TOP "Is He Smart" Reactions *SPOILER* Forrest Gump Reaction

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[@isabeljimenez6067]

The funniest part of these reactions..... it was the 80's. Forrest had been running around the country for over three years. There were NO CELL PHONES in the 80's. It would have been impossible for her to reach him.

[@stevejoshua9536]

Actually, it was the 70s. Little Forrest was conceived on July 4th or 5th, 1976, & Jenny would have given birth in April, 1977.

[@jefferoni1984]

Exactly. None of the younger reactors ever realize that. No cell phones, no email, no social media. No way to contact him while he was on the road.

[@Kid-Drac]

Exactly. What a trash movie.

[@jefferoni1984]

@@Kid-Drac Shut up dummy.

[@drseussofporn]

It was far from impossible. Obviously his followers were able to find him; he was all over news and magazines. If Jenny wanted to talk to him, he wasn't a hard man to find. She could have even contacted Dan - whom she had to know of - to use his resources to get the message. Or send a letter while he was running so it was there when he returned. There were plenty of opportunities, cell phones weren't necessary.

[@BloodSweatandFears]

Why didn’t she tell him? He was RUNNINNNGGGG 😂

[@jerryalexander8803]

Right!! 😂

[@jaynehogue2459]

Not an excuse. She did him and her son very dirty

[@jerryalexander8803]

@@jaynehogue2459 it is an excuse, the man literally ran for years there was no way to get in contact with him, and soon as she found out where he was she contacted him, like did yall even watch the movie, they specifically said how long he was running to coincide with the child’s age

[@LucasF25]

​@@jaynehogue2459Lmaoo, braindead takes following me everywhere I go

[@mattwhite4971]

@@jerryalexander8803 I mean she did sneak off early in the morning without telling him a thing, when the night before she told him she loved him, talk about mixed messages, when he did start running because he was heartbroken he was on national TV she could of contacted people, she knew what she did was wrong… hence the apology.

[@jerryalexander8803]

People always think Jenny kept him from his son but the man was literally running for 3 and a half years and there was no way she could get in contact with him and soon as she seen him on TV she found him and had him come visit her..

[@pokejuice1495]

Is that even his son? Or did she just want someone with money to take care of him and her.

[@BloodSweatandFears]

This is the only time in the movie Forrest shows he is very aware of his mental abilities.

[@AbeDirty]

Not really. "I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is" He says that the same night he had sex with Jenny.

[@RheaPXLIV]

??????? 🤔🤔🤔🤔 Beginning- " Mama always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them" "Stupid is as stupid does"- to Jenny Middle- "he (Lt. Dan) didn't want to be called crippled just like I didn't want to be called stupid" "Stupid is as stupid does" -to Bubba's Mama

[@BloodSweatandFears]

@@RheaPXLIV I meant more that it bothers him that much, yes he acknowledged that others find him stupid but never said much about how he felt about that. My wording could have been better 😅

[@anthonyanderson9303]

​@@BloodSweatandFearsI may not he a smart man, but i know what love is

[@LucasF25]

The only? Idk about /that/. But it is the most clear it gets, yes.

[@joshuaminke6629]

people dont seem to realise this move takes place before cellphones and social media. he was on the road for 3 years, she couldn't call him or send him a letter because he was always on the move

[@mattwhite4971]

Mate he took her into his house, she told him she loved him, gave him some of that good stuff and snuck off in the early hours without telling him… the man was heartbroken, she knew she did him dirty… hence the apology.

[@mindyerownbusiness-p7t]

Good job with the compilation. Nearly all the ladies watching criticised Jenny for keeping such big news to herself....but he was running....how could she?

[@salvatorecaravella365]

This also took place in the 1980’s; there were no cellphones back then.

[@mattwhite4971]

He was running because he was heartbroken… I mean she did come into his house, tell him she loved him, gave him some of that good stuff then snuck out in the early hours, she knew she did him dirty… hence the apology.

[@eddypeacock4005]

The " he got a daddy named Forrest too?" line cracks me up every time 😅

[@mariomsg9885]

This is not a sad scene, but of the most strong and heartwarming scenes in cinema history!

