FORREST GUMP (1994) [REACTION] MADE US WANT TO BE BETTER PEOPLE! First Time Watching

[@TheOctobersReact]

In the intro we said SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994) was on the channel, and it was but we had to take it down for copyright purposes & are re-editing it! It will be out again soon!

[@americanandpinay]

Forest Gump isn't just one of the greatest movies. It's one of the Greatest American stories ever told. This movie is one of the top 3 most perfect movies ever made in my opinion. It's just magical.

[@Entac1165]

I watched it this morning before it was taken down! XD

[@Awesomeman14]

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[@johnnydee5638]

If you haven’t seen The Green Mile (another one starring Tom Hanks) yet, that would be a fantastic movie to react to next

[@timhonigs6859]

Shawshank, Forrest Gump, and When Harry Met Sally make up my 3 favorite movies of all time. For most ppls top 3, remove Harry/Sally, and replace it with Green Mile. (Which is my 4th favorite movie) These movies are what I call complete movies, as they cover the complete range of human emotions, and take us for a ride, that leaves us better people after watching them. Thank you for watching, and sharing your first time with us

[@shanecampbell7423]

Since this film, Gary Sinise (Lieutenant Dan) has become THE Hollywood advocate for Veterans rights. He's done incredible things

[@FeebLeofSpeech]

Absolutely. I met him in Baghdad in 2008, I went to the chow hall and turned around and he was standing right next to me. Really cool dude.

[@jaydouglas8845]

There are a lot of Hollywood actors advocating for veterans. Bradley Cooper, Mark Wahlberg, Kathy Griffin, and Jon Stewart.

[@Sif3r]

​@jaydouglas8845 not to the extent of Gary Sinise. If you take a look, you'll see why.

[@Reclining_Spuds]

Yes! To the extent he was Grand Marshall of the Rose Parade a few years ago. ✌️. ​@Sif3r

[@urdad-dn1vv]

The scene where Forest asks Jenny if his son is smart or "like me" is some of the best acting ive ever seen. Hanks is incredible and you forget you're watching one of the biggest actors of all time.

[@frankcastle9991]

Indeed a long way from bosom buddies.

[@gsquat]

To think, our "heros" are actually pedophile rapists.

[@majbrat]

For sure. Makes me weep every time. So powerful.

[@torontomame]

That stomps on my heart, every single time. His delivery of that line, and "Oh, Bubba ... no", when he finds Bubba get me. Such amazing acting to put SO much feeling into so few words.

[@brettcloud8550]

The scene that tells the audience Forrest was very aware of his, let's call it "difference". And I don't mean that negatively. He just was different. But he was a pure soul who I wish I'd had as a friend in this life.

[@chard2534]

Jenny always told Forrest to run because that was her way to cope with the abuse. She ran to Forrest’s house at night. She ran to hide in the corn field. And then she used drugs to run away. When she left Forrest’s house in the cab, she finally said ‘I’m not running’. Even though she left Forrest because she didn’t feel like she was good enough for him, she had decided to stop running and go start a new life.

[@flarrfan]

"Sometimes you gotta put the past behind you before you can move on."

[@JuanitoEsBonito]

I feel like people miss this when talking about how much they dislike Jenny as a person in this movie. There was very important change and development happening in just that one scene alone.

[@Yugioh420]

Leaving Forrest behind was also symbolic because Forrest was her safe haven, safe zone, whatever you want to call it. She stayed in her safe zone till she was ready to finally make the change to turn her life around, and the catalyst was her finally sleeping with Forrest, she "tainted" her safe zone while corrupting Forrest innocent with her version of love.

[@meanlean3095]

Jenny abused & hurt forest… She never deserved forest….

[@piloto88ed]

@@meanlean3095 LOL you dont understand nothing.

[@aaronbeatdown]

I think with Jenny, she believed that a) she wasn't deserving of his love and b) that Forrest deserved better than her, because she saw herself as a broken person.

[@MyDevilishLullaby]

I love the "you're my girl" delivery. It's like the most obvious thing in the wold for Forest ♥️ Also, as for Jenny, there was a line in "the perks of being a wallflower" that best describes her: "we accept the love we think we deserve". That's why she was with total jerks and was running away from Forest all the time. She didn't think she deserves his love. You can't love anybody unless you love yourself first.

[@flarrfan]

That last time when she said she wasn't running...it was the truth, because as Forrest said later, "Sometimes you gotta put the past behind you before you can move on."

[@williambryan3346]

*Forrest 😁

[@seecha8970]

Took me a very long time to realize that "running" was Jenny's defense mechanism. It's the only way she has ever been able to protect herself. She ran to protect herself from her father. She told Forrest to run when the bullies threw rocks at him. She wanted Forrest to run if he got in trouble in Vietnam. So anytime she felt uncomfortable about a situation, or felt like she might let Forrest down, she ran. Whether it was to protect herself from being hurt or protect Forrest from being hurt by her, it was the only consistent thing she could do that has worked to protect her.

