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[@1stTimeReact]

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[@johnscott4196]

Dasha and Marichu

[@tisdue]

this is such a great idea for a YT channel. I love the moments you choose. Keep it up!

[@sir_couglet8533]

The Perfect Mix

[@rufflesdan]

Bubba being rescued by Forrest right before he passes away...

[@rufflesdan]

There terror projected by Tom Hanks eyes when he finds out he is a father is probably the best acting I have ever seen, there is nothing like that scene in the world.

[@dahobdahob]

The line "Is he smart?" also recontextualizes the whole movie. It shows that Forrest, who has been unremittently positive through the whole film, is acutely aware of his limitations and how other people see him. He is terrified that his son will have to struggle like he did and his relief is overwhelming.

[@ccink3931]

Just shows u the creep Jenny was lol

[@tenjenk]

@@ccink3931 no, you soggy turnip, it shows why she was hesitant to be with him or accept his feelings for her. She was afraid of taking advantage of him and kept her distance, thinking he was unable to understand or experience deeper feelings. the one time he stood up and made her realize he was capable of it and had his own agency, other doubts crept up where she also saw herself as damaged and unworthy of him, a result of the lifelong abuse she had faced, while seeing him as pure.

[@tenjenk]

Tom Hanks acting was great here. how he has forest unconsciously gesture towards himself while asking it

[@ccink3931]

@@tenjenk She left him to go do drugs & have trains run on her as he is fighting in the Vietnam war & she doesn't even care enough to write him The only time she is willing to have a relationship is when she has a terminal STD & needs someone to be her surgar daddy now she no longer has options being middle-aged woman 😂 she didn't even respect him enough to meet his own son the first 4yrs of his life which is flat out disgusting she is a creep & anyone who sees nothing wrong with her character is just as much of a creep as she is lol!

[@christhornycroft3686]

I find a lot of younger people don’t appreciate that moment unless they have kids or have a family member who has a learning disability. They gloss over it. Or maybe most kids these days are sociopaths. I was 12 when I saw this and it definitely impacted me.

[@thewab1974]

Forrest never gave a damn about anybody calling him out as stupid, but the second he realized there was a chance his limitations could have been passed along to his son, he almost broke down right there. I think that would have crushed him if he were to find out that his son was affected, too.

[@KlooKloo]

He understood his mama better than he ever did before.

[@tonyhaynes9080]

Watch the end of the hookers at the party. Forrest said, 'Lt Dan didn't like people calling him a cripple like I didn't like people calling me stupid'.

[@newwavepop]

People give Jenny a lot of crap, she IS NOT the villain of this story. she had a lot of demons and trauma she was trying to work through, she NEVER used Forrest and always cared about him and tried to protect him. most of the time she ran away from him it was because she was afraid of dragging him into her darkness. Forrest was probably the only thing in the entire world that she did care about herself included. whenever things got too much for her she would go to Forrest and just sleep, in the one place she could feel safe. knowing that he would protect her, she absolutely did love Forrest and only felt true happiness when she was around him, but she was not done punishing herself yet until she was so she would leave. Jenny and Lt Dan both finally found their way through the darkness ONLY because this pure and loyal presence was in their lives, who never judged them or tried to fix them but just listened and was happy to have them around. and ultimately they both gave Forrest the things he needed to live his happy life as well. Forrest was a beacon that guided Jenny and Dan through their darkness and they both found their way out and their happiness, just sadly for Jenny it was too late.

[@An0nymous_L0gic]

It his so much harder when you realize that throughout the whole movie, Forrest never once acknowledges or mentions his intelligence. The audience isn't really sure until this moment that he knows what he is.

[@patjacksonpodium]

I mean..."I'm not a smart man. But I know what love is." That's kind of a major line.

[@_The_Traveler_]

@@patjacksonpodium I mean even then based on his pattern of behavior, the movie sort of sets the viewer up to assume that Forest, even with a basic awareness of himself, is still unable to fully conceptualize the nature of his mind and existence. He's simple in a way that's almost deceptive, and at peace with his life in a way that people around him think is proof of his "stupidity". Saying you're not a smart man, if we're being generous, could be chalked up as pure euphemism based on how people treated him growing up and conditioned him to feel about himself (whether their estimations of him were true or not). Being concerned that you've passed on the genetic potential for your own cognitive limitations is a conscious awareness of self on a much more complex level, one so complex that it, ironically enough, nearly defies the nature of Forest's cognitive limitations. He's _so_ self aware that it mimics genius, which is quite poetic if you think about it.

[@michaelweiske702]

"My momma always said, 'Stupid is what stupid does'" - Forrest whenever someone questions if he is stupid.

[@troyivey1905]

He's litteraly been asked if he was dumb his entire life

[@BClarke]

He also says that he didn’t like to be called stupid at the New Year’s Eve party. I think there’s sufficient basis to say that he is aware of his limitations.

[@plumdutchess]

The fact that he says he's the most beautiful thing he's ever seen. In the beginning of the movie he says the same about Jenny when he meets her on the bus. I always loved that. Little Forrest is a part of Jenny and himself.

[@CinJyxxe]

Oh man, I completely missed that. And since it was part of the story he was telling, he would have said that about Jenny literally just an hour or so prior to meeting Forrest Jr.

[@ronmaest]

Good observation! Anything that has to do with Jenny’s essence is beautiful to him.

