We Watched *Forrest Gump* For the First Time and it Broke our HEARTS!

[@UTU49]

A lot of people think Forrest is better off without Jenny. What some of them do not understand is that Jenny agrees with them.

[@pleutron]

It's just people that's never loved that deeply then friendzoned in that way.

[@Anaj-us4eo]

@@pleutron Jenny knew she was never good enough for Forrest…..but so many men look at it as she was off handed with Forrest and friended him, but that’s where they started was the friendship.

[@pleutron]

@@Anaj-us4eo if you don’t understand, then I can’t help you. It goes deeper than that.

[@B-a-t-m-a-n]

@@pleutron It goes deeper than that for you. Forrest was a simp in every meaning of the word. He was never going to find someone right for him, especially after he got rich. He would have deserved a good and decent woman, not run-through Jenny. She manipulated him. Jenny did nothing to deserve Forrest's love, and she was only with him when she needed something.

[@drunkpaulocosta]

​​@@B-a-t-m-a-n Bro stop talking like an Alpha just cause you hung out on 4chan too long I would bet my left nut you couldn't pull a girl even if you had a gun pointed at them

[@TimedRevolver]

Something a lot of people miss is that Forrest is a very literal person. He disassembled and reassembled his rifle so well because he was told to do ti fast. So he did. He exceled at ping pong because he was told to never take his eye of the ball. So he didn't. Every time he excels at a thing, it's because someone gave him instructions he took entirely literally and seriously.

[@nguyentrunghieu8806]

I've always thought that way too. It seems like it is why he thought the army was like a glove to him. He was always givens orders and clear instructions because hey, military, and he excelled at being a soldier because of that.

[@codypendragons]

Yet he couldn't take a picture to save his life... without closing his eyes!

[@derederekat9051]

yup, no noise going on in his mind, he just hyperfocused on one thing until he exceeded and didn't stop growing because he kept going, he didn't grow frustrated or overthinking he just kept going.

[@davestang5454]

The lesson here is that since Forrest had a "simple mind" he never overthought anything he did.

[@babyboislimTV]

No matter how many times I watch this film, Forrest's monologue at Jenny's grave always kills me.

[@LukeLovesRose]

Same here

[@bricedunn7300]

You died on a Saturday.

[@mannyfresh973]

💯💯💯 and when mama passes!!! With the theme playing in the background!!!!!! 😭💔😭💔

[@rjfink]

Yeah. Hits different when you’re in a relationship too

[@claireallen4017]

Forrest viewed people through the lens of how his mom treated him. Jenny viewed people through the lens of how her dad treated her. It definitely demonstrates how powerful being a good parent can be. Such an important job and responsibility. Also. I see the prison Mike doll in the back lol

[@tigeygirl]

I never thought of them that way. Very profound and so true.

[@kevinsnelgrove4078]

Point taken, as long as the lens doesn’t warp into thinking only mom’s treat their children well, and only dad’s abuse their children. The roles are oft times reversed.

[@davestang5454]

You got it right. Jenny instinctively kept coming back to Forrest because he was like the stable family influence she craved but never had.

[@hughfuller8416]

“Is he smart or is he…” is so heartbreaking and I’ve seen this movie many times. My mom is “mentally challenged,” so this movie hits differently when she had to explain this to me.

[@jessmPS]

Yeah that line and the look on Forest’s face makes me cry every time

[@hughfuller8416]

@@jessmPSit’s rough to this day for me.

[@truthseeker9249]

@@hughfuller8416 Being Autistic is NOT mentally challenged. I know that. Autism is one of the least severe mental disorders/impairments anybody could have. But despite having Asperger's and being high functioning I still have my difficulties that make me (in the world's eyes) stupid. I think of my brain like a broken computer. Sometimes it works and when it does it works really well and I actually tend to be smarter than most. But then it short circuits and stops working completely and then I don't know anything and can barely even make words. Parts of my brain that work really well and parts that don't work at all. And I can feel it. It will literally feel like I'm being electrocuted in my head, trying to think of something. It's why I'm an extremely talented musician and I'm terrible at...literally anything else. I like to think that like Forrest I would mostly be able to take care of myself and function as a human but certainly not the way anyone else would want me to. It's hard, and it's really crushing sometimes. My fiance has dyslexia and strongly suspects he's also Autistic even though his parents never got him evaluated and diagnosed. He's basically the same as me with sometimes being so smart and then other times his brain just shutting down on him and not knowing anything about anything. But he has an even harder time with people, severe social anxiety and doesn't like to talk. It even took him a long time to say his first words when he was a baby. While I'm a music master he's a weather/environmental science genius. His dream is to be a meteorologist. I'm terrified for our future children. We will love them no matter what but I'm worried that with both of us together being neurodivergent and mental disorders running in my family (my dad has ADHD and my granduncle, grandfather's younger brother had SCHIZOPHRENIA), I'm scared of at least one of them having more severe Autism than us and then they have an even harder life than we both do and suffering far worse than we've suffered. I don't want that for them. I want them to be happy and not have to live their life feeling like they don't belong anywhere. What I'm saying is I know exactly how your mom feels and her conversation with you is one we'll have to have with our kids.

[@TheDylls]

Wow... This may sound weird, but whenever I see that most heartbreaking/touching scene from now on, I'm going to think of "This guy whose mentally challenged mom explained the scene to him." That's so... powerful. Not "good", not "bad", but moving. Thank you for sharing a piece of your story with us.

[@hughfuller8416]

@@TheDylls that was the honesty my mom had with me. She’d been SSDI since she was 1. I struggled with that for my whole upbringing. I’ve learned to accept my mother. She used to tell me not to feel sorry for her. It’s fine. It’s spreading the message. I was a kid and I didn’t understand it. I didn’t understand why my mom couldn’t help me with my homework.

[@garycraft1101]

Forrest didn't lose a single round in Ping Pong in his career, because he followed the rule "ever take your eyes of the ball" to the point. First time he lost a round in Ping Pong was against his son, because he could not take his eyes off his son. Pure Love!

[@Reclining_Spuds]

Great observation! 🙂

[@stevewebster5219]

In all the ping pong scenes forest does not blink because he was told never take your eyes off the ball

[@MrOriginalDM]

Love this comment!

[@michaelgerow3161]

Damn my eyes are sweating

[@martiantexan7632]

Look closer, you'll see he doesn't even blink.

[@maggiebarbour4831]

Jenny is the perfect example of, "you accept the love you think you deserve."

