that Forrest would be upset not telling him about Forrest Jr.
I always felt the feather represented the carefree “go with the flow” aspect of Forrest’s life, coming to land at his feet in the begin of the film, symbolising the randomness of his “Go with the flow” life that lead him to that very moment of sitting on the bench.
Then at the end when the feather flys away symbolically representative of the unknowability of what’s to come from the future.
What's so good about this film is all of the different ways people in the comment saw it!
@@CinobiteReacts haha it's funny how so many people comment (on other reaction videos too) about the feather and what it means. It was an interesting element for the director to add into the film. I didn't give it enough serious thought until seeing several reactions and reading many many comments. I half wonder if it is a connection in some way to Jenny who prayed with Forrest in the corn field and wanted to become a bird so she could fly far... far far away from here.
You are the first person I have heard who expressed what I think of as "drawing people along in your wake".
The feather represents how Forrest kind of floated through life without a particular plan, just going where life led him. Basically whatever anyone (especially people he respected) told him to do he did, and just went with wherever that takes him.
I’ve never liked people to be too hard on Jenny. She was so abused and had such a low opinion of herself and what she deserved, as others have said. I don’t think she ever intended to use him maliciously.. but he was her “safe space” that she needed to come to periodically, but she couldn’t bring herself to stay with him because she was so cognizant of being “messed up” that she felt she would ruin his “pure” life.
Parenthood can REALLY change a person and I think it was having a kid that finally helped her to “get herself together” and probably changed a lot about how she saw herself and her priorities.
And yes, I don’t care what the book(s) say, I’m 2000% convinced the movie absolutely intended to infer that Jennny had AIDS. The timing and description (a virus the doctors don’t know much about) is spot on.
As we go along:
1. It takes more than just being fast to play level I college football. (Especially for Bear Bryant)
2. It's impossible to drink that much soda.
3. With a college degree Forrest would have gone into the Army as an officer.
4. Forrest actually saved Lt. Dan twice. Once in the field and once to get him out of his cripple funk.
5. Jenny did give him the best present in the whole world. It wasn't the shoes. wink wink
6. You were correct about Jenny and HIV/AIDS
7. Sad ending/angel with Tom Hanks: "The Green Mile"
Love this reaction. Love your breakdown and theories. This movie will stand the test of time. ❤ gained a subscriber here.
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22:35 - The basics of Watergate is that one of the office buildings was home to the National Democratic Party campaign office & under the instruction of Senior members of the Republican Part and The White House itself, authorised several ex- CIA men to go and bug the office in order to help the GOP win the election. These men were caught in the act & it was revealed that President Nixon himself had first hand knowledge of this crime, after previously claiming he didn't, and he was forced to resign from office.
The Movie here is suggesting that it Was Forrest Gump who whilst staying at the Watergate Hotel alerted the security of this break in.
Hah cool. I loved how he was always there for all the big things in history
Watergate seems like a grain of sand on a beach compared to what the Dems are doing today.
Fun fact: that was actually Tom Hank’s brother in the running scenes with the beard
The doc says that Forrest's legs are strong, but his back is crooked. I'm assuming some form of scoliosis.
To me Forrest Gump is a masterpiece of cinema and is one of the best films by one of the best directors! I think that the feather is not from an angel but from GOD who had Forrest tell his story to people who choose to sit on that bench! I realised when I was writing this that Forrest could be an immortal who tries to help as many people as he can!!!
Forrest Gump represents the whole country going through turbulent times and the different ways people reacted to it. As just being true to yourself and letting fate happen but guiding your course as best you can with that truth of self. Jenny represented those trying to find themselves in various ways and how those experiences can bring you back to your truth. Lieutenant Dan represents those who believe they have a fixed destiny and discover that it is not always what they believe it to be and they can affect it for good or ill. This is still just a small glimpse of the story as a whole because it seems to have so many layers of meaning.
