You may not have noticed--you were talking at the time (which is your job)--but I think Hanks' best acting moment in the film (maybe all time) was when, after he was told he was a dad, he asked Jenny "is he smart? Or..." that broke me when I saw this film in theaters when it was first released. Unbelievable.
@@jscan4442 Sir: This is a reaction video. That's her job. I find her reactions insightful and entertaining. In this one case, she talked over a masterful performance. I'm happy to oblige. I'm sure she appreciates the feedback.
@@lawrenceallen8096 don't give him the satisfaction of being that kind of person. I agree with you...wholeheartedly. However, to quote another famous movie line : "Some people just want to watch the world burn."
Correction... (her job in the video is not to talk over everything)... people need to start paying more attention to the movies and talk less because most of the time the reactor is either confused or misses too much stuff or complains they didn't hear what the characters said... try watching the movie more and don't talk over the actors or there's really no point in making a video... if this is how people actually watch movies at their home for the first time, no thanks because that would be annoying... BTW FYI the definition of reaction doesn't mean to talk it means to feel or think a certain way in response to something... these youtubers might as well call these videos commentaries instead of reactions cause all they want to do is talk, how you gonna talk over an entire movie you've never seen before and act like you got the full experience of the film while complain that you didn't understand certain things
So glad that you do get Jenny. I think Jenny was the second most important person in the movie. The movie showed her life from basically the same time as it started with Forest. [some reactors get Jenny wrong, allot of reactors love Forest so much they don't like Jenny] She truly loved Forest and had the same deep down kind nature as he. She was the only one to befriend him on the bus at the very start to show her good nature. [and continued to be his good friend through high school, imagine how hard that was with all the bullies still on Forrest's case, so to speak] Others will comment on the trauma she would have had to deal with [an obviously very deep wounding of her] so I won't go into that, just point out that they [as the two main subjects of the plot] were basically two kind hearted and worthy people from two different upbringings. She talks of how their lives are so different. [recognizing her flaws] She repeatedly lets Forrest know she Does Love Him [always in a sad tone, knowing she could hurt the one true constant good in her life if she let him into hers then] And not wanting to hurt the only true one she did love would say "You don't want to marry me" [imagine how it must have hurt her to have to tell him that!]. She had to fix herself [with no help from anyone in those days -totally on her own to heal herself] before worthiness could take place. Forrest helped everyone! And the way he helped her was finally to let her find the first true lovemaking she had ever done after she recovered at his house. [her choice finally to see it's OK to have a good man watch over her as she obviously made the best decision of her life to "clean up" -with all the sleeping that was needed] When she agreed with Forrest that he would make a good husband on those stairs it led to the final "fix" that happened when she would have felt so badly when he thought she didn't love him. She finally allowed herself to express to him [and herself] the lovemaking she had never known and was always afraid to accept. It was real. It was good. [for both of them] And it was time to leave [yes, once again] but this time Not Running. It was time to make herself a good clean life without his help to be sure she wouldn't hurt him to be with him. [remember she was really new to the clean life, with just those few weeks or so clean so far] She proved it to herself and It isn't clear in the movie but she may well have written the letter for him to come before she found out her condition [he was running for years] and either way I believe she would have contacted Forrest about his child even if she had not come down with Hepatitis C [a not defined or understood illness back then -it wasn't aids as the author has said it was Hep C] Remember when she left the last time she would not have known she was pregnant yet, just that she needed to be sure she was worthy to live up to the love she felt for him that night of her first true loving. Two deep down Good People, with very different lives who none the less helped each other throughout their life's even as differently as it went for them. One finding it very easy to let the deep-down good person show, the other struggling greatly to let that nature show. Together it showed in both of them easily. It was a true love story from beginning to end. That's all I got to say about that.
"Like an old school Airbnb" 😅 The bnb in Airbnb used to be an abbreviation for bed & breakfast, only one of which Airbnbs generally provide for guests, making the name something of a misnomer. Renting rooms was pretty common for widows and spinsters, and given the size of the Gump's plantation 😬, Mrs Gump probably did alright.
Right, just hit the pause button, I'm interested in what you have to say Shree, but your missing important dialogue. And even though I wish they would play a song all the way through before talking about it, even most music reactors would pause a song and even go back a few seconds, which I appreciate.
Generally speaking, I'm not much for schmaltzy heart tugging Hollywood movies, but there's a special place in my heart for this one. My jaded cynicism takes a back seat whenever this is on and I enjoy it everytime I see it. Another great reaction. I do so enjoy your humor and insight. Even your manner of speech is enjoyable. For this film in particular, it was refreshing to see someone who possesses enough emotional intelligence to understand Jenny and not shit all over her as if she were a villain. Well done! ❤
Enjoyed your reaction but please go back and watch the most touching part of the movie when Jenny tells Forrest and his reaction and worry on his face. You spoke over this so important moment and so worth watching.
Hey Shree, Your breakdown of the hidden themes that can be found in the movie is so true. Forrest, in his SIMPLICITY, represents everything we COULD be if we just make the best of everything life gives us. Obviously, he's so good-natured that he's almost too good to be true. Big shout out to your homie Nick. Forrest makes me want to be a better human being to almost everyone I encounter.
HEy Shree, the events of the U.S. presidents throughout the movie are used as a time tool stamp by the writer to let the audience know where we are without having to say the date. From President Kennedy to Geroge McGovern, To Nickson and Watergate, to Jimmy Carter fainting, to Regan's assassination attempt. If you were old enough to have lived through all those events you would know exactly where in time those events took place. If you are younger and watching this movie or reading the book. It would give you the incentive to do research to understand the time periods.
Jenny's father taught her love hurts and she needs that to feel whole. Forrest is the opposite, which is why she thinks he 'don't know what love is'. It's not a belief she doesn't 'deserve' love, she is protecting him from her version of love.
The actor that plays Lt. Dan is Gary Sinise. He never served in the military, but he runs a non profit organization that serves veterans and first responders. His non profit organization is called the Gary Sinise Foundation, he also has a band called the Lt. Dan Band that performs for active military, veterans, and first responders.
In the novel Forrest and lt. Dan actually become astronauts. And his speech was "Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mommas without any legs. Sometimes they don't go home at all."
Hi Shree, fantastic reaction, thank you. I really appreciate your empathy and compassion for Jenny and Lt. Dan. They were both broken people who were blessed to have Forrest in their life. My take on the assassinations that keep happening is that they’re there to set the time period and the background feeling for the story. This movie takes place from the 50s to the 80s. Forrest and Jenny were in the heart of the baby boomer generation. I think the historical events were the hook that pulled a lot of people in emotionally to a really fantastical story.
Shree, your comment on Jenny made me laugh in such a serious moment. Shree: "Jenny, you're not a bird, stop trying to be one." That's what this movie does, adds a touch of humor to moments that are otherwise deadly serious. In order to make these very difficult subjects platable enough for us to discuss. I believe this was a deliberate device used in the book writer's cadence.
I understand you're doing a reaction, but you talked over so many important parts. You missed half of the movie. You kept asking questions that were already answered and you were trying to over analyze everything. Chill a little and actually watch the movie!