[@iesika7387]

I love that she immediately understands why he's reacting the way he does, why he backs away, and reassures him that he did nothing wrong and everything's okay and there's no pressure on him to do a particular thing. She understands him and now that she is in a better place is able to put his comfort first. She's always known how he felt, but until she was able to heal she's always felt like she was bad, and bad for him specifically, so she's never been able to reach back properly. But she's always known and understood him and cared for him.

[@GrimerYT]

Well said!!

[@sergiohalaby]

People who villainize Jenny didn't understand a single thing about her character and the movie.

[@tvducky]

This is the best comment. Perfectly said. She's not as selfish as it appears. Despite being messed up for a long time, she always cared for Forrest and tried to protect him. I think her pregnancy probably made her realize she needed to be better.... Also he's rich. Jenny can so easily take advantage of him but she doesn't.

[@rickybe]

she only called because she’d been diagnosed with aids and needed him to look after his son. Just saying

[@oldageisdumb]

@@rickybe Cut her a break. She is the victim of horrible abuse throughout her life. She did the best she could.

[@websolete]

For everyone saying 'why did she never tell him?' He was RUNNINGuh

[@tenjenk]

People have little perception of how things were pre-internet "oh he was famous on TV", yeah he would be an entire state away by the time it was on the news. How is a single mother with a troubled past, IN THAT ERA that too which was extremely unkind, unsupportive and malicious to single mothers with little money, who is literally pulling herself together to take care of her baby, supposed to travel across the country with said baby in her arm to find someone off grid?

[@WonderMonkey-xp3xk]

People who judge Jenny are going to Hell. They are evil.

[@igloo2158]

No kidding. Back when this movie first premiered, not one single person I knew had hate for Jenny. Just odd.

[@igloo2158]

@@tenjenkthank you!!!!

[@mimiandy1683]

Media literacy is lowering as time goes on. I remember seeing this movie as a kid, when it hit the theaters. Even as a 10-year-old, I figured out that Forrest was running, so Jenny didn’t have the ability to contact him. And we have adults here that just don’t get it.

[@JamesCPotter13]

"Is he smart or is he..." Forrest is AWARE.

[@mthayne1000]

It’s Jenny. He could never be angry with her. To learn that he had a child with her is a gift straight from gods mouth.

[@UPB78]

"Is he smart?" "Yeah, he can even speak to dead people"

[@paulonius42]

I can't believe you just made me laugh during one of the saddest scenes in movie history! 😂😢😂😢😂

[@muntzen]

yeah, he's literally an A.I.

[@SeenGod]

@@muntzen lmao

[@paulonius42]

@muntzen You deserve more credit than you're getting so far.🤣😅

[@wartyrant8627]

🏆

[@loribrooks5582]

This scene cemented Tom’s status in my book as the greatest actor. The way he gets every emotion to go across his face.

[@christopherking4932]

Truly unbelievable

[@djfinesse1]

His relief piss in green mile and his death in saving private ryan were two more of those increadible conveys all with just the face moments

[@INDRIDCOLD83]

Nobody can even come close to Daniel Day-Lewis when it comes to acting.

[@loribrooks5582]

@@INDRIDCOLD83 ok. I’ll give you that. My introduction to Daniel was watching the Oscars many years ago when he won for My Left Foot. My recommendations for Daniel are always My Left Foot, Gangs of New York and Lincoln. What are yours?

[@FateXO]

quite a few do but if hes your number 1 thats respectable @@INDRIDCOLD83

[@jamesweible5357]

Everyone talks about how great Hanks is in this movie, no doubts it's a stellar performance, but can we also agree that robin wright was also amazing. You rooted for jenny when you saw her childhood, you hated her as a screwed up adult, you hated her for sleeping with forrest, then hated her again for not telling him about her pregnancy. Then after it sitting with you for some time, world experience altering your perceptions, you feel even more for jenny and know how broken she was. Wright did an amazing job portraying a broken person. We all fell for it.

[@calleandersson1394]

No matter how shitty someone get treated, like Jenny for example, you are always responsible for your own actions. Some people, like Forrest, get treated like crap for most of their lives, but they still end up being a good person, isn’t that funny? It’s almost like you have a choice. I think that some people just break after a certain amount of abuse. Some people have a hard time adjusting to it, and some can’t. But it’s never too late to stop being a piece of shit. And even then, we still have to take responsibility.

[@jamesweible5357]

@@calleandersson1394 Yep, and the thing that broke jenny out of her wallowing in the past was to get pregnant. She's a really well written character.

[@zacharysheriff449]

@@calleandersson1394well done, you understand how duality is used in movies

[@Vinterfrid]

Please stop those stupid comments "can we...". It's up to you to have your opinion - you really don't have to seek confirmation from others. Thank you.

[@zacharysheriff449]

@@Vinterfrid how are you upset over a comment giving a smaller actor credit for their performance?

[@TabaquiJackal906]

When he says 'he's the most beautiful thing....' those are the first words he ever used to describe Jenny. *sniffles*

[@andrewcause25]

It was a part of him and a part of his love, Jenny. When he realized he wouldn’t have the same challenges as himself, there was instant relief. He knew he also wouldn’t have the burden of abuse that Jenny faced. His son could live a life unburdened by what plagued both he and Jenny. He was happy his son got something good from the box of chocolates called Life.

[@desiv1170]

I love that line delivery from Hanks, but before that... after Jenny tells him "You're his daddy, Forest"... The look on Tom Hanks' face and the step back... With no words said, that is one of my (if not the) favorite Tom Hanks moments ever...

