I love how Forrest never forced his romantic feelings to Jenny, it's exhausting when someone does that. Jenny knew, it didn't need to be said or made embarrassingly obvious with sexual innuendo.
@@HenryDube72 since his comment has very little to do with my original comment, it's pretty obvious that both hold some truth in them. That's why I replied how I did. To live is to suffer.
I felt bad for Jenny's character, forever running away from something that wasn't her fault, as Forrest was right, sometimes, there isn't enough rocks in the world.
The hate for Jenny highlights just how ignorant and/or indifferent our general society is about mental health, trauma, and how devastating it can be to a person's behaviors and belief systems. It makes me sad. Jenny's behavior is being miscast and oversimplified. She's not simply a gold digger and using Forrest. It's clear she has loved Forrest ever since childhood. Trauma wrecks havoc on a person's belief systems and self-worth. Jenny grew up in an abusive environment. She did not grow up with the security and love of a Mother and Father. She learned from a young age to run anytime she was confronted with something that was difficult for her. She even told Forrest, “If you ever run into trouble, don’t try to be brave - just run. Just run away.” I am not saying this was a good or healthy way of living; but nonetheless she learned this unhealthy belief and it stuck with her. It’s also clear Jenny is chronically depressed. She contemplated suicide by the bridge right before Forrest told her he was going to Vietnam. Later, she nearly committed suicide by jumping off the building. She slept a lot and didn’t talk much when she came to visit Forrest at his home. She had a traumatic, PTSD -like breakdown when she saw her childhood home. Most people castigating her as a gold-digger, POS, etc in the comments have never experienced one-tenth of what she went through, and it shows. This callous and harsh attitude often makes it even more difficult for people suffering with mental health issues to overcome because so many people instantly demonize them without taking the time to understand their perspective. And it's probably a contributing factor towards why mental illness cases continue to rise in the world - lack of support. To be clear - I am not defending Jenny's actions. Having sex with Forrest then leaving the next morning was wrong. Not even telling Forrest that he had a son was egregiously wrong. She made a lot of bad decisions in her life, and she suffered the consequences from them, including losing her own life. What I AM saying is - one can say that a person's words and/or actions are wrong and ALSO be compassionate and sympathetic towards them at the same time. It doesn't have to be one or the other - you can be both.
Idc what anybody says, Jenny is my favorite character because i can empathize with her due to her upbringing, there is more to her than meets the eye, same goes for character like her, Bojack Horseman, you can find their actions intolerable and still empathize with them, abusive upbringing can damage a person's mind drastically.
Some people look down on Jenny for the way she treated Forrest, probably because they've had difficult relationships themselves. But when you look at what happens with an objective mind you can see she goes out of her way to not harm him. She stays as far away from him as possible whilst she suffers the effects of having been raped as a child. Indeed the worst thing she does is leave him without saying goodbye and deprive him of fatherthood for some time in a later scene. It is quite commendable to limit your pain to yourself rather than becoming corrupted by it to the point of harming your loved ones. It is also quite commendable that Forrest looks past the destructive behaviour she has limited to herself and still sees only the good in her. Whatever limited pain he does experience as an unintentional consequence of her actions he depletes within himself in a productive way through the force of his spirituality ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tWzbCk18wTw.html. This is what Eternal Dharma/Soulmateship is all about, indeed this is what Love is all about. Doing the utmost to not harm the harmless, and depleting the pain you do receive within yourself. But all of that requires great spiritual fortitude that has built up over countless lifetimes. Those who are not so spiritually developed risk intentionally hurting others. For them all you can do is set a good example by living according to Principle, and making yourself available to give therm guidance. But you need to be very careful when you do encounter corrupted persons. On the one extreme you should not judge and condemn them as being worthless. On the other extreme you should not destroy yourself to try and save them, which is a risk that exists if you're spiritually driven because you will find something good in them. Instead you should approach everything in life in an intelligent, balanced way. That means just teach thern Principle if they are interested. Without making the mistake of "falling in love" that is actually lust. Such corrupted persons often suffer from being unloved by those they have loved from a young age, such as their parents. So they have a twisted idea of what love actually is and that can lead to bad outcomes when combined with the greed, hatred, ignorance that arises from their pain. If their love remains unrequited they will destroy themselves trying to replace it with sensual pleasures. Their only hope is to find spirituality and serve the Principle of Love itself rather seeking love from others. And your duty is limited to showing them the way if you have the Wisdom to do so. All of this means you should never help anyone in a way that indulges their greed, hatred, ignorance, out of your misguided love for them, because that will actually harm them tbh with you.