[@Noah_Entropy]

oof.... after a few failed long term relationships, a marriage and years of therapy this pretty much sums it up.

[@jmillz713]

What a great movie reference. Highly underrated.

[@abposrs]

@@Noah_Entropy I hope it gets better stranger

[@Etrius10]

Forrest should have had better self esteem bro.

[@ivanelugo]

​@@abposrs I heard that the cancelled sequel, Forrest went broke so he tried to find a job to support Forrest jr

[@ElectronicSin]

Jenny just lives the textbook lifestyle of untreated child SA. Restlessness, suicidal thoughts, low self esteem, substance abuse, sexual risk behaviour, unstable relationships… And since she barely got any real love in her childhood, she can’t handle Forest’s love. It makes her anxious and activates her “flight mode”.

[@leydianemoon5317]

Verdade e tão triste quando uma criança não tem uma base familiar de amor. Forrest mesmo ele tendo deficiência intelectual sua mãe o criou muito bem, deu o melhor de si, foi verdadeira em tudo o que ensinava.

[@panamafloyd1469]

BIngo. Dated a woman 40yrs ago who'd been an SA victim. One day, she just vanished. I guess you younger folks would call it 'ghosted me' these days. I'm 62, and still cry when Forrest says, "I guess sometimes there just aren't enough rocks." I hate it when some film fans start hating on Jenny..IMO, I don't think they've ever personally known a woman that's been through that.

[@Mmyythandle]

@@panamafloyd1469yeah the Jenny haters either had a very sheltered life or are afraid to look at themselves

[@stephengamber7000]

"Flight Mode" is very appropriate - she prayed to be a bird so she would fly away.

[@diamondstud322]

Regarding Jenny, my take is that Jenny hated herself. She felt unworthy of love, and chose men who would abuse her because she felt she deserved to be treated that way. She left him after their time together because she believed he was too good for her. She loved Forrest as much as she was capable.

[@Stogie2112]

Yes. Her formative years were a nightmare. Her father almost destroyed her ability to love herself and be positive about life. It took her many years to heal herself and love herself.

[@seanna619]

Seeing people's reaction to Jenny tells me who they are. She clearly was abused, traumatized, went through so many horrible things she could barely love herself, let alone love somebody else. But she did love forest. Either way, in the end, all her actions caught up with her. I don't like when people are hard on Jenny's Character. For some humans, they're always caught in the circle of their trauma and sometimes they don't make it out.

[@lavinder11]

With the statistics of at least 60% of women being harmed before they turn 18, it's amazing how many can't put two and two together about Jenny. But the reactions explain why there are so many traumatized people out there who can't catch a break.

[@VonPatzy]

Not to mention she learned about love from her Dad - she had no foundation to even recognize love without pain. This is why in college she tells Forrest he doesn’t know what love is - because she literally thinks it’s sex and abuse. Also while Forest might be the protagonist played by an Oscar winner - he was her best friend but couldn’t even comprehend the abuse she told him about. Do people expect that at 18 she was supposed to date a special needs teenager and stay in the town she was abused in for life? Often it’s men who rage at this trope of a male written character still beautifully played - but I want to know which of them married the girl on the spectrum who saved them a seat on the bus.

[@UnholyKat]

As a child of abuse I can confirm this is true

[@tigerjonn]

Jenny tells Forrest to run away if he runs into any trouble... That is exactly how she lives her life. She runs away from everything.

[@shainewhite2781]

Winner of 6 Oscars including Best Picture. The scene where his speech gets cut off goes like this: "Sometimes when people go over to Vietnam, they come home to their mamas without their legs and sometimes they don't come home at all and that's a bad thing. That's all I have to say about that."

[@mannistef]

I have seen that before. Is that from the book or where is that from?

[@shainewhite2781]

@@mannistef The movie. I looked it up on IMDB.

[@ismaelortiz4790]

Yeah though I don't remember the reason they cut it.

[@AnxiousTrixie]

@@mannistef I read that Tom Hanks said that is what he was saying

[@qaulwart]

It doesn't quite check out though, does it? In the movie, he starts with "In Vietnam", before the mic is cut.

[@jdrussell3828]

"IM WALKING HERE!" Is a famous line from Midnight Cowboy a film from 1969, delivered by the great Dustin Hoffman. It's often quoted when a character is seen walking across the street in heavy traffic, specifically in NYC.

[@TheWebcrafter]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. I couldn't believe they didn't now 'Ratso Rizzo's 'Midnight Cowboy' reference then I realized it must be an age thing. Unfortunately, they missed a few more references. Oh, to be young again, young and uninformed, not stupid mind you, just unenlightened with an unexplored world waiting to be discovered. To be as green as Gump.

[@BDogg2023]

I was walking across a street in a crowd in Amsterdam many years ago. A cab was trying to slowly push its way through the intersection and the crowd. I was excited to be able to slam my hand down on its hood and shout that famous line at the driver. 😂

[@barrysinclair354]

Also the song playing right before Lt. Dan yells that is the main song from the movie Midnight Cowboy.... I 've seen this mocie so many times and this might be the first time I notoced that.

[@windsorkid7069]

Right! I'm glad someone caught that.

[@Naturally2Sexy]

@@BDogg2023 Ngl I felt happy for you about this just because you were so excited about it 😅

[@shadypelican]

This movie forever changed Gary Sinise's (Lt. Dan) life. Lt. Dan has became an icon to the military--to the point that Gary started the "Lt. Dan Band" who regularly performs USO shows for the troops. He also started the Gary Sinise foundation which helps military veterans get whatever help they need--be it physical therapy, therapy, prosthetics, housing, modifying their current housing--whatever they need. The man is a saint. (The Gary Sinise Foundation also has a campaign right now where Regal Cinema will MATCH any donation--it's a GREAT charity if you have anything you can spare!)

[@fayesouthall6604]

Top guy !

[@micheletrainor1601]

He has been given the title of a honorary Lt because of everything he has done which is so beautiful.

[@ks5526]

I was an Infantryman for 8 years. Gary was always the main guy for suicide prevention videos, finding motivation etc. Every time he’d show up in person for an event or to do another video he’d always start the same way. “Hi! I’m Gary Sinise. Some of you may know me as LT. Dan.” He was one of our favorites and even if it was just a video we’d laugh and applaud.

[@Reclining_Spuds]

He was honored with being Grand Marshall of the Rose Parade a few years back. ✌️

[@philrob1978]

I'm glad this was brought up. What a wonderful human being he is. That is how you use celebrity status to make a real positive impact in the world.