[@jonl1319]

Yeah no competition for the Best actor Oscar that year

[@cindyspangler3982]

I understood the very first time I watched this movie that Jenny never thought she was good enough for Forrest. Never worthy of his love, and thats why she never allowed herself to love him. Her life was nothing but abuse and sadness. Forrest's life was full of love, and innocence. Jenny yelled "Run Forest Run" but it was she that spent her life running from love. And...He was running when she found out she was pregnant.

[@YoutubeIsRetarded689]

Yes... it was Forrest's love she couldn't handle... Not that the only boy to ever treat her nicely in her life was "Special" compared to all the others. And the only time that she thought he was worth going after was once he had become one of the richest men on the planet.

[@korganrocks3995]

@@KZbinIsRetarded689Bro, just do us all a favor and stop commenting your negative, misogynist bullshit. If she was a gold digger she'd have stayed with him instead of running off with some hippies. I'm sorry your Jenny never loved you, but don't project your own failed romance on the character in this movie.

[@TheHosh01]

'Only after I've been completely ran through, and have a incredibly contagious disease, will I give you a chance'

[@Tzoppo11]

@@KZbinIsRetarded689 Incels are really out in force on this one.

[@sunako666]

Did you missed the little part where she was dying and wanted for Forest to take care of his son? @@KZbinIsRetarded689

[@hugosbeerspirits4871]

I saw this movie twice in the theater on opening day. When he said "Is he smart", I impulsively said "Holy shit". The packed theater laughed. After it ended, the older guy sitting in front of me said "I was thinking the same thing."

[@moeball740]

When you realize how, although Forrest seems blissfully unaware through most of the story of how people see him and his own mental limitations, at this moment it is clear Forrest realizes - and is worried about - his limitations and whether the child will suffer through the same things. Incredible portrayal by Hanks of Forrest's self awareness.

[@psychologynerd0423]

That scene always makes me cry. Because was Forrest really “unintelligent?” He accomplished things that many people don’t and he truly understands love. His intelligence is just different.

[@macgyver42563]

He isn't stereotypically intelligent. As in he doesn't quite understand certain things. Which is why many people he interacts with often dismisses, belittles, bullies, or humors him. But what I think Forest possesses is something greater, in some respects: emotional intelligence. That could just be me though.

[@skyofthelivingdead]

He was extremely emotionally intelligent.

[@user-ub9kl3rb3g]

Brilliant commentary. I agree. 👊😊

[@jenb.9454]

His IQ was 75. He had a strong work ethic and sense of morality. Those things can be valuable without being intelligence.

[@PlaGueR3FLEX]

It's so heartbreaking that although Forrest is so happy-go-lucky throughout the movie/his life, his very first concern is if he is like him. That shows that he has been aware of his disability the entire time, and it scared him so much that he started to cry at the thought of his son having to deal with the same thing. Imagine a life where 90% of the people you interact with call you stupid and disregard you.

[@gordondafoe3516]

Imagine a life where 95% of the people you meet are dumber than you. Now that is a curse!

[@jarrodhollenbeck4284]

The thing people don't realize is that Jenny didn't keep the kid a secret, Forrest was running for a few years and was unreachable

[@YoutubeIsRetarded689]

How did she get the letter to him that said she wanted to meet up then? Oh yeah there was a period after he was done running where she didn't bother to contact him at least until he as he put it "Had more money than Davey Crocket" right?

[@RichBoiRichBoi]

Stop it

[@aaronjoyce9569]

Forrest returned from his running about 2 and a half years after his son was born, He didn't receive Jennys letter until after Juniors 4th birthday, she had plenty of time 🤷‍♂️

[@SBaby]

@@aaronjoyce9569 Do you know how long it takes for the postal service to do anything? They didn't deliver the letter back to his house until then because they probably didn't know he was back home. And that's assuming they delivered it at all. The postal service was garbage in that era (it still is, but that's not the point).

[@gh3meister]

He wasn't unreachable, it would have been a big story, she could have contacted a news outlet and someone would have told him

[@sample.text.]

Forget about Tom Hanks' filmography and what a great actor he is for a second. Most actors can go their entire careers without ever delivering a scene as incredible as this.

[@jamesnelson5741]

The head tilt when the two are sitting together gets me.

[@user-xn3qm2il4l]

My best friend told me how much my youngest and I walk the same. 🥲

[@sunshinyday8648]

My daughters father was born with Fetal alcohol syndrome. So he was a little slow. It was really heartbreaking explaining that our daughter wasn't going to be affected because I didnt drink. This reminds me of it

[@herecomestheboi1285]

I love all these 20 year olds finally watching movies that moved me, when I was younger. It's so wonderful to see that the messages hold up, and the feelings are still valid.

[@stephenlackey5852]

I had this worry for the longest time with regards to my children possibly inheriting my autism, anxiety, and existential dread. They both experience these things to varying degrees, but I celebrate their perseverance, adaptability, and willingness to accept others as they are.

[@4dwyn]

Took me 30 years. Took me until today. When I realized I'm not the only one who bawled at this scene.

[@mr2gti]

It's the "Is he smart?" line the crucifies us all.

[@Vince-lq3ve]

This scene is also a tribute to Forrest's mother, who armed him at an early age to deal with his situation: "stupid is as stupid does". Such a perfect way to defend and disarm people who might call him stupid. Stupid is what a person does, not who they are. Oddly enough, everything he does after that is smart, even though he may not even know it. But this scene is the first moment that he acknowledges his shortcoming -kills me every time as I thought he was oblivious to it.