19:16 And here, Forrest meets Lt. Dan Taylor for the first time. When Lt. Dan first steps out of his tent, he sees the two of them and says, "You must be my new FNGs." I didn't know that particular acronym when I first heard it. Turns out, it's not an officially established military term. It stands for "F*cking New Guys." _Every_ military command has a generally unflattering nickname for the new guy, because odds are, this guy has a higher than average tendency not to know where anything _is_ or how anything _works._
You're the first reactor to echo my thought that Forrest sat on that stump all day waiting for his son to come home. And one of the few who didn't hate on Jenny, realizing that her childhood caused her to treat Forrest the way she did.
A klick is military jargon for a kilometer. 10 klicks is 10 kilometers. It originated in Vietnam with the Australian military but is commonly used in any English-speaking country's infantry now. What Lt. Dan goes through is actually very common among survivors. It's an incredible weight of guilt in knowing that you lived but so many people you cared about were taken, and that feeling of "What did I do to deserve my life when such good people were taken?". Dan's resolution and marrying an Asian-American woman is also a sort of small detail that points to his reconciliation with Vietnam. Many veterans who witnessed horrors in Vietnam began to harbor an anti-Asian sentiment after returning. The experience Gary Sinise (Lt. Dan) had during this movie led him to do amazing charity work for veterans. He's a real stand-up guy. EDIT: I also like the extremely minor detail that the bus driver Dorothy has quit smoking and started chewing gum instead between the time Forrest Sr. was going to school and when Forrest Jr. starts school.
My dad was in the ARMY reserves. 10 clicks is 10 kilometres. A kilometre is a thousand metres so 10 kilometres is 10,000 metres. And 0800 hours is 8am 800 hours is 8pm
"Something bit me" is pretty accurate. Being stabbed hurts worse than being shot and a lot of the time depending on the gun it can feel like a bee sting or a kick from a booted foot
"If you're ever a shrimp boat captain, that's the day I'm an astronaut" I mean... a year later Sinise acted with Hanks in Apollo 13... A film you should aso watch sometimes.
By now you know, yes that guy with the guitar was Elvis lol...Not sure if anyone else mentioned it, but the actor they had to play Elvis is Peter Dobson. The only other thing I've seen him in is The Frighteners (great movie by the way). However the voice over for Elvis is an uncredited Kurt Russell!
The school bus seats with two people already in them are taken. There's no room for a third person in them small seats, so they weren't really an option anyhow. But they had to be assholes just for the heck of it.
It's alluded to that Jenny died of HIV because of the time period, but I think either Robert Semeckis or the writers later stated that she actually died of Hepatitis from her drug use. Jenny's story is tragic. No self worth. Self destructive. Felt she was only worthy of abusive relationships. The birth of little Forrest was probably what finally made her look at herself positively.
You were rambling on about nothing and missed the best line and most emotional part of the movie. I held back my comment on Temple of Doom when she did the exact same thing. She went on a legit 5 minute rambling spree during the dinner at the Palace where theyre talking about the cult. Then it took her to almost the end of the movie to realize the movie wasnt stereotyping Indians, but it was because they were in an evil cult!!!!
45:42 "Oh. Those are the _shoes_ we saw, right at the _beginning."_ Oh. You missed it. See, Jenny returned to Forrest the Congressional Medal of Honor he gave her when he came back from Vietnam. When he woke up and found her gone, he looked on his nightstand, and there it was. She had left it.
I agree. Ive seen a few reactors calling him an A-hole and im always like WTF is wrong with these people. I hate to say but it seems like these younger people dont use their brain to think anymore. They just blabber the first thought that comes into their head without giving an ounce of thought. And that goes beyond movies. Just life in general. Thats exactly why Twitter exists!
According to Tom Hanks, this is what Forest said at protest speech, “Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mommas without any legs. Sometimes they don’t go home at all. That’s a bad thing. That’s all I have to say about that.”
Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in 1968 when he was running for president, 5 years after JFK was killed. I was one of the lucky ones back in the day. I graduated in 1973 which was the same year Nixon stopped drafting troops to go to Vietnam.
Because of the way she was abused by herfather when she was a kid, Jenny has always felt she was worth nothing and because of that, she adopted a self-destructing attitude (and she choosed guys who disrespected her, always finding 'em some excuses). The reason she rejected Forrest was to protect him : She knew that if she had allowed him to be part of her life, her life-stile would have destroyed him so she sacrificed her feelings for him to protect him. Only when she had her life stabilised did she allowed him to be a part of it. And the reason why Lt Dan. doesn't allow anyone to insult Forrest is that he knows that, even if he's pissed that because of Forrest he has to live as a crippled man, he knows that Forrest did it out of good heart and he knows that Forrest is a good person, someone who will always be there to help him and never ask for anything in return.
I love this movie. Forrest, Jenny and Lt. Dan are such great characters. Jenny and Lt. Dan were damaged and it effected them for a long time. I love that they both overcame it and were happy. For Jenny motherhood is what gave her that and Lt. Dan shrimp business. I love how kind Forrest is to everyone. I love that he didn't forget Bubba and gave his share of money to his mother. Forrest Jr is so adorable.
Forest kinda held a couple people verbally hostage cause they couldn't leave, they were waiting on the bus. That's why the lady was ignoring him and reading her book instead
A bit late to the party here, but notice the seating for Forrest and Jenny's wedding: Lt Dan is standing but his wife is seated. Film conspiracy theory says that Forrest knew they were coming, but not that Lt Dan had prosthetic legs. Thus, there was seating for everyone, but they anticipated Lt Dan being in a wheelchair. EASTER EGG!
Amazing masterpiece Forrest Gump directed by Robert Zemeckis starring Tom Hanks, Sally Field, Gary Sinise, Robin Wright and music score by Alan Silvestri. The line "My Mama always said....life was like a box of chocolates you never know you're gonna get" was ranked in the list of the American Film Institute (AFI) 100 Years....100 Movie Quotes. This film won an oscar for best picture and best actor by Tom Hanks. Thank you Shree great reaction I saw this film in theater when I was 14 years old in 1994 and now in my 42 I still love this movie😊👍👍👍👍
I think the lesson here is that luck gives you opportunities, but you still have to grasp them. And you have to work for it. One of my favorite quotes: “Either you care, or you don’t. There’s no in-between. And if you care, then go all of the way.” - Stanley Kubrick This was a great review...even just watching snippets of the film I'm crying.
LOL no, this is not a true story. It is an absurdist-comedy novel written by Winston Groom. The film decided to alter its events and presentation to make it 'A Triumpn Of The Human Spirit" and 'The Feel-Good Hit Of The Summer." But yeah, originally it was just a comedy about a goofball who got into all kinds of crazy adventures. They left out the parts where he was sent into space with a gorilla, and featured as the monster in a horror flick starring Raquel Welch.