[@stonecoldku4161]

When Forrest described meeting Jenny for the first time as a child he said, "I had never seen anything so beautiful in my life." Then when Jenny introduces Forrest to his son he says, "He's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen."

[@slider954]

One thing I can't stand is how so many of the reactors were like "WHY DIDN'T JENNY TELL HIM?!" Um..... SHE literally explained why a minute earlier!

[@michaelf8702]

Not only because she was 'messed up' - he was running across the country for years! Not exactly easy to get ahold of him

[@tc5837]

@@michaelf8702exactly. No cell phones back then.

[@sime8873ify]

Are you for real? Great excuse, I let you miss the first few years of your childs life because she was messed up. Couldn't be any more selfish if she tried.

[@slider954]

@@sime8873ify Are you done ranting and being so preachy and self righteous? Cause of none what you said has anything to do with my point, which is she literally said just said why and the reactors all missed it. Her being selfish is irrelevant to my point

[@jonahmoran3751]

@@sime8873ify Imagine not watching the movie. Can you get ahold of someone running around the country in a time with NO CELLPHONES?! You're cooked lmao.

[@jeremybr2020]

Everyone always gets annoyed with Jenny for not telling Forrest about his son. Apparently everyone forgot that right after Jenny left the last time, Forrest went on a little jog. A jog that would go on for over 3 years. During that time, Forrest wasn't exactly accessible. Now there was still a good few years after he was done running, but by that time, Jenny had worked on getting her life back, and raising little Forrest, and she got into a routine. And sure, Jenny didn't send Forrest a letter until she was diagnosed with AIDS, and that was kind of shitty. But no one ever accused Jenny of being a perfect angel. She had her issues..... really big issues.

[@petis1976]

She told him to make sure little Forrest didn't go into foster care.

[@mic88ed]

Okay, this can't be the top 10 Forest Gump reactions without reactions from The 354 Squad's reaction. 🤯

[@richardvincelette9741]

The whole push and pull of emotions in this one scene was just part of this great movie

[@NN-rn1oz]

"Is he smart?" "Forrest, this whole movie is about not having to be smart."

[@jasondierbeck4392]

Dad just doesn't want his son to go through what he went through with the bullies and name calling

[@petis1976]

@@jasondierbeck4392 Bingo

[@LucasF25]

Well yeah, but he still cares. Just because disabled people are still people like everyone else doesn't mean disabled parents want their kids to struggle the same way. Why would a blind person want their kid to be blind just so they're the same? That's not so different here.

[@sub-zero710]

As someone who has autism and used to be not so smart, and was ridiculed on a daily basis for it… if I found out I had a long lost child, that would be my first concern too.

[@LucasF25]

@@sub-zero710 Yeah, that sounds tough Fortunately for me my IQ is just fine even tho i'm Autistic too but that still doesn't make me any less difficult to get to learn anything that i don't have an interest in

[@markmurphy558]

I am totally amazed at how judgemental these reactors are about Jenny. Can't they see that she is the most tragic and f*cked up character in the whole movie. She was sexually abused by her father and had ZERO self-esteem. The point of the whole movie was that a challenged person was in some ways protected from life's slings and arrows with his innocence and purity.

[@KP-zi6jx]

Jenny saw Forrest running for 3 yrs (she kept up w/him w/the scrapbook), and she understood, as she had hurt him when she told him she wouldn't marry him, bc she had run from the hurt for so long...and when Forrest stopped running, she wrote him a letter...and here we are. Ppl always hating on Jenny, smh.

[@sharonhoyt2133]

I can not believe how so many of these people who watched the entire movie did not realize that Forrest had been running across the U.S. for over 3 years after Forrest Jr. was conceived and born. In the 1970's and early 80's there were no cell phones and internet. If you want to be a "reactor" to movies learn at least a bit of the history that was going on during the time period of the movie. Every time I hear someone say "didn't Jenny think Forrest might want to know he had a son"...but no one ever says anything about Jenny cleaning up her act, having a baby and raising him by herself while keeping a scrapbook about Forrest to share with her son about his father...then notifying Forrest that she wanted to meet her when she found out he was done running...Read between the Lines that are laid out in this film. It fits with the reality that existed during that time period.

