Filmmaker reacts to Forrest Gump (1994) for the FIRST TIME!

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[@Shawaeon]

Forrest is always physically running. Jenny is always mentally running.

[@normcmiller]

Jenny ran physically too. town to town. life to life. Maybe more so wandered. Taking rides anywhere.

[@The1Music2MyEars]

@@normcmiller Good point, don't forget when she left by car though, she said "i'm not running." I think it's all about state of mind and since the movie is about life and us floating around, how we approach life mentally is so so crucial.

[@space_1073]

I've seen this movie like 100 times and I never thought about that

[@jacobwalker5592]

@shawaeon one way i look at it is Jenny always chose to run from her problems, whereas Forrest always ran at his problems head on

[@magicbrownie1357]

I think Robin Wright didn't get near enough credit for playing Jenny. I thought she was great in this film.

[@JamesVSCinema]

I think so too! :)

[@crazycatlady6226]

The Jenny character is also soooo extremely misunderstood by so many people. But that clearly shows that a lot of people not know how trauma and living/dealing with it works..

[@irenephillips1523]

Yes I can't believe all the hate jenny gets. people have literally said she's a bad person her father was bad did bad things to her and now she's a bad person for it . I'm glad james understood trauma effects people lives .

[@natsinthebelfry]

The amount of hate her character gets will always break my heart.

[@crazycatlady6226]

@@natsinthebelfry yeah I’m very happy for all the people who clearly had a great upbringing and weren’t abused, but sad for them for how very blind and ignorant they are. Or they have must the same IQ as Forrest. Because in my opinion it is very clear that it isn’t that she doesn’t that she didn’t love him. And her saying that he doesn’t know what love is is just because she doesn’t know what love and/or thinks she doesn’t deserve it herself. She always tells Forrest to run but she herself is is always running from het past but keeps up ending in the situations types of situations because of her trauma. It’s so frustrating….sometimes u just want to be able to go to the screen and shake those people and tell m to wake up and have soms common sense 😂

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

Forrest: Is he smart....? My heart: *broken*

[@fayesouthall6604]

Kills me

[@johntaylor7029]

Especially the hand gesture.

[@deek60819]

Line of the film for me, hanks killed the delivery

[@Blag_Cog]

I love how it reveals that he has been having a complex around his lower than average IQ and its likely the reason why he has had no desire to have children throughout his life for that reason.

[@brandonthesteele]

Forrest never forgot (was never allowed to forget) his limitations. He was painfully aware of it in everything he went through, but he just kept powering through life. I love when a single moment adds or emphasizes a dimension of the whole story. It speaks volumes for that character.

[@stonecoldku4161]

Tom Hanks did an interview with Good Morning America, and they pointed out that there was Bubba Gump Shrimp restaurant across the street. And he told them that yeah, he had seen that, but what was even funnier was that the building used to be his bank while he was struggling young actor in New York. And he'd have to argue with them about cashing his unemployment checks all the time. Hanks said he wished he could go back in time during one those arguments and tell them "This building will one day be a restaurant based on a character I play in a movie I would win an Oscar for."

[@Gregor_Von_DOOM]

I never really realized it until now as an adult that Jenny's instinct to tell Forest to run was because of what was happening to her at home making her always want to runaway from danger. She's always running away and he's always running towards something almost with a childlike curiosity that she had lost so they can never actually be together.

[@LordVolkov]

Also, she has to urge him to run because he doesn't want to leave her side 😭

[@Wired4Life2]

Little Forrest proves that their togetherness is worth something.

[@EdwardoftheEast]

Her prayer plays into it, too. She prays to be a bird and fly away from home due to the abuse and trauma she grew up with.

[@wingsfan800]

The part where Jenny climbs on that ledge with freebird playing is just so powerful. I can't explain it.

[@JamesVSCinema]

Yeah if KZbin didn’t try to gut me I would’ve loved y’all to see my uncut expression through that haha

[@desisdosis473]

She looks like a Harpye ready to take off.

[@lisahumphries3898]

Yes, she always said she wanted to fly, fly far, far away like a bird. Free Bird. Also, the shot at the end of her grave, a bunch of birds fly away.