Just something to think on… Please try not to perpetuate the “you can’t love anyone else/be loved til you love yourself” thing. There are a lot of pieces to Jennie’s character… but it simply isn’t true. People who are damaged are loved all the time, and love others, wholly. Perpetuating this idea takes hope away from those of us who don’t love ourselves. There are so many of us out here and we deserve love, too… and many of us already have never felt it or believe we will never feel it. It’s extra hurtful to hear it followed by something along the lines of “if you’re damaged at a young age the trauma might be too much to ever fully overcome”. I highly doubt that’s what you meant to say but it ends up sounding like there’s simply no hope for some people to ever experience love. It’s not a fun message to hear. Sincerely, someone working really hard at trying to love herself.
Was watching with my 9 year old granddaughter, Had to stop when you started the unnecessary swearing . Very disappointed that you had to use bad language .
if you watch videos with children, you watch only the kids parts, please. Even the movie itself had bad/adults moments, so why showing it to you grandaughter if youre so worried about swearing
When it's mentioned about John F. Kennedy being shot while riding in his car, that was during a visit to Dallas, TX in 1963. His "little brother", as Forrest called him, was Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was apparently the attorney general during his brother's time as president. In 1968, it looked like he was going to receive the Democrat nomination for that year's presidential election. However, shortly after giving what seemed like a triumphant speech at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, he was tragically gunned down after trying to leave through the hotel's kitchen.
Forrest views the world without context. It's convenient to believe things just happen. Ironically it shows a lack of empathy for such an emotional movie lol.
Greetings from Finland! I'd love to see your reaction to JFK movie by Oliver Stone it's based in the facts that were known by the 1991 about his assassination.
A "click" is slang for a kilometer. The "pig" is slang for the M-60 (machine gun). Lieutenant Dan was experiencing PTSD related survivor's guilt. Rice paddies and the adjacent irrigation ditches are feces, snake, mosquito, and leach infested. Forrest and his unit were operating in the Mekong Delta (wetlands, swamps, and marshes). Lastly, the monsoon season afforded GI's relative safety because of the flooding and submerged terrain. Bad weather will literally cease all combat operations.
I think as a character Forrest was blessed by God for all he was lacking in intelligence. His earnest attempts to keep his promises put people like Jenny, Bubba, and Lieutenant Dan in his life. Forrest was likewise a blessing to others around him, like Lt Dan and others as well. Loved the movie and your reaction! Keep the reactions going!
Thanks for displaying empathy for Jenny. Cuz, as a film, Forrest Gump has what I call the "Jenny Problem" -- an obvious contempt for the smartest and most open-minded character in the story. The film turns her into a villain, or at least an antagonist, to constantly remind us how innocent Forrest is. I've seen other TH-cam reactions, and people absolutely hate her. That's the film's fault. The screenwriter seems to have a clear attitude about people like Jenny... and they're misguided and shallow, think. Meanwhile, Forrest stumbles through history, "crushing it American style" -- at one point even be celebrated for his part in the Vietnam War. Let's be clear, the Vietnam War had no heroes. It was started and waged for years based on lies, but don't tell Forrest that.. You can't tell him. AND that's just how Uncle Sam prefers 'em -- dumb and ready to comply. Forrest remains oblivious thru it all, not unlike oblivious Americans who seem to also get points these days by being simple-minded. That's the real metaphor of the movie - celebrate the sheep while the open-minded, drug using, std having, trauma victims, are the wicked -- the villains. They're not, and the movie's attitudes about them are wrong-headed. Jenny didn't "lead-on" Forrest or even treat him poorly. She was, in part, trying to protect him.. but also -- protecting herself... it's not her responsibility to love him back. Also, she didn't avoid telling Forrest about their son together. Forrest was physically unavailable as he was running around the country for 3.5 years.
Psalm 15: of David. LORD, who may abide in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain? Whoever walks without blame, doing what is right, speaking truth from the heart; Who does not slander with his tongue, does no harm to a friend, never defames a neighbor; Who disdains the wicked, but honors those who fear the LORD; Who keeps an oath despite the cost, lends no money at interest, accepts no bribe against the innocent. Whoever acts like this shall never be shaken.
48:30 that really cracks me up, because of a sticker I saw posted recently in a public restroom. It said "Fight The New Order" and had a web address for something called thewhiterose...and after a moment's thought, I distilled the semantic content of it to mean "Don't do what THEY tell you! Do what I tell you, instead!"
A 'click' in terms of distance means 'kilometer' So @20:00 when you hear they have '10 clicks to go to the river', it means they have 10 kilometers to go to the river. In American terms, 1 kilometer is equivalent to around 0.62 miles.
Very good summation , especially concerning Jenny , ( many other reviewers end up hating her ) -- you certainly get it .-- I would swear less though ---cheers !
You make me Shush my computer screen when you talk over the best lines in the movie, it's the reason you miss critical parts. Jenny did get the best peace she could have hoped for, the fact the two people she loved most in the "whole wide world" would lovingly share their life together. I really love watching movies with people and if you would tweak your commentary to brief note like bits during the movie and save extended commentary for the end you would be a top reactor, imho. Hope the best for you either way.
I once bought this movie on VHS. The tape came with a booklet of "Gumpisms." One of them said something along the lines of, "Never let _anyone_ make a movie out of your life story."
3:52 I don't know why it's never occurred to me before, but although he's clearly thought back a ways, no _way_ are these the _first_ shoes he's worn. He's pretty young here, but he's _not_ an infant.
1. The music rights alone must have cost a small mint💲💲 2. Having gotten his degree Forrest would have gone into the Army as an officer like Lt. Dan. Not a recruit. 3. He actually saved Lt Dan twice. Once in the field and again to get him out of his post war funk and Dan turned his life around. 4. Jenny did indeed give him the best gift ever (it wasn't the shoes)😋 5. Jenny died of Hep-C from dirty needles when she was in Caliphony.. 6. It's ionic that Lt. Dan told the guys to take care of their feet because he looses his. 7. You have had a ride through recent US history and culture. From Elvis to John Lennon, Vietnam to the jogging craze of the 70's. About the only thing left out was streaking but that wasn't touched. 8. "Sometimes there're just aren't enough rocks" 9. Haley Joel Osmentt/Forrest Jr. steals the show in "The Sixth Sense" with Bruce Willis. 10. Often when he's finishing a segment about death he ends it by saying "That's all I have to say about that" 11. In the book Forrest isn't always that nice of a guy. 12. Another Hanks and Gary Sinise (kind of) is "The Green Mile" Finally Sinise, if you want to see Gary Sinise hit a grand slam you need to watch Stephen King's "The Stand" Original
A college degree alone does not mean a person will enter the army as an officer. Since Forrest didn't attend a service academy and wasn't in ROTC at 'Bama, he would have had to attend OCS (Officer Candidate School) in order to be an officer.
In the army, if you run, you'll either get court martialed or stood up in front of a firing squad. Sometimes you have to really have it out with God in order to make peace with Him.
I used to wonder why they got kicked out of the black panther group. I can only think they all 3 got kicked out. Notice when Forest is beating ass, the one black panther dude holds everyone else back, like he knows the dude deserves to get his ass whooped 😅
Disliked for talking over some of the most important dialogue scenes in the movie. If you must talk during a scene that is pure dialogue, just pause the movie first.