[@marianoyuba3736]

Whether he has full dimension of just what his cognitive deficiencies are or not, he definitely knows he was different, and that his life just wasn't easy because of what he was. He's learned to adapt and always make the best of things, but he knows he wouldn't wish his tough childhood on anyone, let alone his son.

[@ruckus7554]

Being the father of a high-functioning son on the spectrum, this hit the feels deeply. My grown son has the same cognitive delay. Tom Hanks' portrayal is very spot-on.

[@williammccormick984]

This is legitimately one of the greatest acting moments in history. Hanks in his prime was SOMETHING else.

[@meghanmonroe]

I keep wanting to yell out "Forrest was running for the last three years and change. She had no way of telling him."

[@israellarson8921]

That kid is older than three, and he was famous as he was running, she knew exactly where he was. Plus he was running because of her, it was the only way he could deal with her doing him dirty AGAIN

[@tenjenk]

@@israellarson8921 That is the kids age, he's around 3+ here. She had sent him a letter but by the time it reached he was already on his run. "famous" means nothing, this was pre-internet days. she had no way of catching up with him, no means of contacting him directly and CERTAINLY couldnt afford traveling across the country with a child. She had to focus on binding the broken pieces of herself together and stepping up to be better to take care of her kid. All indications are that she was a great mom too, everything her monstrous parents werent.

[@meghanmonroe]

@@israellarson8921 He can't be more than 4. And we already know that Jenny was following Forrest's running journey...she said she kept newspaper clippings. But this was the early 80s. Communication was limited, and he wasn't in one spot for long. Maybe she could've gotten a telegram to him somehow but I have my doubts. Anyway, people talk shit about her no matter what. She's a monster for stringing him along, she's a monster for keeping him from his child, and then she's a monster when she finally lets her guard down and marries him because she's a gold digger, apparently. 🙄

[@amyg4961]

@meghanmonroe The people who have no sympathy or understanding for her obviously have never had to experience trauma of this level, don’t know anyone who did, or were able to receive healing help better than Jenny’s character would have. Which is great, I wouldn’t wish this kind of trauma on anyone. That said, it does get on my nerves how much hate there is for her still when we should have better understanding in this day and age.

[@israellarson8921]

Trauma is not an excuse for poor actions towards others

[@karlstamporoski]

Coming from a dad to an autistic son, this makes me happy. People understanding other people realizing that “different” don’t mean stupid. Tom Hanks played that role unreasonably well (not as a satire or in a comedical way), I struggle to understand the mind off my son, but totally see him in Toms roll although they are ages apart (my son is 8y). I think, in my mind that my son would react exactly in the same comical way as Forest did in that situation.

[@Rufus6540]

No matter what else he's done in his hugely successful career, Tom Hanks has these two minutes of simply perfect acting that we all get to enjoy.

[@lihil73602]

How come no one is connecting the dots regarding the amount of time that passed until she told him about the kid... he was running for exactly 3 years, and the kid is 3 years old! She couldn't tell Forest about the kid because she was waiting for him to come back!!!

[@plumdutchess]

Because people don't seem to realise there was a time without smart phones and the internet.

[@maxacorn]

and she was working a crummy 9-5 job as a waitress while being a mom and dealing with her own health issues. its so strange to me how folks vilify jenny for this.

[@efjefe]

She is terrible human

[@relicreturns]

Don't think people vilify Jenny for that... she was generally a pretty unreliable friend

[@lirpa2300]

The excuses for Jenny is unbelievable. The news crew had no problem following and finding Forrest all those years he was running. Jenny could have found a way to get in touch with Forrest. I still think the only reason why she told Forrest about little Forrest was because she was sick. Had she not be sick would she have even told Forrest at all or waited even longer to say anything? I'm still not sure if that's his kid but knowing Forrest he would take care of him anyway and would raise him as his own because he loves Jenny so much and Jenny knew that which is why she tells him out of nowhere that he has a kid, tells him she's sick knowing that Forrest would take care of them and asked him to marry her knowing they won't be together long. Jenny ran a game on Forrest and on alot of audience members as well, a top notch villian....SMH!!!!

[@move_i_got_this5659]

Crying tears of joy is the hardest emotion to reach. This movie has the most tears of joy scenes of any movie. Add in the greatest sound track in movie history, all the laughs, and even the sad tears which there is no shortage of. That makes this the greatest movie of all time.

[@littlemiller6]

I despise people who think Jenny was a bad person. She was traumatized from childhood

[@buzza2077]

So was Jeffrey Dahmer.

[@sophiab3005]

Yes! It also seemed like she didn’t want Forrest to be around her since she knew she had issues. “Forrest you stay away from me ok? Please..”

[@SmithBB]

I think the reason this line hits so hard for so many people is it’s that universal feeling of hoping that your children are better than you. Forrest being worried about his son not being smart reflects how we all don’t want our kids to make the same mistakes we did, etc.

[@marianoyuba3736]

Well, yes, but in this case it's not so much a matter of mistakes (definitely having a better life though), but Forrest dreading that little Forrest will have a life as tough as he did just because of what he is.

[@todderickson2435]

This scene is an absolute master class in acting from Tom Hanks. He says so much while hardly saying a word. So incredibly good!! Also, I'm really tired of people blaming Jenny for not telling Forrest sooner about his son. This was before e-mail and before cell phones, so her only options were a phone call to his house or writing a letter (which she did), but it's hard to get a phone call or letter when you're away from home FOR THREE-AND-A-HALF YEARS.

