FORREST GUMP - MOVIE REACTION - FIRST TIME WATCHING

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[@michaelwoods3651]

The part where Forrest asks if little Forrest was smart always gets me.

[@Helbore]

Tom Hanks delivery of that line is perfection. You'd have to be a sociopath to not cry at that moment.

[@marilia_moro]

😭

[@alistairgrey5089]

It's the moment in the movie where Forrest really shows how conscious he is about his intelligence. And it's so powerful.

[@Carrot421911]

That line always gets me too, along with Bubba's "I wanna go home". Both moments just break my heart every time.

[@r0flstomper]

It's an absolute gut punch

[@Rancorous_Ryan]

This film never fails to make me cry, it's an absolutely phenomenal performance by Tom Hanks.

[@nsasupporter7557]

I could watch this movie everyday and not get sick of it. I love this movie! I quote it daily

[@LordVolkov]

It's Gary Sinise who always gets me to cry. Lt Dan is just the best.

[@davidanthony1477]

What makes me almost cry is how much a simp Forrest is. Forrest is an All American College Football star, a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, an International Ping Pong Champion, and millionaire business owner. Forrest should have found him a young sexy girl and not waste his time with a woman who has a high body count that would put Kim Kardashian to shame.

[@marioserra4916]

I honestly cried again this night watching this reaction. I forgot how sad and beautiful this movie was. As a kid losing my dad, it was quite heart breaking. It so beautiful. One of the best movies I’ve ever seen as a kid.

[@shadypelican]

This aftermath of this film changed Gary Sinise's life forever. Lt. Dan became an icon for veterans and it prompted Gary to start the Gary Sinise Foundation--which helps disabled veterans with whatever they need--they've built houses, retrofitted others, physical/mental therapy, etc. As if that wasn't enough, Gary also started "The Lt. Dan Band" which has been a seemingly permanent addition to the USO Tour for troops overseas. There's a really good and heartwarming video somewhere here in the KZbins where a bunch of veterans (and celebrities) made a thank you video for all he's done for the military and its veterans.

[@Im_The_Dude]

Gary Sinise is a living legend for the Veteran Community and such an amazing human being

[@ImDerpyDuck]

"Is he smart or is he like me?" This might be the most heartbreaking thing I've ever had to hear... :(

[@martiantexan7632]

The way his momma taught him to just accept himself was a very powerful thing. A whole lot of people would benefit to learn that these days. It's hard though, for lots of us, took me a long time.

[@yehudahecht1520]

Lt. Dan said, "If you're ever a shrimp boat captain, that's the day I'm an astronaut!" and he kept his word on that, too: Gary Sinise went on to play an astronaut in Apollo 13, alongside Tom Hanks. Another strongly recommended movie that will make you cry.

[@clownzzz4837]

In the book, Forrest became an astronaut.

[@spacezombie13]

@@clownzzz4837 i assume the movie's budget didn't allow for that lol

[@colemanroberts1102]

I'm seconding Apollo 13. One of the most tense films, even if you know how it ends.

[@Helbore]

@@colemanroberts1102 Agreed. Apollo 13 is one of the best movies of all time. Its even better because its 100% true. Its a must-watch.

[@richcheckmaker9789]

Fun fact Tom Hanks was a captain in both of those movies. Also a captain in Captain Phillips and Saving Private Ryan. And News of the World, and Sully and Greyhound. Have I named them all?

[@bigdream_dreambig]

When she was younger, Robin Wright starred in a movie that should also definitely be on your list: The Princess Bride (1987). I'm sure you'll love it!

[@K33K]

18:02 "L.T. Dan, thank you for standing up for him" I assume that was pun intended 😂

[@lethaldose2000]

Addie, you are so precious when you remembered that Jenny prayed to be a bird at the movie's end. After we see the birds fly away by her grave site. She found the peace that she always wanted and Forrest gave her that unconditional love that was robbed from her as a child and she could never find. AWesome reaction. YOu should watch "Apollo 13" and "Castaway" both have Tom Hanks in them. You'll love it for sure.

[@TBoring]

According to Tom Hanks what Forrest said in his speech when his mic was cut was “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.”

[@Osprey850]

I just realized that that can be interpreted as him echoing how he tried to cheer up Lt. Dan because he was lucky to come back from Vietnam at all. It's neat that the speech is very much in character for Forrest even though it was never meant to be heard on camera.