Great reaction and insight to this movie.I enjoy your channel. I’ve watched many people react to this movie and I have noticed that all the reactors are in sympathy to Jenny’s plight until she comes back to Forrest and then leaves in the taxi. They all say more or less the same thing: “If she leaves him again I’m through with that woman forever!!!”
Hello Beautiful, nice to see you reacting again, this is one of Tom Hanks masterpieces I think the whole point of this movie is that no matter what your limitations are in life you can accomplish anything with the right attitude life is what you make it Forrest had a strength, and for him and Bubba having low IQs they seemed to function better than people who had no limitations... anyways Im so glad you enjoyed this movie, I also loved Curious George and the Man in the yellow hat, when I was a kid, did you ever read the book "Where the Wild things are"? Still waiting for you to react to "Fire in the sky" and Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto" until then God Bless and stay Beautiful 😍
If you want a not so serious feel good movie try Strange Magic. It's by George Lucas but it's got to be his silliest happy movie/love letter to Shakespeare
Firstly sorry you're not having the a great time then, hopefully by the time of my comment things are better. And is that a bullet around your neck? Cool!! Indeed a lot of common English phrases that have entered the vernacular came from movies. My favorite when we encounter an unusual cultural tradition or custom, or law, I would always say, or someone would, "We aren't in Kansas, Toto". Curious George was one of my favorites too. Haha yeah he pretty much did tell his life story, to a stranger. Sorry I am not exactly a fan of Nathan Bedford Forrest, I am sure some of your subscribers here will hate on me for that. Yes that was Elvis all right! 😏 The ongoing theme is Forrest keeps running into famous celebrities throughout his life including US Presidents. Remember Forrest is mentally handicapped, so what he thinks is affection, Jenny was being abused, physically and sexually 🥺 Actually on the football field, he was about to go out of bounds. This movie pioneered some amazing effects such as rotoscoping which is how they made "footage" with JFK. And JFK's brother Robert Kennedy was assassinated in 1968. Unfortunately, during the Vietnam War, many young men were drafted, so Bubba may not of had a choice but to go to Vietnam. It did appear that Forrest did volunteered. I kind of disagree with you about being in war, yes, you should not take foolish risks, but surviving means looking out for your war comrades, and sometimes you have to take a risk to get out of dangerous situation. But that's just my perspective and based on my life experience. A click can be either an imperial mile or a kilometer. Bubba, or "Shrimp" was killed and Forrest survived and carried Bubba's dream. Yes that scene in front of the Washington Monument and the Mall was a real gathering and protest. It highlighted how extremely unpopular the Vietnam War had become in the US. It started the negative public attitude towards the veterans, and the setting in Rambo. It wasn't until 1990s after the First Gulf War that attitude changed. AFAIK Forrest Gump is not based on a real person. Maybe other commenters can comment on that. LT Dan really showed true friendship when he threw out those ladies and stood up for his friend. The saying "bros before hoes" is illustrated here quite well. And he was played by Gary Sinise and yes he is a very good actor. I will always before small sponsor, Shree 😁 She didn't come to her senses, she just chickened out. Noooo, he was invested Apple in the 70s, so even better 😏 When someone chose to be in abusive relationships then comes crawling back to you, it's never a good thing. As cruel as this may sound, I would have turned away Jenny. Forrest deserved a lot lot better and Jenny is damaged goods and unwilling to get help. I've been burned that way and it sucks. We just had some assassinations in our country, I think that's all there is to it. I agree with your conclusions, this movie is a classic. And YESSSSSS you are most worthy of love, Shree!
People always talk about this as a tale about a survivor. My issue is that Forrest gets used by people throughout his story, especially by Jenny. She has him marry her to give her son a good life, not because of real affection.
Jenny had issues way back before they were recognized as actual problems that need help. Back then it was just get over it; ain't that easy. The abuse she suffered as a child warped everything in her life and there were no programs available for victims in that time period. People keep forgetting this story isn't set in modern times but covers the years from the 50's - 80's. She kept leaving Forrest because she realized she would just bring him down; she loved him enough not to do that to him. Little Forrest was the reason she finally stopped running and felt real love. She couldn't tell Forrest earlier because he was running for 3+ years and unreachable. I think she married him because she knew he would be a good father and that MAYBE she was afraid the state would try to take his son away because they wouldn't consider him to be a 'responsible' adult.
hey Shree I was in a theater and I swear I saw a trailer OF BOLLYWOOD FORREST GUMP 😂 I didnt understand but I could tell it was Hindi, the trailer was familiar and strange, I just had to tell you about it.
You may not have noticed--you were talking at the time (which is your job)--but I think Hanks' best acting moment in the film (maybe all time) was when, after he was told he was a dad, he asked Jenny "is he smart? Or..." that broke me when I saw this film in theaters when it was first released. Unbelievable.
@@jscan4442 Sir: This is a reaction video. That's her job. I find her reactions insightful and entertaining. In this one case, she talked over a masterful performance. I'm happy to oblige. I'm sure she appreciates the feedback.
@@lawrenceallen8096 don't give him the satisfaction of being that kind of person. I agree with you...wholeheartedly. However, to quote another famous movie line : "Some people just want to watch the world burn."
Yeah, too much talking spoiled the video.
Correction... (her job in the video is not to talk over everything)... people need to start paying more attention to the movies and talk less because most of the time the reactor is either confused or misses too much stuff or complains they didn't hear what the characters said... try watching the movie more and don't talk over the actors or there's really no point in making a video... if this is how people actually watch movies at their home for the first time, no thanks because that would be annoying... BTW FYI the definition of reaction doesn't mean to talk it means to feel or think a certain way in response to something... these youtubers might as well call these videos commentaries instead of reactions cause all they want to do is talk, how you gonna talk over an entire movie you've never seen before and act like you got the full experience of the film while complain that you didn't understand certain things
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This is not a true story! Forrest is a fictional character that we’ve all come to love.