The feather is interpreted by so many others in so many ways. And of course, there is no right or wrong answer. I always felt the feather represent us, the viewers. At the start of the movie, we landed at Forrest's feet and stayed with him as he narrated his story and as the rest of the story unfolded, and then in the end, we floated away again. Maybe the next time we land somewhere else, we will hear another story that is equally compelling, inspiring and fascinating.
That's a great way to think about it!
Yes, all the flashback scenes were the actual events with Forrest blended in.
I've never interpreted the film like you did, and I thought it was brilliant and made me look at this film in a different way. Thank you for this reaction!
No worries, glad you enjoyed it :)
Did you just say "Why didnt she jump"..Wow!!. That's a bit morbid to think
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Absolutely! The plot, narrative, tone and the whole scene! were all setup for it. There wasn't a clear reason why she suddenly changed her mind so I was expecting her to jump because that made most sense!
@@CinobiteReacts she didn’t jump because she realized she didn’t want to die, that was HER EPIPHANY. She had to starting changing her lifestyle for the better, which is why she went back to Forrest. The only time she felt safe or at HOME is with him cuz he saw the good in her and he genuinely/sincerely/unconditionally loves her. For the longest time, she’s been raised in such an abusive environment. The only thing she saw about love/relationships is the abuse, which is why she always has such crappy boyfriends. She’s constantly running away and like you said searching for something like REAL LOVE or PURPOSE in her life. She went through life feeling worthless and not good enough for all the good things in the world.
GOOD THINGS = FORREST and she doesn’t want to taint him or bring him down with her uncertainty and lifestyle. Basically, she didn’t feel good enough to be with Forrest. Which is why she told him clearly, “YOU DON’T WANT TO MARRY ME”. It wasn’t because she doesn’t think Forrest would be a great husband. She knows he will love and care for her, but the problem was she felt that she doesn’t deserve Forrest’s love. Which is typical behavior of someone who was a victim of abuse. Jenny had to learn to know her self worth and that was her own personal journey she had to go on without Forrest. I think when she found out she was pregnant, that was her saving grace. She had a purpose, a baby that was made by the genuine love of Forrest and Jenny. You can tell how much she cleaned up her life and provided for her son. Also, Jenny apologized to Forrest saying that back then she was really messed up in her head. It was a brief apology/explanation, but at least she apologized for her behavior in the past. The fact that she knew she was dying, of course she had to find the best way for her son to have a good life. Since Forrest is his father, it just only makes sense to reach out to him. Now..we don’t know the reason why she didn’t tell Forrest about their son. I haven’t read the book maybe it was explained, but again.. she might have her reasons and then she got the news about her health. Anyways, Jenny is such a complex character who has been through some tough shit ever since she was a kid. Victims of abuse have different ways to cope or overcome their traumas. Jenny learned to run away whenever she’s faced with difficulties and her case she ran away from “true love” with Forrest. She had to go through hell, to be raised up and see the light again. While Forrest was always constant and as you said.. someone with FAITH and good intentions.
I bailed on this guy halfway in. Disgusting, talks over dialogue, 10,000 questions YUCK
Dude, Forrest wasn't an angel, the feather was like a metaphor about how people go through life by random chance, like Forrest himself.
I don't think he was an actual angel, but I think he represented a touch of "god", especially when they put the feather at the start coming down from "the heavens" then going back up at the end :)
@@CinobiteReacts Not God, but more fate. Is there a plan or are we just floating about? The whole movie ponders this question. The feather, floating, is life. It's all of the characters' lives. There are things that happen upon them. Was that fate or chance? The conclusion the movie comes to is what Forrest said at Jenny's grave, "I think it's both." I'm not saying that's true, but the placement of that statement toward the end seems to be the point the movie is making.
There are sooo many ways to interpret this film and so many different messages one can take away. But calling Forrest himself the "personification of Fate" is probably the most poetic, and accurate description I've ever heard. ❤️
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There were protests but the protesters always treated the veterans well. The “spitting on the vets” story was concocted by conservatives to alienate the public from the protesters. There aren’t any stories from that time of any such occurrences by protesters. However, the vets were treated badly by the general public, just not by the protesters, who did often have vets talk at their protests, as you see Forrest do.