[@torontomame]

Definitely. I've been learning about responses to trauma over the past couple of years, primarily about trauma related to sexual abuse. And I recognize so much of myself in her. The lack of self worth, the addiction issues, and the certainty that one doesn't deserve any love. So when love presents itself, you run. Because you don't think you're worth it, and because you don't want to hurt the person who loves you. She runs from Forrest because she loves him, and she thinks he's too pure for her to screw him up. But at the same time she only feels safe when she's near him. Part of her needs to be near him, but a large part of her believes she needs to stay away from him for his own good. I'm a lot more forgiving of her character now than I was when I was younger.

[@meanlean3095]

But yet she chose to ruin forest’s mental health…. Disgusting behaviour by Jenny imo….

[@michaelf8702]

​@@meanlean3095perhaps, but considering her childhood (being molested/abused), it was kinda predictable. She finally overcame it all when she became a mom. It's just unfortunate that Forrest got caught in the middle of all of it. But he ultimately 'saved' her by fathering her child. And honestly, as innocent as Forest was, I don't think his mental health was that bothered by it. He was sad, but he just kept on going on.

[@jasonrd316]

Durring that protest rally, Forest 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. That's all I have to say about that."

[@paulhewes7333]

It was enough to make Abby Hoffman cry.

[@williambryan3346]

*Forrest 😁

[@proosee]

That fits Forrest, but I like the movie's version more: it somehow shows how society was divided about this topic.

[@RoadDoug]

Oh my gosh! Mrs. October made me cry at the end. Great reaction. Jenny told Forrest if he ever found himself in trouble, just run! Jenny was the runner. After he asked her to marry him and she left, her running days were over. She got her life together. Love this movie and,I Love ya both.

[@Jedicake]

Love your empathy so much, Mrs October. Empathy is the single greatest emotion we have and it's a wonderful thing to share it with people.

[@trequor]

Empathy also has a dark side that no one talks about. When you can empathize with someone, you know exactly how to hurt them

[@that.ll_do_pig]

​@@trequoryou can know how to hurt someone deeply without being empathetic. _Most_ people with empathy likely wouldn't use that knowledge to hurt someone and if they did, they would feel quite guilty.

[@zedwpd]

Yes Jenny does know what love is. Because of her abuse as a child, she just didn't think she was worthy of receiving anyone's love; especially Forrest's.

[@TenTonNuke]

Forrest is just so honest and open and genuine that people around him feel compelled to defend him. Like with Lt Dan. He almost wanted Forrest to shame him or mock him or run him down because he felt he deserved it, having failed his destiny. But Forrest was just like "You still Lt Dan" until Lt Dan finally accepted that he wasn't just some cripple. And when the girl called Forrest stupid, Lt Dan knew Forrest wouldn't defend himself, so he stepped in. Like someone threatening to kill a puppy. You're about to have everyone in town come to the defense of that puppy. Just by being himself, Forrest makes others around him better people.

[@whipdan674]

I also think it's about the the fact that she was disrespecting a war hero, that didn't meant anything to Forest but Lt Dan knew of his value and he wouldn't accept some skank talking down on a man that put his life on the line to save others, including himself.

[@chrishouseinc]

That last sentence is the perfect thesis for the entire movie. Well said.

[@notablezero8793]

Tom Hanks is a Pedo 😂

[@notablezero8793]

:(

[@notablezero8793]

Turner and hooch if you like degz

[@passionsquietrage]

Mrs. O is correct, that's Sally Field who played Aunt May to Andrew Garfield's Spiderman. This is an iconic movie for a lot of reasons, Tom Hanks' performance really shows how talented he is as an actor. Gary Sinise(Lt. Dan) does a lot of work with the military and disabled veterans, he even formed The Lieutenant Dan Band to entertain them and donates proceeds from shows to various veteran support charities.

[@jkhoover]

He created the Gary Sinise Foundation which is what really gives a lot of money to veterans.

[@alansorensen5903]

Sally Field: two-time Best Actress Academy Award winner.

[@mimiwiz1]

Pretty sure Jenny died from Hepatitis (she wouldn't have looked that good with AIDS) Her whole life was wanting to be a "bird" and fly away from her issues. Free Bird was the song playing when she was going to jump from the balcony. She was too messed up, and saw Forrest as " all good" and she wasn't worthy. Definitely one of the 5 best movies, ever! Great reaction, thanks!