[@YoutubeIsRetarded689]

How'd all the people that follow him find him then? How'd the news media manage to track him down well enough to set up an interview as he ran past? How did all the people asking him for advice manage to catch up with him just to ask "What should I do now?" Her letter wasn't even waiting for him. She probably only sent the letter once she was able to look up what the address of his old home was. How lucky for her he hadn't moved yet otherwise she'd never have been able to find him to dump her illegitimate child on.

[@plumdutchess]

​@@KZbinIsRetarded689 So her dying is her "dumping" his biological child on hji? You are clearly missing the deeper psychological themes of this movie. Go watch Bambi. Or did Bambi's mother abandon him when she was k*lled?

[@YoutubeIsRetarded689]

@@plumdutchess I mean I doubt it's his kid.

[@korganrocks3995]

@@plumdutchessDon't bother engaging with this guy; he's all over this comment section going on and on about Jenny tricking Forest to raise someone else's kid and other similarly toxic idiocies.

[@themessenger2948]

It pisses me off how much hate Jenny gets. First of all, he was running around the country for years. She couldn't make contact with him. As for the rest of her character, I'll quote The Perks Of Being A Wallflower: "We accept the love we think we deserve." Due to her father's abuse, she's learned that she doesn't deserve love or happiness. She thinks that she would profane Forrest's purity, so she would rather stay out of his life.

[@gregoriancatmonk6904]

He was on the news all the time, he was running along with a pack of people. He wasn't hiding she could have hopped in a car and met him. That being said she did have some mental health issues of her own.

[@themessenger2948]

@@gregoriancatmonk6904 As a waitress with a kid, she could've drove across the country to find him?

[@79glane928]

Boo hoo. Thats fine until you start dishing out the trauma.

[@lonetardigrade]

​@@79glane928damaged people damage people. No one in there right mind will EVER give a damaged person a pass to treat people poorly but there's a reason why they are the way they are. Some people get hit with the level of self awareness it takes to break out of the cycle and many don't. It is what it is.

[@demongrenade2748]

Her reasons don't change what she did. She was still a garbage human being the entire movie, regardless of her past trauma. And as for not being able to contact him? Dude is literally a national phenomena. She might not be able to run with him, but she could certainly call him or send him a letter. But no, she only comes crawling back once he's a millionaire so he can provide for the child she denied to him. Jenny gets alot of hate because Jenny is genuine garbage. Sorry not sorry.

[@Trapper50cal]

Tom Hanks, everyone.

[@sandimcalisterblood2675]

The line "is he smart?" never got to me. But when he says" he's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen" I completely lose it every time😢

[@korganrocks3995]

The "is he smart?" line makes me tear up every single time, even while watching a video like this.

[@FresnoCA93727]

This movie can make you cry multiple times. This scene, Bubba dying, mama dying and Jenny dying.

[@oldageisdumb]

This is such a small scene amongst so many bigger, more dramatic scenes in the movie and yet it’s always been one of my all time scenes for best acting. It gets me no matter how many times I watch the movie. I honestly never heard others talk about it so I thought it was just me but apparently there are many who feel the same way. Tom’s acting takes my breath away. He conveys so much with so few words. Brilliant.

[@igloo2158]

I’ll never understand the younger crowd not realizing that Jenny couldn’t get in touch with Forrest because he was running for years.

[@Dante_Prince]

Not true

[@chxbinz]

Even though I am apart of the younger crowd, I fully understood that she couldn’t get in touch with him due to him running for years. I was as so confused when the first girl said that she stripped him of growing up with his kid.

[@skyh2394]

Thats not true tho, Forrest ran for no more than 2 years, the kid is what, 5-6 at least? So he definitely was in his home and she probably knew it but she didn't contact him.

[@igloo2158]

@@skyh2394 OMFG. Get real. Yeah. They wrote the movie to make Jennie evil. You ridiculous morons.

[@igloo2158]

@@skyh2394 What was her motivation? He was rich when she showed up and they had their night together. She. NEVER asked for anything. Grow up Gen z. Grow the fck up. You’re killing the rest of us with your fcking ignorance and self hatred.

[@Corellian]

It's a small, insignificant thing, but I am colour blind and while it has never affected me in a big way, it was a relief growing up and reading about how colourblindness comes from the mother's genetic side and not the father's. So I wouldn't necessarily pass it on to my children unless I had children with a woman who also had the genes. When my son was 3 we were out in the forest, and suddenly he happily finds wild strawberries, small red gems amongst all the browns and greens, something I have never been able to see. I had to hide a couple of tears of joy, my son will see the world in all its beauty. It's one of the wonders of the world to see the next generation accomplish things you won't, big and small.

[@cheezebag]

Loved all these reactions. They're all so genuine. Always takes me back to when i first saw this movie

[@1milano1899]

1. This scene 2. First Blood: Rambo breaking 3. Goodwill Hunting: Matt Damon breaking The 3 movies that always get me 😢

[@johnscott4196]

Cinebinge killed this one

[@neosunrider]

All it takes is this one scene to get me crying. I need a box of tissues to watch the whole movie. :') They did such a great job with this movie.

[@sixslinger9951]

This piece of acting is one of the greatest in Cinema history. Hanks just killed it!

[@zibafu]

"is he gonna run" and on that day, for a very particular reason, I decided to go for another run 🤣

[@fatdad64able]

„Is he smart?“ That struck me hard back then….