[@RoadDoug]

Yeah, this was the most aggressive use of CGI when it was just getting useful in cinema

[@irenephillips1523]

I think about this scene a lot actually. Mary Jane's last dance by Tom petty and Jenny from forest Gump are somehow connected in my mind 😂

[@elwyndude]

"Throw some rocks, why arent you helping me" LMAO you hade me howling dude

[@haru_urara_tube]

I had to pause the video to finish laughing. That comment was chef's kiss.

[@jmalonemyth]

You are too young to know a time when people weren't jogging all over the place. Essentially the movie has Forrest starting the whole jogging craze along with everything else he did.

[@Mrwhomeyou]

It's pretty neat since Bowerman's book "Joggling" came out around that time, and that was around when the distance runners were stars

[@chaost4544]

One of my favorite aspects of the film is Robert Zemeckis subtle criticisms of "Project 100,000" without taking the viewer out of the scenes. During the Vietnam War, the Department of Defense lowered standards so people who weren't mentally or physically fit were able to fight. It was sold to the public as allowing the poor and underachieving to gain skills, education, etc. but in reality, it was a way to get cannon fodder so the US didn't have to change deferment rules for the middle class and elites in society. Soldiers recruited for "Project 100,000" had a death rate at least three times higher than the average soldier along with untold Vietnamese civilians who died because of soldiers in the field who were mentally unfit to be there. On the long list of f'd up things the DoD has done, "Project 100,000" is one of the worst.

[@DannyBedo]

The most important line in this movie is the one that you cannot hear. When the mic is off at the Lincoln memorial Forest says “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.”

[@odolwa1]

Is it

[@dyldog]

@@odolwa1I think Tom hanks said that in an interview, whether it’s official or not, not sure

[@sosaboi1352]

He knew they either came back like him or LT.Dan or like Bubba, who never came back.

[@daymoncleveland0622]

“That’s all I’ve got to say about that.”

[@arcanask]

If there was one good thing that came out of this movie that affected the real world, it's this movie moved Gary Sinise to become an advocate for grievously injured veterans, and just veterans in general. He's actually trying to do good in this world.

[@Codametal]

This movie has become an iconic part of our culture. Imagine back in the day when the movie first came out with no social media, memes, or even an inclining of what the movie was about. And you leave the theater almost as if you just had an existential experience from a glimpse of fate and destiny's hand in a life. The movie doesn't age, doesn't get old, doesn't lose any of the qualities of what made it great.

[@ketorising81]

Forrest Gump blocked Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, and even Quiz Show from so many awards. This was an epic year for movies.

[@brandonlafaye6879]

"Sometime there just aren't enough rocks" hits so hard along with every other line. Most quotable movie ever. And the "is.. he.. smart?" line...

[@reginastogner9535]

There is never enough 💔

[@kharma7755]

Thank you so much for seeing Jenny through a lens of empathy rather than judgement... So many people hate her, but she was literally living with horrendous PTSD. Deep down, she thought she deserved to be treated horribly because the one man who should have protected her was her abuser. When she tells Forrest that he doesn't know what love is, she's really saying that SHE doesn't know what love is... It's so tragic and I appreciate that you were understanding. You're a good person, James.

[@757GLG]

Amen.

[@irenephillips1523]

Agreed

[@ClickToPreview]

You should be able to empathize AND judge, because at the end of the day, ADULT Jenny is responsible for the choices she makes throughout her life, and if she didn't have the capacity to be self-reflective and judge her own poor actions after decades of SELF-victimization (decades after the chronic trauma occurred), she never would have matured, found personal strength, and learned to provide HERSELF closure and self-empathy. Forrest never judged her. But he never empathized with her either. He was in love with her blindly. She had to make her own way. Luckily, she did. She could have easily ended her life, and almost did. Forrest was NEVER her anchor until SHE changed and stopped HER personal "running away".

[@harvey4512]

I tell what's my biggest issue is Upham from Saving Private Ryan I Know it Pisses alot or people. But that's the point his Character Soilders in War Can Frezze in Terror

[@chrisellis3797]

"Is he smart?, or is he like...." cry every time. The first and only time Forrest acknowledges he's 'different'.