[@americanandpinay]

Jenny died from Hep-C in the books, but, in the movie, she died from late-stage HIV. Hep-C was well documented by the 1980s, and they knew the causes of it were needle usage and sexual intercourse, while HIV had just become a public epidemic in 1982, the year Jenny dies, and they were still scared that people could get it from toilet seats and drinking after each other through saliva. I was in kindergarten in 1985. I remember the teacher yelling at us and sanitizing the water fountain between each of us getting a drink. In the scrapped movie sequel, Forest Jr. was going to pass away from AIDS because he had gotten neo-natal HIV through Jenny from at birth. Jenny having HIV or HEP-C creates a plot hole for some, but after the first sexual encounter we don't know anything of their sex life, or when she contracted HIV. HEP-C came from her drug usage in the book.

[@davebcf1231]

@@americanandpinay Hep C wasn't identified until 1989, so no.

[@americanandpinay]

@@davebcf1231 It was first cloned in 1989. It was around long before that. It's known to have killed almost 1,000 people in 1982. Jenny dies in 1982. My exwife just died from it in 2020.

[@davebcf1231]

​@@americanandpinay Cloned in order to develop a diagnostic test so they could identify it. Just google when Hep. C was discovered. Peer reviewed papers say 1989. They knew there was a virus that was likely in the hepatitis family and was causing deaths before that, but they didn't know what exactly it was or how to diagnose it. They thought it primarily or possibly exclusively spread through blood transfusions early on. To say it was well documented 5 years before it had even been identified is just not true.

[@LeviBulger]

It's definitely HIV. Robin Wright has even talked about it in interviews. When HIV was first found out about, it had a huge cultural impact which as we all know this film is as much about American culture as it is anything else. And Hep C was known about for much longer than 1989 😂. It was just called non A/B hepatitis because they couldn't confirm it scientifically until then. But they definitely knew it was another type of hepatitis than the other two that had been confirmed.

[@AQueenofMultiMagic]

My new favorite reaction from y’all! I absolutely love this movie! Thank you for not villainizing Jenny; I have seen other reactions, and reactors have hated her! You both understand that she came from a traumatic home, which followed her through her life and she could not give Forrest the love that he wanted, because she didn’t have that love for herself! At least not until later in life!

[@TheOctobersReact]

❤️ thanks for the kind words

[@otter3095]

Octobers, I have watched this movie many times and seen many channels react to it. I have to say, watching you two today was by far my favorite to see. Your smiles, your laughter, your tears, your tenderness during sensitive moments, and finally your “ catching” several things others missed. It was a pleasure

[@TheOctobersReact]

Wow, thank you! we appreciate you so much

[@jannathompson2262]

I agree❤❤❤

[@DavidStebbins]

Great reaction. From Elvis to AIDS (or Hep C in the book), Forrest Gump is the story of a generation; the historical touchstones, the music, the traumas, and the philosophical questions we wrestled with. It's always fun for me to watch people react to this movie because I enjoy seeing which things they recognize (like Watergate) and which they don't (like the cultural opening of China and the beginning of the running/jogging craze). I was very happy when I found out there are high schools that use the movie to help teach recent American History.

[@Lord_Cabby]

Fun fact, zemeckis was asking hanks how Forrest should speak. So hanks said, well, let’s listen to the kid that’s playing young Forrest and see how he speaks. So he just imitated how the young actor spoke. The kid told him a story about what his dad did for work, so hanks just went with it.

[@wildtime845]

This is one of those movies that once it appears on the tv you just have to sit and watch it all

[@Fairygrl_TW]

A masterpiece film. Brilliant how they placed him in all these historical film clips, flawlessly. Dont mess with Forrest's grl. His wave is to adorable. His innocence remains uncorrupted by the world so I think Forrest is the only one that knows what love is. Jenny loves Forrest, she just doesnt love herself. I was a young hippy at the ending of the Vietnam war.The Vietnam war and the treatment our boys received after being forced to fight, got me into activism at age 13. They had drafted kids to fight their unnecessary war to come home to bullying (called baby ki!!ers), abuse, left without care, murdered, etc. Thanx so much, Peace

[@Ceractucus]

Hey, wonderful reaction! So nice to see it again. “You think Forrest makes Jenny feel inadequate?’ Yeah I do. Jenny was molested. In addition to the immediate trauma this causes, it creates feelings of not being worthy of someone decent. That can last a lifetime. I think in the case of our Jenny, having the kid brought her back to Earth and having a child cannot help but increase your self worth, especially if you are a good parent. She finally realized that she was worthy.

[@lou4073]

“Do you think Forest makes her feel inadequate.” Excellent question.

[@BryanH63]

One of my all-time favorite movies... I still remember the first time I saw the Trailer, I knew it was going to be special. I start choking up whenever the movie starts knowing everything that it is in it. Such a special film.

[@Berto2K]

The ease of which they were able to weave his life through so many pop culture moments in the country is very creative.