@@HienPham-ow5ky I 100% agree, jenny's messed up childhood contributed to her misfortunes in life, childhood trauma sadly leaves unerasable scars and we should do all to protect children from the abuse she endured.
@@baonguyenxuanthai711 well said and that's basically what Forrest did for her... He knew her demons and never really judged her but just waited patiently while just living his life and going about his business. He always let her know I'm basically here whenever you're ready and you deserve to be treated like a queen
I know, right ?Idc what anybody says, Jenny is my favorite character because i can empathize with her due to her upbringing, there is more to her than meets the eye, same goes for character like her, Bojack Horseman, you can find their actions intolerable and still empathize with them, abusive upbringing can damage a person's mind drastically.
Some people look down on Jenny for the way she treated Forrest, probably because they've had difficult relationships themselves. But when you look at what happens with an objective mind you can see she goes out of her way to not harm him. She stays as far away from him as possible whilst she suffers the effects of having been raped as a child. Indeed the worst thing she does is leave him without saying goodbye and deprive him of fatherthood for some time in a later scene. It is quite commendable to limit your pain to yourself rather than becoming corrupted by it to the point of harming your loved ones. It is also quite commendable that Forrest looks past the destructive behaviour she has limited to herself and still sees only the good in her. Whatever limited pain he does experience as an unintentional consequence of her actions he depletes within himself in a productive way through the force of his spirituality ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tWzbCk18wTw.html. This is what Eternal Dharma/Soulmateship is all about, indeed this is what Love is all about. Doing the utmost to not harm the harmless, and depleting the pain you do receive within yourself. But all of that requires great spiritual fortitude that has built up over countless lifetimes. Those who are not so spiritually developed risk intentionally hurting others. For them all you can do is set a good example by living according to Principle, and making yourself available to give therm guidance. But you need to be very careful when you do encounter corrupted persons. On the one extreme you should not judge and condemn them as being worthless. On the other extreme you should not destroy yourself to try and save them, which is a risk that exists if you're spiritually driven because you will find something good in them. Instead you should approach everything in life in an intelligent, balanced way. That means just teach thern Principle if they are interested. Without making the mistake of "falling in love" that is actually lust. Such corrupted persons often suffer from being unloved by those they have loved from a young age, such as their parents. So they have a twisted idea of what love actually is and that can lead to bad outcomes when combined with the greed, hatred, ignorance that arises from their pain. If their love remains unrequited they will destroy themselves trying to replace it with sensual pleasures. Their only hope is to find spirituality and serve the Principle of Love itself rather seeking love from others. And your duty is limited to showing them the way if you have the Wisdom to do so. All of this means you should never help anyone in a way that indulges their greed, hatred, ignorance, out of your misguided love for them, because that will actually harm them tbh with you.
Just rewatched Forest Gump for like the 5th time: I laughed, I cried, I shrimped, etc. It's one of my favorites. But when reading the discourse of the movie most of the critisism is always with Jenny. Like everyone seems to genuinely think that 30 second Family Guy joke actually is what happens in the movie. I think it just shows how a lot of people don't have experience or knowledge with sexual abuse victims. Jenny is portrayed fairly tragically and realistically. There's a reason this part of her life is clearly pointed out as it's integral to her actions. There are so many movies that have Jenny like characters without that background and the depth, but here when it's being done so accurately, is the time people get the most upset about it (probably bc Forest is so lovable everyone wants to protect him). Yes she isn't the best person (I wouldn't judge Forest if he didn't want anything to do with her) but even watching now I see the internal struggle she always has regarding Forest. But his unconditional and relentless love is something hard to let go of for someone who's been through what she has, growing up in a time where she was unable to get the help from mental health experts she would need. So she tries filling her life with sex, drugs, adventure, etc to keep her mind occupied. And being with all those abusive boyfriends is a very common action for someone who's suffered from abuse. And critics ignore that Jenny seems aware of all this and does try to get away to let Forest live his life without her, that's part of why she keeps leaving. But codependent relationships are much more common and harder to leave without unbiased intervention