The abuse of Vietnam veterans was not just a story "concocted by conservatives."
Bullshit it did happen. My family served in that godforsaken war and had stories of coming back home to protests. They were portrayed as baby killers. Stop trying to change history you know NOTHING about. Especially trying use it as a way to disparage you political opponents. You want to learn a little. www.deltacollege.edu/student-life/student-media/delta-winds/2001-table-contents/coming-home-study-contrast
@@porflepopnecker4376 It's odd, for some reason I can't respond directly to @BrandonStarr directly for his idiotic take on soldiers coming home from Vietnam. What's sad is 8 other idiots liked it. This stuff where people like him blatantly like about history just so he can push his own political agenda is disgusting. Watch out too, I'm seeing a lot of people commenting who supposedly joined TH-cam in the last few months, most likely burner accounts with the simple goal of stirring up comment sections into arguments.
@Christian Grant I apologize if I misread. Not a bad guy, just thought someone was saying what happened to my great uncle's was concocted and untrue when I saw the pain from their mistreatment. Thank you for your service.
@Christian Grant I'm more of a conservative libertarian. I think if your a person is fully right or fully left is confused myself because you can't tell me either party has done anything for the betterment of the country. Democrats want socialism and absolute government power while Republicans are do nothing's and never live up to the morals they claim to have. I'm sorry you were mistreated, undoubtedly anyone in my mind who mistreats a service member is wrong. I also have plenty of friends and family who have served recently and none of them have been disrespected by Trump supporters. I don't know really how you can make all Trump supporters a monolith by your lone experience. From what I can see, it seems that veterans make up a large base of his voters, so saying Trump supporters don't support soldiers and Marines is really disingenuous. Just because I don't believe Trump is a great leader doesn't mean his supporters are confused. The more people attack his supporters the way the media loves to, is the more people like me become sympathetic to them. I have never seen people called so many names like conservatives that it make the Democratic party and media look like fascists.
I HIGHLY recommend All The Presidents Men with Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman - it's bottled brilliance ;)
If you have the patience, watch "The Post" first, it is long and kinda boring unless you know the Nixon era well, but its ending is basically the beginning of "All the President's Men"
i have a friend who was in the army and he knows the Woman you where talking about who runs everywhere like forest and i got to meet her once.. Cinobite your the 1st person to ever talk about her in a video when watching this movie...and that is where they got the idea for this part of the movie.
The way I like to think of the feather is like, we are brought into the world "floating on a breeze" like Forrest mentions. And the feather ending up in the book is like us being cemented in our own story or destiny. And then the feather falling out at the end and back on the breeze is us passing.
I don’t know if you caught it but the company that Forest makes for the shrimping is Bubba Gump shrimp company, they actually opened Bubba Gump restaurants inspired by the film, there’s about 40 of them, one in London too. And Ofc they sell Forest Gump Merch
I'll have to check it out next time I'm in London, I thought they were all in the States!
Jenny did not jump off the balcony because when she slipped it scared her enough to snap her out of it so she climbed down.
Might have already been mentioned. But, Gary Sinise 'Lt. Dan', effectively quite acting after this film. He would go on to form the Lt. Dan Band. Since then he has done nothing more than raise awareness for Veterans.
Respect.
Cinobite, 1953/54 Elvis was a truck driver and when he was out of state he'd stay at boarding houses. He always travelled with his guitar. We now know that children who are brought up in a sexual and violent atmosphere. Only seem to be able to function in abusive relationships. They attract this kind of abuse like a magnet. Jenny, at the end of her life knew that Forrest was the only one to look after her and her son.Forrest a billionare. Cheer's Chris Perry.
Thanks! I didn't know Elvis was a truck driver!
@@CinobiteReacts Yes, Elvis lost his first job because his hair was to long. In April 1954 Elvis got a job with Crown Electric ( a Ma and Pa )store as their truck driver moving goods around the State. He had his guitar with him and he could never sit still.Cheers, Chris Perry.