[@ismaelvargas-osiris6108]

In Spanish, you can here him say "your best fr..." and then the mic is cut.

[@florenciahoracio8517]

I always think about that, war is a horrible senseless thing

[@Wesleech]

In the book he just says "in Vietnam.. your best friend gets shot."

[@johnny3300]

@@florenciahoracio8517 sometimes war is necessary to stop bad regime from taking power because if you don't take a stand more people will die anyway and also leaders start wars soldiers are ordered to fight but overall yes war is terrible

[@bradsouthers7476]

The ironic part is that Jenny tells Forrest that he doesn't know what love is, but eventually it is she who learns how to love from him.

[@stevep2380]

@brad.....did she though? She only wrote Forrest after she got sick. Did she love him more than platonic or did she want her son to be raised by his father if she died?

[@Arionthelady]

It's likely her getting sick and realizing how limited her time was made her finally realize how much time she had lost with the only man that's ever cared for and loved her by pushing him away. I think having her son made her realize what real love for someone is supposed to be like and how Forrest had given that to her all along.

[@Logan_Baron]

Jenny didn't think Forrest knew what Love is, because she didn't believe someone as pure as him could actually love someone like her. The damage from her past made her feel like she was trash and someone like Forrest couldn't love her, so when he said he loved her, she had to believe he didn't really know what love is. Having a child made her feel what real unconditional love is.

[@SherriLyle80s]

@@stevep2380 Both? Self hate makes people deny truths about themselves.

[@Ellis_Hugh]

@@stevep2380 Real love is selfless love. She knew that she would forever be a burden to him. She could have called him at any time and she would have had all her bills paid, everything she needed just for the asking, rather than struggling as a single mother, but Forest was the one pure thing in her life and she didn't want to corrupt it... until she had another pure thing in her life, and the last thing she could do for both of them before she died was bring them together.

[@ericjahoda2997]

"Sometimes there just aren't enough rocks." Gets to me every time.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

One of the many simple lines Hanks delivers perfectly.

[@brianedelen6610]

Another fun fact: in the movie punchline Sally Field actually plays Tom Hank's character's love interest

[@Ozai75]

Perhaps the most devastating part of this film is when Forrest sees his son and he looks at Jenny and asks "Is he smart or is he like me?" Because up until that point we're lead to believe that he's just this happy go lucky person who falls into all these great things and has no idea how stunted he is (in the eyes of others) right up *until he says those words* and then all of that, that he's know the *entire time* that he's not smart is just absolutely crushing.

[@brianthom6798]

In my opinion, possibly the greatest single moment in movie history.

[@MikkiManson13]

Yeah you didn't pay attention to the movie then. It's clear with lines like "I guess Lieutenant Dan figured there's some things you just can't change. He didn't want to be called crippled, just like I didn't want to be called stupid. " and that he literally got bullied for being slow.

[@brianthom6798]

@@MikkiManson13 You're right, I forgot about that line.

[@GeorgeTropicana]

We knew the whole movie that he was aware of it

[@sethington719]

@@MikkiManson13 To me, I think it still brings out something that was hidden up until that moment; Insecurity. It makes perfect sense for anyone to be upset with people calling them stupid their whole life, but to be called stupid so much that you internalize it and are haunted by it… that’s just so sad that I can’t help but cry.

[@kingscorpion7346]

this was the movie that introduced me to actor Gary Sinise. the adorable little boy was Haley Joel-Osment, who went on to be in the movie "The 6th Sense" with Bruce Willis, and then the movie "A.I." then there are 2 other Tom Hanks movies that can also make you cry: "Saving Private Ryan", and then "Cast Away". ALL are great movies.

[@DocRock71]

My favorite movie of all time. It has everything, humor, action, suspense, tragedy, triumph, war scenes, tear jerking. Tom Hanks's performance was phenomenal. I cant imagine anyone else in this role.

[@adobeb98]

Forrest Gump is one of the best if not the best philosophical movies I have ever seen. A lot of people didn't even notice the feather, but the first and last five minutes of the movie showed the whole essence of the movie. For me, it was an interplay between freewill, fate and destiny, which was spelled out during numerous events throughout the movie. However, I was so engrossed with this interplay that I completely missed another major theme, and one to me that actually overrode this interplay which was the true meaning of 'love', again played out right throughout the movie.