[@CaddyJim]

It wasn't included in your clips but it wasn't Jenny's fault completely why Forest didn't know about the kid for so many years. He was out running & there's a scene where she's a waitress looking at the TV as he's being covered by the news. Then when they meet in her apartment she shows him all the newspaper cut outs because she was following keeping track of him. Once he quit running she sent him a letter asking to meet

[@redd9802]

This movie is a masterpiece. If you ever watch it again pay attention to the thematic and symbolic touches. It opens with the feather, life is like a box of chocolates, and you can tell a lot about people from their shoes and then the whole movie centers around these till Forest wraps it up again in the end. Destiny vs. floating. Running toward and running away. Forests shoes. Notice that Lt Dan’s life pivots when his “shoes” are blown off. Then later has a new life with new legs. Jenny doesn’t begin to heal until she removes her shoes and throws them at her father’s house. None of these intentional choices are blatant, but if you look for them, you will see how thoughtfully this movie was put together.

[@clevelandcbi]

WOW. Definitely never looked at it like that. That's great stuff (especially Jenny throwing shoes).

[@jasminejo2424]

i suppose even Jennys most dangerous shoes when she is on the ledge and how they cause her to almost slip but also cause her to reevaluate her life choices and go back to forrest

[@redd9802]

@@jasminejo2424 great point. I think the camera does a close up of Jenny’s shoes then and again earlier when she is on the bridge after Forest finds her singing. Just really smart film making!

[@stephengamber7000]

Good point about Jenny taking off her shoes and throwing them at the abuser's house.

[@caseyh8386]

"I just wish Jenny had had a better chance" 💔 what a lovely sweet sentiment and way to see her character. I appreciate it so much, I could easily have been Jenny. I luckily managed to make some better choices, but my chances weren't good, the odds were against me. And that's why I will always have compassion for people who have those odds and don't make the "good" choices.

[@lila44411]

Good on you for being strong enough to choose the better choices. God bless you, ma'am.

[@Raphaelx88]

Oh man, when Forrest asked Jenny about this son, "is he smart of is he..." You can only imply that he's referring to himself which means that Forrest is self aware of his condition. He's been smart this whole time. That scene breaks me every time. Lt. Dan is the brother and friend every one needs. Loyalty to the end.

[@sosaboi1352]

Color him a man of his word.

[@tmac731]

How was that his son when Forrest never did the deed

[@mikedimples]

@@tmac731 Jenny slept with him the night before she left his house in the taxi.

[@raymondmanderville505]

The movie is a movie time line similar to the song by Billy Joel . Each of the historic events weather in the foreground or background actually took place . 1963 - JFK assassination 1966 - the forming of the Black Panther Party & the radical leftist group the SDS . 1967 - president Johnson bestowed congressional medals of honor 1968 - On the night that Bobby Kennedy won the democratic presidential primary, he was assassinated 1969 - moon landing 1971- Nixon opened the door to China & sent a US ping pong team . The anti war protest of Veterans Against the War at the Washington Monument took place , the man with the American flag as a shirt was Abbie Hoffman , the head of the Yippie Party 1972- the Watergate scandal 1974- hurricane Carmine 1975- assassination attempt on President Ford 1981- unknown virus appears in the gay community , originally called Grids or gay cancer on the streets . Also an assassination attempt on President Reagan

[@phogue1]

Every time for me, as well.

[@taylorrussell3158]

16:40 " They used to do that back in the day , assassinate presidents 🤣😅

[@zero-ho5oj]

lmao, i thought the same thing L

[@ravenmoon8147]

Cute moment 😅 I had to chuckle. Also they didn’t know what virus Jenny caught. That innocence is endearing. ❤

[@Cody10040]

*2 months later*

[@RoadDoug]

When Jenny left Forrest and got in the cab, she told the driver she wasn’t running. It was the first time she felt safe but, she knew she had to get herself back together. Jenny was the real runner in this movie. But that’s just my take on it. Also the reason she didn’t tell him about Little Forrest is because he was running for over 3 years. Loved your reactions and watching this with y’all just broke my heart. You’re both so sweet.

[@Somber7]

Peas and Carrots.

[@davestang5454]

Jenny was always running AWAY from her troubles. She was motivated by fear and anxiety, a terrible way to live. Forrest was always running to accomplish something. none of his running was really wasted time.

[@Mmyythandle]

@@davestang5454 he did start the run across the country after Jenny left so you could say he was running away from troubles as well. Both ran to cope with pain just in very different ways.

[@stephengamber7000]

Yes. Great connection. First time I've thought about that.

[@makani9004]

I'll always be thankful as an emotionally stunted 37 year-old that this movie still makes me weep like a little baby. I knew when Jane started crying 10 minutes in she was in for a rough ride.

[@karlluigi1987]

Jenny was the Childhood Friend, Bubba was the friend he could relate the most, while Lieutenant Dan is the REAL BEST FRIEND.

[@cog4life]

25:32 she can’t love another until she can love herself. As she said, “she’s broken”. 😢

[@kovacs88]

The Vietnam war was to prevent communism from spreading to South Vietnam. Many Americans were against the war because they felt that the U.S. had no business getting in the middle of a civil war, others felt that South Vietnam didn't deserve protection. A lot of soldiers were treated very poorly when they returned to the U.S. and were spit at, called "baby killer", and had trouble finding anyone to hire them.

[@TampaCEO]

Actually, the Soviets were also involved. They were the main reason the north adopted communism. Unlike the Americans, however they fought a "proxy war" by supplying arms and intelligence. The USA should have done the same and stayed out of the country. It was a terrible mistake to send troops there.

[@RoadDoug]

Yeah, those were some of the darkest moments in American History. But God Bless every Vietnam Veteran/POW. I wasn’t there but, I seen the undiagnosed PTSD my returning friends went through. Some from the war, and some from the treatment they received when they came home.

[@RoadDoug]

@@TampaCEOand we still seem to make that mistake.

[@visaman]

It actually started with the French, after WW2, who were the colonizers of French Indo China. When the French gave up, the Americans took over.

[@fullmoonprepping4024]

To be honest Vietnam was a success in it's goal; to keep Communism from spreading out of China further south. Also the Tet Offensive was a failure. China and North Vietnam lost nearly a million people. We pulled of because of political pressure. Had we stayed we would have decimated North Vietnam. But it will always be a question of whether we should have tried at all. That war was fought by politicians not by Generals.