So glad that you do get Jenny. I think Jenny was the second most important person in the movie. The movie showed her life from basically the same time as it started with Forest. [some reactors get Jenny wrong, allot of reactors love Forest so much they don't like Jenny] She truly loved Forest and had the same deep down kind nature as he. She was the only one to befriend him on the bus at the very start to show her good nature. [and continued to be his good friend through high school, imagine how hard that was with all the bullies still on Forrest's case, so to speak] Others will comment on the trauma she would have had to deal with [an obviously very deep wounding of her] so I won't go into that, just point out that they [as the two main subjects of the plot] were basically two kind hearted and worthy people from two different upbringings. She talks of how their lives are so different. [recognizing her flaws] She repeatedly lets Forrest know she Does Love Him [always in a sad tone, knowing she could hurt the one true constant good in her life if she let him into hers then] And not wanting to hurt the only true one she did love would say "You don't want to marry me" [imagine how it must have hurt her to have to tell him that!]. She had to fix herself [with no help from anyone in those days -totally on her own to heal herself] before worthiness could take place. Forrest helped everyone! And the way he helped her was finally to let her find the first true lovemaking she had ever done after she recovered at his house. [her choice finally to see it's OK to have a good man watch over her as she obviously made the best decision of her life to "clean up" -with all the sleeping that was needed] When she agreed with Forrest that he would make a good husband on those stairs it led to the final "fix" that happened when she would have felt so badly when he thought she didn't love him. She finally allowed herself to express to him [and herself] the lovemaking she had never known and was always afraid to accept. It was real. It was good. [for both of them] And it was time to leave [yes, once again] but this time Not Running. It was time to make herself a good clean life without his help to be sure she wouldn't hurt him to be with him. [remember she was really new to the clean life, with just those few weeks or so clean so far] She proved it to herself and It isn't clear in the movie but she may well have written the letter for him to come before she found out her condition [he was running for years] and either way I believe she would have contacted Forrest about his child even if she had not come down with Hepatitis C [a not defined or understood illness back then -it wasn't aids as the author has said it was Hep C] Remember when she left the last time she would not have known she was pregnant yet, just that she needed to be sure she was worthy to live up to the love she felt for him that night of her first true loving. Two deep down Good People, with very different lives who none the less helped each other throughout their life's even as differently as it went for them. One finding it very easy to let the deep-down good person show, the other struggling greatly to let that nature show. Together it showed in both of them easily. It was a true love story from beginning to end. That's all I got to say about that.
"Like an old school Airbnb" 😅
The bnb in Airbnb used to be an abbreviation for bed & breakfast, only one of which Airbnbs generally provide for guests, making the name something of a misnomer.
Renting rooms was pretty common for widows and spinsters, and given the size of the Gump's plantation 😬, Mrs Gump probably did alright.
Right. "Boarding house" was the more common name back then.
50:25 You missed the most beautiful part of Hanks acting while talking. Obviously you are reacting but maybe stop the movie to give your insights ?
Right, just hit the pause button, I'm interested in what you have to say Shree, but your missing important dialogue. And even though I wish they would play a song all the way through before talking about it, even most music reactors would pause a song and even go back a few seconds, which I appreciate.
Generally speaking, I'm not much for schmaltzy heart tugging Hollywood movies, but there's a special place in my heart for this one. My jaded cynicism takes a back seat whenever this is on and I enjoy it everytime I see it. Another great reaction. I do so enjoy your humor and insight. Even your manner of speech is enjoyable. For this film in particular, it was refreshing to see someone who possesses enough emotional intelligence to understand Jenny and not shit all over her as if she were a villain. Well done! ❤
Thank you so much :)
Enjoyed your reaction but please go back and watch the most touching part of the movie when Jenny tells Forrest and his reaction and worry on his face. You spoke over this so important moment and so worth watching.
Will do :) i watched it again and i agree, it was a beautiful moment!
@@ShreeNation Thanks for watching and see you on your next reaction
I have no problem with commentary, but when you talk so much that you even talk your way out of the emotional resonance of a film, it’s a problem.
Winner of 6 Oscars including Best Picture.
Hey Shree, Your breakdown of the hidden themes that can be found in the movie is so true.
Forrest, in his SIMPLICITY, represents everything we COULD be if we just make the best of everything life gives us.
Obviously, he's so good-natured that he's almost too good to be true. Big shout out to your homie Nick.
Forrest makes me want to be a better human being to almost everyone I encounter.
Thank you, and yes i agree, Forrest makes me want to be a better person and appreciate good hard work :)
Thankyou ❤️
HEy Shree, the events of the U.S. presidents throughout the movie are used as a time tool stamp by the writer to let the audience know where we are without having to say the date. From President Kennedy to Geroge McGovern, To Nickson and Watergate, to Jimmy Carter fainting, to Regan's assassination attempt. If you were old enough to have lived through all those events you would know exactly where in time those events took place. If you are younger and watching this movie or reading the book. It would give you the incentive to do research to understand the time periods.
Thank you, will definitely research these events :)
Jenny's father taught her love hurts and she needs that to feel whole. Forrest is the opposite, which is why she thinks he 'don't know what love is'. It's not a belief she doesn't 'deserve' love, she is protecting him from her version of love.
always be kind to others . you never know how someone else’s life is . you never know when someone else may be having a worse day than you are
Agreed
AHHHH. You looked away and talked over the best line/acting in the whole movie lol
One of the worst reactions to Forrest Gump ever... shouldn't have even watched the movie since you missed so much powerful dialogue and best scenes
The actor that plays Lt. Dan is Gary Sinise. He never served in the military, but he runs a non profit organization that serves veterans and first responders. His non profit organization is called the Gary Sinise Foundation, he also has a band called the Lt. Dan Band that performs for active military, veterans, and first responders.
Damn that is amazing!
yes, i have autism.. i just love all those colorful leaves in the fall
In the novel Forrest and lt. Dan actually become astronauts.
And his speech was "Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mommas without any legs. Sometimes they don't go home at all."
Aww that was a touching speech 🥺😢
Hi Shree, fantastic reaction, thank you. I really appreciate your empathy and compassion for Jenny and Lt. Dan. They were both broken people who were blessed to have Forrest in their life.
My take on the assassinations that keep happening is that they’re there to set the time period and the background feeling for the story. This movie takes place from the 50s to the 80s. Forrest and Jenny were in the heart of the baby boomer generation. I think the historical events were the hook that pulled a lot of people in emotionally to a really fantastical story.
Thank you :)
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
Shree, your comment on Jenny made me laugh in such a serious moment. Shree: "Jenny, you're not a bird, stop trying to be one."
That's what this movie does, adds a touch of humor to moments that are otherwise deadly serious. In order to make these very difficult subjects platable enough for us to discuss. I believe this was a deliberate device used in the book writer's cadence.
I understand you're doing a reaction, but you talked over so many important parts. You missed half of the movie. You kept asking questions that were already answered and you were trying to over analyze everything. Chill a little and actually watch the movie!
20:12 A klick is a slang we use in the military that stands for kilometer-- ie The river is 3 klicks South (the river is 3 kilometers South)
The drill sergeant wasn't being sarcastic. That's exactly the kind of answer the army wants to hear.
19:16 And here, Forrest meets Lt. Dan Taylor for the first time. When Lt. Dan first steps out of his tent, he sees the two of them and says, "You must be my new FNGs."
I didn't know that particular acronym when I first heard it. Turns out, it's not an officially established military term. It stands for "F*cking New Guys." _Every_ military command has a generally unflattering nickname for the new guy, because odds are, this guy has a higher than average tendency not to know where anything _is_ or how anything _works._
You're the first reactor to echo my thought that Forrest sat on that stump all day waiting for his son to come home. And one of the few who didn't hate on Jenny, realizing that her childhood caused her to treat Forrest the way she did.
