FORREST GUMP (1994) REACTION

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[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

At the end, when he tells little Forrest "I'll be right here when you get back", I have absolutely NO doubt that he sat on that stump all day waiting for him.

[@AngelsArcade]

Of course he did. Forrest has nobody else. His mother and Jenny have passed. Best thing Jenny did for forrest was give him a son. Such a sad story.

[@phj223]

I'm sure he did, and it's a nice way of showing how he found peace as a dad. He had no need to always have something to do anymore, no need to keep running, he was quite happy to just sit on that stump all day waiting for his son to come home.

[@martinolsen5239]

they were supposed to make forrest gump 2. But it got cancelled. In the beggining of forrest gump 2, they were supposed to start the movie with gump waiting for he’s son

[@SCUMMY4205]

Kind of glad they left the 2nd one as a book. There was no way to top the first movie, it would've been a dark spot on an otherwise beautiful movie.

[@orangewarm1]

Bench

[@lethaldose2000]

The scene when Forrest finds out that he has a son, and he asks about little Forrest's intelligence. It breaks me every time. Such an amazing scene.

[@hydradominatus3641]

"Is he smart or is he like... 😔"

[@brianthom6798]

IMO, possibly the greatest moment in movie history.

[@Lazy_Swordsman]

Absolutely breaks my heart, every time.

[@nowthatisawesome5431]

@@hydradominatus3641 It’s the only time in the movie where Forrest is bothered by his mental condition. The previous time he acknowledged it was when he proposed to Jenny and she rejected him. But then he simply acknowledged the fact that he was different, but it didn’t bother him. “I’m not a smart man, but I know what love is.” But when he is told he’s the father, he looked genuinely terrified. 🥺😢

[@saifis]

The fact the man throughout his life brushes it off when its about himself, really.

[@michelericvelleman7397]

When he realise he's the father, this is some of the finest acting I have ever seen in my (fairly) long life.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

When he says "Is he smart, or is he..." it just nails your heart. Perfectly delivered line.

[@trickykondo1021]

@@dr.burtgummerfan439 Yeah, for whatever reason that's always the part that hit me the hardest. I guess it's because he goes pretty much his entire life more or less unbothered by his perceived lack of intelligence, and it's only when he's confronted with the possibility that someone he loves (even though he'd never met him, you know Forrest loves his son immediately) might be subjected to what he's dealt with all his life that it really hits you just how painful it was for him.

[@stathissdz2125]

This is the scene that sealed him the Academy Award!

[@kevtb874]

Tom Hanks can reduce me to tears in seconds. The ending of Captain Phillips gets me too. He really hits a nerve. He was put on this Earth to capture human empathy and emotion.

[@johnshull2454]

It is a Ruddy Jersey Scene moment for sure. I always tear up.

[@theKRUGMEISTER]

Often overlooked in these reaction videos is the incredible redemption of the character Lieutenant Dan, all the bitterness and misery he endured while he tried to find a new purpose in life after being so severely wounded in battle. I know his character means a lot to real life war veterans. The actor who played him, Gary Sinise, has visited many wounded vets in hospitals over the years and has a very big outreach organization helping veterans.

[@turricanedtc3764]

It's a really clever character and story arc in general. Forrest introduces Lt. Dan to us as the son of a multi-generational military family who have lost men in every major conflict the US took part in - all the way back to the Revolutionary War (and this is initially presented humourously - albeit humour of a rather dark kind). From a historical standpoint, prior to the 20th century, battlefield injuries of the kind sustained by Lt. Dan were likely to be fatal more often than not, and even in WW1 and WW2, the chances of survival were still touch-and-go because the risk of sepsis was significantly greater. By the time of Vietnam, the combination of modern medicine and swift helicopter medevac greatly increased the odds of survival. I can't begin to fathom how devastating it must be for any person who suffers a traumatic injury resulting in their becoming a double amputee, and yet if one considers Lt. Dan's background (a family military history going back almost two centuries, likely a college graduate straight into officer training and undoubtedly proud of his physical fitness) the sense of horror and loss would be compounded by the fact that his injuries took away what he considered to be the very foundation of who he was. When he angrily confronts Forrest with the question "Do you know what it's like not to be able to use your legs?", Forrest answers - completely truthfully - "Yes sir, I do". But, understandably traumatised by the enormity of what he's had taken from him the way he sees it, Lt. Dan doesn't even seem to hear him. When I rewatched the movie a short while back, I realised that there was another interesting thing to consider. Forrest is given the CMOH for single-handedly carrying every surviving member of his platoon to safety, and he does this after a wounded and immobilised Lt. Dan has called in a napalm airstrike on his own position. When we in the audience are introduced to Lt. Dan, he comes across as a conscientious and intelligent model officer who clearly cares about his men. Because of Forrest's actions, we know (or at least it's heavily implied) that everyone he rescued apart from Bubba survived their injuries. Lt. Dan would have to be aware that were it not for Forrest, all of his men (bar Forrest) would have died alongside him in the airstrike even though their injuries were survivable - in other words, from his perspective he almost caused the unnecessary death of nearly all of his men because he gave up hope too soon. Lt. Dan not only had to confront life with severe physical disability (and no doubt PTSD) as a result of being saved, he also had to live with the fact that he came very close to failing in his duty as an officer.

[@LisaLearmont95]

Exactly, and the one thing that no-one seems to pick up on in Dan's character development is his wife. When he's in Vietnam, he's screaming racial slurs towards the Vietnamese, but at Forrest's wedding, we see that Susan (his wife) is Asian. Just goes to show that he has learned a valuable life lesson about the value of other people through the losses he has experienced.

[@dylanmiller2415]

The company I work for provides free heavy equipment to Gary sinise’s foundation which he uses to build free houses for veterans. He’s a good man.

[@GaryLBlakeley]

@@dylanmiller2415 That is amazing. What a fantastic company it must be to work for.

[@dylanmiller2415]

@@GaryLBlakeley eh. 😂

[@tfpp1]

Blue: "did it win any awards?" Me: Oh, only best actor, best picture, best adapted screenplay and director (I think), lol

[@thomasfinnell5418]

Best visual effects and best film editing. 6 Academy Awards in total.