[@ollie511]

Hey Ralph Butcher! I think Forrest Gump does a fantastic job at balancing many genres of film (Drama, Comedy, Romance, "Coming-Of-Age", War Film, etc...) altogether in 1 movie! The performances are also VERY good, especially from Tom Hanks (and Gary Sinise as Lt. Dan is another personal favorite for me). Overall, I just find Forrest Gump to be very inspirational. Personally, I often connect with the movie because my brother actually has Autism (And even though Forrest may not have had Autism, him and my brother can relate a bit in that they are both disabled). I also just wanted to mention that Last Year, I actually posted a video on my KZbin channel that was 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! I hope you Have a great day today, Ralph Butcher! Please Stay Safe and Stay Awesome! 🙂🙂🙂

[@shainewhite2781]

Winner of 6 Oscars including Best Picture.

[@danielmorency2242]

This movie is a literal jewel... You go through almost every emotion. This is a 10 outta 10 for me. :)

[@NiKi-ij2ln]

Agree rolerrcoaster of emotions

[@davecondreay]

Love this movie. It might be the perfect movie. Writing, acting, soundtrack are all amazing. Emotional roller coaster. I still cry every time I watch a reaction to it.

[@ninjavigilante5311]

The directing as well

[@TK-hw2ph]

NGL Addie, my eyes got REAL big just now when I realized I was going to see you experience FORREST GUMP for the first time. I haven’t been this giddy in a while, thanks for making my day 🥰

[@karlsmith2570]

Of course, the very last line of this was all you heard after the microphone is reconnected

[@purgedome2386]

Glad you weren't over critical of Jenny. Seeing Lt. Dan at the wedding very happy and successful and seeing Jenny so happy to see Forrest standing outside her door are some of my fav moments that isn't mentioned as much as some iconic scenes. A wonderful movie.. glad you loved it.

[@johan7170]

Great reaction. Finally ! Finally someone who understands Jenny and doesn't blame her for being mean to Forrest (which she wasn't). So many reactors are angry against her, think she puts him through so much misery. My take on Jenny is very different : The horrific experience she went through when she was just a little girl damaged her so deep she always though she was worth nothing. Thats why she choosed such a self-destructive path. And the reason why she never let Forrest be part of her life is because she knew that her lifestyle would destroy him, that she would drag him down with her. The first time she returned, to me she had decided to put that away, she wanted to start a new life and she needed a place to rest before that so she went to Forrest. But after they had spend the night tgether, she realised it was too soon for that, that she wasn't ready yet to let him in so she ran away. As Forrest is doing his running, we can see her working as a waitress so we know she's stetting a path for herself to a new life. And when she was sure that she had her life stabilised, that she had put her self-destructive path behind her, she invited him to join her. And that's important : When she needed a place to crash, she WENT to him. Now that she's good, she INVITES him. Unfortunately her passed caugh up with her. The last part seems to be set in the late '80 - early '90 and the disease she got is AIDS (the movie doesn't say it but when you read between the lines, it become obvious)

[@ILoveJesusMySavior]

She didn't have AIDS. The author of the book this is based on said it was Hepatitis C. At the time the movie takes place, AIDS wasn't unknown, but Hep C was. Makes her line "The doctors - they don't know what it is and there isn't anything they can do about it," make a lot more sense. If she'd had AIDS at that time period, the doctors would've been able to identify it.

[@yvonneclaes5208]

@@ILoveJesusMySavior Do your research. Jenny does indeed have AIDS.

[@DC2809]

@@ILoveJesusMySavior "In 2019, Forrest Gump screenwriter Eric Roth confirmed that the illness Jenny had and died from was late-stage HIV. During an interview (via Yahoo Entertainment) about the film's 25th anniversary, Roth discussed the details of a sequel that was canceled after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001. He reveals that the Forrest Gump sequel was actually going to open with the revelation that Forrest Jr. had late-stage HIV, the result of acquiring the disease from his mother, Jenny. "

[@brianthom6798]

It's always shocking to me how many people seem to hate Jenny. That's clearly not what the filmmakers were going for.

[@johan7170]

@@brianthom6798 People are dumb. And lazy. They don't even try to see things from her pint of view, they just see this from an outside point of view and make assumption, draw conclusions

[@sammylane21]

Imagine a world with John Coffee being friends with Forrest Gump and that's a world wanna live in.