[@shanhussain6114]

I love that Dorothy Harris was smoking when she was picking up Forrest Gump Sr. for school, but was chewing gum when she was picking Forrest Gump Jr. for school. Times have changed. Dorothy has also grown as an individual.

[@JordanJMyers]

Honestly never gets old watching this. Classic.

[@realdealelendil3535]

This is one of the greatest movies of all time no question also if you don’t cry at least once during the movie there is something wrong with your heart. My favorite line is “sometimes I guess there just aren’t enough rocks”

[@esc0bert]

One of my favorite movies. If only there more Forest Gumps in the world today.

[@cog4life]

Thanks!Great reaction, guys. Loved watching with y’all. 😊😢😊 Jenny was a troubled soul who never felt safe except with Forrest. Abuse screws people up so bad. Classic example of an abused person (Jenny as a girl) & how it messes up every decision you ever make. Sweet Forrest…❤

[@TheOctobersReact]

thanks so much! we loved this movie so much and thanks for the super thanks you’re the best !

[@notablezero8793]

Legendary

[@notablezero8793]

This kuntz donated $9

[@notablezero8793]

​@@TheOctobersReact😮

[@fionnmaccumhaill3257]

​@TheOctobersReact Jenny died of hepatitis C which there was no cure for until recently.

[@jamin7474]

i think the scene with Forrest and John Lennon was hinting that he gave John Lennon the lyrics for Imagine....Forrest was describing what it was like in Vietnam and Lennon was like "no possessions?...no religion too?" and thats pretty much how the song goes

[@mena94x3]

*China

[@socalso]

Forrest seemingly drifts through life doing things for "no particular reason", being kind to others, and honoring promises. He's unaware of how just being himself has made a huge impact on others and the world. It just goes to show you how even if you think your life is ordinary you could be the spark of great things happening.

[@RobFMDetroit]

Since you mentioned it -- I have always contended that 1994 was the single best year for movies since I've been alive. Forrest Gump, Shawshank, Pulp Fiction, Ed Wood, Clerks, Speed, Leon: The Professional, The Crow, True Lies, Quiz Show, the Jim Carrey hat-trick (Ace Ventura, The Mask, Dumb & Dumber), Hoop Dreams, The Lion King, Hudsucker Proxy, Legends of the Fall, Reality Bites, Interview with the Vampire, The Paper, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bullets Over Broadway... the list goes on and on.

[@mena94x3]

100% agreed.

[@RyneMurray23]

It makes me cry every time young Jenny starts praying... Her dress is torn and her hair is messed up and it absolutely breaks my heart.. Jenny always loved Forrest but she felt tainted from her past and didn't want to hold him back. She knew Forrest shouldn't be around her lifestyle. He would've followed her anywhere and she couldn't let him ruin his life for her.👍🏼

[@therealdevfrm2nd317]

“Somebody get her a harmonica” is willlld 😂

[@johnplaysgames3120]