[@gonzagassmann]

his relief after knowing his little man won't have to face his own fight (cause we know right there he is aware of his limitations) is just overwhelming. what a scene...

[@jennakaufman4471]

There’s a book about forest and his son bonding as a continuation after the movie when Jenny dies and Forrest is left to raise his son alone, it’s called “Forest Gump & Co” By: Winston Groom.

[@3Rayfire]

"Is he smart....(or is he like me?)" Poor Forrest couldn't get the second half out it so completely terrified him. We've seen him triumph over everything in this movie, but he wouldn't wish it on his own child for a second. The only time in the entire film Forrest truly acknowledges his own pain. He treated his condition matter of factly, and lived his life. But not for his son.

[@ThEmAnOnAmIsSiOn100]

Forrest Gumps kid is so smart that he can actually see dead people

[@christopherking4932]

One of the most heartbreaking scene and beautiful scene at the same time.

[@BrandonDuckett]

You're easily becoming one of my favorite reaction comp channels, the moments you choose are so iconic and powerful.

[@kylebucheri9370]

I always thought a sequel would have been cool showing an older forrest experiencing the world today and his relationship with his son as an adult

[@pablosilvam]

What a masterpiece of scene, pure emotion

[@lolosghost1643]

I like the pure of Forrest he is so in love with here he doesn't even ever get mad at here or something that in my mind is pure love 😢

[@jkyme]

One of the most beautiful and touching moments on screen ever! I tear up every single time I watch this scene (and I've watched it a lot!)

[@galefromwaterdeep]

For the dummies who have no empathy, or lack any kind of comprehension with the movie: Jenny was sexually and physically abused by her father, which lead her to substance abuse and abusive relationships her whole life (which is very common with people who've experienced childhood abuse, especially sexual abuse). Guess what wasn't around then? Rehab or mental healthcare. They had the 'care', but it was mostly locking you away in an asylum where the barbaric treatments would permanently handicap or kill you. She had literally no help, and no support. She didn't tell Forrest about the kid, that's true. Why? Because she literally couldn't. By the time she found out about being pregnant, Forrest was off running. This was during a time where there were no cell phones or email, she didn't know where he was, or how to get in touch with him. By the time he was being shown in the news, she had a kid to look after and support, no grandparents or anything to help, so she couldn't go running off to HOPE to find where he MIGHT end up passing through. She couldn't call him - he had no phone while running. She wrote to him as soon as he came back home, and she could actually get a hold of him. Yes, Jenny ran from him. But she didn't do it because she didn't care about him or was using him. She did it BECAUSE she cared about him, and loved him. She saw Forrest as good and pure, everything she thought herself to not be. She was afraid of hurting and 'tainting' him. So she pushed him away, to try and protect him. I swear, people have become truly heartless, or truly dumb by some of the takes I've seen on movies and characters.

[@GRIZY28]

Ans some people are truly to dumb and make excuses for everyone except taking responsibility. Just bc u had a bad life doesn't give u the right or a pass on being a terrible person to everyone around you . Victim mentality justifying making bad decisions is straight up dumb

[@johnmorris8444]

Hiding a child for years is a pretty good reason to give someone shit. He was sitting at his childhood home for years after he stopped running before he got a letter.

[@GRIZY28]

So bc she has a bad life she gets to treat everyone else around her like trash . And the kid is 5+ years old , Forrest was not running that whole time annnnd even if he was , the world was watching and knew exactly where he would be . She only got in touch once she knew he was a millionaire so she could dump the kid off . You must be a women bc only a women would think someone being abused gives them a pass to treat everyone the meet like crap . If Forrest wasn't mentally /physically handicapped he would've dumped her as a teen but instead she gaslit him for 25+ years and only cares once he has a boatload of money

[@GRIZY28]

Only trash excuse trash for acting like trash

[@ToddHeallen]

Thanks,@@johnmorris8444 . Before cell phones and email, communication was literally impossible back then. 😆

[@angermanagementstudios]

I was 14 when this came out and I thought it was the greatest thing I’d ever seen. Still do. Genius.

[@kwolfdan3976]

It's an emotional thing..but when she looks at them watching the cartoon,knowing she will die ,and a pure soul like a child ,her and his child ,after she dies she knew that he was the man to be tougher and childish at the same time..she knew her/his son was safe..remember the elogy to her funeral under the 🌳..

[@erinmalone2669]

I really love how these reactions are coming from all over the world from all different types of people who have very different reactions, but the scene played so perfectly by such talented actors that transcends race or country❤

[@amjay2300]

been w/ my man for over a decade && have never seen him cry over a movie until i made him watch Forrest Gump and we got to this scene. it is both heartbreaking and beautiful simultaneously. Tom Hanks was amazing

[@plumdutchess]

Has everyone who says Jenny is a horrible human being forgotten her father SA'd her when she was really young and she suffered extremely because of it? Just because she wasn't able to contact Forrest, because he wasn't in his f-ing home. She sent him a letter when he returned from running.

[@korganrocks3995]

They say stuff like "trauma doesn't mean you're not responsible for your actions" and go right on calling her a selfish, greedy, manipulative hoe...

[@batkat0]

The Internet never misses an opportunity to shit all over a woman, fictional or otherwise.