[@tfpp1]

@@thomasfinnell5418 There you go. I knew I was missing a couple.

[@shaunruark7550]

@@ItsMeBarnaby '94 was a good year for movies. All those movies any other year get best picture.

[@brianspengel4197]

@@shaunruark7550 94 also had The Lion King, Interview with the Vampire, Leon the Professional and 3 Jim Carrey movies (Dumb and Dumber, The Mask and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective) In music, you had career defining albums from Green Day (Dookie), The Offspring (Smash), Nine Inch Nails (Downward Spiral), Weezer (Blue Album), Soundgarden (Super Unknown), The Cranberries (No Need to Argue), and Bush (Sixteen Stone)

[@martinm8991]

@@ItsMeBarnaby Another 1994 movie would be Speed, which did win a few MTV-movie-awards and the acceptance speech that Keanu Reeves gave was brilliant: "You got a great movie, You go to all those award-festivals and You keep loosing to Forrest Gump.. What do You do!?, what do You do!?, You go to the MTV-movie-awards!!"

[@Tateorsomething]

The scene where Jenny tells Forrest he doesn't know what love is. She was projecting. SHE was the one that didn't know real love at the time. All she knew was abuse and shame. This came out when I was 17. I hated Jenny for a long time, but as I got older, I realized that hurt people hurt people. She didn't mean to hurt Forrest, she actually thought she was doing him a favor by not being in his life too much.

[@Logan_Baron]

I interpreted it more that she didn't think Forrest knew what love is because she didn't believe how he could love her. That it was impossible for someone, at least someone so pure, to love her, so when he says it, he must not really know what love is. Which is still a kind of projecting and still fits with everything you state.

[@mnomadvfx]

"but as I got older, I realized that hurt people hurt people." aka the cycle of abuse. Any abused child with an ounce of sense should not procreate - simple as. If this sounds harsh - well then you simply don't get it. It's damn near unavoidable once it gets under your skin, you don't even realise you have become what you hate until you've already done the same thing at least once.

[@dcworld4349]

@@mnomadvfx I get the point and I kind of agree. But me and my siblings are proof you can do it right. Now my mother was considerably more responsible than Jenny from a very early age, she managed to both be a hippie and also keep a job unlike some of her more lazy friends. Which she instilled in us growing up. Let's just say I was very tempted to push an old man down some stairs when I was 16 and got to learn the truth of what he put her through growing up. Though I told him when he wanted to come visit when my sister had her first kid if he ever showed his face. He would like the baby also need to get his food from a bottle. You might say "look you are clearly messed up if you are capable of such a thing" and you are right I am. But I'm messed up and dying because of what happened out in the world. Home, our family and friends is the safest place I have ever known. And even if I wasn't already dying there is nothing I wouldn't do to keep them safe.

[@jeffburnham6611]

@@Logan_Baron it's even simpler than that. Remember the scene at Jenny's college where he throws up because he doesn't see Jenny as a sexual partner, but as a friend? She probably thought Forrest had never been with a woman before, or at all during his life, and therefore didn't know the difference between a platonic love and an intimate love.

[@davidwoolbright3675]

He didn’t throw up. He had an orgasm. You totally missed the context of that scene.

[@namco003]

My gf had leg braces, like Forrest, when she was a child(early 80s). Apparently, her parents were really embarrassed about it and would either exclude her from family photos, or do their best to hide her legs in photos. She only has one family photo where they are visible. She still has balance issues, and her feet point inward. I always thought her stance was adorable, but I didn't know the background of her legs and upbringing. We were getting dinner at a restaurant one night and Forrest Gump was on. She told me how much she loved the movie, and it didn't click right away, but I realized why. She's super smart, and a scientist now.

[@senyum0]

Shes sounds incredible. Good for you buddy. Hope eveeything is fine. ❤

[@ruik9530]

god bless your gf

[@michaeldavidfigures9842]

When Jenny is throwing rocks at the old house then throws the last rock and falls to the ground, Forest makes one of the most profound comments you might ever hear in a film; " Sometimes there just aren't enough rocks."

[@Cuthbert903]

a lot of reactors don't realize that Jenny left Forrest after sleeping with him because she didn't think she was good enough for him... from her pov she was doing it to protect him from herself.... people like Jenny that have been abused as children tend to grow up with a sense of low self-worth, which leads them to be drawn towards abusive relationships in their adult life.... they basically don't think they deserve anything better

[@Mr.Ekshin]

Jenny loves Forrest... which is why she didn't want to visit her demons on him. He was the one thing in her entire life that had always been good and pure, and she didn't want to screw that up. It's worth noting that she finally contacted him only after she had her life together, and felt like maybe she was stable enough to be with him, and make things work. And the irony is that Forrest gave her that stabilizing factor... little Forrest.

[@tkaki6029]

Definitely. Jenny ironically didn’t know what Iove was, especially self love.

[@neil2444]

Exactly, that's how I interpreted too. She was offended when the taxi driver said she was running away, because that wasn't the truth. She wasn't running away from him, because he wasn't a good man, quite the contrary.

[@MrKChusker]

Also people always ask why she never got a hold of him. There weren’t cell phones, if the guy is running across the country for years then it’s probably hard to reach him.

[@JoeSnow84]

@@MrKChusker Also she could have felt like she can take care of herself and their son until she somehow found out the the got "some kind of virus" and there for needed Forrest's help to keep on taking care of little Forrlest when she's gone....

[@JabberCT]

This movie is a masterpiece. Its nice to see people still enjoying it.

[@stijnvdv2]

yeah, this was the 80's? 90's? that it came out, anyway, compare that to what Hollywood is producing today with all these CoMiC SuPeRhErO movies.... the difference in quality is night and day; in favor of the past 😂

[@bradcarver8127]

1994. I think it’s unfair to compare it to superhero movies. They’re different genres. Trying to tell different stories. Does this movie have a better story and a more meaningful plot, of course. I will say it’s better than most of the dramatic movies churned out by Hollywood nowadays.