[@marilia_moro]

“Or is he like me?” 😭😭😭

[@chrishouseinc]

9:38 "you guys know how much I love running in films.." Oh boy do I have something to tell you about Forest Gump 😂🤣

[@kimwexler9393]

RIGHT!? "Honey, you got a big storm comin'"

[@analogbath]

Glad to see you finally getting to this one :) Really awesome tidbit about this movie: Gary Sinise (Lt. Dan) was so impacted by his role in this and the injured veterans who praised him for how he portrayed them that it fundamentally changed his life and is the core driver to why he created the Gary Sinise Foundation (a foundation dedicated to helping Veterans & First Responders).

[@tubelance]

Lt Dan band.

[@JohnSmith-fm3pn]

I like how the director told Hanks he wanted to get an early start on teaching the child Forrest to talk how Hanks planned on having Forrest talk and instead Tom said maybe i should talk like he does because he certainly has a unique way of speaking so they taped a bunch of conversations with the kid and Tom learned HIS accent instead and i think it worked out perfect

[@drhall343]

Always good to see a reactor actually understand Jenny.

[@aklimar2208]

A lot of people understand Jenny, but that doesn't mean you have to like her

[@irenephillips1523]

​@aklimar2208 a lot of people don't like her. A lot of people don't seem to understand there's a difference between understanding with liking her

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

I could've sworn you already watched this. Well, glad you did just now.

[@erey214]

That was his brother

[@SixFootTurkey_]

This whole movie is a giant ''memberberry' for Boomers. They capture such a vast picture of American culture through the 60s and 70s.

[@aaronrosby1644]

I just watched that episode of South Park 😂💀

[@jeffreyjacobs3780]

Yes. But it works for everyone because of the humanity and innocence at it's core.

[@qwi2311]

I love the fact that Forest is the only character in the movie that doesn’t change or transform. Everyone around him grows and he is the same guy all the way through the story.

[@AdanRivasV]

Like the old people in the barber shop, they never aged 😂

[@fayesouthall6604]

Jenny was a victim and although she loved Forest she didn’t trust herself enough to love him properly.

[@HABO2210]

Suure... A victim that could've transmitted Forrest and her kid AIDS.

[@JamesVSCinema]

I agree!

[@LordVolkov]

Forrest was a pure spirit and she didn't want to bring her mess into his life until she got herself straightened out. The tragedy was that once she did she didn't have much time left with Forrest, but that's ok because he'll love her forever.

[@setsjunk]

While I agree to some extent, it is hard for me to reconcile with what she did about their son. To not tell Forrest anything about him is inexcusable, whether she is a victim or not.

[@patriciaalvareztostado8170]

I think she never thought herself worth his love, he was to good and pure for her, who consider herself a a bad seed,

[@mikeljenks]

“He seems like he’s about to teach him about dodgeball”. I laughed way too long at that.

[@stsolomon618]

This film and Pulp Fiction were both nominated for best picture, 1994, what a year.

[@anthonyguadagnino2681]

lol u forgot Shawshank redemption also in 1994. Lmao

[@stsolomon618]

@anthonyguadagnino2681 yeah

[@danielm7435]

We also got dumb and dumber that year

[@flerbus]

and "Cabin Boy"

[@sunnyj210]

Also Schindlers list, lion king & Leon the professional....

[@chetstevensq]

Gary Senise (Lt Dan) was permanently changed by filming this movie. The Lt Dan band does multiple charity concerts every year for veterans and appear at USO shows overseas.

[@daveseidnergd]

When Forrest Gump was about to be released in the theaters, I remember seeing a billboard showing Tom Hanks as Gump sitting on the park bench and the billboard said “Gump Happens” with the release date. I knew nothing about the film, but that billboard made me want to go see it. My girlfriend at the time (now my wife) and I were backpacking across Canada around this time and decided to go check out the film on opening night in Montreal. I had no idea what to expect. I was completely blown away. I remember once the Viet Nam scenes started, I knew this film was going to continue to surprise me and that it was something special. The themes of the film really struck me. There’s a zen quality to it. Forrest is the perfect vessel for living in the now. Experiencing life, moment to moment, through Forrest’s eyes with curiosity as his catalyst and the love for family and friends as his guide is a great lesson on a different way to live, perhaps a better way to live.