[@karen6477]

Like the drink, but NOT SPELT THE SAME.

[@SYLTales]

My daughter went to college in Savannah, GA. When I visited her once, she showed me the shooting location of the bench on which Forrest sits during the film's framing story. The city naturally has a plaque and tourists ofen sit there for selfies.

[@houdin654jeff]

Tom Hanks deservedly gets a lot of credit for this movie, but I learned a little while back that he didn’t create the voice of Forrest. He was imitating the young actor who played young Forrest, Michael Conner Humphreys, who had a southern accent. He said it was easier than inventing a drawl and having Michael imitate him. A lovely film that elicits all the emotions, Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis would later make another great movie together, Cast Away.

[@nickmanzo8459]

Saw this movie in the theaters with my mom when it first came out. I was an extremely young kid, so I didn’t get everything, but I became obsessed with the concept of living through history and history itself upon watching it.

[@thomasgriffiths6758]

According to Tom Hanks, Forrest’s speech was as follows: “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.”

[@PaulLoh]

I probably bawled through at least half of this reaction video. The actor Gary Sinise, who played Lieutenant Dan helps raise a lot of money for disabled veterans. In DAV magazine, I often read about some tribute concert or event that he appears in with his band. Speaking of music, when I used the GI Bill to put myself through music school, I had to take a class called Aural Perception, in which I had to identify the intervals between notes. For a perfect fifth, I remembered by the beginning piano part in the Forrest Gump Suite.

[@Heathcoatman]

Forrest Gump Jr is the same actor as the kid in the 6th sense, which you really liked.

[@travismiller1640]

And Secondhand Lions. If she hadn’t seen it, I’m sure she’d love it.

[@Do0msday]

This is one of my favorite performances by Tom Hanks. This, 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'Apollo 13' are all phenomenal performances. I think this one in particular was his best work because it's a character driven story. And I don't think it's possible for anyone to not tear up when he asks if little Forrest is smart or...like him...that hits deep. What a phenomenal movie that can be watched many times and still hit you right in the feels.

[@alansorensen5903]

I'm a "Turner and Hooch" fan. Hanks won his first actor Oscar in 1994 for Philadelphia and his second for Forrest Gump in 1995. That's all I got say about Tom.

[@patrickrobinson317]

Lt. Dan's wife was a Vietnamese woman. 😊 After fighting in Vietnam - this gave him the closure that he desperately needed. And when Jenny's old house was demolished - it gave closure to her story as well. All stories need closure. ❤ It was a fitting end for both of them. ❤ A beautiful ending to all that tragedy.

[@jonathansmith8672]

Everyone hates Jenny and how she treated a sweet, nice guy like Forrest and how she gave him up so many times, and yes, Forrest didn't deserve that. But people need to understand that Jenny was sexually molested and physically abused by her father as a toddler. When her father abused and molested her, he not only made her feel bad, but made her BELIEVE in it too (Children, especially toddlers, are like sponges and they can easily be manipulated) and it forever damaged Jenny's innocence. In other words, the abuse made her believe for the rest of her life that that's how she should be treated and that she's worthless and doesn't deserve love or help. It sent her down a path where, instead of accepting sweet, real love and guys like Forrest, she instead went for hard, tough love and guys like her father or boyfriends who take advantage of her, because she never learned to love herself, so she couldn't let anybody else, like Forrest, love her back. That's why when Forrest proposed to her, she replied, "You don't want to marry me." And that's why she ran away from Forrest after hanging out with him, that's why she never wrote back to Forrest when he was deployed in Vietnam, and that's why she rejected Forrest's help whenever she was harassed or assaulted, because she believes she doesn't deserve any love or help at all. On the outside, she looks like a messed-up, abused, drug-addict woman, but in the inside, she's a sweet, young woman whose innocence was damaged, mind was messed up, and never deserved to get abused in the first place. All Jenny needed was time to adapt to Forrest's sweet love and optimism and getting pregnant with Forrest's son and contracting a sexually-transmitted disease that made her a changed person. Sadly, in this world we live in, there are real-life victims of child abuse and domestic violence out there that are easily manipulated or deluded by the abuse and aggressor that will make them keep going back to the abuse over and over again no matter what. So before you guys judge or berate and make fun of Jenny, i just want y'all to understand this and realize why she's like that. Alright? Love you guys so much! Peace! :)👍🙏💙💖❤💙💖❤

[@jasonrandom372]

It sux being sexually abuse. Let alone it being your own father. Normally it is stepparents who do this but birth parents could do this too.