[@OldFossil]

I was born in 2004 and it’s my favourite movies of all time :D

[@guerramarioalberto]

@@bradcarver8127 It's a psychological movie, through and through, masterfully covered by comedy.

[@ckline5486]

Trixy has a beautiful heart. The way she understood Forrest and felt so strongly for him touched me as much as the movie itself. You're a good person Trixy. You have a wonderful soul. I wish more people were like Forrest and I wish more people were like Trixy. This was a wonderful video Ms. Blue.🙂❤

[@TrixyBlue]

🥺💙💙

[@mlong1958]

Tom Hanks actually mimicked the accent of the boy who played young Forrest. For the time, placing Forrest in historical events was cutting edge technology. Robin Wright, who played Jenny was also Buttercup in The Princess Bride, Claire Underwood in House of Cards, and Antiope in Wonder Woman. And remember, if you start Forrest Gump on New Years Eve at 10:38:57 PM, you too can ring in the New Year with Lt. Dan.

[@tirayabonnet2586]

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[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

See also Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid and Zelig.

[@Narutoanime16g]

Oh cool that’s awesome

[@taylorosborne3383]

Deep in Mississippi

[@LiveFromThePorcelainPalace]

I actually did the New Year's thing with this movie once on New Year's 1997/8.. Also have watched Die Hard and rang in the New Year to Hans Gruber falling from Nakatomi Plaza

[@BAW12547]

Eric Roth who wrote this movie actually had plans for Forrest Gump 2 but here is what he later said about it. “I [wanted] to start the movie literally two minutes after the end of the last one, with him on the bus bench waiting for his son to get home from school. But I turned in the script the night before 9/11. And we sat down, Tom [Hanks] and Bob [Zemeckis] and I, looked at each other and said, we don’t think this is relevant anymore. The world had changed. Now time has obviously passed, but maybe some things should just be one thing and left as they are.”

[@mnomadvfx]

Oooof doesn't cover it. Even more so because there is no way to verify the truth of it and he could easily be using that excuse to ward off questions about a sequel. Name dropping 9/11 is a pretty effective way of shutting up anyone who doesn't want to sound llike a complete cunt by continuing the conversation.

[@garycollins7750]

It’s interesting how what’s “relevant” is relative to every generation at some point every generation says the country changed or lost its innocence. Even in the time the film takes place people felt the country had lost its innocence and the film romanticized a turbulent period in history. Even in 1994 some thought it wasn’t relevant and romanticized history. Looking at the 1940s a time that was and is often romanticized in the media despite the war years.

[@FrancoisDressler]

@@garycollins7750 It doesn't romanticise history.

[@garycollins7750]

@@FrancoisDressler I don’t think it does but that’s one of the criticism of it.

[@krisfrederick5001]

We can never have too much Forrest in our lives, but I understand.

[@danwiesdamageinc]

26:45 The literal robbery happening was the break in of the office of the DNC at the Watergate Hotel ordered by Nixon, the president at the time. Nixon was impeached and retired from the presidency before he would stand trial for crimes. There are several historical events in Forrest's life, along with cultural shifts happening around him. Having a good knowledge of recent U.S. history and culture makes this movie much better. Both main characters were running: Forrest was running to get where he was going (his future). Jenny was running from her trauma (her past).

[@antoineporche-rideaux4841]

Like him "teaching" evil dance moves when he actually stole them from black artists that were kept out of the limelight Because they were black

[@DreadPirateRoberts8P]

Nixon wasn’t actually impeached. But he would have been had he not resigned.

[@thomasgriffiths6758]

At one point in my life my mom was married to a man named Alfred Baldwin a former FBI agent who was directly involved in Watergate.

[@dallasyap3064]

Actually Nixon wasn't impeached. He resigned from office himself.

[@lethaldose2000]

When Forrest gets cut off at the D.C. rally he uttered some of the most poniant pieces of dialogue never heard. In an interview the director Robert Zemeckis let viewers know what was said. "Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mamas without any legs. In Vietnam, your best good friend could get shot. Sometimes they don't go home at all. That's a bad thing. That's all I have to say about that."

[@dd-ye2zq]

In the book he goes on a recruitment drive after getting his medal and someone asks him what he thinks of the war and he just says "it's a load of shit" it's really funny

[@msdarby515]

Jenny's response to anything dangerous was to run away, as she did when her father was after her, hence her repeated instructions to Forrest to always run away. Her prayer in the field that she would turn into a bird so she could fly away is later demonstrated in her flight each time she found herself in a difficult situation. She would run, like a bird, flying away and landing somewhere else. When she stands on the bridge and imagines jumping off, as well as the balcony where she, thankfully, changes her mind, it's harkening back to that prayer to "fly away". Jenny has only experienced "love" in the form of abuse. The love that Forrest shows her is nothing like that, and that is why Jenny tells Forrest he doesn't know what love is. It is only after Jenny has a child and experiences her unconditional love for that child that she begins to understand the unconditional and pure love Forrest had to give her. We can be mad at Jenny and punish her for not treating Forrest better, but the bottom line is she didn't know better, or know how. When Jenny comes to stay with Forrest after his mother's death It seems like everything is wonderful. But, if we look closer, she is probably terribly depressed. Forrest tells us she sleeps all the time, that he does all the talking and she's just quiet. When Forrest proposes to her and then is hurt at her refusal she feels she is now causing him pain. Rather than do that, she leaves, but first she has sex with him, because in her mind that is how you show someone you love them. It's heartbreaking that once Jenny finally understands love she only has a short time left to live. But she leaves Forrest with a son.....a family, that he would not have had otherwise. So she has been a blessing in Forrest's life, as he has been in hers.

[@roja2412]

Nice. I like it

[@koristrange9655]

Don't forget, in the end she did turn into a bird, When forest walks away from their tree the birds fly through the scene. This is the final bird reference.