[@PowderedToastMan420]

According to Tom Hanks he said, "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. ✌️

[@SnoWhite2420]

This movie has one of the best soundtracks in history. I was a teenager when this came out and my parents (who grew up in the 70’s) gave me my first guitar along with this songbook. 🎶❤️

[@maurissafields1095]

You know what I noticed watching this again is that Jenny and Forest's mom never had a scene together. Which is wild because they were the two most important people in his life.

[@krisfrederick5001]

My mom looked exactly like Sally Field when we were kids and were convinced she had a secret movie career, I sincerely cried when she died. And that's all I have to say about that...Tom Hanks is absolutely brilliant, even when playing a local idiot. When LT. Dan comes with his magic legs made from the same as the space shuttle...the next year they were in Apollo 13th together! One of the most clever, hilarious, heartfelt films ever. I love you watching this as a filmmaker. It's brilliant

[@KurticeYZreacts]

Bubba, momma, and jenny's death scenes all hit so hard

[@user-dz6fy6qv2l]

I love that Hanks broke down and cried the most when Jenny died. That bit of acting from him was genius.

[@TomCat777]

Making this movie change get Sinise's life. After making this he developed a strong respect and appreciation for those who serve in the military. He and his band visit US troops all over the world and donates tons of money to help veterans, especially those who were wounded

[@stevenhs9773]

I never understood the sentiment of characterizing Jenny as the 'villain' of the movie that deserves no sympathy. Villain implies that her actions were based on some form of animus or hostility or others. That was never the case in the movie. She constantly rejected or ran away from Forrest because she felt that she didn't deserve his love or admiration. This is confirmed by her telling Forrest to run whenever trouble came, which ended up being her own response to any problem (or flying away) as well.

[@maximillianosaben]

Classic for a reason.

[@JamesVSCinema]

Yup!

[@jeffberbert7784]

Whenever Jenny got in trouble, she did what she always told Forrest to do.....run.

[@estephens13]

The older I get the more I think this is the best film ever made. Is he smart or... kills me every time.

[@kimwexler9393]

Dropped EVERYTHING to watch this immediately. Already know I'll cry at "i wanna go home..."

[@DMSpikes1987]

There's a Netflix documentary about the making of the movie. All the behind the scenes stuff... it's a really entertaining watch!

[@makani9004]

My wife won't watch Forrest Gump with me, because she's seen me cry like 10 times and probably 8 of them are during this movie.

[@realmetatron]

Forrest Gump is actually Stan Lee, having cameos throughout history ^.~

[@Sparrow-Music]

You're one of the first reactors that I've seen that genuinely understood Jenny's character. She's criticized VERY hard (and sometimes for good reason) but the overarching storyline for her lines up a ton with the human response to trauma and that detail is so so so important for reading her character and her actions.

[@christianc.2664]

My father RIP said the most interesting thing about this movie. He lived through all these events. He said Forrest represents everything good about his generation and their wishes and dreams. Jenny was their reality.

[@sheen-4509]

What a classic movie, this film really encapsulates the ups and downs of life through a series of tall tales well.

[@merchillio]

Jenny is running away from life Lt. Dan is fighting life Forrest is going wherever life brings him, like the feather at the beginning and end of the movie

[@bhelliom3]

This movie is special, to put it lightly. It’s actually iconic. I know people use that word constantly, but this movie truly is.

[@Greybeardmedic]

James, it is interesting to hear that you love it when the characters run in movies because Tom Hanks is known for being a terrible runner. His brother did all of the running scenes in this movie. I am also glad that you picked up on the issues that Jenny has as a result of her abuse, her mind is full of traumatic relationships and will be for most of her life.

[@leonBertoliattif250]

Finally, you’re watching my favorite movie

[@LordVolkov]

"Bro is this a comedy?!" Forrest Gump is hilarious and is near the end of Tom's evolution from young & funny to mature & dramatic. He delivers the humor with a combination of great physicality and innocently delivered narration jokes, and still crushes every heavy emotional beat. If you've never seen some of Tom's early stuff - Bachelor Party (great 80s soundtrack), Joe Vs The Volcano (Tom's first with Meg Ryan), and The Burbs (horror comedy) are all fantastic young Tom.