than people think. And every time she sees Forest or gets too deep in her choices she runs back. I think the perspective it just helps play into this subconscious heteronormative idea that women can be a succubus who will use men who love them and drain them of their love and money but not really care about them. Instead of seeing women as actual people with depth and complexity and especially ones who have been through what she has. And they also ignore how the movie portrays her, breaking it down to small bits that obfuscate the complexities. If a woman isn't a completely altruistic character in a story then she is generally considered a bad person (look at how complicated bad men are treated by audiences in media vs women) and then going further with Jenny being more damaged than that makes her hated. I don't personally think a character has to always be the best person morally to be a great character. And furthermore she indirectly helps Forest succeed. His love for her is what often kept him passionate and moving to be successful. And her leaving all those times gave him space to pursue those activities. I'm not saying she's responsible for his success but she definitely didn't undermine it. Though I can't help but feel my heart break every time I see the scene when she leaves one of the times and Forest is with his mom by the lake and rests his head on her shoulders. Pretty relatable to me especially in my younger dating life. It's just a sad reality of life that the people you love may not be able to love you the same way. But it's all part of the depth of the story, Jenny torn between giving forest his space (she tells him numerous times she thinks she's bad for him) but unable to ever completely relinquish that love he has for her. Neither Forest nor Jenny have been given their fair share of direction in life to love in a healthier way (Jenny being broken by her history and Forest not having been taught to move on from unrequited love). But I also think people undermine Forest's intelligence more than he deserves and put all the onis on Jenny. Kind of like many people in the movie undermine his intelligence (fancy that...). Forest isn't stupid, he just treats and perceives situations in more simplistic and naive ways. A big factor of why he thinks he's stupid is that people keep telling him he is rather than his actions being stupid. He's a product of a time before we understood nuero divergent intelligence, yet still succeeds in spite of all that. The man is a captivating storyteller, was an ideal soldier when things were explained in clear unambiguous ways, yet still knew to break rank to save his platoon in Vietnam, he understood everything that was happening in Vietnam and it's dangers, starting a shrimping business (how many of you could get a boat and start shrimping without RU-vid tutorials), didn't let the prostitute sleep with him bc he didn't like her or her breath, understood he was lying in an ad for money, also understands and sympathizes with Jenny's trauma (the not enough rocks line is very underrated imo), etc. He also knows Jenny doesn't love him the way he loves her. He literally calls her out for it and says he understands what love is regardless of what she thinks. He also seems to get that Jenny is dying of Aids (EDIT: It's never explicit what she has) and wants to marry him for the safety and care at the end. Forest chooses this life with her because it makes him happy. I don't really see it as taking advantage of someone cognitively divergent, but two people choosing a situation that works for them. I see it as two wayward souls in a world that doesn't understand how to see anyone not completely binary in their mind and abilities finding each other and living their best life at the end. It's not all perfect, Jenny is not a great person, but Forest is happy and successful. I think that matters. Out of all the critiques on the movie (Jenny, Forest being too pure, coincidences, etc) the only ones that make sense to me now are how weirdly the movie is anti counter culture and pro traditional culture. That anyone can be successful if you pull yourself up by your bootstaps and all the liberals are angry abusive drains in society. And the total belief in a Christian God. I mean damn, the movie implies God caused a storm to ruin the shrimping boats of a bunch of poor black shrimpers just so 2 white guys can become rich. Can't believe I didn't catch that until this viewing. Gump being so effortlessly successful gives unintended creedance to conservative values. As much as I absolutely love this movie and it's one of the few 9 out of 10s in my head cannon, I still can't help but laugh to myself when I think a good tag line would be "Even the dumbest white guy has it easier than minorities and women in this country". But I just blame that on the source material. I mean they fixed up so much from the book (don't read it, I promise you it's not worth it, there's a reason the film rights were sold before the book was published bc the central premise is literally the only good thing about it) it's not surprising some very unuanced anti left aspects stayed involved tbh.
people who hate on Jenny are lucky, because they obviously had better childhoods than her. cause if they went thru the type of shit she went through, they would understand.