[@burgerking220]

Nope she bad

[@MyHappySock]

It's amazing to me at times how much of the story is told through the lense within a short moment. When Forrest is at Jenny's grave and presents the letter, you are presented with Forrest's integrity that he did not read the letter, keeping his promise to his heart-broken son. When the camera zooms in on the folded piece of paper as he is placing it down you see the word "Mom" closeup and all of the emotion hits you. Understanding the sadness of a little boy who lost his mom forever, feeling the anguish without having to know what was written within. And Jenny throwing the stones... she didn't need to say a word for us to understand what she was feeling and how her experience impacted her life. Such a good movie.

[@stephenweaver7631]

When he ran across the ball field, the coach, in the "houndstooth" hat is supposed to be Bear Bryant, the iconic coach of the University of Alabama. So many great historic footnotes in this movie!

[@MultiPowermaster]

Something about this movie... Your a beautiful person and I feel blessed to be able to watch your reactions (new & old). You bring a ray of sunshine to my dark life. I appreciate you having this channel and being you. Stay awesome! Thanks!

[@NorthGaReptile]

One of the most beautiful movies ever made and the performance of a lifetime by Tom Hanks.

[@craigory87]

The last half hour of this movie I cry every time it never fails. This is such a classic.

[@manyelephants]

What always touches me is that when Forrest is running everyone is looking for some reason as to why he is doing it. He just says “I felt like running!”. Forrest does not need to consider why something happens or why someone behaves the way they do, and this is why he is a great friend. He does not judge anyone, and he is always there when people need him, regardless of how they treat him. And even when Jenny has died he still says “if there is anything you need, I won’t be far away.”

[@jonbruton3557]

So glad that you did get Jenny. I think Jenny was the second most important person in the movie. The movie showed her life from basically the same time as it started with Forest. She truly loved Forest and had the same deep down kind nature as he. She was the only one to befriend him on the bus at the very start to show her good nature. [and continued to be his good friend through high school, imagine how hard that was with all the bullies still on Forrest's case, so to speak] The trauma she had to deal with was an obviously very deep wounding of her. I won't go into that, just point out that they [as the two main subjects of the plot] were basically two kindhearted and worthy people from two different upbringings. She talks of how their lives are so different. [recognizing her flaws] She repeatedly lets Forrest know she Does Love Him [always in a sad tone, knowing she could hurt the one true constant good in her life if she let him into hers then] And not wanting to hurt the only true one she did love would say "You don't want to marry me" [imagine how it must have hurt her to have to tell him that!]. She had to fix herself [with no help from anyone in those days -totally on her own to heal herself] before worthiness could take place. Forrest helped everyone! And the way he helped her was finally to let her find the first true lovemaking she had ever done after she recovered at his house. [her choice finally to see it's OK to have a good man watch over her as she obviously made the best decision of her life to "clean up" -with all the sleeping that was needed] When she agreed with Forrest that he would make a good husband on those stairs it led to the final "fix" that happened when she would have felt so badly when he thought she didn't love him. She finally allowed herself to express to him [and herself] the lovemaking she had never known and was always afraid to accept. It was real. It was good. [for both of them] And it was time to leave [yes, once again] but this time Not Running. It was time to make herself a good clean life without his help to be sure she wouldn't hurt him to be with him. [remember she was really new to the clean life, with just those few weeks or so clean so far] She proved it to herself and It isn't clear in the movie but she may well have written the letter for him to come before she found out her condition [he was running for years] and either way I believe she would have contacted Forrest about his child even if she had not come down with Hepatitis C [a not defined or understood illness back then -it wasn't aids as the author has said it was Hep C] Remember when she left the last time she would not have known she was pregnant yet, just that she needed to be sure she was worthy to live up to the love she felt for him that night of her first true loving. Two deep down Good People, with very different lives who none the less helped each other throughout their life's even as differently as it went for them. One finding it very easy to let the deep-down good person show, the other struggling greatly to let that nature show. Together it showed in both of them easily. It was a true love story from beginning to end. That's all I got to say about that. Loved the reaction and have subscribed. I love that you understood Jenny.