[@korganrocks3995]

@@batkat0Yeah, they really hate 'em, even when they're well-written characters in well-written movies, like Ripley, Furiosa, Sarah Connor, Princess Leia, Elizabeth Swan... /s

[@LeoRichVids]

He was running for a few years... This movie came out before cellphones were the norm, how could she reach him to tell him he has a son? People miss this part of the story a ton. It's not his fault, or hers. It's just an unfortunate situation of the time

[@oh2button]

In my opinion, this scene is what clinched the second (consecutive) Oscar for Mr. Hanks.

[@sombojoe]

These videos make me cry for all my lunch hours!

[@jscan4442]

I love all these clowns that blame Jenny for withholding Forrest Jr, as if a waitress has the means to go chase after a guy running across the country and back for years.

[@igloo2158]

And with a young child. SMH

[@plumdutchess]

"No, but like, why didn't she just like, text him or like leave a message on his like Insta, like?"

[@korganrocks3995]

I love that they're usually the same clowns who also call her a gold digger, despite her waitressing as a single mom instead of just getting back together with her multi-millionaire(billionaire?) baby-daddy.

[@calgaryhockey6991]

“You’re his daddy.” “Run Forrest run!”

[@joemasters2270]

I always loved how Forrest immediately expressed concern over his son's intelligence. Every parent alive living w/ any health conditions & worried about passing it on to your offspring, my heart goes out to all of you out there. There wasn't a single dry eye in the theater. My wife & I don't have kids, but we respect all of those who DO.

[@rawrcalumx]

Missed oppertunity to have James from AwesomeUSMovies in this compilation. He had the best most viseral reaction I've ever seen

[@omalleycaboose5937]

It's easy to miss the first time Watchung but she couldn't tell forrest for the first few years at least cause he was running

[@williamj6974]

Everyone misses that and gets mad at Jenny! He was running across the country it's the early 80s no cell phones

[@sceneitfan]

People miss that so often!!

[@doilysimpkin6972]

Nonsense. All she had to do was get I a damned car.

[@williamj6974]

Lmao u seem angry 😠

[@williamj6974]

Apparently she was working to take care of the kid

[@LongandWeirdName]

You probably have a whole list of scenes to make compilations of, but... Here's something thats probably on there, but if it isn't, it needs to be. Oskar Schindler receiving the ring from the rescued ones, the car scene at the end of The Mist, the house robbery scene from the beginning of John Wick + Vigo telling Josef who he messed with(with a pencil), and the General Shang scene from Arrival.

[@codythomas1450]

Hes aware of his limitations before meeting his "son". When trying to understand why Jenny never would stay with him he says " i know i may not be the smartest man in the world, but i do know what love is."

[@bertdavis5482]

One of the best movies ever made. Emotional, and endearing and a showcase of unconditional love of a man for a woman.

[@RustyCyler]

The best reactors react with emotions. The worst reactors are the one who react with words.

[@korganrocks3995]

The best reactors are the ones who react with both, at the appropriate times. Talk during the lulls in the action, shut up and focus when important/emotional stuff is going down.

[@UltraSuperDuperFreak]

I seen this movie gazillion times, okay maybe not a gazillion, but close ! And it still brings me to tears every single time at this scene. And part after absolutely makes my eyes sweat even harder !

[@RockandRollsince1992]

That first reaction was super sweet ❤

[@isaacphillips9844]

Oh my gosh seeing people react to this fresh is just beautiful

[@wobdarden]

You've gotta be a certain kind of "dead inside" to watch this movie and think Jenny was a villain. Go back to the beginning, you haven't been paying attention.

[@korganrocks3995]

I used to think they were just unempathetic, but those same people get so upset on Forest's behalf that there must be more to it. It's like they can have plenty of empathy for someone as pure as Forest, but are incapable of it when it comes to a flawed, fleshed out human character. Emotional immaturity perhaps?

[@wobdarden]

@@korganrocks3995I personally think it's confirmation bias, via their own experiences/pain. A cherished relationship soured, maybe a crappy custody situation? It's hard not to project yourself when films hit your scars. Or, it's as simple as misogyny from sentient bottles of Miller Lite. I try and favor the former but there are days it's clearly the latter.

[@MrPeteybelljr]

This scene for me is my metric for measuring someone’s emotional intelligence. People who don’t immediately want to cry when he asks Jenny if Forrest jr is smart have pretty low emotional IQ and vice versa.

[@UltraSuperDuperFreak]

That is a pretty stupid comment mate. I was losing a few tears before that comment is said in movie. But the comment itself did not make my tears flow. People react and think diffirently. And i sure thought this was a very emotional scene.

[@scanspeak00]

Weird. How do you know what's going on in someone's mind and if the "want to cry"? Emotional intelligence, emotiveness and empathy aren't the same thing,

[@peterharrell7305]

Yeah, that's not what emotional iq is. That's just being emotional.

[@YoutubeIsRetarded689]

He should be asking if he's actually his...

[@korganrocks3995]

I'd say a better metric is if they think Jenny is a manipulative gold digger while completely ignoring her abuse or the fact that she doesn't go shack up with Forest once he's rich.

[@Mechosin]

No matter how many times I see this scene, tears always come

[@marcoadan1]

This scene, when they're in Vietnam and it stops raining and the sun comes out seconds before the ambush(shocking transition btw) and the way Lt Dan smiles at him before the wedding at the end...I will never forget. Excellent filmmaking.

[@chrischarlescook]

Reactors kinda annoy me with this movie. They mostly see Jenny as the villain, when she's the victim. Both her and Forest are trying to navigate life as best they can.