[@JediPhoenix1976]

"Is he smart or is he....?" That's the part that gets me. As dimwitted as Forrest may be, he's still smart enough to know how he is. And as if that weren't enough, he's so scared of passing it on that he can't even bring himself to finish the question.

[@wolfie35p]

Forrest Gump is a fantastic movie, Tom Hanks deserved his Oscar for the part, and the music was fantastic too. I have seen this movie so many times, I have lost count, and cried so many tears over it, and still do, whenever I watch it. Especially at this part.

[@christopherking4932]

One of the greatest acting performance in cinema history.

[@KevinShipe-tr2uk]

He Started Running During Pres Carter and Quit with Reagan lolol

[@GregPappasJr]

IMHO The incredibly magical, beautiful, and life-changing moment of seeing your child for the first time is the most perfect human moment one can experience.

[@patrickh4540]

You can be the toughest guy or girl on the planet... if this scene doesn't get you, you are officially emotionaly dead.

[@sime8873ify]

Who's the creepy dude at the top right of the screen?

[@TylerD288]

Your real dad.

[@robbob5302]

Forrest’s jr real dad.

[@neilmccomsey9550]

Jesus

[@GrouchyOldBear7]

Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.

[@Ginkochin]

Tom Hanks is a living legend

[@johnscott4196]

All my favorite reactors except Dasha. Try to include her next time

[@williamj6974]

Younger people never realize it's the 80s it wasn't easy getting in contact with people especially if they were running across north America for almost 4 years

[@jaynehogue2459]

As someone who grew up in the 80s absolutely not an excuse. She did him very dirty

[@williamj6974]

@@jaynehogue2459 she did herself more dirty than she did him

[@Rudy4099]

FTW. Thank you so much for this! Thank you!

[@todderickson2435]

**sigh** Okay, one more time.... Forrest was gone for over THREE YEARS. There were NO CELL PHONES. There was NO INTERNET. She had NO WAY to contact him except to write a letter, which she did, and Forrest got it when he got home. STOP bashing Jenny for "not telling him." 🙄

[@FredHenry1850]

I ought to start reacting to him reacting to them reacting to the movie just to have someone come and react to me and then someone react to them... and on and on... and on.

[@PmpnAintEZ]

It IS her, in every way

[@davidjohnston351]

I hope he got a DNA test

[@kevinlakeman5043]

I'll always love this one. Truly one of the finest movies I've ever seen. It's so weak and lame when critics downgrade movies because they make them 'feel' too much. Far too many of those ppl come off like emotionally sterile intellectuals. It also disappoints me just how so many women watch the movie and have little if any empathy or compassion for Jenny after the heinous experiences she had as a little girl. She and Forrest both had to start off with the odds way against them.

[@timothysalinas37]

Jenny belongs to da STREETS!!!!

[@pokejuice1495]

Is that even his son? You know Jenny was not a one man woman. I think she just wanted forrest to take care of her and her kid because he had money and she knew he would be there. Screw that lady.

[@buddystewart2020]

I think what's most surprising to me is, this scene didn't completely wreck some of them. For me, I was a basket case, I completely broke down. I don't understand how anyone couldn't.

[@D0NKY]

Haley Joel Osment cameo!

[@InspireSomethingGood]

I could watch this 24/7

[@HumorousLOL]

It still amazes how grossly misunderstood Jenny's character is to this day. Jenny was an extremely damaged and broken woman. The abuse she endured in her early years caused her immense self hatred and a belief she was unworthy of love. This type of trauma can cause severe psychological effects on people, which explains her behavior the entire film. When she ran into Forrest, she realized he was the first person to really care about her in a way she had never experienced. To any of us, this seems great, but Jenny also knew that Forrest was very innocent due to his deficiency, and the whole movie, was not only trying protect him from herself, but she also did not think she was worthy of him. She did love him, but due to her own trauma, she didn't believe she was worth being loved by him. She never intended to take advantage of him. A lot of people seem to think she only wanted him for his money, but Forrest became rich fairly early in the film. She could have stayed with him then if she really wanted only money. As for this scene, a lot of people forget that Forrest had been running for 3 years straight across the US. From the moment Forrest Jr was born, there would have been no way she could have contacted him due to his constant movement. She was not looking for him to take care of her son, but honestly wanted him to know his own son before she passed away. She already knew she had little time left. Jenny was NOT the bad guy.