Some people look down on Jenny for the way she treated Forrest, probably because they've had difficult relationships themselves. But when you look at what happens with an objective mind you can see she goes out of her way to not harm him. She stays as far away from him as possible whilst she suffers the effects of having been raped as a child. Indeed the worst thing she does is leave him without saying goodbye and deprive him of fatherthood for some time in a later scene. It is quite commendable to limit your pain to yourself rather than becoming corrupted by it to the point of harming your loved ones. It is also quite commendable that Forrest looks past the destructive behaviour she has limited to herself and still sees only the good in her. Whatever limited pain he does experience as an unintentional consequence of her actions he depletes within himself in a productive way through the force of his spirituality ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tWzbCk18wTw.html. This is what Eternal Dharma/Soulmateship is all about, indeed this is what Love is all about. Doing the utmost to not harm the harmless, and depleting the pain you do receive within yourself. But all of that requires great spiritual fortitude that has built up over countless lifetimes. Those who are not so spiritually developed risk intentionally hurting others. For them all you can do is set a good example by living according to Principle, and making yourself available to give therm guidance. But you need to be very careful when you do encounter corrupted persons. On the one extreme you should not judge and condemn them as being worthless. On the other extreme you should not destroy yourself to try and save them, which is a risk that exists if you're spiritually driven because you will find something good in them. Instead you should approach everything in life in an intelligent, balanced way. That means just teach thern Principle if they are interested. Without making the mistake of "falling in love" that is actually lust. Such corrupted persons often suffer from being unloved by those they have loved from a young age, such as their parents. So they have a twisted idea of what love actually is and that can lead to bad outcomes when combined with the greed, hatred, ignorance that arises from their pain. If their love remains unrequited they will destroy themselves trying to replace it with sensual pleasures. Their only hope is to find spirituality and serve the Principle of Love itself rather seeking love from others. And your duty is limited to showing them the way if you have the Wisdom to do so. All of this means you should never help anyone in a way that indulges their greed, hatred, ignorance, out of your misguided love for them, because that will actually harm them tbh with you.
Regardless of the bad choices Jenny made, she really loves Forrest and he loved her. She often friend zoned Forrest because she believe she's not worthy of him. Forrest didn't care, because despite all his achievements, he wouldn't trade any of it for her.
She was battling with her own self worth because of abandonment and sexual abuse, that's why she never went home and got tooken away hurt people hurt people she was left empty she's always loved him she watched and collected all his memorabilia once she had her son being a mother changed her she got the opportunity to have a normal healthy family and she could finally recieve and give LOVE till her death
Btw, whats your opinion on Jenny from Forrest Gump as a character ? She is also a flawed female character that get hated a lot for the way she treated Forrest, but Idc what anybody says, Jenny is my favorite character because i can empathize with her due to her upbringing, there is more to her than meets the eye, same goes for character like her, Bojack Horseman, you can find their actions intolerable and still empathize with them, abusive upbringing can damage a person's mind drastically.
Forrest always makes Jenny see the reality... What she could be... That life can be good.. She runs she pushes him away.. But he's always there making her face all her bad decisions and actions. Awesome movie. No movie makes cry like this. My beard is wet.
Watching this video made me realize there's a significance onto why Jenny always told Forrest to run when he's in trouble. I always thought that was a reflection on Forrest, turns out it might be more on Jenny's after all, and very little on his character.
Some people look down on Jenny for the way she treated Forrest, probably because they've had difficult relationships themselves. But when you look at what happens with an objective mind you can see she goes out of her way to not harm him. She stays as far away from him as possible whilst she suffers the effects of having been raped as a child. Indeed the worst thing she does is leave him without saying goodbye and deprive him of fatherthood for some time in a later scene. It is quite commendable to limit your pain to yourself rather than becoming corrupted by it to the point of harming your loved ones. It is also quite commendable that Forrest looks past the destructive behaviour she has limited to herself and still sees only the good in her. Whatever limited pain he does experience as an unintentional consequence of her actions he depletes within himself in a productive way through the force of his spirituality ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tWzbCk18wTw.html. This is what Eternal Dharma/Soulmateship is all about, indeed this is what Love is all about. Doing the utmost to not harm the harmless, and depleting the pain you do receive within yourself. But all of that requires great spiritual fortitude that has built up over countless lifetimes. Those who are not so spiritually developed risk intentionally hurting others. For them all you can do is set a good example by living according to Principle, and making yourself available to give therm guidance. But you need to be very careful when you do encounter corrupted persons. On the one extreme you should not judge and condemn them as being worthless. On the other extreme you should not destroy yourself to try and save them, which is a risk that exists if you're spiritually driven because you will find something good in them. Instead you should approach everything in life in an intelligent, balanced way. That means just teach thern Principle if they are interested. Without making the mistake of "falling in love" that is actually lust. Such corrupted persons often suffer from being unloved by those they have loved from a young age, such as their parents. So they have a twisted idea of what love actually is and that can lead to bad outcomes when combined with the greed, hatred, ignorance that arises from their pain. If their love remains unrequited they will destroy themselves trying to replace it with sensual pleasures. Their only hope is to find spirituality and serve the Principle of Love itself rather seeking love from others. And your duty is limited to showing them the way if you have the Wisdom to do so. All of this means you should never help anyone in a way that indulges their greed, hatred, ignorance, out of your misguided love for them, because that will actually harm them tbh with you
For those who feel animosity towards Jenny. I understand. Jenny wasted a lot of her life and denied herself a real friend. But like she said, "I was messed up for a long time." It doesn't excuse her but I feel bad for her all the same.