[@JamesVSCinema]

An all time game changer of a film..nice to be able to finally check it out! Want to vote on what I should watch next? Click here! www.patreon.com/jamesvscinema Have a great day!

[@krisfrederick5001]

I wish I could afford to see the entire thing. Love what you do and your perspective. Godspeed James

[@toyota420xp]

You definitely edited this video different than a lot of people

[@toyota420xp]

They could have let Jenny even if she had to be naked but they should have just put her further back on the stage and had someone dancing out in front of her

[@TheKayaklover]

Hi James, now you gotta watch the film that won him his first Academy Award for Best Actor - PHILADELPHIA - BTW: He won back to back. The following year after Philadelphia he won for this Forrest Gump🎞

[@EShelby2127]

Another game changer looming in November. We may really need it after the election: I just watched the first trailer for "Here" 2024... Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, the de-aging looks amazing,,, Happy tears come November 2024... "From the reunited director, writer, and stars of Forrest Gump (1994), Here is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the human experience in its purest form."

[@alwayzchillin0714]

"Momma always sa-id, life was like a box a chocolates, ya never know whatcha gonna get." "He kept telling us, get down, shutup, so we did." "Thought I'd come try out my sea legs." "But you ain't got no legs Lt. Dan." "Yes, I know that." I could quote this movie all day, so good! Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise really knocked it out of the park imo. Edit- Did you know the voice of Forrest Gump was largely due to how the child actor for Forrest talked? The kid was supposed to try and imitate Tom Hanks accent, but Hanks thought it would be easier for him to copy the kid, who was also from the same area Gump was so it turned out perfectly. Edit 2- There are many combat veterans that say that scene in the jungle is the most accurate representation of an ambush on film.

[@logicoutloud]

bro whaaaaaa just now?! haha glad you finally did!! it's so good

[@JamesVSCinema]

So good!

[@alicestevens8291]

It's perfect, man. And it get's more perfect the older you get. I am in the when I was young I could not really appreciate a lot of the moments in it. And of course that means this movie is actually timeless because you age with it. Speaking before the incredible production and performances. I've been to a Bubba Gump that has the bench outside the dining room with his items on it. Laughlin I think. It's a trip.

[@snowballthepro2926]

I think my brother said it best about this movie. Its one of those movies everyone needs to see once.

[@rayvanhorn1534]

What?, man James I coulda swore you saw this! 😀

[@Ross__A]

No way first time? This movie is super iconic. The end = tears 100%.

[@sherylsmallwood-valdivia5375]

Only Forrest Gump can accidentally start a cult and have it be so pure lmao

[@user-dz6fy6qv2l]

It happens.

[@anthonymiele4320]

When that guy slaps Jenny at that party and Forest charges him I always here the "shin nin nin nin" from the 6 million dollar man.

[@diggerdog9205]

It always get my adrenaline pumping

[@dnish6673]

You should hear it first when he vaults the fence.

[@ohn9431]

We was sitting next to a millionaire!

[@JamesVSCinema]

I’m tryna have that happen to me hahaha

[@ohn9431]

@JamesVSCinema my favorite visual storytelling in the movie is the inverse of meeting Bubba's family and then when she gets Bubba's 50% share, it's a perfect visual.

[@aaronrosby1644]

I never believed that Forest Gump was stupid in any way. A little slow on picking up on things at times, but by and large, he showed pretty consistent levels of normal intelligence. And there are a ton of things he did throughout life that you just would not be capable of doing if you were really stupid: playing a highly competitive sport at a high level, being in the military and surviving the vietnam war, operating a successful shrimp boating business, etc. Also, its funny that Jenny always tells him to run because he never backs down from a confrontation in the movie unless Jenny tells him to run. He even starts a fight in the middle of the BP party. And his first reaction after receiving contact from the enemy is to get down and return fire, and i genuinely believe that if she hadn’t have told him to run when the boys were throwing rocks at him, he would’ve stood there and tried to fight em all lol. So not only is he not dumb, but he’s also never balls down from anything. I love this movie.