I feel like, at its base, "Forrest Gump" is about how our individual destinies are created by how we choose to meet the moments of our lives when they arrive (because we can't pick them), while also acknowledging that our stories may not be what we expect them to be. The idea of destiny comes up a number of times in the movie. Including: - When Forrest's mom is dying, they have a conversation where she says "I didn't know it, but I was destined to be your mama." Forrest asks her what his destiny is and she replies, "You'll have to figure that out for yourself. Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get." She also tells him, "I happen to believe you make your own destiny" and "You have to do the best with what God gave you." - Lt. Dan is obsessed with what he thinks is his destiny -- dying on the battlefield like someone from each generation of his family did before -- and is miserable when he feels like his presumed destiny was taken from him. He says, "We all have a destiny. Nothing just happens. It's all part of a plan," and he concludes, "You stole mine from me!" When his destiny didn't go according to his plan/expectation, he sank into depression and was lost for a long time. He thought his destiny was gone instead of realizing that what he'd expected just wasn't his destiny. - When Forrest is talking to Jenny's grave at the end, he says, "I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floating around accidental-like on a breeze, but I think maybe it's both. Maybe both is happening at the same time." This particular moment in the film, I think, is the filmmakers highlighting the movie's major theme. This is also symbolized by the feather blowing around on the breeze at the beginning and ending of the movie. That feather is us and the breeze is seemingly random events that happen to us as we live in this world. This is further emphasized whenever Forrest meets a significant historical figure along his path and then mentions afterward how the person was shot, had a heart attack, or met some other unexpected tragedy. No one is above the randomness of life. Life happens to you no matter who you are or how "important" you might be and, as his mama told him on her deathbed, "Dying is just a part of life." I think it's significant that both of the characters who spend the majority of the movie miserable -- Jenny and Lt. Dan -- are trying to force a destiny that they want (or think they deserve) instead of just living in the life that comes to them and allowing their destinies to evolve naturally. For Lt. Dan, it isn't until he finally makes his peace with his presumed destiny being "stolen" from him that he's able to find a new destiny and the happiness that comes with it, symbolized by his new legs and, symbolic of his making peace with his Vietnam years, a Vietnamese fiancée. Similarly, Jenny kept trying to chase something specific that she could never catch -- fame, happiness through drugs, changing the world through various "important" causes, the love of toxic men like her father, etc. -- and ended up running from thing to thing and finding herself miserable. It was meeting an unexpected event in her life -- having a child -- that finally allowed her to experience true, pure, unconditional love for the first time. Both that and another unexpected development of life, one she couldn't run from -- getting an incurable disease -- allowed her to finally be ready to step out of her toxic cycle, let go, and accept the pure, unconditional love that Forrest had been offering her their whole life. And, although it was brief, she finally found peace and happiness after she accepted the life that was coming to her instead of running for an imagined better one somewhere "far, far away from here." When she allowed herself to be a feather instead of wishing to be a bird, she was finally able to fly on the wind. Forrest, by contrast, just sort of let life happen to him and took it as it came, riding with each moment as he found it rather than trying to force it into some specific box or goal. As a result, he ended up in all these significant moments that, all together, made up the story of an incredible life (and a good chunk of American history). He became an important figure almost BECAUSE he wasn't trying to be important. He was just living his life as it happened and letting his destiny evolve naturally into whatever it would become. He didn't fight his story; he just lived it. Each character made their own decisions along the way, but each was also being buffeted along on the breeze of life. It's how they chose to react to those sudden shifts in the wind that made their lives and made them who they were. It all reminds me of the old quote (often attributed to John Lennon but originally said in a 1957 issue of Reader's Digest by Allen Saunders): "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." Also, the Matthew McGrory Quote: "I just like to take it as it comes, go where the wind blows me. I'm not going to plan." It also reminds me of the ending monologue of the song "Hi Ren" that came out a year or two ago. In it, speaking about the illness that derailed his life and kept him bedridden for 10 years until he was finally correctly diagnosed, Ren says: "It wasn't David versus Goliath. It was a pendulum, eternally swaying from the dark to the light. And the more intensely that the light shone, the darker the shadow it cast. It was never really a battle for me to win, it was an eternal dance. And like a dance, the more rigid I became, the harder it got. The more I cursed my clumsy footsteps, the more I struggled. So I got older, and I learned to relax and I learned to soften and that dance got easier." You can't control the world. Life happens to you and that creates the context in which you live. How you respond to those moments is what makes you the person you ultimately become. And those moments, all together, form the story of your life, which is often very different from the story you expected. So, in that way, Forrest was right when he wondered if we each have a destiny or if we're all floating around, "accidental-like," on the breeze and concluded "I think maybe it's both."

[@FredtheFrisian]

If I had to name one term for this movie, it would be "Incomparable"; it's truly one of a kind. One of it's strengths to me are the understatements by Forrest; one of my favorites was "Sometimes I guess there just aren't enough rocks". On one hand life is easier for Forrest because things happen "for no particular reason". One of the lessons is that the love that Forrest receives from his mother is more important than his intellectual disability; you can see that when you look at Jenny, who doesn't know what love is. I'm not fond of ranking, but if I had had to choose a number one, this could be it.

[@nancygodsey8312]

His mama made sure Forrest had a good base to help him grow up without thinking everyone else was better than him.

[@carlosmiguel4756]

@57:17 yeah "you were" that hits so hard. Proof that someone really loves you, you live in his/her heart and mind and goes everywhere with you.

[@thegovernor184]

I always cry at the ending. Tom Hanks is simply amazing at anything he does

[@crazy_indian3921]

This is one of those movies i can turn on and rewatch it over and over Such a good movie

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

I didn't notice it for a long time, but you know Lt. Dan really made his peace when you see that he showed up to Forrest and Jenny's wedding with a Vietnamese woman as his wife.

[@Belladonna313]

You guys have just made my night 😊 my heart always breaks for Jenny tho. Just a hard life. Makes me grateful that although I didn’t have much growing up, I had a mama who loved me dearly ☺️

[@BobTheSkull]

Damn we had tears and snot. That's some real ass crying right there. Such a hard scene.

[@cog4life]

I also love “Greenbow, AlaBAMA!!!!”😅😂

[@jannathompson2262]

I use that line as much as I can!!!❤

[@notablezero8793]

I bet I could colla up some of them greens.

[@majbrat]

Wonderful, iconic movie. Tom Hanks is incredible in this. Stellar. Jenny did not feel clean and thought Forest deserved a better woman than her. Her childhood abuse fueled her lack of care for herself. The filmmaking is awesome, story is compelling, so many serious issues dealt with, behind so many funny moments. Just the most brilliant movie. The historical stuff is just so funny.