[@zipzeolocke2]

it's personal for me, one of my favorite movies because I grew up with a rare form of muscular dystrophy and had to use leg braces when I was young like Forrest did in the movie. It was a struggle during elementary and middle school years, I fell down a lot. After watching this movie I always dreamed that like Forrest, I would someday be able to break my leg braces and start running like he does in the movie! A guy can dream, right?

[@ronnielopez3267]

Im on a Addie Counts binge tonight.

[@williamsummerson1204]

Your reaction was absolutely wonderful and one of the best I've ever watched. Such a beautiful, powerful and iconic movie. Tom Hanks is one of the greatest actors ever. 😊

[@bigdragon8004]

My English teacher from high-school playes in this movie. Jim Boeke. He played the college coach that says "Isn't that Gump?"

[@charger70s]

"The world will never be the same once you've seen it through the eyes of Forrest."

[@stmordi]

Addie have to be the most empathic woman in the world. So funny to watch. She gets scared from someone opening a door😂 Doesn't hurt that she gorgeous as well🎉

[@westonweigand1228]

This movie is much deeper than it first seems, it's about redemption the most beautiful part of hope.

[@mexi72]

Fun fact. When they were trying to decide on adult Forrest's voice they could crack it. Then the kid who plays young walked in they heard him. As soon as they heard his real voice that was it. I think I learned that from The Movies That Made Us on Netflix. People that turned down the role of Forrest were Bill Murray, John Travolta, Chevy Chase, Bill Paxton and John Goodman. What he said at the rally was revealed by Hanks. He said" Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mommas without any legs. Sometimes they don’t go home at all. That’s a bad thing. That’s all I have to say about that.”

[@mikealvarez2322]

Best reaction to this movie that I've seen. I taught special needs children, from emotionally disturbed to severely autistic. The character, Forrest would be diagnosed as a high level autistic child with slightly below normal I.Q. Tom Hanks played the role perfectly. Addie, your responses to this and other movies are well balanced in that you combine analysis with appropriate emotion. You did cry a lot 😢 in this movie but then again so did I 😢. GREAT JOB😊

[@donnilloyd1355]

1 of the4 greatest movies ever made. I'm up to 5 or 6, but I taking my time seeing them. They only come around once in a while. Well, this movie, was definitely one of the few. Nice Post and Thank You for sharing it with us.

[@kytch111]

This is one of the greatest movies ever made! The ending always gets me.

[@midkingsteve]

I was not expecting to ugly cry at someone else watching a Forrest Gump, which I've seen several times. I guess it just keeps being that impactful.

[@sharonhoyt2133]

Great reaction and you picked up on all of the elements that make this a perfect movie story.

[@LoveOldMusic808]

I love this movie so much. Forrest has such a pure heart and never really changes in the movie, but everyone around him has a character arc.

[@charger70s]

Slow-witted Forrest (Hanks) has never thought of himself as disadvantaged and thanks to his supportive mother Mrs. Gump (Field), he leads anything but a restricted life. Whether dominating on the gridiron as a college football star, fighting in Vietnam or captaining a shrimp boat, he inspires people with his childlike optimism. But one person he cares about most may be the most difficult to save his childhood love, the sweet but troubled Jenny (Wright).

[@corymccarty8603]

Your reactions are too good Addie. I love watching them. Keep it up!!!

[@jd-zr3vk]

"Sometimes there are not enough rocks." Forrest is wise beyond his intelligence.

[@Cptrq]

You probably have the best reaction videos ive been binge watching all your videos today keep them coming.

[@christypriest30]

I used to live in Savannah and this movie always makes me miss it! I used to walk through the square where his bench was

[@Spazzmatazzz]

Forrest is the perfect image of innocence and honesty...

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

Every single scene with Jenny is so heartbreaking in the film, especially once you already know how it ends. There's a lot of that in the film, but the Jenny stuff more than anything.

[@ninjavigilante5311]

Most heartbreaking scene imo is bubba dying, saying he wants to go home

[@SherriLyle80s]

@@ninjavigilante5311 omg that one too! I hear a lot of soldiers cry out for their mamas or want to go home when they are fatally injured. 🥺

[@tombuchanan1588]

That was the best Movie Reaction I've seen. You are REALLY GOOD!!