Gump and Co. Is a Sequel to The First film but Hollywood hasn't Made it...Yet!
The feather represents the random nature of Forrest's life "floatin' around, accidental like on a breeze", allowing life circumstances to take him from one significant event to another. Combined this with the butterfly effect (the effect of small, insignificant acts can unknowingly, over time, alter the path of significant forces in the future) you see how Forrest's random interactions with others led to one significant event to another; Watergate, Bubba-Gump Shrimp, Have a Nice day shirt, Shit Happens, etc.
"I hate carrots and peas". Well that obvious Slim.
lol. What are you trying to say! :D
I have known folks like the Forest Gump character. Simple, seemingly clueless folks who just did what asked and excelled while I and others who fancied ourselves clever accomplished nothing. My dad used to say that the world is filled with people who are great successes because they were too stupid to know they couldn't do something and just did it.
Yes, my dad was a sergeant in Viet nam,,he didn’t talk about it much… he suffered from ptsd, and the bull crap he received when he got back home . He had a great life though after that (he passed away last year)…he’s greatly missed❤❤
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One of the best soundtracks!...This movie is the kind of movie you can watch multiple times not get bored with!...
Nice reaction. I liked that you noticed some things I noticed too and no other reactor I saw did. Like the windscreen wiper/spit thing on the military bus or the fact that Jenny got AIDS.
Oh, you must watch The Green Mile next. Again, Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise are in this movie as well. It'll leave you speechless and you will be on a roller coaster ride, I promise. It's an amazing movie to .... "I'm In Heaven" and "I tried to take it back" are something to remember as it will be explained along the way,
I'll check it out!
Your ability to notice subtle props and themes is uncanny
Thank you :) Most of my hate comments are that I "guess" too much and try to work things out 🤣
@@CinobiteReacts Screw em' lol. Some of your spots are very impressive. The chocolate box chart on the back of the lid was pretty funny...so much for the famous line. Hope you do some more films
Yeah, no. Jenny died of Hepatitis C. It was just as deadly and unknown as HIV was in that time in history.
First reaction where reviewer got all the historical references , or most of them really.
My last history class of high school was an honors class we learned about the 60s and Vietnam and honestly it was a interesting class this is probably one of my favorite movie to watch
Yes, every historical reference in this film actually happened. Of course, except for Forrests' influence on those events.
Seen this so many times and never put the feather thing together!
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yes real footage, real people. there are movies about this point in history if you want to see more. In fact most of my fav Tom Hanks films are true stories or historically set.
I reccomend the green mile if you haven't seen it. It has tom hanks and Michael Clark Duncan and is one of my favorite movies.
The feather represents how we are all just floating through life at the mercy of the wind, and we can accept this like Forrest or fight it like Jenny.
Your guesses as to what the movie is going to be about are fantastic. I have seen this movie so many times and know it so well. (It will always be my favorite movie ever) I enjoy watching reactions like yours. Thank you.
Thank you so much :D
You are very welcome.
"Why didn't she jump?" Hey Mr. 10,000 Questions: How about to STAY ALIVE?? Does that solve the MYSTERY for you?? 24:12
Hey welcome back Barry Scott 😁💗
This guy is going to have 100k subs eventually.
Thanks! One day maybe!
The boy who plays Forrest son is also in "Pay it forward" really good movie.
It’s a great movie. Only one President died. John Kennedy. George Wallace was wounded as was Ronald Reagan. Robert Kennedy was assasinated but wasn’t President, he was running for President when killed. Jenny was exactly as I expected her to be. When one is sexually and physically abused by a parent you often feel you deserved it and feel so bad about yourself you act destructively. She was looking for love but ended up with abusers. She kept leaving Forrest because she felt he was too good for her until she had a baby. Then she died knowing her son would not only be raised by his dad but his dad was good and loving. And LT. Dan also thought dying for his country was honorable (it is) but blamed Forrest for saving him. He was bitter but came out the better once he realized that he could be happy as a paraplegic and he saw how good Forrest was. Good reaction. It’s a movie that makes you think. Even though Forrest was what we call “stupid” he really did amazing things in his life. Play the hand you’re dealt.