[@BDogg2023]

“If you’re ever a shrimp boat captain, then I’ll be an astronaut…” Gary Sinise went on the following year to star in Apollo 13 with Tom Hanks as an astronaut! 😆

[@MaryA-yf5rh]

He also got his leg made out of titanium alloy ‘the same as the space shuttle’😮

[@tomherd34]

When he was on stage and the mic was off he said " In Vietnam sometimes boys came home to their mama's with no leg's and sometimes they didn't come home at all. And thats all I have to say about that." According to Tom Hanks.

[@tracyrussell2147]

I always wondered... thank you

[@sacharichmond1438]

You are the first person ever, weather it be to whom I have talked to as in friends/family, or You tube reaction, to notice how white his shoe laces are compared to the mud on his shoes in the beginning. Which makes me so happy, as I have watched this movie 1000 times, and it is always beautiful to pick up something new. So thankyou, I facepalm myself for never noticing that before.

[@truevulgarian]

Same here. Fresh eyes.

[@SonOfMuta]

33:24 A "Million-dollar wound(American English) or "Blighty wound" (British English) is military slang for a type of wound received in combat which is serious enough to get the soldier sent away from the fighting, but neither fatal nor permanently crippling.

[@floriangrogoll5206]

In my opinion, this film shows part of the reason why films exist. You can be enchanted and amused for a few hours. But also emotionally touched. With Forrest Gum, the mixture of comedy, tragedy and the somewhat strange perspective of a person whose simple way of thinking makes him a better person is the reason why the film delights so many viewers.

[@БорисАванесян-б7л]

I see you understand, why Jenny was not with Forrest, she though she is not good for him. She said him "If u ever in trouble - just run" but is Jenny the only one who running from her problems and drama all movie. And after night with Forrest (when she said I Love You) she left him again, but not becouse she is running (like she said to Taxi - Im not running) This time she just want fight her problems alone - became normal and deserve "Medal of Honor" (she left medal before she left Forrest) And after 4 Years you can see SHe have good flat, with all needs, good son, Job, she looks good. Now she can be with Forrest - and she wrote him a letter. She won her fight with herself. Also Lt.Dan won his fight. He is happy to be alive, he is out of "military tradition" and became business man, fix legs, find love (and She is from Vietnam) thats show us - that he absolutly out of his vietnam pain and return to normal life

[@charlestaylor686]

Except it was too late. Due to her past behavior Jenny had contracted AIDS. That's why she wrote Forrest. He was the father of her child and she knew Forrest would take good care of him after she died.

[@deanahicks6744]

@@charlestaylor686it wasn’t AIDS it was Hep C the director cleared it up.

[@micheletrainor1601]

​@charlestaylor686 Actually, it was Hep C, which was also a new virus and a death sentence too just like AIDS at the time.too . It's in the book.

[@TheWebcrafter]

50:38 - 70s, NOT 80s. Music clues are... KC et al, Get Down Tonight, 1975 & Lynyrd Skynyrd, Free Bird, 1974.

[@rubykrebs9550]

Tom Hanks won the Academy Award for best actor that year but he also won the year before for "Philidelphia". Other must see Tom Hanks movies would be "Big 1988", "A League of Their Own 1992", "Sleepless in Seattle 1993", "Apollo 13 1995", "Saving Private Ryan 1998", "The Green Mile 1999", "Cast Away 2000", And we will throw in "The Polar Express 2004" that my nephew worked with him on as the voice of Hero Boy. I absolutely loved your reaction. It is quite refreshing to see a man that can feel and express emotion. Top notch! 🙂

[@sillyjellyfish2421]

I swear, that man carried a whole genre of movies on his back for 20 years. Every single one of them makes me feel the faith in humanity as i cry through them.

[@jeffreymcmahon3627]

You touched on his comedic performances with Big. Others are The 'Burbs, Money Pit, Joe vs. The Volcano.

[@thepeopleschamp1776]

He's the GOAT of actors.

[@mikennem9077]

my simple thought has always been ... How can a movie deal with such dark and tragic subjects yet remain wholesome? It is an amazing movie

[@krisfrederick5001]

"Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that's about it." -Bubba

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

Seafood lausna with shrimp 😊

[@kevinlee6003]

Those are all good dishes lol.

[@GenXJen78]

You two may be the first reactors I've seen who cry as much as I do during this movie - even though I've seen it many times. It's nice to have people crying along with me.

[@dalecullenart]

If you haven’t watched THE GREEN MILE starring Tom Hanks, you have to! Keep that box of Kleenex handy. The actor who plays Tom Hanks’ son is Haley Joel Osment. He really shows his childhood acting chops in THE SIXTH SENSE; another must see! First time watching y’all. I really enjoyed it! I also respect the “feels” and the tears. I’ve seen this movie more times than I can remember, but my eyes always leak at the deaths of Bubba, his momma and Jenny in addition to Forrest’s monologue at Jenny’s grave. Great reaction to a great movie. I look forward to seeing more from y’all!

[@viktorwallaby4231]

I've seen this movie countless times and I always come to the same conclusion.... All that one can accomplish in life when one has love and support (Forrest's mother), and all that destroys the lack of it.... Jenny

[@libertyresearch-iu4fy]

My favourite line in this movie is: "Sometimes I guess there just aren't enough rocks." Two of my favourite Tom Hanks movies are 'That Thing You Do' and 'Big'.

[@thatsroughbuddy-]

I now see this line has a double meaning. One being that Forrest thinks Jenny is crying because there aren't enough rocks as they said in the reaction. Or and that's what I got from it - it being a metaphor for saying that sometimes there aren't enough ways to heal from hurting deeply like Jenny was due to her abuse she experienced throughout her life.

[@geneaikenii1092]

I remember when this movie was first released to the public in theatres to critical acclaim. It was a really big hit film which everyone loved. I enjoyed it a lot back then and it was a real pleasure watching your reactions to it today. Thank you very much for this little glance back in time. The tears of sadness that you guys shed and the way you both understood Jenny's character was both special and truely beautiful . I have watched so many people react to this Tom Hanks film and I must say that I think your honest reactions were spot on and the best of any of them out there to date. I hit the thumbs up, the sub button, black notification bell, and here's my little comment for you. Wishing you the best with your channel. Liking your style a lot. Big shoutout from Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Much peace and lots of love from this old, longhaired, hippy dude in the mountains of East Tennessee. Can't wait for the next. Bless you and yours. Go with God. Take it easy. Later, guys. ✌😎

[@LukeLovesRose]

Forrest Gump was and is one of the most successful films ever made

[@Dej24601]

The line “I’m walking here!” is said by Dustin Hoffman as the handicapped Ratso Rizzo in the film Midnight Cowboy (1969.) There is a lot of rumor/speculation but also some truth that it was improvised. Notice in that scene in Forrest Gump that the soundtrack is “Everybody’s Talking At Me” which is sort of the theme song in Midnight Cowboy.