Benji You just don't understand the effects of long term sexual abuse with no nurturing, Jenny is textbook in this regard. How can you not feel sorry for a little girl hiding in the field panicking & praying "Please God, let me fly away like a bird". Jenny loves Forrest, her life choices are based on her abuse, Playboy, always with men who hit her, drugs & suicidal.....this is textbook adult surrvivor of childhood sexual abuse (anorexia, & self-harm). She's acting out her pain & C-PTSD. The irony here is that Forrest goes to Vietnam, & Jenny STILL is so much more mentally/emotionally scarred than he is, & she NEVER mistreats Forrest. The error is thinking Jenny doesn't love Forrest because he's slow, in spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. She works as a waitress for years & he is a Millionaire who would give her as much money as she wanted. She left him because she was UNABLE to maintain an emotional connection with ANYONE in a healthy manner, it took years for her to get enough distance from the pain, & most people never do in real life. It actually IS an excuse, because she was a small totally helpless child when she was sexually abused, & she never did anything to hurt Forrest, the things she did were far more self-destructive. 1) Forrest understood her pain if not the abuse " sometimes there just aren't enough rocks" when she breaks down in front of the house is a beautiful, perfect summation, sometimes NOTHING you throw at that kind of pain is enough to make it better. "I had that house Jenny hated so much destroyed" (something to that effect) after her death, he understands her pain if not the source, ignorance sometimes IS bliss. 2) People who hate Jenny don't understand the movie, abuse, or Forrest. And they are horribly self-rightous, simple minded & 2 faced to think they could handle abuse better than Jenny, or even think Forrest deserved her, in a real situation just think Forrest was dumb. How many "slow" friends do you have? or is it you?-your friendly neighborhood YT psychologist :)
December Leigh i wouldnt even rry to convince these people otherwise my dude. Its clear these people dont want to be educated on the fact that she was a victim.
Seeing your friends dying will fuck you up big time. That is why murder is more serious than rape in most cases. Would you rather someone took down your pants and touched your genitals, or someone murdered your friends in front of you with napalm, and bullets. Both are bad, but one is worse.
She kept being ignorant of him despite all of her hardships, besides her father, being a choice, while forrest had hardships through chance all throughout his life. She was mean towards him, and showed little respect. He had nothing but love for her. You should at least show respect to people who show you respect.
How can she give something to him that she don’t even have to give for herself ? Not all of us are able to have an understanding of the world . Some are weak, and some are strong . Some need experienced to gain wisdom . Some never do.
@@sheeplord4976 Forrest wanted so badly for Jenny to love him that he smothered her and pushed her away. It was a love that Forrest never gave up on, and when she got sick she finally realized that all he ever wanted was to be there for her.
Jenny was abused from she was little.She didn't value herself.But Forrest respected and loved her because they grew up together. She later realized that her bestfriend was, the only man who truly loved her.So she married him.whenever it was needed the love between them shined.