[@Silky808]

The scene on the army bus when Forrest says, “At first it seemed like I made a mistake”, if that is not the truest statement on every military member’s minds their first day of basic I don’t know what is.

[@HardParking]

This is one of the greatest movies ever made

[@msgSharke]

Can’t count how many times I’ve watched this but it’s been a LOT…… I still LOL a lot and weep in certain scenes. Never gets old, always uplifting and always has some very very deep moments. ❤❤❤

[@johntnguyen1976]

What a year for movies 1994…Shawshank…pulp fiction…gump. Amazing.

[@texadian339]

This was the first time that I've watched y'all BOTH react to something together. And not that I didn't love the solos...I definitely did! But your lady definitely adds something extra, and an added perspective for us girls. Love it!

[@TheRedPeril]

The beauty of this film is you watch it at 15 and it’s a funny film, you watch it at 40 and it’s a sad film. How much depth and quality writing is needed to produce a film with so many levels!! Tremendous film and Tom Hanks is perfect.

[@eleegs]

Many variations of this story about two halves of the same person - the innocent side without attaachmnents - free to run and “float” and the other burdened with trauma and doubt. The They contintue to meet throughout the course of their lives until they merge (recall the conversation when Forrest describes how the sky and water merge). He and Jenny merge - create a new birth in their son - Jenny, the damaged half sheds and flies away free like a bird, leaving two halves behind - father and son. There are other stories with the same theme, but this one was told in such a unique fashion

[@procopiusaugustus6231]

In the scene with John Lennon he’s basically inspiring the lyrics to Imagine, his most famous song. A

[@lorancehack5206]

Thank you both so much! You both cracked me up so much with Bubba! And got me choked up at the end when Mrs. October cried for Forrest & Jenny. Loved every moment with you guys!

[@CinWin516]

This is such an incredible movie and I use it as a litmus test when I'm searching for new reactors to add to my watch list. You two are sweet and fun to watch/listen to. It was fun listening to your giggles and hearing your own little accents when you repeated lines from the movie. I'm happily subscribing and looking forward to watching more of your reviews.

[@heatherspence3848]

0:32 new subscriber here, just watched your reaction to Arrival. That was such a blast that I queued up more from your channel. I think I was nine when my mom told me that we were going to see this as a family in the theater. My jaw dropped and I looked at my four year-old brother. My mom and my stepdad had never been to a movie together before and we had certainly never been as a new family. My little brother fell asleep in 10 minutes, and I caught all the adult references. I’ve had a traumatic brain injury/TBI and have CPTSD. But for some reason, sitting in that theater watching this stuck with me when I lost half of my memory. I’m 40 years old and rewatch Disney movies like it’s the first time. I have moved on to reaction channels, and I’m super excited to have found Mr. and Ms. October. 0:32 You asked about “our first time seeing this movie“ I had never even seen a trailer for it or what we used to call them previews. I didn’t know at the time it was because my stepdad was a former Vietnam veteran and aside from the movie Big I didn’t know who Tom Hanks was. Giggle giggle sending love to you and yours from Orlando, Florida. 0:32

[@tentoesdownchristianity]

This is one of my 3 favorite movies. I grew up 25 or 30 minutes from where Bubba is from just to the north on the other side of Mobile. I think it's beautiful how this movie starts at home and ends at home.

[@creepybihon4451]

Even the bus driver got her life together, first time we saw her she's smoking, at the end she's just chewing gum ❤

[@Alteran]

That's actually a good pov, I watched it from the POV that it was to show how time had passed and times changed and smoking wasn't allowed around kids like that anymore.

[@MusicalMiranda82]

Thank you for understanding, Jenny! I thought it was interesting how on the day of her and Forrests wedding, she didn't wear any shoes. She was done running. 😭

[@coryowen1949]

A fabulous reaction to a truly iconic film. Thank you both. Masterful acting by Tom Hanks. When you watch a character and see only the character (not the actor playing the role), that is acting at its finest. Gary Sinese also teamed up with Tom Hanks again in Apollo 13; another great movie to check out if you haven't already. There was some spooky foreshadowing when Lt. Dan showed up for Forrest's wedding with titanium alloy magic legs "like they use on the space shuttle." Cheers!

[@stevieb3077]

Love the comment "he's got a terrible throwing motion." So true!

[@emilya4953]

Loved y’all’s reaction so much. I’ve seen this movie countless times over the years…even saw it four times in the theater when it came out in 1994. Watching y’all enjoy it so much just breathed new life into it. That was the first time I’ve ever seen Mr O cry in a reaction and it melted my heart. Loved every minute and love y’all 💗

[@jewmaxin1984]

Often when I've found myself in a rut or existential crisis, taking time to put this on and soak it in has honestly helped. A lot about Forest and his authentic nature, how he carries himself through any situation puts things in a manageable perspective that a lot of us often forget exists. Love your reaction, I also love the movie for the amazing music selection and soundtrack.