[@jimgore1278]

Hoffman confirmed that it was improvised on Inside The Actors Studio some years ago. They were repeatedly trying to time the shot without actually blocking off traffic or letting pedestrians know they were filming. They finally got the timing right and a cabbie tried to run the light.

[@edp5886]

It was also in "Scent of a Women".

[@christoffsimply3179]

I often think the point of reaction videos is to relive the emotions we all felt when we first seen a movie/show. You two emote about as well as any human ever has. You're REALLY good at making reaction videos. I look forward to reliving these amazing moment with you in the future. Thank you for uploading your experiences.

[@JPuReTaLeNt]

The bench where Forrest is narrating his life is in downtown Savannah, Georgia. When she told him Henry street was 5 or 6 blocks away that was accurate.

[@pmointernet]

Being a father, I can say "I love you too daddy" are the most beautiful words you child can say. When HJO says it near the end, I melt and bawl.

[@shenran9164]

My dad fought in vietnam. He passed away last week.

[@kittyhurd4207]

That's hard. I hope you're ok. I hope he rests in peace also.

[@plague_seeker9354]

Sorry to hear that, may he be in peace

[@robbylong5510]

Mine too. Sorry for your loss

[@miuqe1468]

Sorry for your loss

[@Zamiroh]

Sorry for your loss

[@CaddyJim]

In the book Jenny dies from Hepatitis but in the movie it infers with her doing drugs & sleeping around that she died from the AIDS pandemic of the early eighties since her tombstone says 1982

[@clevelandcbi]

Writers and director dropped the ball big-time. Remember people leaving discussing whether or not Forrest had AIDS instead of the entirety of a great movie.

[@amandapreston2125]

U can get hepatitis c from drugs sharing noodles and etc. Everyone I know and I lead to hepatitis not aids

[@marshallprince2583]

I don't know if there's a little rock in Colorado, but that's the name of the Capitol of Arkansas.

[@darrylcarden1851]

She might have been thinking of Castle Rock, CO. It’s the closest CO town name I can think of to Little Rock.

[@russellward4624]

​@@darrylcarden1851there might be. Every state seems to have the same town names.

[@t.c.thompson2359]

​@@darrylcarden1851bet she's thinking of Boulder.

[@johndomingo7937]

I was looking for the correction comment lol. I didnt want to do it cause she is such a sweet lady

[@marshallprince2583]

@@johndomingo7937 they're wonderful!

[@let_your_weird_light_shine_2.0]

When a little girl experiences early childhood S'A, it isn't uncommon for them to subconsciously think they can't be loved. I've always felt like Jenny didn't think she deserved to be loved by Forrest. So tragic.

[@charlestaylor686]

The man in the American flag shirt is Abby Hoffman. He was one of the most influencial political and social activist of the time. He co-founded an organization called Youth International Party. A.K.A. "Yippies". He later was one of the Chicago 7 defendants. That scene in the movie was an actual protest against the Vietnam war that Hoffman had organized, along with the organization called "Vietnam Veterans Against the War", and held at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. 1967. You should research Abby Hoffman. An original hippie flower child and ally to the Black Panter Party, headed by Bobbie Seal. Also a co-defendant in the trial of the Chicago 7.

[@krono5el]

viet-fucking -nam!!!

[@visaman]

Hoffman wore that shirt on The Merv Griffin show, and it was censored so the people at home saw a hole in his chest.

[@makani9004]

"Vietnam, that was a brutal one. Music was good though." All-time line.

[@DavidStebbins]

Great reaction! From Elvis to AIDS (or Hep C in the book) Forrest Gump is the story of an entire generation; the historical touchstones, the music, the traumas, and the philosophical questions we wrestled with. I always enjoy seeing which historical events and people are recognized and which are already being forgotten. It was very interesting when I found out that some American History classes use the movie to teach about that period.

[@cowfreezy]

One of the better reactions I've seen. Loved the entire video.

[@krisfrederick5001]

My mom looked exactly like Sally Field when we were kids and were convinced she had a secret movie career, I sincerely cried when she died. And that's all I have to say about that...Tom Hanks is absolutely brilliant, even when playing a local idiot. When LT. Dan comes with his magic legs made from the same as the space shuttle...the next year they were in Apollo 13th together! One of the most clever, hilarious, heartfelt films ever.

[@matthewwisner2153]

The "CGI" you guys mentioned about Lieutenant Dan losing his legs was done with simple green screen technology. It was just done really well.

[@krabmensen]

Jenny was stuck in a cycle of abuse pretty much her entire life. I don't see her actions as malicious towards forrest. Its really not as black and white as a lot of people say.

[@fayesouthall6604]

100% correct.

[@TheBestPill-no2xp]

@@fayesouthall6604 100% false. People are the sum total of the actions they take of their own free will. 1) This only sound right to you because you identify with Jenny. *BUT IF A "JENNY" WANTED TO DATE YOUR RICH, "SPECIAL" SON, you would tell him to DNA test Forrest Jr.* 2) For some strange reason, people have no problem telling men what I said above. Culture's "understanding" only seems to be extended to women. If Forrest Gump was about a "special" woman who charmed the world over with lessons of love, but an man (who was abused as a boy) came in and out of her life willy-nilly and gave her a baby, no one would be talking about this movie all these years later. No one would have empathy and sympathy for "male Jenny". (Hope you all learned something today).

[@oneisnone7350]

Exactly right.

[@Kiraiko44]

She was abused horribly at a very young age at a time when people really didn't know how to handle that except sweep it under the rug and pretend like it never happened, which just sets the victims up for issues later in life. I wish this movie made people more sympathetic to victims of childhood sex abuse, instead it seems like most don't care or don't understand and would rather twist Jenny into a villain

[@TheBestPill-no2xp]

@@Kiraiko44 *Jenny is still responsible for the actions she takes of her own free will.* Would you let Jenny marry your son or daughter? Exaaaactly. *Also, the sympathy you speak of is ABOSOLUTELY NOT extended to male victims.* If this move was called _"Fiona Gump",_ and was about a neural atypical woman who spread love and friendship wherever she went, only to be visited time to time by Johnny, a former-abused-as-a-boy damaged man that dismissed her for her entire life, then impregnated her after she got wealthy, you would see this EXACT SAME PLOT differently. You need to ask yourself why.