[@whocares3986]

Yes, she was the bad guy. She was broken because of her childhood, but she was still the bad guy. Would she have written him and got together if she didn't get the ICK and was dying?

[@pokejuice1495]

I disagree. Would it change your mind if that kid isn't even Forrest's? I'm sure that one night stand isn't the only opportunity for conception in that time frame. Perhaps she knew she was dying and knew he had money and that he would be there no matter what. She was running her entire life until running was not an option.

[@whocares3986]

@@pokejuice1495 Yep.

[@HumorousLOL]

@@whocares3986 What are you even talking about? You make no sense.

[@whocares3986]

@HumorousLOL She was horrible to Forrest. I get she was a victim when she was younger, but it doesn't give you a free pass to be a horrible person as an adult. She only wrote to him because she was dying/sick and wanted him to take care of her and her son. That doesn't mean I don't feel bad for her.

[@BlackRangerMode86]

I actually asked the same thing when my girl and I had our kids I was worried that my problems would pass on to them but luckily one only inherited my bipolar problems.

[@joejackson4202]

You'd want to go ahead and get that child DNA tested.

[@robbob5302]

😂

[@garylefevers]

Why? Jenny obviously is not a gold digger.

[@robbob5302]

@@garylefevers No she isn’t. Agreed. But if the child is that smart, there is a strong possibility he might not be his son.

[@MzQTMcHotness]

The only thing I have ever wanted for myself in my life is to be a father. And I fear ai will never get that chance. I worry that my life will never have meaning. That all of this was for nothing.

[@johnwriter8234]

Um... how did Jenny know who the daddy was when she was effing every-other man when she was "on the road"? ( Forrest, insist on DNA test)

[@leydianemoon5317]

Choro muito toda vez que vejo

[@chrischarlescook]

What was Jenny supposed to do? Tag him in a tweet? This film is the worst for reactions. Most reactors give Jenny a hard time, completely oblivious to the trauma she experienced. Just annoying.

[@petis1976]

Raped by her father, used like a whore by hippies and the Black Panthers, strung out on drugs by dealers and players and when she finally decides to get her life together she is pregnant with Forrest's kid he's and then she finds out she is dying from a disease.

[@mattwhite4971]

I love how everyone condones her behaviour by saying “he was running for 3 years” they couldn’t get hold of him… Forgetting that he protected her from predatory men, and protecting her from herself, she came into his house, told him that she loved him, gave him some of that good stuff and then snuck off in the early hours without any explanation… in response to that he started running for 3 years because Jenny told him in the beginning of the film… don’t ever try to be brave, just run, so instead of being brave he run, just like Jenny told him to do, because he has clear learning disabilities… Jenny knew she did him dirty, hence the apology.

[@adenauerlemos7926]

Haley Joel Osment was a cute kid.

[@christafart4202]

The biggest villian in movie history....

[@stevejoshua9536]

Sounds like you have some unresolved personal issues.

[@TylerD288]

💯

[@michaelfitzgerald38]

I really didn’t like Jenny; she only got back in his life after learning he was rich and famous.

[@ChirumboloFilm]

That’s not true. She couldn’t get in touch with him if she wanted to because Forest went running for three years. When she finally did, it wasn’t because of money, it was because she was dying and wanted her son to be taken care of.

[@mamalannightshyaman]

Dude. She’s literally written to show the trauma from being abused. You don’t like her because she had ptsd from sexual abuse?

[@Ray-lw2rh]

You missed the point 😑

[@robbob5302]

She also went four years without asking for a dime in child support. She returned earlier because it was either him or jumping off the balcony. And if she was a money grabber, she would have said yes when he asked to marry her. And taken him for half.

[@kalasatwater2224]

Crocodile tears at its finest level

[@TylerD288]

😭

[@noneya2096]

The funniest thing about this movie is that Forest Gump's IQ in this movie is better than the average in Africa hahahaha.

[@Kid-Drac]

This movie sucks

[@jaynehogue2459]

Jenny should have told him. I know what you excusers are going to say. He was away running but she easily could have found him and told him. As his dad he had an absolute right to know.

[@macsh6434]

I just watched a video of a guy watching a video of a guy watching a video. 🫠