[@EclecticSundries]

I had to go to New Orleans recently, so I made sure to do a side trip to Bayou Le Batre Alabama. I found a little local restaurant and had the best shrimp I ever had.

[@reallybadgamer]

Wow! I have to say that was some of the best editing I've seen for a Forest Gump reaction. And I've probably watched 10-20 so far. You did so well at capturing the essence of the movie in such small concentrated chunks. Great job! Nice reaction.

[@Kebmo338]

I like at the end that the bus driver was chewing gum instead of smoking.

[@Nloveru]

I'm very happy to finally see a reactor not be judgemental about Jenny. So many people say she's a bad person who is just using Forrest. But you clearly understand the simple and, I would think, obvious truth. That Jenny is deeply traumatized due to childhood abuse and deserves pity and love. Not judgement. You have a good heart Addie.

[@TJMiton]

Yeah it always blows my mind when people hate on Jenny in this movie. She's a victim of heavy abuse in a time where there was little to no support for her and none of it is her fault.

[@brutusjudas5842]

Amber Heard should’ve used the Jenny defense.

[@MegaForrestgump]

My favorite part is when Forrest is describing his time in Viet Nam and then running across the country. Jenny "I wish I could have been there with you." Forrest "You were." Showed Jenny that she was always in Forrest's mind.

[@PaPaMurph]

Im an old dude with not many hobbies. I really enjoy watching movie reactions. There is no better feeling for me then opening youtube and seeing one of my favorite creators doing one of myfavorite movie. Havent watched yet, but Im positive you LOVED it, or else we cannot be friends anymore =). tty in 33 minutes lol

[@Obiwonjacoby]

One of the best movies ever made. Incredible.

[@ollie511]

Hey Obiwonjacoby! Forrest Gump is such a special movie for many reasons, but I think it is VERY impressive how it balances many different genres of film! I feel like I am watching a Coming-Of-Age movie, Comedy movie, Drama movie, Romance movie, and War movie, all at 1 time! It is also very inspirational to me, and I quote it all the time as well! Personally, I often connect with this movie because my brother actually has Autism (And even though Forrest might not have Autism, I think him and my brother relate in that they are both disabled). I also just wanted to mention that Last Year, I actually posted a video on my KZbin channel that was 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 the 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! I hope you Have a great day today, Obiwonjacoby! Please Stay Safe and Stay Awesome! 🙂P.S.- Your Username (Obiwonjacoby) is very clever and Awesome! 🙂🙂

[@staralotzka5586]

Such a wonderful movie. And the end of it is so sad it really hits home for me. I lost my wife too July 3rd 2020 on my birthday

[@NiKi-ij2ln]

Sister I can feel your soul. You have a beautifull heart, a beautifull soul. ❤️🙏🌈 The most beautifull thing about a woman and man are the tears - tears of compassion, joy etc. ..

[@Sir_Alex]

What an amazing actor is Tom Hanks 😥

[@baronvonswag]

The movie lays on the historical retconning so hard that you spend the back half of the movie wondering what new things he'll stumble into by accident and obliviously by the end of the movie, but then they throw the biggest plot twist into the mix when he asks "Is he smart or is he.....(like me)". He's known all along.

[@tutubo3344]

I love your reaction! The faces you make are so cute!

[@toolrammsteindeftones]

Looking at you made me cry. One of the best reactions to Forrest Gump, my all time favorite movie. Thank you. Love your red hair, light skin and eye color by the way. Please do the shawshank redemption

[@rowdydog]

I'm new to your reactions, but I have enjoyed them so much. This was my mom's favorite movie. Mom has recently passed on. I never made the connection about little Jenny's prayer and the birds flying over Jenny's grave, thank you. Now where are those tissues at?

[@scalefree]

at the March on Washington the guy in the flag shirt is legendary 60's radical Abby Hoffman.

[@dyriten]

this is my favourite movie of all time, it also happens to the movie that always makes me cry

[@jip5889]

Lieutenant Dan walking up to the wedding never keeps my eyes dry.