[@TerriLynn-hf8xw]

It rained for four months in Vietnam because of us military operation "Operation Popeye" The us militsry used weather modification to extend the rain to flood out the tunnels the Vietcong had dug.

[@insanegamer5794]

"Sometimes there just aren't enough rocks." I think about that quote quite a bit. It's pretty subjective but I think it means that no matter how hard you try to run or bury your trauma or your past, it never goes away until you face it. Just like Jenny ran out of rocks to throw at the windows.

[@jardennis4nd]

This reaction had the appropriate amount of tears. I loved your emotional honesty.

[@danielkillian1222]

Little Rock is in Arkansas. It's the capitol.

[@jonathanherring1010]

Dude, seeing you cry on camera and not wipe away the tears is one of the gutsiest things I've seen.

[@anamegoeshere]

no shame in a man crying, so i dunno how it is the "gutsiest" thing he can do.

[@mars-jr5uu]

@@anamegoesherebcs our society is messed up

[@anamegoeshere]

@@mars-jr5uu are you just now NOTICING that?

[@mars-jr5uu]

@@anamegoeshere hii how are youu

[@anamegoeshere]

@@mars-jr5uu wth you want ?

[@cp368productions2]

The look on Jane's face when who he was named for was revealed 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Justin just laughs and Jane is just wide eyed. It wasn't until my first time watching a reaction to this movie that I realized what his weird behavior after she put his hand on her, I just thought it was he freaked out. I never made out the line about her roommate's bathrobe before seeing subtitles on a reaction.

[@clevelandcbi]

OMG I NEVER caught the soiled bathrobe either .😂😂😂

[@clairearciaga1958]

You guys definitely have to watch The Terminal! Tom Hanks has a way with pulling your heartstrings

[@clevelandcbi]

So GLAD you didnt vilify Jenny. So many idiots dont realize that she stayed out of Forrest's life to protect him from herself. It was only after she was clean and sober (then dying) that she actually sought him out.

[@AlexGonzalez-ye4fs]

You two are so pure hearted.... Thank you

[@mirrojas]

I’ve seen behind the scenes pictures of Lt. Dan falling off his wheelchair. They wrapped the bottom of his legs with blue fabric & edited it them out later! They added the table in that scene digitally to.

[@CherylHughes-ts9jz]

When Jenny climbed on the edge of the skyscraper to jump that was "free bird" playing on the stereo, reinforcing that she wanted to fly, "far far away" ☮️

[@MyBrainDontWork920]

24:24 I have watched this movie over 100 times, I have seen dozens if not hundred of reactors react to this movie, but it was until today that the line "Forrest, you don't know what love is" hit me. And, it wasn't because of Jenny or Robin Wright (the actress playing Jenny). No... It was Jane saying "Maybe... you don't." 😭😭😭 Thank you, now I need to buy more tissues... 😭😭😭

[@emilysmith259]

I agree. It didn't get me crying but Jane's comment did make Jenny's line hit harder.

[@Marant2327]

And one of the first reactors to immediately say, because she's broken. And not bash her right away.

[@doctor-aesthetic]

"I'm walking here!" actually has a cool backstory. In the movie Midnight Cowboy, a cab driver drove into a scene they were filming, and almost hit Dustin Hoffman, who angrily yelled "I'm walking here!!" The director liked it so much they had an extra drive a cab to reenact it until they got the shot they wanted.

[@dandotvid]

"Forrest, that's a cool name." You won't think so in a second lol

[@charlestusin274]

I felt dirty knowing that was coming up!!😮😅

[@oldben6086]

Was just about to post something like this when I saw your comment. 😂

[@webwreckerzero]

Their reaction to it was absolutely hilarious though.

[@cog4life]

😂😅😂 cool 😅😂

[@jasonm8017]

The timing was epic 😮😂

[@Bondrewd_The_Based]

I've seen this movie more times than I can count, but Forrest asking about if his son is "smart or like him (Forrest)" makes me cry every single time. Tom Hanks absolutely nailed that delivery, not just the emotion in his voice, but his motions and expression.

[@robertlain6095]

One of so many classic Tom Hanks movie also need to see The Green Mile and Castaway also great Hanks movies❤️

[@Hadrian9707]

1:02:03 That did not age well XD. Who knew that just 2 weeks later, you would see someone attempt it once more.

[@SonOfMuta]

Robert Zemeckis originally wanted the kid that played young Forrest to get his voice to match Tom Hanks. Hanks thought otherwise. Speaking on the Graham Norton chat show, Hanks recalls how early on in production, before he and the director had cemented how the character of Gump would talk, Zemeckis himself came up to the actor in a slight state of panic. “Bob Zemeckis came to me,” Hanks says, reflecting on the near-20-year-old film, “and said, ‘Hey, we got a problem on this!’ You got to teach this kid how to talk the way you want to talk’.” Zemeckis was referring to Michael Conner Humphreys, the eight-year-old child portraying a younger version of Gump. Appreciating that perhaps asking a child actor to imitate his own devised voice might be counter-productive, if not outright ridiculous, Hanks very quickly had an idea that not only saved the production but ended up cementing his role in the film as one that’s remembered for to this day: “I thought, why don’t I just talk the way he talks right now?” Humphreys, hailing from Mississippi, “deep in Mississippi”, as Hanks takes pains to stress, reportedly spoke in such a distinctly Southern accent that “he had this hard ‘G’ at the end of words”. Hanks goes on to recall his first humorous interaction with the young star, asking him questions about his family and life so as to hear him speak more and learn how he himself was going to provide the voice for Gump. “I said, ‘What does your father do?’” Hanks, adopting the pronounced Southern accent, continued with Humphrey’s wonderfully quaint response: “‘My daddy makes grease’. That’s what he said!” Hanks laughed, elaborating further on how their conversation went: “I said, ‘What does he do with the grease?’ He says, ‘Oh, grease goes into lots of products. Grease goes into lipsticks’.” Realizing there could be no better voice suited to the character than the very actor portraying young Gump, Hanks very quickly knew what Gump’s voice should be. “I was like ‘Well, this is it’.” The result is a hilarious yet charming voice to accompany a wonderfully drawn portrait of a simple yet honest man, and whilst those who criticize the film certainly have ample reason to do so, it is hard to deny that the film will remain in our collective consciousness for a very long time.