[@dnish6673]

He was pretty stupid. Couldn’t stop on the field, jumped off of a boat he was steering, showed his ass to the president, had no clue about what was going on around him on a number of occasions.

[@DrVentur3]

In a way, the movie is about the character arc of the world around him, not Forest. As a main character, Forest has no character arc, in that the story doesn't revolve around his character growth - he's pretty much the same person at the start that he is at the end, with things happening all around him that he observes. The only change to his character that I can think of is that when he gains that ability to run, he does it all the time, but that's more of a change in circumstances than character growth. The story has no real antagonist. Forest is a simple man with simple goals and needs that remain constant: he wants to be honest and love his friends and family.

[@kenlangston3451]

1994 was an amazing year for movies with Forrest Gump, Shawshank Redemption and Pulp Fiction. Any would have been a worthy choice for Best Picture but Forrest Gump ended up winning.

[@umbrellacorp5562]

The instant battle transition was a starkly brutal contrast to the scene setting and Forrest's narration.

[@susanlawens3776]

I was eating shrimp while I watched you watch this, and that's a new experience. Never thought to eat shrimp while watching this movie, and I have no idea why I never did that before. It was nice.

[@Pharmerlynda]

I’m so excited for the new Tom Hanks/Robyn Wright movie coming out later this year, directed by Robert zemekis as well!!!

[@NotPoliticalCorrect]

The thing where you follow the characters from a young age growing up and adulthood is what i liked about "Once upon a time in America" that is one of my ALL time favorit movies if you havnt seen it you should i think its a gem of a movie ... 🤪

[@MA-ji1iz]

Thank you. Too many people in the general culture, film culture, and even on other react channels villainize Jenny. She's scared of hurting Forrest and keeps her distance so she never has the chance to hurt him, despite loving him. Her abuse as a child would make a lot of people develop unhealthy relationships with men. But Forrest is so "innocent" and pure-hearted to the point she's not sure on how to have a loving relationship with.

[@damaniqphillip2756]

Classic ❤❤

[@JamesVSCinema]

Damn right

[@j00jy]

"He seems like he's about to teach him about dodgeball." lmao Rip Torn is smiling from the beyond.

[@NotPoliticalCorrect]

Pretty "impressive" you watched this movie first time 3 weeks ago .... 🤪

[@jimtatro6550]

This is a great movie, however, the idea that this won best picture over Shawshank redemption or Pulp Fiction is a travesty to me.

[@mccleod6235]

The music in this is really good as well, as it plays the hits of each year that the film passes through.

[@V_4_Versace]

I feel like watching movie clips is so immensely different from watching the whole film! Like so often the clips make the movie seem like some lighthearted comedy when really the movie is extremely deep with heartbreaking, broken nuanced characters! I always end up crying watching this movie and I’m shocked every time because I think it’s just cute and fun and it bitch slaps my emotions every single time 😂

[@deanreevesii]

"He seems like he's about to teach him about dodgeball" Omg, dude... 🤣

[@johntaylor7029]

Yeah this movie does a lot, from exploring America in the 60-80s, to how people can be broken can still grow. A true masterpiece in so many areas. Ironically the guy who wrote the book hated it so much he wrote a sequel that opens with the line "Don't ever let them make a movie about you."

[@kevinbenning6883]

If you haven’t watch The Green Mile, you should!

[@kyonizuka]

but you aint got no legs lieutenant dan

[@MW-go9rh]

Props to you man you are the first and only reactor that not only didn’t hate on poor Jenny hut you understood why Jenny behaved the way she did. Good on you!!

[@athens_1psvr31]

This was the first film to use CGI special effects while staying grounded in a reality setting. For the different skies, the adjusting and including Forest into historic media footage, and Lt. Dan’s missing legs.

[@fafnir491]

If I had to choose the quintessential “American” film, it’s this one. Not just because of the slew of historical and cultural references, but because of the themes of perseverance and self-determination that drive the plot.

[@dnish6673]

Because no one but Americans have perseverance or self-determination. 😂

[@fafnir491]

We certainly act that way. 😀 We practically fetishize it.