[@frankohero]

Cool Ms Darby. :)

[@msdarby515]

@@koristrange9655 with the exception of the feather floating away at the end. However, to me the feather is more in reference to Forrest. Forrest goes through his life like a feather, peacefully floating on a breeze. He even says at one point something like, "I don't know if we have a destiny or if we're just floating around, accidentally, on a breeze" (something like that, I'm just paraphrasing). Thank you.

[@luketimewalker]

@@msdarby515 you beautiful, profound soul. thank you.

[@sammylane21]

We're all simps for Forrest Gump but especially after Jenny passed away, we all felt that.

[@SaRENRampaiger]

I still get choked to tears about Forrest talking on her grave while almost trying to hold back his sobbing of how his son being smart was. :(

[@karna3588]

Yeah that acting by Tom hanks was phenomenal

[@SCUMMY4205]

I did the same thing when I went to visit my friends grave. I cried alot watching Forest talk to her grave about the things that were going on without her.

[@guerramarioalberto]

That gets me. Every single time.

[@NightSkyJeff]

The feather represents both his mother's and Lt. Dan's thoughts on life: destiny vs. floating around on a breeze. The feather floats on a breeze until it finds Forrest (at the bus stop) at which point it has a very specific journey, and then it catches the wind again.

[@thoralberts980]

It's multi metaphorical. Jenny prayed to be a bird and he got it the day they ultimately joined together for the final time and got married. So it also represents having a part of Jenny that flew away when their son first got on the bus to school, where Jenny met Forrest; completing the cycle of the life of Forrest and Jenny.

[@dillonlexington]

@@thoralberts980 Some say the birds in the gravesite scene was Jenny getting her prayer answered.

[@3.k]

And in the end, the feather flies right to the spectator. There is another story waiting.

[@Daishi13]

Forrest Gump is one of my all-time favorite movies. The part where he asks Jenny if little Forrest is "smart or is" 37:10 gets me every single time. I also love the scene where they hint on that Jenny's prayer was finally answered and she was turned into a bird 41:30. Tom Hanks & Robin Wright did such an amazing job in this movie as well as the rest of the cast e.g. Gary Sinese & Sally Field to name a few.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

So many perfectly delivered lines. "I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is" "Mama got the cancer, and she died on a Tuesday" "Sometimes there just aren't enough rocks", "You died on a Saturday morning. " and on a lighter note, "My boat"

[@grantslater861]

@@dr.burtgummerfan439 you forgot the best part of the entire film *”i just felt like runnnaaaaaaaaannggg”*

[@christophercurtis4131]

There are so many things I could say about this movie and Forrest, his Mama, Jenny and Bubba, but it is Lt. Dan's journey through the movie that, as a Veteran myself, really resonates with me. To see him wanting to die because he has no legs and is bitter and broken and then seeing him at the end of the movie at Forrest and Jenny's wedding with his "magic legs" and a fiance, words cannot adequately describe how that made me feel. This is just an all around great, beautiful and amazing film, one of the best ever made. And I love the scene where Forrest sees Jenny for the first time. It was heartbreaking in it's beauty.

[@angelodicamilo8372]

Tom Hanks [Forest Gump] won his 2nd Best Actor Oscar for this film which is a back-to-back win for Tom because he won the year before for his work on the film Philadelphia. Tom and Gary Sinise [Lt Dan] work together again in Apollo 13 where they played Astronaut Lovett and Astronaut Mattingly respectively. Then again in The Green Mile [Gary's role was minor]. Jenny played by Robin Wright was introduced in The Princess Bride, later on she became the lead in House of Cards TV series. Thanks for an awesome reaction. Ciao bella!

[@seiferpriezt4955]

Fun fact, Bubba Gump Shrimp is a real thing in some parts of the United States. I was privileged to have had it one time and let me tell you something, it was like peas and carrots. Great reaction to an amazing classic!

[@quietdemon8138]

Cool fact about Elvis is that he’s actually voiced by Kurt Russell in the Hound Dog scene which marks the second time he has played the king of Rock with the first being the movie Elvis (1979) directed by John Carpenter who is best known for Halloween (1978), Escape from New York (1981) also starting Russell and The Thing (1982), Kurt actually had a small role in one of Elvis’ movies back in the mid 60s playing a kid who kicked Presley in the shin so he can get a date with a nurse

[@Mirage_-ls4gf]

Fun Fact: Kurt Russell played a Elvis Imitator in "Crime ist King" from 2001.

[@otisroseboro5613]

Oh I didn't know that I learned something new everyday thanks

[@Daishi13]

It's also known as "3000 Miles to Graceland". Very entertaining heist movie.

[@mnomadvfx]

"Best known for" is a fallacy completely dependent on who you are talking to. I've seen most of Carpenter's films, but I still can't manage to sit through Escape from New York the whole way - something just puts me off about it. Either way he made plenty of other great films that people might know him by - including Starman, Vampires, Prince of Darkness, The Fog, Dark Star, and Big Trouble in Little China. My personal favourites being Starman and Assault on Precinct 13 (IMHO one of his most underrated films, only his 2nd after Dark Star).

[@quietdemon8138]

@@mnomadvfx dude chill the fuck out I was just mentioning his most popular and commercial movies as general recommendations

[@dcmslife3772]

I'm like Forrest. They thought I wouldn't be able to walk, talk, or go to regular schools as a child. I graduated from a 4 year college. I have met presidents and I'm a kind and loving person. I want to hug you, Blue!!!!!!! You are a beautiful soul. ❤

[@trayolphia5756]

I too was diagnosed with a similar mental disability to how Forrest is portrayed in this Growing up, this film was not only important to me, but provided me a method of easily explaining my issues with people who asked or weren’t familiar.

[@luketimewalker]

@@trayolphia5756 oh wow

[@blacktronlego]

Forrest Gump's simplicity makes him an ideal Squaddie soldier, he could never be an officer, who has to make decisions but he will do exactly what he is told. That makes him excellent at the rifle assembling exercise and later at Table Tennis because he has been told to keep his eye on the ball, that is exactly what he does without any other complicated thoughts and it makes him an expert.

[@KingOrest]

When he asks, "Is he... is he smart, or...?" It always gets to me.