[@KegstandOG]

"I'm walkin here" the famous line from Dustin Hoffman in the movie Midnight Cowboy. Glad I am not the only one who cries during movies lol. You can't change your soul mate...

[@JerryScott-r6v]

Quick History of Vietnam for you two. It started as an attempt to rescue France. The nation of Vietnam was once a French colony. A man named Ho Chi Minh who was educated in American schools and actually very supportive of capitalism and the U.S. went back to Vietnam to help his Country expel Frances occupation. He wanted all of Vietnam to unify and boot the French. He actually appealed to the US for help. France being an American Alli didn't help his cause. So he took help from our enemies. Communist or Red China and of course the dreaded USSR. The French underestimated the Vietnamese resistance and Ho Chi Minh himself. The Vietnamese people had been fighting for hundreds of years. It didn't take too long for the French military to start getting their butts whipped soundly. So the good ol US of A started sending military weapons and advisors. (just like Ukraine) Soon the French really started getting whipped so we stepped up support. So did Russia and China. Soon the US started freaking out about the communist taking Minhs part and worried Vietnam would fall to Communism. Eventually with China and Russian help Vietnam was eventually divided into two parts. Communist anti American North controlled by Minh and his gorilla figures the VC or Viet Kong. The south had a very corrupt president that supported the US. Minh wanted all of Vietnam under one banner and it was communist. So the US started to put additional advisors in the country. That was ineffective so we got into the war and officially started sending troops. The VC and Minh turned out to be very tactical and in spite of the US Superior everything we took very heavy Casualties. At home the US was going through massive social upheaval. Times were changing and the nation was very war weary. We fought WW2 then Korea which was basically a draw thanks to China. Then we went to Vietnam. By the time the US joined the conflict TV technology had improved by leaps and bounds. So American homes were treated to nightly News reports from Vietnam. Americans saw the horrid war first-hand. It wasn't long before most people opposed the war. North Vietnam launched what was known as the Tet Offensive. Technically the US won but the televised fall of the American embassy in Saigon was just too much. The US sought an honorable peace. (saving face) Minh got what he wanted in the long run.

[@KirkJordan]

Excellent review and I learned new things.

[@babydoll22855]

Ty. I lived through the era but never understood how we got there. Ty for the history lesson from the bottom of my heart. 🙂✌️

[@JerryScott-r6v]

@@babydoll22855 glad to help

[@ColourX_]

Forrest Gump is a great and inspirational movie, it holds nothing back. I find it funny that no one talks about how the entire movie is summarized in a metaphor at the start of the movie with one line "life is like a box of chocolates." Remember that life is what you make of it and really never know what your are going to get unless you try. Great video left a smile on my face hope it did the same for others.

[@arraymac227]

'A brutal one. Music was good though.' A perspective shared by many.

[@BiggidyBam]

I wish I could have seen this reaction more clearly, but the screen was blurry through most of it. I was crying along with you two. What an amazing movie. Great reaction, you two! ❤️

[@jaybee2530]

The line "Hey, i'm walking here! I'm walking here!" is originally from the movie Midnight Cowboy with Dustin Hoffman. It was later also referenced in Back to the Future 2.

[@jrogers05]

38:07 this is what Forrest said according to Tom Hanks, “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." On another note the virus that Jenny contracted is HIV/AIDS, but in the book she died from hepatitis c which wasn’t discovered until ‘89. The sadder part is that it’s possible that she passed the disease onto Forrest and or Forrest Jr.

[@realisticthought1781]

It's not racist to say ping pong. That's the sound the game makes. People get way to offended at anything these days

[@DadInTaiwan]

Right! Ping pong in English is *pīng pāng qiú* 乒乓球 in Mandarin, where "ping pang" is an onomatopoeia of the sound the ball makes. Nothing racist in the least.

[@NeptuneLady1957]

I was wondering what on earth this guy is talking about!!

[@jamesellis701]

This woke crap needs to end

[@SuperScottCrawford]

King Kong went to Hong Kong to play ping pong with his ding dong.

[@jamesellis701]

@@SuperScottCrawford many people will say that is racist, cause people no longer knows what racist means.

[@bortron2180]

(7:40) Most of Elvis's popular songs were covers of colored bands. They call him "The King", so a lot of people think of Elvis as the progenitor of Rock and Roll, but really he was just performing Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, and a lot of other already great colored bands.

[@CLP334]

This movie makes me cry every time I see it and I’ve seen it SO many times.

[@Show_time3]

I have seen this movie approx 50 times and I cry every time Forrest is talking to Jenny at her grave….this is one of my favorite movies of all time as it makes you laugh, cry, learn a little history…etc…amazing movie.,,

[@itzbp9949]

Such a masterpiece of a movie. One of the best ever

[@steve6valdez]

Great reaction to a great movie. I saw this when it came out in theaters and every time I rewatch it (including this time with you) I'm a wreck. This movie can just pull out the emotions big time for me. The mix of humor, joy, sorrow, and pain...it's such a cathartic experience watching this masterpiece of a film. Thanks for this.

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

"Is he smart or..." always make me cry.

[@truevulgarian]

Especially after the humour of "he has a daddy named Forrest too?"

[@wisetexanreacts]

“I’m walking here!” - Dustin Hoffman as Ratso Rizzo in Midnight Cowboy.

[@timriehl1500]

I remember Bear Bryant and Abbie Hoffman. Doesn't seem so long ago, but it was a totally different time.

[@moosesmobile7085]

Only comment I have seen here that identifies Bear Bryant... that black and white hat was distinctive!!! "Roll [Crimson] Tide!" (University of Alabama [Tuscaloosa] football team). 🎩🏉🎩🏉🎩🏉🎩🏉🎩

[@timriehl1500]

@moosesmobile7085 I went to university of southern Mississippi. Golden eagles. So I definitely remember him, lol. It upsets me that more people don't recognize him.

[@foglight11]

Saw this in the theatre when it came out, knowing nothing about it. It was so good, and my sister wanted to go a week later so I went and saw it again, and it felt like a different experience because I noticed so much more and saw scenes differently. You should have a second viewing and see what you pick up and what different things you notice

[@blasphemy4159]

Forrest was not intellectually disabled. He just wasn't taught right. He did everything people told him to the exact wording. He graduated college while playing sports. And he was a war hero. Not to mention he became a famous billionaire. He wasn't dumb He just learned different

[@uggggggghhhhh]

J always thought he had Aspergera

[@melhawl3685]

He was. He had a low iq. They gave him simple classes (like Home Economics) that he mentions to Jenny. They helped push him through classes to keep him playing.