[@alansnow1129]

Forrest Gump was the movie of the year that year! Also they have Bubba Gump restaurants in the south

[@deepbluefantasea]

Addie I find it hard to believe you’ve never done a review on field of dreams guaranteed you’ll fall in love with this movie it’s one of those very special ones. I will be looking forward when you watch this one. It’s a must watch like Forrest Gump, Shawshank redemption, green mile it easily falls in that category

[@xeres14]

Great movie, great reaction. I've always liked the line "Sometimes there's just not enough rocks". Rather deep if you think about it.

[@Matthew_KNGP1N]

I always get recommended to your Channel I really enjoy your reactions but this movie always breaks my heart 🥺 keep up the amazing work ur doing 🤗 you got a new subscriber

[@vbvermont]

Beautiful reaction!! Love this movie, and all the characters.

[@nealrepetti2396]

I don't know if you ever heard the name but, the guy in the American flag shirt is supposed to be Abbey Hoffman. He was an anti war crusader back in the day. Just a piece of trivia for you.

[@joshuawells835]

In high school, there were some girls in P.E. who told me I sounded like Forrest Gump. That's what happens when you talk with a Southern accent in Houston. It was either Forrest Gump or The Waterboy (highly recommend that movie).

[@brianthom6798]

This may be the best editing job I've ever seen in a reaction video. To take all the great scenes from Forrest Gump, whittle it down to 32 minutest, and not miss any of the best stuff is extremely impressive.

[@canadianicedragon2412]

Loved the react. Forest always gets people. Right. In. The. Feels. And while not exactly "historically accurate" it does incorporate most of the big events in US history into the story. It... is shocking that one person could live through that much history, but it was a "single lifetime" of events.

[@texasrattlesnake31637]

Fantastic movie & great reaction Addie - Bubba telling Forrest "I want to go home" 😔😔😔

[@doomedthunder6638]

Good reaction video, I love sharing movies with people too.

[@Bigolburr]

The kind of movie that -everyone- claps at the end of in the theater. Absolutely beautiful. I LOVE this movie. It reminds me to tell the people we love that we love them while they're still here. I love you all and hope you all have a wonderful day and life :)

[@lordwalker71]

The blonde girl on the school bus in the red and white dress is Tom hanks daughter Elizabeth. There was going to be a sequel where Forrest was raising his son who contracted aids from Jenny and he was going to meet Princess Diana and be near the Oklahoma bombing and other 90’s events but the script showed up the day before 9/11 and Tom and the director decided it had no meaning anymore so didn’t make it.

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

I went on a first date to this movie when it was released and my date hated it. Obviously it was also our last date. ;-) This post is a perfect example of why everyone should subscribe to her channel. I bet I've seen a dozen other reactors watch this and Addie is literally the only one that didn't treat Jenny like a villain. I never understood why so many people don't understand her trauma. Another great post. Cheers.

[@christhompson6010]

One of the greatest runs for an actor i've ever seen. Seemed like every project after Philadelphia was a jackpot. He could do no wrong in the 90,s.

[@mikeaninger7388]

I watched this in the theatre. Balled the last half hour.

[@neilmerrifield2281]

Love your reaction Addie. You're always smiling, always joyful and approach each reaction with passion and curiosity. Enjoying watching with u

[@HelloThere.GeneralKenobi]

My favorite attribute of Forrest was that he was a man of his word. Bubba asked him to go into business together, and even though he died, Forrest never gave up on that dream. Little Forrest wrote Jenny a letter and said he's not supposed to read it. He did what his son asked. Gave it to Jenny and that was that. There are movies that we've seen multiple times and not really watch and pay attention to, but this movie makes you want to watch and relive that first time over again. And yes, we all also cry once again like the first time. I'm happy you watched/reacted to this and from now on, when you have the tissues close by you'll remember that it was this movie that made you keep them within reach. Take care of yourself, Addie!!

[@SJ19_998]

One of my fav films. Didn't cry before I was 18 when I saw it, but now I do. I got soft 😭, but its so good

[@brock3010]

Where Forrest meets up with Jenny at the Washington memorial is my favorite part of the movie. When they hug after a longtime it gives me goosebumps...😊😁😊

[@mikebrown7799]

Great reactions to this one, Addie!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 From the point when Forrest meets his son until the end, there are a lot of scenes that make you cry.

[@massakastuono7870]

I just love your reactions..i don t know why, i loved it so much that the last couple of days, I have been watching most of your videos reactions, you are so tender and makes us feel nostalgic of those movies..thank you Addie.