[@carriesmith742]

LOVE this movie and saw it in the theater with my mom when I was 17! I cry EVERY TIME! 2:51 that is indeed the great Sally Field playing Forrest's mother. 17:35 you guys are the absolute CUTEST couple I've ever seen! You just make me smile. 1:15:54 Check out Tom Hanks in his first Oscar win from 1993 in "Philadelphia" with Denzel Washington. He won back to back Osca=s for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump.

[@CinWin516]

I just loved it when Mr. October affectionately comforted Mrs. October when she was crying. ❤❤❤

[@Rayray-kj9cc]

What a beautiful movie!! I wanna give Mrs October a big hug! She has such a huge heart!!

[@jules3048]

I was told something once that I’ll never forget and helped me understand my own life and Jenny’s too I think. We gravitate to what we feel is normal. It feels comfortable. And that can be good or bad if uv grown up r dealt w trauma. So a lot of time the reason we go back to ppl who treat us badly is cause it feels normal and comfortable to us even when it’s not to most ppl and shouldn’t be. I think once a person realizes that it helps u b present and make a conscious decision about wether u want to continue in that or if u want to go outside of ur comfort zone and get the benefits of that.

[@maldrix5449]

Its RIDICULOUS, how good this movie is. The acting is perfect, the script is perfect, the humour is perfect, and the pacing is PERFECT. I dont have a huge amount of movie knowledge, but this is EASILY one of those movies you HAVE to watch. Its one of those movies I love to see reactions about because everyone is just so amazed at the end.

[@shirleydurr411]

Forrest doesn't make Jenny feel inadequate but she feels she doesn't deserve hm. She keeps choosing men who were abusive like her father because she feels that's all she deserves.

[@that.ll_do_pig]

He does make her feel inadequate but not in any kind of intentional way. Just being his kind innocent self causes her to feel that way.

[@BobbyBoaldin]

Sister, what a precious soul you have. Thank you for your reaction. 😢

[@rebeccahanson6941]

Wow this is one of the best reviews of this movie I’ve ever seen. And I’ve watched several because I love this movie. So many people do not see the symbolism, they don’t think about Jenny’s past and how it affects her life and her relationship with Forrest. You guys caught everything and it was great.

[@paulstarling2442]

Awesome reaction. Of all the reactions I've ever seen to this movie, you're the first to wonder, like me, just how in the hell that boat swung around like that lol. Movie magic, ya'll.

[@caseymoe816]

After talking it through, you pretty much nailed it. This movie is basically an homage to 20th Century America, seen through the eyes of innocence. It touches on all eras and a lot of events and trends that occurred from the ‘50s to the ‘90s. In a sense Forrest exemplifies our journey together as a nation - from optimism and innocence to darker times, pessimism and cynicism. Through it all, though, the overall message really is about being the best person you can be, you can do anything you put your mind to, love your family and fellow citizens. Be a better human. And that’s all I have to say about that.

[@Lights_Out.]

Forrest Gump is such a bittersweet story. Truly a classic. Great reaction guys.

[@nsasupporter7557]

Yes, I could watch this movie everyday non stop and never get sick of it. I quote it on a regular basis

[@lou7139]

Very enjoyable reaction! I think Forrest proved that with a positive attitude, honestly and perseverence, you can achieve anything. People will be happy to work with you and help you along the way. I watched this movie when I was a kid 30 years ago and I always remembered that overarching theme and it made all the difference.

[@lechat8533]

Thank you both for this beautiful reaction🙏 Sending love from Slovenia❤

[@alicestevens8291]

the adult perspective gives this new life. I saw it when I was little too and felt as most have that it was sort of this cliché Hollywood blockbuster and it's really not and it really is a cinematic masterpiece.

[@terrylewis_]

I was a Jenny and I found my Forrest, thankfully. :)

[@c.s.m.k5737]

Thank you for enjoying this film. It is one of my all time favorite films of all time

[@robhax]

One of my favorite lines is when he's talking about his namesake at the beginning... and, lol, every reactor I've seen talks over the part where his mom says it's a reminder that sometimes what people do just makes no sense

[@JordangeVision]

One of the coolest facts about this movie is, obviously Tom Hanks was putting on an accent, but the actor playing young Forrest actually talked like that. The seasoned actor Hanks got his own voice down by studying the voice of the child who played his younger self. An iconic movie and it was wonderful to rewatch with you!

[@otter3095]

I never knew that Very interesting!