[@BioshockDrill]

Disabled doesn't mean stupid. He was definitely disabled, but ALSO super smart. They aren't mutually exclusive.

[@jjsstikbotvideos4421]

@@BioshockDrillAgreed. He was intellectually disabled. That’s why he learned things different and took things literally. He was also smart.

[@jwood8397]

His iq was 75, he would, even today, be considered “borderline intellectual functioning”.

[@xXxJSCOTTxXx]

You two did a perfect job of expressing your opinions without taking too much time to ramble!👍 I tried to watch this movie reaction on a couple of other accounts, buy they didn't say anything at all; just made a facial expression... I've watched this movie countless times, but when I searched for a "reaction" video, I don't feel like I'm asking too much for an actual reaction.

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

When Jenny said him that she was sick, I used to think that it was AIDS/VIH. However, seems to be it was hepatitis C.

[@SneakyKiwi71]

Yeah, given the timing, it would've been Hep C. With Jenny's drug use, dirty needles would've been the likely source of infection

[@snoopygonewilder]

That makes sense, with the drug use.

[@clevelandcbi]

"And she had unprotected sex with Forrest." - that thought bugged me for years til I came to the same conclusion.

[@snoopygonewilder]

@@clevelandcbi I always thought it was AIDS as well, and was worried about Little Forrest and Forrest. Jenny died in the early 80s and HIV/AIDS did start to show up in the US by that time, but most people didn't know what it was, that's why I thought it was HIV/AIDS.

[@Anaj-us4eo]

Interesting…..she died in 82, and the gnome for Hepatitis C wasn’t discovered until 1989… I’m still going with hiv, just b/c she had sex with Forest and had a baby with either an hiv or a hepatitis B(that was deadly then and knew about), diagnosis doesn’t mean she passed it on to them….

[@spoonunit03]

I like the way Tom Hanks never reveals himself in this movie. You only ever see Forest Gump....and you two are the weepiest reactors.... :)

[@LukeLovesRose]

Yeah. Who wants Tom Hanks? Forrest is a much better human being

[@spoonunit03]

@@LukeLovesRose Lol. Can't really argue about that. :)

[@DONTHASSLETHEHOFF]

Elvis did grow up in black hoods. He's record label made him not give shoutouts. Read up. He tried to do it.

[@thepeopleschamp1776]

Stop it.

[@clevelandcbi]

^^^^^ Why??? He's not wrong. I don't even like his music, but every singer or actor grows up using what they've learned from others. Remember the "I wanna be like Mike" commercials?? Are players stealing from Jordan by using his moves?? Are they stealing from other players they grew up with who never made it big while they did?? Its dumb to even suggest. NOBODY owns a dance style or way of singing.

[@msw8966]

​@@thepeopleschamp1776 what is your problem with Elvis? You don't know any truth. Peoples chump.... more like it.

[@kevinlee6003]

​@@thepeopleschamp1776google it.

[@Ben_Loughrey]

42:52 during the interview the conversation is sprinkled with lyrics to the famous song “Imagine”

[@MilkshakeGuruTTV]

16:37 lines that don't age well. Welcome to America. We still try to do that.

[@TMConstructionOntario]

You two compliment each other so well, you both have the same energy.. you guys found your Jenny and Forest and i wish you guys nothing but the best in life. Keep up the great reactions, this movie will always be top 5 in my books.

[@gugurupurasudaikirai7620]

Nathan Bedford Forrest was a complicated character in real life. He did indeed start the KKK and was the first Grand Wizard. He also dissolved it in 1872 because he didn't like what it turned into. There was no Klan from 1872 to 1915, but there was a movie called Birth of a Nation in 1915 that sparked it to re form with the help of the very racist president at the time, Woodrow Wilson.

[@jackdaniels4346]

How did he want the kkk to be

[@aicj4671]

​@@jackdaniels4346 genocidal... like Hitler.

[@gugurupurasudaikirai7620]

@@jackdaniels4346 Hoo boy, let me see if I can make a long story short. The Klan, with Forrest at the lead, suppressed the voting rights of blacks in the Southern United States through violence and intimidation during the elections of 1868. In 1869, Forrest expressed disillusionment with the lack of discipline in the white supremacist terrorist group across the South, and issued a letter ordering the dissolution of the Ku Klux Klan as well as the destruction of its costumes; he then withdrew from the organization. In the last years of his life, Forrest denied being a Klan member and, disturbed by anti-black violence, made statements in support of racial harmony and black dignity. Though during the Civil War some of his actions at Fort Pillow which are still debated by historians paint a different picture. As I said, he's a complicated character

[@gugurupurasudaikirai7620]

@@jackdaniels4346 Hoo boy, let me see if I can make a long story short. He was one of the very few enlisted men in the Confederacy to be promoted from private to general during the Civil War. He was involved in something called the Fort Pillow Massacre which has details that are still debated by historians. After the war he joined the KKK and was elected its first Grand Wizard. The group was a loose collection of local factions throughout the former Confederacy that used violence or threats of violence to maintain white control over the newly enfranchised, formerly enslaved people. The Klan, with Forrest at the lead, suppressed the voting rights of blacks in the Southern United States through violence and intimidation during the elections of 1868. In 1869, Forrest expressed disillusionment with the lack of discipline in the white supremacist terrorist group across the South, and issued a letter ordering the dissolution of the Ku Klux Klan as well as the destruction of its costumes; he then withdrew from the organization. In the last years of his life, Forrest denied being a Klan member and, disturbed by anti-black violence, made statements in support of racial harmony and black dignity. As I said, he's a complicated character

[@jamesellis701]

History is complicated and many people aren't gonna understand it, not to mention many people don't get taught it at all, or what they are taught is many times inaccurate

[@jcg1576]

Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Sally Field, and even Robin Wright in my opinion all did and outstanding job portraying their roles in the movie. Just a truly great movie.

[@TERRELL_GASKINS]

Forest running for 3 years is due to the fact that Jenny mentally broke him(probably explains the beard and lobg hair)along with the deaths of Bubba and his mother he realized they all went on vacation and as mama gump said vacation is where you go somewhere and don't ever come back Forest truly thought Jenny was gone for good so he decided to run and run until he's been able to move on

[@davidwoosley3705]

"Castaway." Another great Tom Hanks movie. I enjoyed very much watching Forest Gump with you two. Really appreciate you both giving genuine feelings unfiltered.