[@jakecollin5499]

You’re making the same mistake as the people you’re criticizing. She’s a villain because she’s a victim as many villains are. It doesn’t really excuse how shitty she is but it helps us understand her. If you think about that disgusting piece of shit for a father she had, it’s very likely if we panned back to his youth it wasn’t a pretty thing. But we wouldn’t use that to excuse what he did to Jenny.

[@tenjenk]

the movie didnt spoon feed folks. They showed her with a stable job, a nice house and a happy kid, to show she had stepped up for her kid while forest was off running out of contact. All indications show she was a great mom and broke the cycle of abuse she had experienced from her parents.

[@igloo2158]

Young people today look for the worst in others, especially anyone older than them. It’s weird.

[@tenjenk]

@@igloo2158 Mainly in the US but well look around at whats going on, inflation matched with shrinkflation, the news constantly blaming them for greedy execs nuking their own companies with bad decisions or not adjusting to new tastes, the newest generations get less pay with it valued less but work more hours and produce more per hour than any other generation, but have the last asset ownership because its all priced way beyond them. Most of them, even those who are doing well, are just one bad illness away from destitution cause every economic and social system which didnt get removed (cause there was no profit in it) ends up becoming a rich man's grift. Hate is spewed 24/7 against the blameness and helpless while those really at fault profit. We've seen this in the past and it creates this climate.

[@tenjenk]

@igloo2158 all free public spaces have bene erased, everything is monetized, meeting old friends has a habit of turning into a pyramid scheme recruitment event, the newer generations work more and longer and produce more for less pay which buys less with the least asset ownership as its far beyond their means. Meanwhile all of it is blamed on powerless minorities who have even less and are in worse situations. We've had these moments in history before and it always created this climate.

[@markmurphy558]

I never suspected there was so much animosity toward Kennie. She was the tragic character in this movie, who never had a chance with a history of child abuse. Forrest was given a great upbringing by a strong, supporting mother who gave him what he needed to succeed in life. Jenny was doomed from the start.

[@Jesusisking2785]

As a father the thing that scares you most is all of your flaws being placed in your child all your sins and burdens I was robbed of 16 years with my daughter missed her entire childhood she is just like me but thankfully has none of my failings although it wasn't my fault for not being there I will always feel like a failure as a father for not being able to be there for her the way I wanted desperately to be.

[@Beardo2517]

According to second book it's stated Jenny died of HepC, so did she give it to Forrest when they had sex? Or did she get it after Jr was born?

[@chance2smoke]

My dad got it from a blood transfusion before having kids and never passed it us or my mom. He had it until i was in my twenties. He was cured about 15 years ago from experimental medication; to anyone reading who might be wondering.

[@Beardo2517]

@@chance2smoke well that's great that it went well. No offense was intended I was curious

[@michaeljacyna1973]

I never take that as proof of HepC in the film version. The book version of Forrest himself is wayyyy different than this one, so it's not hard evidence.

[@chs75]

@@chance2smoke What was the experimental treatment?

[@chance2smoke]

@@chs75 I would have to ask him if he remembers and come back tomorrow to answer.

[@fabiencoze9829]

Who's cutting onions here ??

[@cshimp10]

I remember in my history class our teacher had us watch this, and at the part a lot of us [including myself] were just in tears.

[@rclines001]

It takes a lot to make me cry, but every time I watch that scene I can't help it. If you don't shed a tear when he asks her that, there's something wrong with you lol.

[@michaelkeown6632]

Anyone who sees jenny as some heartless person have no understanding of what happened to her as a child and should be screened for sociopathic traits.

[@mimiandy1683]

Or it could be just plain ole misogyny. I wouldn’t be surprised if the same people, who are hating on Jenny are the types to dick-ride Tyler Durden.

[@lostlothbrok7156]

Forest deserved better, while Jenny came from a terrible childhood she took everything from him and the son. All he wanted was a family with her...

[@tenjenk]

He went on that run the entire time she was pregnant and had the kid. She had written him a letter but he didnt get it because he was already on the run. Back then there wasnt any internet and he was basically off the grid. During that time she bound herself together and stepped up to take care of her kid.

[@c.s.m.k5737]

The line "Is he smart?" encapsulates a parent's dream of seeing that their child surpasses them in some aspect so that when they have passed on the child will handle life's challenge's well.

[@ladyofthewaters]

I swear Forrest has the purest heart. If his son had even half of Forrest’s compassion, that child would be blessed. Smart or not.

[@eva_pilot]

*jenny is the worst villain in all of cinema*

[@cheryljoy65]

I guess you don't have a clue about trauma, abuse, and how it will play out in a life? Sad for you. Entitled much? Duhhh

[@eva_pilot]

@@cheryljoy65 i guess u don't have a clue about accountability n how ppl without it make excuses all the time. sad for u. naive much? welcome to reality. sweetheart LMFAO

[@eva_pilot]

@cheryljoy65 i guess u don't have a clue about accountability or how childish ppl like u make excuses for their actions even tho ur a mf adult, grow tf up, lil girl. sad for u. lack accountability much? duuuuuuuuh welcome to real, sweetheart LMFAO

[@eva_pilot]

@cheryljoy65 i guess u don't have a clue about accountability or how childish ppl like u make excuses for their actions even tho ur a mf adult, grow tf up, lil girl. sad for u. lack accountability much? duuuuuuuuh welcome to real, sweetheart LMFAO

[@eva_pilot]

@cheryljoy65 i guess u don't have a clue about accountability or how childish ppl like u make excuses for their actions even tho ur a mf adult, grow tf up, lil girl