[@msdarby515]

Every. Single. Time..........lump in throat and tears!!

[@darrengibbs4288]

Jenny always loved Forrest, she just didnt think she deserved love, because of her dad. She slept with him to experience real love once in her life. She didn't tell him about his child because he was running for 3 years, 2 months, 14 hours.

[@clintyminty5307]

The world will never look the same, once you've seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump.

[@luketimewalker]

So true!!!

[@claw320]

When you watch the classics for the first time, so do we. Even if we've seen it before!

[@RyneMurray23]

Lt. Dan thanking Forrest for saving his life, even though he resented him at first is a great moment.

[@OriginalPuro]

There are so many historical references most people miss in this movie, everything from the Watergate scandal to Eisenhower sending federal troops to ensure black people got to school. This is without question one of the best movies ever created, it's close to perfection.

[@dcworld4349]

Most people born after the 2000s might miss them, but seeing this at 10 or 11 the things that flew over my head were birth of a nation and the meaning of the use of ping pong.

[@turricanedtc3764]

Re: Jenny... For what it's worth, the screenplay does its best to tackle a quite complicated situation as well as it can, but in spite of that, a lot of viewers tend to be harsher on Jenny than I think she deserves. Over and above the emotional damage she's suffered as a result of the abuse (and the fact that on one level she doesn't feel she deserves Forrest's love), there's no escaping the fact that - on paper at least - she's significantly brighter than he is, and every time she pulls away it's at the point where (to outside observers as well as to herself) it might look like she's taking advantage of him. When she leaves the final time, she knows she's crossed a boundary by sleeping with Forrest, and on top of her own self-loathing she knows that Greenbow gossip is going to consider her an ex-junkie fuck-up shacking up with the "town dummy who recently became a multi-millionaire" for her own selfish ends, and she doesn't want to subject him to having to deal with that. It goes without saying that she wouldn't have known she was pregnant until some time later, and returning to Forrest mid-pregnancy or with baby Forrest in tow could only reinforce the notion that she was using him (a stigma that would also have been harmful to little Forrest had she stayed). Discovering she was terminally ill may have forced her hand in terms of telling Forrest when she did, but on the other hand her decision to raise little Forrest on her own initially was probably the right call. Presuming that little Forrest is the same age as Haley Joel Osment, by the time he's five years old, Jenny is holding down a job which not only provides them both an apartment in a nice area of town, but also clearly provides their son with a full and happy life - he's doing well in school, has childcare when needed, along with plenty of toys and getting to watch Bert and Ernie on TV when he gets home (sitting on his own special little cushion). Also, raising little Forrest for five years meant that for literally the first time in her life, Jenny experienced both giving and receiving unconditional love - that it was nothing to be afraid of, and (coming from a true and honest person) could not be taken away. She had to learn that for herself to break the cycle of unhappiness in which she was trapped, and I like to think that even if she hadn't fallen ill, it wouldn't have been long before she opened up to Forrest about their son.

[@michaelmccafferty1706]

This is the most insightful analysis of Jenny that I have ever read. Bravo. Thank you for that.

[@turricanedtc3764]

@@michaelmccafferty1706 - De nada. As a would-be writer, I kind-of have to consider character motivations from every possible angle - thank you ever so much for the comment!

[@Deorman]

People usually just feel that because Forest is a good guy he's entilted to Jenny's love. And so they despise her for chosing not to give it. They try to put her some malicious intention, taking advantage of Forest, doing it for the money, discarding that everything about the movie shows that despite being miserable she always manage on her own, never used Forest for her own interest or lied to him, except maybe at the very end of the movie and for the well being of their son.

[@paulchaisson8301]

... holy shit, this is the first time I've seen the self-loathing and not wanting to come across as a gold digger angles, and they both absolutely fit so well into the rest of her character that I'm mad that I haven't seen anybody else talking about it. 12/10 stars

[@turricanedtc3764]

@@paulchaisson8301 - Thanks! To be honest, I think because the nature of the movie (to say nothing of its title) has us in the audience almost exclusively focus on Forrest's narrative arc , you really have to watch it a few times and pay close attention before you can see Jenny's narrative arc come into focus. I reckon the screenplay is far deeper and smarter than it is often given credit for.

[@thetrapperest]

Jenny clearly had huge issues with her self-confidence. Self harmful and even suicidal tendencies. Because of alcoholic father who had her beaten. And that phrase, “why are you always so nice to me”... She just couldn’t believe she deserved it, so she constantly run away from Forest all her live into hands of some jerks. And Forest is so good guy not just because of his naivety, but because he had especially good mother. Mother who treated him as a person, who was strong and empathetic at the same time. The best mother one can have

[@jeffreyjenkins1242]

Hi my beautiful young lady. I am 68 years old and I'm an old swabbie done washed up on the beach. My heart still soars from time to time and I remember love as it was meant to be. Thank you! I truly love you Trixy! I mean no disrespect. You are just such a sweet young lady. I wish I had met you 40 years ago. Please have a blessed life and know that you are loved. Someday I hope to meet you and your lovely sisters. You all make me so happy.

[@tommy_casual]

As a kid who came from an abusive household, as I got older, I began to understand Jenny more and more. When you're a kid, you think "Jenny sucks for leaving him all the time!" But the reality is... Jenny loved Forrest, and hated herself. She didn't think she was good enough for him, and that she'd only hurt him. Something I've related to and a thought I've struggled with in every relationship I've had. I grew out of my destructive behaviors, like Jenny did. I came to repair broken relationships and let myself feel more vulnerable. But I still struggle with those thoughts. So Jenny's story feels more impactful now, that I'm self-aware enough to see the parallels. She was a tragic character, to juxtapose with Forrest's childlike innocence. And that's what makes their love so pure and her death so much more painful. She was the source of his happiest times, and his biggest heartbreak. But with Little Forrest, he found purpose beyond Jenny, which is all Jenny wanted in the end.

[@fanboyfilm6952]

Also one of my top 3 favourites. Extremely well made. Excellent actors and direction.