I always thought Forrest just represented Innocence. And Jenny was a sexual abuse survivor who never worked through her recovery.
The sequel to the original novel says Jenny died of Hep C. Shared lots of needles in her day.
Nope she died of aids. Director said so in an interview
Hep C in the book, perhaps, but in the movie it is clearly inferred that her "mystery virus" is AIDS.
Whatever "the book says," Jenny clearly says "The Doctors don't know what it is." That's AIDS
@@porflepopnecker4376She told Forrest, "The doctors don't know what it is." That's AIDS.
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That feather was actually suspended from a very fine nylon fishing line
i dont think your angel analogy is correct. he doesn't disappear from earth. he brings up his son. some have said that Forrest represents conservatism and Jenny represents rebellion. the feather is randomness.
Yeah I don't think he was an actual angel, just "touched by god/nature" :)
This is my favorite movie and a few weeks after my dog died (best friend for 14 years) I gave one of my sisters all of my DVDs to hold on to since I was moving into an RV and on the car ride home a white feather landed on the windshield on the passenger side where I sat. I kept it.
Then on the one month anniversary of her death I was shelving books at the library and went to get an empty cart and there was another feather on the cart somehow inside the building.
That's such a nice story! Sorry to hear about your dog though
Great reaction. Thank you! Subbed.
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If you want a sad ending, then that was the first mass school shooting in history that day.
Yes, I've traveled back in time watching previous reviews lol. You mentioned how film portrays abusers. Both men and women are shown as abusers, really, but the difference is that men are shown as physical/ sexual abusers, and women as emotional/ financial abusers. It's a cliche for a reason, though I agree there are certainly cases that go the other way on all fronts.
In a way, Jenny is an emotional abuser. We sympathize more both because there's a happy ending to it all, and because we see the origins of why she is how she is. Possibly there's a story of abuse behind the dad, but we have no idea. It's all pretty complicated.
One thing I could never understand was why Jenny kicked the guys hand away when he was trying to give her a tip unless she just thought he was being rude.
You’re pretty dark dude.
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Military force to stop 2 guys from entering college, America in that time was not happy with inevitable changes.
I love afterlife. Crazily great mix of comedy and tragedy.
22:05 woah, woah, calm down man jajajajajaja
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You should react to Saving Private Ryan , another amazing Tom Hanks film
WTF?
A bit to happy at the end? lol
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I had higher hopes that you would see Jenny for her actual character.
Im not so sure that Forrest represents fate so much as he is being moved by fate, sort of the same way the feather is being blown by the wind in the opening and closing scenes.
It's interesting seeing all of the different ways people interpret it, a sign of a great film!
The movie concept has alot to do with fate, Destiny, and also randomness and freedom of choice, unlike alot of the comments here, I don't think the film or the feather leans one side and proves one or the other, from my understanding it's up the viewer to believe in fate or not, as forest says it could be both or either, I think the point of movie was create a topic of discussion about it as it is the point and show both sides in action, forest represents fate, while jenny represented freedom of choice
Although, her life started off with a bad "fate," if you will. But your statement is interesting. I'll have to think about it.
Another great Zemeckis/Hanks movie is Cast Away.
Oh I haven't seen that actually, I'll add it to the list!
Talking about L.A. in the 60's, have you seen Once upon a Time in Hollywood?
Not yet, I can definitely add it to the list though!
@@CinobiteReacts How about, Phone Booth, over 90% of the movie takes place in a phone booth!
Brilliant reaction. Thank you my sir.
Thank you so much for watching :)
The reason he was in braces is due to Polio.
To me the feather represented jenny and how when wanted to be a bird and just fly away
I always thought Forrest Gump was the story of modern America as told though one man. Everything he takes part in is a big part of the story of modern America.
Also, you are one of only people Ive seen who picked up on Jenny’s virus referencing the AIDS epidemic.
That's a good way to think about it!