Ray Liotta was also good in the movie "Blow" with Johnny Depp, if you haven't seen that definitely check it out
Will do :)
A klick is military jargon for a kilometer. 10 klicks is 10 kilometers. It originated in Vietnam with the Australian military but is commonly used in any English-speaking country's infantry now. What Lt. Dan goes through is actually very common among survivors. It's an incredible weight of guilt in knowing that you lived but so many people you cared about were taken, and that feeling of "What did I do to deserve my life when such good people were taken?". Dan's resolution and marrying an Asian-American woman is also a sort of small detail that points to his reconciliation with Vietnam. Many veterans who witnessed horrors in Vietnam began to harbor an anti-Asian sentiment after returning. The experience Gary Sinise (Lt. Dan) had during this movie led him to do amazing charity work for veterans. He's a real stand-up guy.
EDIT: I also like the extremely minor detail that the bus driver Dorothy has quit smoking and started chewing gum instead between the time Forrest Sr. was going to school and when Forrest Jr. starts school.
Thank you for the info, and omg i didn't notice the detail of the driver chewing gum, that's awesome :)
My dad was in the ARMY reserves. 10 clicks is 10 kilometres. A kilometre is a thousand metres so 10 kilometres is 10,000 metres. And 0800 hours is 8am 800 hours is 8pm
Wonderful reaction Shree. Perfect as always. Thanks for some great viewing moments. Take care See you next time I hope 🥰
Thank you so much, see you soon!
"Something bit me" is pretty accurate. Being stabbed hurts worse than being shot and a lot of the time depending on the gun it can feel like a bee sting or a kick from a booted foot
"If you're ever a shrimp boat captain, that's the day I'm an astronaut" I mean... a year later Sinise acted with Hanks in Apollo 13... A film you should aso watch sometimes.
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By now you know, yes that guy with the guitar was Elvis lol...Not sure if anyone else mentioned it, but the actor they had to play Elvis is Peter Dobson. The only other thing I've seen him in is The Frighteners (great movie by the way). However the voice over for Elvis is an uncredited Kurt Russell!
Nice!
The school bus seats with two people already in them are taken. There's no room for a third person in them small seats, so they weren't really an option anyhow. But they had to be assholes just for the heck of it.
It's alluded to that Jenny died of HIV because of the time period, but I think either Robert Semeckis or the writers later stated that she actually died of Hepatitis from her drug use. Jenny's story is tragic. No self worth. Self destructive. Felt she was only worthy of abusive relationships. The birth of little Forrest was probably what finally made her look at herself positively.
You were rambling on about nothing and missed the best line and most emotional part of the movie. I held back my comment on Temple of Doom when she did the exact same thing. She went on a legit 5 minute rambling spree during the dinner at the Palace where theyre talking about the cult. Then it took her to almost the end of the movie to realize the movie wasnt stereotyping Indians, but it was because they were in an evil cult!!!!
45:42 "Oh. Those are the _shoes_ we saw, right at the _beginning."_
Oh. You missed it. See, Jenny returned to Forrest the Congressional Medal of Honor he gave her when he came back from Vietnam. When he woke up and found her gone, he looked on his nightstand, and there it was. She had left it.
It is so easy to have two legs and judge someone with no legs.
I agree. Ive seen a few reactors calling him an A-hole and im always like WTF is wrong with these people. I hate to say but it seems like these younger people dont use their brain to think anymore. They just blabber the first thought that comes into their head without giving an ounce of thought. And that goes beyond movies. Just life in general. Thats exactly why Twitter exists!
According to Tom Hanks, this is what Forest said at protest speech, “Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mommas without any legs. Sometimes they don’t go home at all. That’s a bad thing. That’s all I have to say about that.”
Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in 1968 when he was running for president, 5 years after JFK was killed.
I was one of the lucky ones back in the day. I graduated in 1973 which was the same year Nixon stopped drafting troops to go to Vietnam.
It was hepatitis C. There is a video, revealing what she died from, finally. That's why the little boy was OK.
Because of the way she was abused by herfather when she was a kid, Jenny has always felt she was worth nothing and because of that, she adopted a self-destructing attitude (and she choosed guys who disrespected her, always finding 'em some excuses).
The reason she rejected Forrest was to protect him : She knew that if she had allowed him to be part of her life, her life-stile would have destroyed him so she sacrificed her feelings for him to protect him. Only when she had her life stabilised did she allowed him to be a part of it.
And the reason why Lt Dan. doesn't allow anyone to insult Forrest is that he knows that, even if he's pissed that because of Forrest he has to live as a crippled man, he knows that Forrest did it out of good heart and he knows that Forrest is a good person, someone who will always be there to help him and never ask for anything in return.
I wanna know…are you a dot or a feather Indian ?
Seems funny, how Forrest uses running to be a positive tool, while Jenny uses it to further her detrimental path.
I love this movie. Forrest, Jenny and Lt. Dan are such great characters. Jenny and Lt. Dan were damaged and it effected them for a long time. I love that they both overcame it and were happy. For Jenny motherhood is what gave her that and Lt. Dan shrimp business. I love how kind Forrest is to everyone. I love that he didn't forget Bubba and gave his share of money to his mother. Forrest Jr is so adorable.
ah such a good film I remember the first time I saw it with my dad. It's a timeless classic that I am joyed to see that so many people enjoy it😊
Forest kinda held a couple people verbally hostage cause they couldn't leave, they were waiting on the bus. That's why the lady was ignoring him and reading her book instead
A bit late to the party here, but notice the seating for Forrest and Jenny's wedding: Lt Dan is standing but his wife is seated. Film conspiracy theory says that Forrest knew they were coming, but not that Lt Dan had prosthetic legs. Thus, there was seating for everyone, but they anticipated Lt Dan being in a wheelchair. EASTER EGG!
Haha nice catch!
over/under set at 200... the number of F bombs dropped in this video..
They have since said Jenny had Hepatitis-c not HIV/AIDS.
Amazing masterpiece Forrest Gump directed by Robert Zemeckis starring Tom Hanks, Sally Field, Gary Sinise, Robin Wright and music score by Alan Silvestri. The line "My Mama always said....life was like a box of chocolates you never know you're gonna get" was ranked in the list of the American Film Institute (AFI) 100 Years....100 Movie Quotes. This film won an oscar for best picture and best actor by Tom Hanks. Thank you Shree great reaction I saw this film in theater when I was 14 years old in 1994 and now in my 42 I still love this movie😊👍👍👍👍
Thank you for the info :)
@@ShreeNation You're welcome😊🙏
Please watch "The Stand" mini series. Ltd. Dan the actor is quite good there ;)
Will do :)
I think the lesson here is that luck gives you opportunities, but you still have to grasp them. And you have to work for it. One of my favorite quotes:
“Either you care, or you don’t. There’s no in-between. And if you care, then go all of the way.”
- Stanley Kubrick
This was a great review...even just watching snippets of the film I'm crying.
LOL no, this is not a true story. It is an absurdist-comedy novel written by Winston Groom. The film decided to alter its events and presentation to make it 'A Triumpn Of The Human Spirit" and 'The Feel-Good Hit Of The Summer." But yeah, originally it was just a comedy about a goofball who got into all kinds of crazy adventures. They left out the parts where he was sent into space with a gorilla, and featured as the monster in a horror flick starring Raquel Welch.