[@johan7170]

Great reaction. Forrest Gump is one of my favorite movie of all time. If you wonder why Jenny kept running away from him, you need to understand her story, what she went through and what it did to her. she knew that her kind life would destroy Forrest, that if she had let Forrest get close to her, she would have dragged him down with her and even if she could survive that kind of life, Forrest wouldn't. So she forbid herself to let him in. Only when she knew she had her life stabilised, when she knew that her lifestyle would not be harmfull for Forrest did she let him in. The reason why Jenny always ran away frim him is simple : she protected him from her, she sacrificed her love for him to protect him from her self-destructing lifestyle. One last thing about Jenny : at the end of the scene with Forrest visiting her grave, there's a flock of birds passing by when Forrest leaves. Remember : when she and Forrest were hiding from her father in the field next to her house, she prayed God to make her a bird...

[@johan7170]

@@isakmustafa9704 To me he does not forgives her. Because, to forgive someone, you need to think that person did something wrong and he never thinks Jenny did anything wrong.

[@johan7170]

@@isakmustafa9704 He is different, that's for sure. His brain doesn't work like ours do. But is he crazy ? Or maybe we are. As people say, the line between genius and insanity is very thin...

[@generalsaufenberg4931]

yeah, forrest is the purest soul, just like john coffey from the green mile. the scene at jennys grave, gets me every time. tom hanks is one of a kind. such an outstandingly good actor 🏆👏

[@marcw6875]

After watching many reaction videos of this movie, I have a new appreciation for how the director crafted that ambush scene in Vietnam. It seems like every reactor starts out with a big smile as Forrest is saying the sun came out, and then it quickly changes to shock and horror a second later.

[@victormanuelperezcortez1528]

"I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is..." broke me.

[@edmo922]

There aren't very many perfect movies. This is a perfect movie.

[@ollie511]

Hey edl, I have to agree with you on Forrest Gump being a perfect movie! Every time I watch Forrest Gump, my experience is that I think it is SO engaging and well-acted that it feels like it is a quick watch even though the movie is almost 2 1/2 hours long. And despite it being a fictional story, I still find it to be very inspirational, and it has moments that I think most people can relate to on an emotional level. An additional reason that I connect with this movie is because my brother actually has Autism (I know Forrest Gump did not have Autism, but him and my brother can relate a bit in that they are both disabled). I actually posted a video on my channel earlier this year that is almost like a tribute video to Forrest Gump (though I called it a Mashup). You see, there's a band named Family Of The Year, and they used their hit song "Hero" for Richard Linklater's 2014 movie called Boyhood. For my video, I used "Hero" as background music while showing various scenes from Forrest Gump. Aside from matching song lyrics with movie scenes, my intention with the video was to try and create something unique. If you have a few minutes sometime and are interested, here is a link to that video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/haOQpHyfg6aBj8k If you don't check it out, no worries at all! I won't be offended! But thank you so much in advance if you do see it! Have a great day edl, and stay safe! :)

[@NBLP7001]

Now you should watch, 'Little Big Man' from 1970. It stars Dustin Hoffman. He plays a character that goes from place to place in the old American west and encounters many historical figures, such as Will Bill Hickok and General Custer. Forrest Gump is basically a re-imagining of Little Big Man.

[@msdarby515]

One of my favorite movies! I haven't watched it in years. Thanks for the poke to pull it out again and watch.

[@darylobey8867]

As a fellow human being (lakota sioux and cree) little big man is a awsome movie ^_^ he had a hell of a life in that film

[@luketimewalker]

oh that's one interesting take on Forrest Gump

[@brucekee252]

I remember this movie first came out in theaters. I didn't know what to watch that day. My family, brothers and my dad watch this. We didn't expect to be this good. I really enjoyed watching this with you. When you laugh, I laugh, when you're sad, I'm sad, when you're emotional, I was emotional, and when you cry with tears, I was crying with tears also. It was the best reaction I've seen. It was everything I like about. Love your accent. You're so cute. Love your hair color with the blue shirt. Blue is my favorite color. Love it. This was the best reaction and I hope I get to see another one like this again. See you next reaction. Bye.

[@TrixyBlue]

thank you so much 😊🙏🙏

[@kevinb314]

Id give a lot to be able to watch this movie for the first time again! Such a masterpiece There was a lot of subtlety to the story that can be easily overlooked. Many major events in American history that he was directly linked to/ involved in. Loaded with metaphors and symbolism. Jenny's unknown virus was when AIDS was first coming out too.

[@lostalex77]

Because you really like this movie, I would also recommend "Fried Green Tomatoes" and "The Color Purple". They are similar in spirit to Forrest Gump.

[@lethaldose2000]

Forrest makes me want to be a better human being to almost everyone I encounter. 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.

[@Dash277]

Forrest, why are you so good to me? "You're my girl" He delivers that line so perfectly. Like she asked him what 2+2 is. The most obvious answer in the world and no doubts about it.

[@mzwitty]

I used to be angry that Jenny "kept" little Forrest a secret from him. It didn't dawn on me until years after seeing this movie the first time that he was out RUNNING for 3 + years. He was probably a hard guy to connect with.

[@tfpp1]

38:22 - Not to make light or excuse any of Jenny's actions up until this point, but one aspect that some people forget to take into consideration is that, Jenny has to think about little Forrest Jr. It's not so much that she's going to die so she's using Forrest, but they have a son together, and it'd probably be a good idea for Jr. to get to know his daddy and have a solid parent after Jenny's gone. It's a tough situation all around, but at least they're trying to make the best decisions going forward from here.

[@FeaturingRob]

This movie won so many awards...and Tom Hanks did what only one other actor in the history of film did, he won the Oscar for Best Actor two years in a row, first for 'Philadelphia' (1993) with Denzel Washington, and then 'Forrest Gump' (1994). The film won 6 Oscars...Best Picture, Best Director (Robert Zemeckis), Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, and Visual Effects. This is one of those special gems that once you see it...it sticks with you. In your mind and heart. Tom would go on to work with Gary Sinise (Lt. Dan) again on 'Apollo 13' and 'The Green Mile'. Tom would work with director Robert Zemeckis a few times...'Cast Away' (2000) and the Christmas CGI animated film 'The Polar Express' (2004). A few Robert Zemeckis movies you should see...The 'Back To The Future' Trilogy, 'Contact' with Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey, and 'Romancing the Stone' with Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito.