[@chadbennett7873]

Wonderful reaction! I saw this in the theater the week it was released, I laughed and I cried, and I left believing I had seen one of the best movies ever. There was another movie from 1983 called "Zelig" starring Woody Allen, that basically started the whole putting a character into historical scenes. It's worth a watch, just to see how it influenced this film. Well done, it was time well spent with you.

[@ryanw4842]

Probably your best reaction video, love you guys 🎉

[@mamakat114]

I have watched this film extremely often since it came out. (Have it on VHS), and have watched a few reactors. Mrs. O, I haven't cried in years to it, but you got me blattin', you got a sweet husband there, cuz I wanted to hug you.😢

[@manzell]

The part that gets me is when Forrest asks Jenny if his child is like him.

[@austintoler820]

I'm so glad yall picked this movie to watch. I knew it was going to be your guys cup of tea!! Love this movie haha

[@notablezero8793]

Thanks! jenny is Trending as one of the worst Movie Villains Ever! Lawl 😢😅🎉

[@AppealToTheStoned]

When this movie came out, it was a technical marvel. It was the first time most of us had ever seen video compositing like you see in the scenes (like with the Presidents) where they put Forrest into actual historical footage. There was also a lot of interesting technology that went into making Lt. Dan a paraplegic. I've seen this movie many times now, and it is still very impactful. It's hard to put a category on it, but it is beautiful.

[@crazy_indian3921]

That scene with jenny and Forrest in the room in college To fill you in The Octobers 😂,Forrest unloaded the first time 😅 thats why he was dizzy 😂

[@lavinder11]

Mr October knew LOL

[@bioniccorndog]

This is one of my all time favorite movies for sure. The way it's told is like someone flipping through and explaining a photo album or scrapbook. Deeply personal and also steeped in life lessons. No doubt this movie played a big role in the way I think about honesty, loyalty and kindness.

[@Yugioh420]

It wasn't that Jenny was Using Forrest, Forrest was her safe place. She didn't want to taint it with her life or lifestyle. Once she did, she finally realized she needed to make some significant changes in her life, and to do so she needed to leave her safe zone, and she left the metal in hopes that Forrest would forget about her and her messed up world

[@zonedout5998]

Such a heartwarming movie with action, toughness, love, sadness, heart breaking, just everything. Love your reaction to this. Just fantastic. You guys actually paid attention to the movie very good. Keep it up. Think about Forrest. For a person who was supposedly “different”, he did everything a “normal” person would do and way much more! He did it all, met presidents, traveled the world, just everything.

[@Misanthropicbas3rd]

Jenny sees abuse as an act of love and when she told Forrest “you don’t know what love is” is a response from her trauma because Forrest had never abused her in anyway like all the people before him who’d hurt her and say that they love her at the same time like her father did

[@jtrem08]

Love this movie sooo much. The John Lennon scene was Forest giving him the idea for the lyrics for his song "Imagine," one of, if not his biggest solo hit. Give the the song a listen to when you can.

[@CD-wp8dg]

The medal he won was the medal of honor. Generally awarded posthumously. That he would have the award while still alive would make him 1 of 1 in society at that time for at least another 40 years.

[@testfire3000]

A terrific film! One of the things you don't hear much about is how this film changed our perception of history and media. The "new" technology of the day where they could actually add Forrest Gump on to famous news footage, such as George Wallace on the day they had the first black students at the school. I had seen that footage before and for them to be able to insert a new person into it was amazing. And then they had him talking to and shaking hands with Presidents of the United States. This was talked about in the news when the film came out that we would never be able to trust photos or video again. Hoo boy how little did they know how much was going to change. Now it is pretty easy for anyone to create a deep fake and create video of real people saying/doing things that never happened. It was a technical revolution in film.

[@RamsayboltonSnow]

I was a little kid when I first saw Forrest Gump and obviously movie was so good to me but being a kid I didn’t understand the story to well or the jokes. But as I watched it every year as I was getting older I obviously understood the jokes more and more and the story. It went from being more of a serious movie to me as a kid to comedy drama as a teen/adult . Was great growing up watching this cuz it was Iike a new movie to me each time 😅

[@reshaud81]

I first saw Forrest Gump in 1994 when it first came out. One of my top 5 favorite movies of all time!

[@nsasupporter7557]

Yes, I could do watch this movie everyday and not get sick of it. I quote it often

[@shercahn]

The guy in the American flag shirt at the protest on the Mall is Abby Hoffman, famous protester. My Dad had a poster of him in his office.

[@clee3133]

Loved your reaction guys. Have watched so many reactions to this film, and think yours was the best. Stay real, and keep up the good stuff!

[@Rumit87]

idea was that Jenny isn't "stupid" and says "You don't know what love is" to Forrest. But She is the One who doesn't know what Love is because of her Father. Forres is "stupid" but knows what Love is. And his life was better cos of it. And finnaly Jenny knew what Love is after she has become a mother herself. that brought her peace.