Klick=Kilometer. 10 klicks=10 Kilometers.
Thank you
Just something to think on… Please try not to perpetuate the “you can’t love anyone else/be loved til you love yourself” thing. There are a lot of pieces to Jennie’s character… but it simply isn’t true. People who are damaged are loved all the time, and love others, wholly. Perpetuating this idea takes hope away from those of us who don’t love ourselves. There are so many of us out here and we deserve love, too… and many of us already have never felt it or believe we will never feel it. It’s extra hurtful to hear it followed by something along the lines of “if you’re damaged at a young age the trauma might be too much to ever fully overcome”. I highly doubt that’s what you meant to say but it ends up sounding like there’s simply no hope for some people to ever experience love. It’s not a fun message to hear. Sincerely, someone working really hard at trying to love herself.
This woman really just told a man who got both of his legs blown off, to let go of his LEGacy. Straight savage 😂
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Was watching with my 9 year old granddaughter, Had to stop when you started the unnecessary swearing . Very disappointed that you had to use bad language .
if you watch videos with children, you watch only the kids parts, please. Even the movie itself had bad/adults moments, so why showing it to you grandaughter if youre so worried about swearing
Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😊
See you :)
When it's mentioned about John F. Kennedy being shot while riding in his car, that was during a visit to Dallas, TX in 1963. His "little brother", as Forrest called him, was Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was apparently the attorney general during his brother's time as president. In 1968, it looked like he was going to receive the Democrat nomination for that year's presidential election. However, shortly after giving what seemed like a triumphant speech at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, he was tragically gunned down after trying to leave through the hotel's kitchen.
Forrest views the world without context. It's convenient to believe things just happen. Ironically it shows a lack of empathy for such an emotional movie lol.
More like why did I choose this channel?
28:26 - “LEG”acy... 😅😜🤣 👍👍
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Greetings from Finland! I'd love to see your reaction to JFK movie by Oliver Stone it's based in the facts that were known by the 1991 about his assassination.
Will do :)
“Is he smart, or is he like....”
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A "click" is slang for a kilometer. The "pig" is slang for the M-60 (machine gun). Lieutenant Dan was experiencing PTSD related survivor's guilt. Rice paddies and the adjacent irrigation ditches are feces, snake, mosquito, and leach infested. Forrest and his unit were operating in the Mekong Delta (wetlands, swamps, and marshes). Lastly, the monsoon season afforded GI's relative safety because of the flooding and submerged terrain. Bad weather will literally cease all combat operations.
I think as a character Forrest was blessed by God for all he was lacking in intelligence. His earnest attempts to keep his promises put people like Jenny, Bubba, and Lieutenant Dan in his life. Forrest was likewise a blessing to others around him, like Lt Dan and others as well. Loved the movie and your reaction! Keep the reactions going!
Thank you so much 🥲
Thanks for displaying empathy for Jenny. Cuz, as a film, Forrest Gump has what I call the "Jenny Problem" -- an obvious contempt for the smartest and most open-minded character in the story.
The film turns her into a villain, or at least an antagonist, to constantly remind us how innocent Forrest is. I've seen other TH-cam reactions, and people absolutely hate her. That's the film's fault. The screenwriter seems to have a clear attitude about people like Jenny... and they're misguided and shallow, think.
Meanwhile, Forrest stumbles through history, "crushing it American style" -- at one point even be celebrated for his part in the Vietnam War. Let's be clear, the Vietnam War had no heroes. It was started and waged for years based on lies, but don't tell Forrest that.. You can't tell him. AND that's just how Uncle Sam prefers 'em -- dumb and ready to comply.
Forrest remains oblivious thru it all, not unlike oblivious Americans who seem to also get points these days by being simple-minded. That's the real metaphor of the movie - celebrate the sheep while the open-minded, drug using, std having, trauma victims, are the wicked -- the villains. They're not, and the movie's attitudes about them are wrong-headed.
Jenny didn't "lead-on" Forrest or even treat him poorly. She was, in part, trying to protect him.. but also -- protecting herself... it's not her responsibility to love him back.
Also, she didn't avoid telling Forrest about their son together. Forrest was physically unavailable as he was running around the country for 3.5 years.
Psalm 15: of David.
LORD, who may abide in your tent?
Who may dwell on your holy mountain?
Whoever walks without blame,
doing what is right,
speaking truth from the heart;
Who does not slander with his tongue,
does no harm to a friend,
never defames a neighbor;
Who disdains the wicked,
but honors those who fear the LORD;
Who keeps an oath despite the cost,
lends no money at interest,
accepts no bribe against the innocent.
Whoever acts like this
shall never be shaken.
Autism can be amazing... I have a friend a lot like Forrest
48:30 that really cracks me up, because of a sticker I saw posted recently in a public restroom. It said "Fight The New Order" and had a web address for something called thewhiterose...and after a moment's thought, I distilled the semantic content of it to mean "Don't do what THEY tell you! Do what I tell you, instead!"
A 'click' in terms of distance means 'kilometer' So @20:00 when you hear they have '10 clicks to go to the river', it means they have 10 kilometers to go to the river.
In American terms, 1 kilometer is equivalent to around 0.62 miles.
Very good summation , especially concerning Jenny , ( many other reviewers end up hating her ) -- you certainly get it .-- I would swear less though ---cheers !
Fearless 1993 A man's personality is dramatically changed after surviving a major airline crash. -----
The assassinations are there to give the viewer timeline exposition. JFK = 1963, Gerald Ford = mid '70s, Reagan = 1981
You make me Shush my computer screen when you talk over the best lines in the movie, it's the reason you miss critical parts. Jenny did get the best peace she could have hoped for, the fact the two people she loved most in the "whole wide world" would lovingly share their life together. I really love watching movies with people and if you would tweak your commentary to brief note like bits during the movie and save extended commentary for the end you would be a top reactor, imho. Hope the best for you either way.
I once bought this movie on VHS. The tape came with a booklet of "Gumpisms." One of them said something along the lines of, "Never let _anyone_ make a movie out of your life story."
3:52 I don't know why it's never occurred to me before, but although he's clearly thought back a ways, no _way_ are these the _first_ shoes he's worn. He's pretty young here, but he's _not_ an infant.
3:25 "My momma always _said_ life was _like_ a box of chocklits. You never know what you gunna _git."_
You might get a chocolate-covered _yam._ 🤷
1. The music rights alone must have cost a small mint💲💲
2. Having gotten his degree Forrest would have gone into the Army as an officer like Lt. Dan. Not a recruit.
3. He actually saved Lt Dan twice. Once in the field and again to get him out of his post war funk and Dan turned his life around.
4. Jenny did indeed give him the best gift ever (it wasn't the shoes)😋
5. Jenny died of Hep-C from dirty needles when she was in Caliphony..
6. It's ionic that Lt. Dan told the guys to take care of their feet because he looses his.
7. You have had a ride through recent US history and culture. From Elvis to John Lennon, Vietnam to the jogging craze of the 70's.
About the only thing left out was streaking but that wasn't touched.