[@michaelbrown6398]

I just wanna say that this is also one of my favorite movies of all time. When you were speaking about Jenny being an adult and needing to recognize her patterns of behavior, you have to realize that there weren't that many advances in psychology and behavioral sciences at that time in history. So the average adult didn't really have insight into themselves the way we do now. I cried with you. Great reaction. Take care.

[@quixote6942]

Everyone Desires and needs a "Good Cry" Sometimes. It was very heartwarming for us to see you have one. It Cleanses the Soul and Leaves us Renewed.

[@luketimewalker]

very true my friend

[@indade]

People of the comment section, find movies that will bring tears. Tears of unfathomable sadness. 38:13 i feel you on that

[@Chicken_Wing91]

Fun Fact the singing and voice of Elvis at 6:40 is Kurt Russel I forget who the actual actor is but they dubbed in Kurt’s voice

[@nuclearnugget2294]

I'm not crying *sniffles* there's something in my eye. Post movie thoughts: I LOVED your reaction to the comedy and the wholesomeness in this one, watching the sad parts with you were tough. Because I love this movie as well, and when I see someone react to a movie that's literally an emotional roller coaster, I remember "oh there's sad parts." And seeing your reaction to that sadness (anyone's really) is just heartbreaking. But I'm glad you enjoyed it. I hope you get to see the green mile next.

[@Logan-ed4pu]

"They're from her, right?" Oh.... Oh, honey..... Ok..... That sweet innocence shattered my soul. I was 11 years old when this movie released, so I saw it a lot growing up. To this day still one of the best movies ever, and it's been eons since I watched it, but still remember it vividly. This may be the most wholesome reaction to anything I have ever watched on KZbin. I wanted to hug you so badly at the end of the movie lol. I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's a true masterpiece.

[@luketimewalker]

same!

[@RajeshJustaguy]

i'm glad i was born in the generation that watched this when it came out... It teaches you so many things.. one of which is to not waste life and live it to the fullest

[@JoeTheDIY]

Sometimes I forget there are people who don't know about big things that have happened in history, then I watch a reaction, and it reminds me how history isn't taught anymore.

[@hv3926]

Tom Hanks won the Oscar for Best Actor 2 Years in a row for this (1994) and the year before (1993) for Philadelphia. Forrest Gump swept the Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It is one of the greatest movies of all time.

[@Sherman1fan]

Thank you for sharing your emotions! Enjoying your journey on your channel! The letters were returned " Return to sender" when the address or person cannot be found. So all of his letters were send back. The Medal of Honor is the highest award in the US military, most are awarded posthumously for bravery and valor in the line of duty.

[@luketimewalker]

even Major Dick Winters, of Band of Brothers fame (thank you Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg!!!), didn't get it. Which thousands of people felt ashaming and petioned to be corrected...

[@daleclark2376]

Years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the earth, I was watching Tom Hanks on a television program called "Bosom Buddies." He was charming and funny, but I never expected the performances he has given since; simply astonishing! Thanks for this reaction, Blue, it was the best one I've seen yet!👍👍✌❤

[@Thelaretus]

This beautiful movie is like Amadeus, The Lord of the Rings, The Prince of Egypt, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, up there in my list of best movies ever made. Absolute masterpiece.

[@markmcgee2417]

The part where Forrest gives Bubba's mom Bubba's share of the business always gets to me. He really did right with his best good friend.

[@MegaWassssabi]

Hi Blue!! Big Fan! Thanks for being out there! You make the world 🌎 better!!

[@chuckmanion1128]

I love watching people's emotional reaction to this movie. So many amazing emotional moments in this movie. Yet the thing that will stick with me most from this reaction... I laughed so hard to Blue's reaction of Jenny showing Forrest her chest. Blue was freaking out more than Forrest. Full on hyperventilating for a moment there. You're adorable Blue.

[@luketimewalker]

hahaha yesssssssssssss

[@smoaky123]

I live where this was shot in SC and my father worked for the marine director, he said everyone on set called him Forrest and he acted just like how he does in the movie. This movie reminds me of the beauty l was born and raised around.

[@DDFISHERMAN16]

Watching your reaction to Forest Gump brought joy to my heart. I am a 65 year old writer and poet, who do to some health issues sometimes ends up watching a lot of reaction videos. Forest Gump is my favorite movie and your reaction touches me somehow. So I just wanted to thank you for just being you. Don’t ever change.✌️☮️🕊️

[@blacktronlego]

21:40 They are the letters he sent to her, they have been sent back to him, once she went hippy she probably didn't have a fixed address anyway, but even before that she didn't want him to contact her. Jenny's childhood abuse meant she always felt low self-worth and she could see the nobility in Forrest and felt she was not good enough for him. She was on a self-destructive spiral of abusive relationships for a long time.

[@jsw309]

I think Jenny often is judged too harshly. She was abused early in her life, and unfortunately that affected her life and how she relates to everyone, including Forrest. Forrest certainly “deserved better”, but she was incapable of giving better. She always came back to Forrest, which means something, at least. He was her safe place. Just found your channel, and this was the first video I watched. I enjoyed your reaction. Very genuine and entertaining.

[@DoggyHateFire]

One thing I realized when I got older was how it attempts to be "non-political" but is actually very political. Renegade Cut did a great video on it about how the movie promotes "American Values" many of us take for granted without thinking about it.

[@Kesedrith]

I'm always a bit sobered at the wedding scene though, because I know, somewhere, that Lt. Dan took Jenny aside at some point and had a "Sunday coming to meeting" chat with Jenny. As much as he cared about Forrest and as many times as he knew she'd hurt him, you know there had to be a discussion in there.