[@jeremiahbullfrog226]

Forrest Gump is high key probably the best super hero movie ever.

[@matthewcole4753]

You have no idea how excited I am that Robin Wright and Tom Hanks are going to reunite for Here, also directed by Zemeckis.

[@emmanuelmedina5535]

Tom Hanks has as many peeing scenes as Brad Pitt has eating scenes. For example, Forrest Gump, The Green Mile, A League of Their Own and Cast Away, are a few that I recall.

[@notmee2388]

Another film that follows a life story is Robin Williams first starring role, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP (1982?) It was a known film in its day, but I don’t know how well it would perform. Great film though.

[@thirstfast1025]

I like the VCR lines on the screen in the intro.

[@justinofboulder]

This is going to be good! I hadn't seen it in many years, but just last week got to share it with the kiddo. It definitely brought back a lot... Also, it made for a great learning opportunity for the kiddo. He was complaining about going to an art camp, afraid he wasn't going to make any friends. I said, perhaps you will meet "a Bubba".

[@cyrilmauras4247]

Fun Fact: When the Director heard how the child actor playing young Forest talked, he wanted to send the kid to a speech therapist. Tom Hanks said why don't I just talk like he does!

[@minjamike]

You know, because of watching this reaction, I feel like the feather is Forrest being touched by an angel.

[@manualuser]

Last thing I expected, I'm here for it though.

[@asparks1]

“He seems like he’s gonna teach him about dodgeball” 😂 that had me dying!

[@XSpiegel]

Oh shit, you havent seen this yet and you have had a movie reaction channel for this long😆 Shoutout to you being one of the, sadly, few male reactors straight away picking up WHY Jenny acts how she does. So many others completely disregards how much trauma shapes the choices you make in life... I honestly regard this as one of the best movies og all time. Its a perfect MOVIE. Its a great drama, funny, original, a great love story, fantastic performances, well shot... It's pure cinema.

[@lifeandfaith]

And now for something completely different. The ORIGINAL Manchurian Candidate 1962 with Frank Sinatra and Angela Lansbury. You won't regret it.

[@rosenfield10]

When I think of Forrest Gump, I think of how great the year 1994 was for film. I debate which film that year was better between Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction, and The Shawshank Redemption. Natural Born Killers and The Doors are also faves of mine from 94.

[@EShelby2127]

I just watched the first trailer for "Here" 2024... Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, the de-aging looks amazing,,, Happy tears come November 2024... "From the reunited director, writer, and stars of Forrest Gump (1994), Here is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the human experience in its purest form." Director

[@craigm3353]

I really like the scenes where Forrest interacts with historical events, like Forrest meeting with JFK. I got a movie reaction suggestion for you it's one of my favorites, The Final Countdown (1980) The U.S.S. Nimitz goes back to December 6th, 1941. It's filmed on the Nimitz. It's like Top Gun meets Back to the Future.

[@williamclarke3162]

-I know there are some things about this movie that havent aged well but i still love it. The movie just touches me a lot (next to Forrest, Lt. Dan is my favorite due to his arc and Gary Sinise's performance). -This still may have Tom Hanks's best performance (an Oscar well deserved). Tropic Thunder said it best about his performance (he didnt fully go full R word) -Check out the BTS on how they did the effects (the feather, the ping pong, Lt. Dan's legs and Forrest interacting with the historical people). For its time, those were great special effects.

[@DigitalSketcher]

Oh dear god...and can we TALK about that score from Alan Silvestri? Dude...DUUUDE. lol One of my favorite of all time. That music inspired me a lot, and still does to this day, when I would write. So good.

[@marcuseriksson2871]

The second time I gave you a thumbs up even before I saw your reaction. (First one was Robocop ´87. I KNOW it will become somesting extra. Really loved your input on this, camera movement, colors, your insightfulness of scenes and dialogue. Bravo! 🙏 An extra shoutout to Paul Thomas Anderson. 👍

[@themo881]

This is my fav movie EVER and prolly aways will be. Its legit perfection imo. There are so many great lines, great shots, amazing acting, life lessons, different feelings and leaves allot to discuss about .