8. "Sometimes there're just aren't enough rocks"
9. Haley Joel Osmentt/Forrest Jr. steals the show in "The Sixth Sense" with Bruce Willis.
10. Often when he's finishing a segment about death he ends it by saying "That's all I have to say about that"
11. In the book Forrest isn't always that nice of a guy.
12. Another Hanks and Gary Sinise (kind of) is "The Green Mile"
Finally Sinise, if you want to see Gary Sinise hit a grand slam you need to watch Stephen King's "The Stand" Original
A college degree alone does not mean a person will enter the army as an officer. Since Forrest didn't attend a service academy and wasn't in ROTC at 'Bama, he would have had to attend OCS (Officer Candidate School) in order to be an officer.
Hi great reaction. Lt. Dan was also the lawyer in the green mile. Keep up your great reactions!!!!!
Thank you :)
In the army, if you run, you'll either get court martialed or stood up in front of a firing squad.
Sometimes you have to really have it out with God in order to make peace with Him.
I used to wonder why they got kicked out of the black panther group. I can only think they all 3 got kicked out. Notice when Forest is beating ass, the one black panther dude holds everyone else back, like he knows the dude deserves to get his ass whooped 😅
Disliked for talking over some of the most important dialogue scenes in the movie. If you must talk during a scene that is pure dialogue, just pause the movie first.
Gary Sinese played Lt. Dan. Over the years, he visited troops and veterans as "Lt. Dan" and also helped to raise money for them and their families.
13:42 yeah
My mom's ex husband is an army vet who was deployed to Vietnam 6 times and got jungle rot a bunch of times he told me all about that.
You were talking over the part where Forrest delicately explains that Jenny's father was a sexual abuser.
the fisher king 1991 Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges very powerful !
Great reaction and insight to this movie.I enjoy your channel. I’ve watched many people react to this movie and I have noticed that all the reactors are in sympathy to Jenny’s plight until she comes back to Forrest and then leaves in the taxi. They all say more or less the same thing: “If she leaves him again I’m through with that woman forever!!!”
Excellent Reaction! Love that you not only understood Jenny, but Lt Dan as well❤️❤️❤️
Hello Beautiful, nice to see you reacting again, this is one of Tom Hanks masterpieces I think the whole point of this movie is that no matter what your limitations are in life you can accomplish anything with the right attitude life is what you make it Forrest had a strength, and for him and Bubba having low IQs they seemed to function better than people who had no limitations... anyways Im so glad you enjoyed this movie, I also loved Curious George and the Man in the yellow hat, when I was a kid, did you ever read the book "Where the Wild things are"? Still waiting for you to react to "Fire in the sky" and Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto" until then God Bless and stay Beautiful 😍
No i haven't, i will read it now :) Thanks will definitely watch these 2 films!
If you want a not so serious feel good movie try Strange Magic. It's by George Lucas but it's got to be his silliest happy movie/love letter to Shakespeare
Thank you, i will check it out :)
Sorry to hear about the heat...laughably, here in PA it was a bit cool...around 18°C.
04:05 lol, in the 50's in some countries in the World they recommended cigarettes for pregnant women ahah
Firstly sorry you're not having the a great time then, hopefully by the time of my comment things are better. And is that a bullet around your neck? Cool!!
Indeed a lot of common English phrases that have entered the vernacular came from movies. My favorite when we encounter an unusual cultural tradition or custom, or law, I would always say, or someone would, "We aren't in Kansas, Toto".
Curious George was one of my favorites too.
Haha yeah he pretty much did tell his life story, to a stranger. Sorry I am not exactly a fan of Nathan Bedford Forrest, I am sure some of your subscribers here will hate on me for that.
Yes that was Elvis all right! 😏 The ongoing theme is Forrest keeps running into famous celebrities throughout his life including US Presidents.
Remember Forrest is mentally handicapped, so what he thinks is affection, Jenny was being abused, physically and sexually 🥺
Actually on the football field, he was about to go out of bounds.
This movie pioneered some amazing effects such as rotoscoping which is how they made "footage" with JFK. And JFK's brother Robert Kennedy was assassinated in 1968.
Unfortunately, during the Vietnam War, many young men were drafted, so Bubba may not of had a choice but to go to Vietnam. It did appear that Forrest did volunteered.
I kind of disagree with you about being in war, yes, you should not take foolish risks, but surviving means looking out for your war comrades, and sometimes you have to take a risk to get out of dangerous situation. But that's just my perspective and based on my life experience.
A click can be either an imperial mile or a kilometer.
Bubba, or "Shrimp" was killed and Forrest survived and carried Bubba's dream.
Yes that scene in front of the Washington Monument and the Mall was a real gathering and protest. It highlighted how extremely unpopular the Vietnam War had become in the US. It started the negative public attitude towards the veterans, and the setting in Rambo. It wasn't until 1990s after the First Gulf War that attitude changed.
AFAIK Forrest Gump is not based on a real person. Maybe other commenters can comment on that.
LT Dan really showed true friendship when he threw out those ladies and stood up for his friend. The saying "bros before hoes" is illustrated here quite well. And he was played by Gary Sinise and yes he is a very good actor.
I will always before small sponsor, Shree 😁
She didn't come to her senses, she just chickened out.
Noooo, he was invested Apple in the 70s, so even better 😏
When someone chose to be in abusive relationships then comes crawling back to you, it's never a good thing. As cruel as this may sound, I would have turned away Jenny. Forrest deserved a lot lot better and Jenny is damaged goods and unwilling to get help. I've been burned that way and it sucks.
We just had some assassinations in our country, I think that's all there is to it.
I agree with your conclusions, this movie is a classic. And YESSSSSS you are most worthy of love, Shree!
Thank you for the information :) And as always thank you for all the love!
Kiitoksia sinun elokuvareagoinneista. "Than you for your movie reactions" from Finnish language. :)
Aww lovely :) Thank you for being here!
@@ShreeNation Well I like you, as a Finn. :) Keep doing the good work. : )
People always talk about this as a tale about a survivor. My issue is that Forrest gets used by people throughout his story, especially by Jenny. She has him marry her to give her son a good life, not because of real affection.
Jenny had issues way back before they were recognized as actual problems that need help. Back then it was just get over it; ain't that easy. The abuse she suffered as a child warped everything in her life and there were no programs available for victims in that time period. People keep forgetting this story isn't set in modern times but covers the years from the 50's - 80's. She kept leaving Forrest because she realized she would just bring him down; she loved him enough not to do that to him. Little Forrest was the reason she finally stopped running and felt real love. She couldn't tell Forrest earlier because he was running for 3+ years and unreachable. I think she married him because she knew he would be a good father and that MAYBE she was afraid the state would try to take his son away because they wouldn't consider him to be a 'responsible' adult.
51:00 I was curious about the same thing, but I read an interview with the writer that said Jenny had HEP C.
hey Shree I was in a theater and I swear I saw a trailer OF BOLLYWOOD FORREST GUMP 😂 I didnt understand but I could tell it was Hindi, the trailer was familiar and strange, I just had to tell you about it.
Haha omg :D