[@nealblue6413]

I've always noticed that he was standing at the back during the ceremony. Maybe because he was tired of sitting in the chair for so long?

[@davidr1050]

After seeing how intelligent you are and how much you believe in gentle hearts... How deeply you feel emotions and have empathy towards others... I don't think I've ever been more spiritually attracted to someone in my life. (hug)

[@Sir_Alex]

And people asks why Hanks got oscars ....

[@tfpp1]

Really, who asks that, lol? Hanks is a national treasure.

[@bandini22221]

I just discovered you. I thought you were faking it at first but quickly realized you wasn't. Thank you for the raw emotion that made me feel like I was seeing it for the first time...next to you. take care

[@kpmac1]

To me, Forrest Gump is about as close to a perfect movie as there can be.

[@AnselChin]

Tears of joy at the end! I'm glad you got to watch this gem of a movie, and Thank You for sharing your reaction with us. There's so much to unpack in this movie, metaphors and life lessons, dealing with beginnings and endings. The formula for a good movie is pretty straightforward: a good story that is told well. Notice how the special effects didn't get in the way of the movie, they're used to put Forrest inside bits of history and that's about it. A couple of tidbits: actor Gary Sinese (Lt. Dan) has two perfectly fine legs, they were digitally erased when they couldn't be hidden. The "boyfriend" who slapped Jenny in Washington - the red arm band marks him as a member of the Communist Party (I forget which flavor - American, Soviet or Maoist).

[@pleutron]

I think Lt Dan and Jenny both needed Gump and came back to him once they seen how well he was doing. But at the same time, I'd be just like Gump when it came to Jenny. I'd take her back each time without question. Love is blind. It can also make you dumb.

[@terencecarroll1812]

The little Forest is Haley Joel Osment who plays the boy in 'The Sixth Sense'

[@sanaldunya7485]

your tears go to my heart, i felt that all you felt this is one of my fav movies pure heart is a special gem in this world i wish that i could find

[@Tacomaguy458]

This is a movie that overlaps into so many genres... That is why it is studied in film school as one of the best written films. It covers action, comedy, drama, has pop culture references and everything. There are moments of sadness and uplifting times. Tom hanks was just icing on the cake

[@yaozzer]

I'm a 36 year old man, and I still cry everytime i watch this movie.

[@thomasgomez7516]

One of the worst things returning home from war, is being protested against, by your own countrymen. I came home from Iraq in late 2003, and flew into LAX, California. I was not welcomed with gratitude and appreciation. After that, I stayed in the Army for 8 more years and never got over , what they did.

[@QuantumFlux_22]

It is one of those few movies that no matter how many times I rewatch it, it always gets me emotional.

[@SoSoMikaela]

13:13 Well, now I know what to do to get Blue wound up... 😉🤣

[@David-ru8tc]

I've been watching this movie for so long and even during these reactions I still tear up at key points. Its my favorite.

[@davidjustsimplefun8484]

"Simple and pure" how I wish life could go back to that.

[@wfly81]

The CGI for this movie was done so incredibly well (especially for the time), that most reactors don't even know there is any.

[@DavidGBrooks]

Great movie this one, pretty much all movies with Tom Hanks in are worth watching, brilliant actor and picks the best roles.

[@omalleycaboose5937]

"I'd make a good husband Jenny" "You would" Jenny is saying there she doesn't think she'd make a good wife.

[@larsjj2794]

Even the fcking reaction video got me crying. When he realizes he's the dad, and when he ask if little Forrest is smart. Never are my eyes dry...

[@philmullineaux5405]

First guy that starts running with him is obviously the American runner, Roberto Salazar, one of the guys who started the worldwide running craze, along with James Fixx!

[@douglasostrander5072]

This is Matrix times a hundred and I do like the first Matrix movie.

[@RonnieG]

The lights forrest called about was Watergate.

[@RonnieG]

A political scandal where our president was hiring people to spy and steal documents to attempt to hide his crimes.

[@GrouchyMarx]

@ 17:20 You too huh? 😁 @ 21:37 The letters were from Forrest to Jenny. All returned. Because she left her grandmother's home. @ 26:17 There's a scene right after this Blue, where Forrest and Dan are crossing the busy NY street and Dan pounds on the taxi cab hood saying "I'm walking here!..." all while you hear "Everybody's Talkin'" by Harry Nilsson playing. That scene is a reenactment of a memorable scene from a popular movie at the time called "Midnight Cowboy" (1969) and the song was very popular, played on the radio a lot then! @ 26:35 Not sure if you caught that but Nixon sent Forrest to the Watergate Hotel, on the night of his infamous break-in!! Look up "Watergate scandal" if you're not acquainted with it. Then you'll get the joke! LOL! @ 41:26 What gets me are the flock of birds arriving at that moment, as Jenny always wanted to be a bird. For another excellent movie, definitely "The Shawshank Redemption"! Another well made movie with Tom Hanks you must do "The Green Mile". And or a suspense with Tom Hanks based on the true story, "Apollo 13". Based on your reaction to Gump, you'll love those! ✌️😎

[@ffwr-109]

34:57 Was shot in NC at Grandfather Mountain. If you look in the far background you will see the actual nose of the Grandfather mountain.

[@VadersRage]

What's sad about this story is that although Forrest had an incredible life and would never "want" for anything....everyone that ever mattered to him in life (Momma, Bubba, Jenny, etc. Hell...even Kennedy) died while he was still a young man. THAT'S what chokes me up about this story. I still tear up at his monologue at Jenny's gravesite. Heartwrenching. Loved your reaction!!

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

He still has His son AND lt dan for example, he lost a lot But gained a lot too

[@artfreak2074]

Here I am, a grown ass man, watching some girl cry for entertainment purposes.

[@michaelcastillo3231]

One of the most sincere reactions to this film I’ve seen. Much love and I wish u all the best.

[@OldManGamer1985]

The bit where he says "I miss you so much" the only film to literally reduce me to bits. Spent is whole live waiting to finally get his girl who he loved unconditionally no matter how bad she kept treating him. However when hi finally does, she ends up dying :(