The hate for Jenny highlights just how ignorant and/or indifferent our general society is about mental health, trauma, and how devastating it can be to a person's behaviors and belief systems. It makes me sad. Jenny's behavior is being miscast and oversimplified. She's not simply a gold digger and using Forrest. It's clear she has loved Forrest ever since childhood. Trauma wrecks havoc on a person's belief systems and self-worth. Jenny grew up in an abusive environment. She did not grow up with the security and love of a Mother and Father. She learned from a young age to run anytime she was confronted with something that was difficult for her. She even told Forrest, “If you ever run into trouble, don’t try to be brave - just run. Just run away.” I am not saying this was a good or healthy way of living; but nonetheless she learned this unhealthy belief and it stuck with her. It’s also clear Jenny is chronically depressed. She contemplated suicide by the bridge right before Forrest told her he was going to Vietnam. Later, she nearly committed suicide by jumping off the building. She slept a lot and didn’t talk much when she came to visit Forrest at his home. She had a traumatic, PTSD -like breakdown when she saw her childhood home. Most people castigating her as a gold-digger, POS, etc in the comments have never experienced one-tenth of what she went through, and it shows. This callous and harsh attitude often makes it even more difficult for people suffering with mental health issues to overcome because so many people instantly demonize them without taking the time to understand their perspective. And it's probably a contributing factor towards why mental illness cases continue to rise in the world - lack of support. To be clear - I am not defending Jenny's actions. Having sex with Forrest then leaving the next morning was wrong. Not even telling Forrest that he had a son was egregiously wrong. She made a lot of bad decisions in her life, and she suffered the consequences from them, including losing her own life. What I AM saying is - one can say that a person's words and/or actions are wrong and ALSO be compassionate and sympathetic towards them at the same time. It doesn't have to be one or the other - you can be both.
Some people look down on Jenny for the way she treated Forrest, probably because they've had difficult relationships themselves. But when you look at what happens with an objective mind you can see she goes out of her way to not harm him. She stays as far away from him as possible whilst she suffers the effects of having been raped as a child. Indeed the worst thing she does is leave him without saying goodbye and deprive him of fatherthood for some time in a later scene. It is quite commendable to limit your pain to yourself rather than becoming corrupted by it to the point of harming your loved ones. It is also quite commendable that Forrest looks past the destructive behaviour she has limited to herself and still sees only the good in her. Whatever limited pain he does experience as an unintentional consequence of her actions he depletes within himself in a productive way through the force of his spirituality ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tWzbCk18wTw.html. This is what Eternal Dharma/Soulmateship is all about, indeed this is what Love is all about. Doing the utmost to not harm the harmless, and depleting the pain you do receive within yourself. But all of that requires great spiritual fortitude that has built up over countless lifetimes. Those who are not so spiritually developed risk intentionally hurting others. For them all you can do is set a good example by living according to Principle, and making yourself available to give therm guidance. But you need to be very careful when you do encounter corrupted persons. On the one extreme you should not judge and condemn them as being worthless. On the other extreme you should not destroy yourself to try and save them, which is a risk that exists if you're spiritually driven because you will find something good in them. Instead you should approach everything in life in an intelligent, balanced way. That means just teach thern Principle if they are interested. Without making the mistake of "falling in love" that is actually lust. Such corrupted persons often suffer from being unloved by those they have loved from a young age, such as their parents. So they have a twisted idea of what love actually is and that can lead to bad outcomes when combined with the greed, hatred, ignorance that arises from their pain. If their love remains unrequited they will destroy themselves trying to replace it with sensual pleasures. Their only hope is to find spirituality and serve the Principle of Love itself rather seeking love from others. And your duty is limited to showing them the way if you have the Wisdom to do so. All of this means you should never help anyone in a way that indulges their greed, hatred, ignorance, out of your misguided love for them, because that will actually harm them tbh with you
I don't care what any one else says. Jenny truly loved Forrest as much as he loved her. You can CLEARLY tell by the way she talks to him. Her childhood fucked her up. Yet through all of it, she supported Forrest. She doesn't think she's better than him. In fact, she probably thinks she doesn't deserve him. He may be mentally slow, but he achieved so much in life while she knows she's fucking up and she doesn't want to fuck up Forrest as well. When she finally got with Forrest, her life was better. She stopped doing drugs. She stopped hanging out with the wrong crowd. When she finally was able to respect/love herself, Jenny finally was able to accept Forrest's love. Its like the saying goes, you can not love someone else until you love yourself.
The hate for Jenny highlights just how ignorant and/or indifferent our general society is about mental health, trauma, and how devastating it can be to a person's behaviors and belief systems. It makes me sad. Jenny's behavior is being miscast and oversimplified. She's not simply a gold digger and using Forrest. It's clear she has loved Forrest ever since childhood. Trauma wrecks havoc on a person's belief systems and self-worth. Jenny grew up in an abusive environment. She did not grow up with the security and love of a Mother and Father. She learned from a young age to run anytime she was confronted with something that was difficult for her. She even told Forrest, “If you ever run into trouble, don’t try to be brave - just run. Just run away.” I am not saying this was a good or healthy way of living; but nonetheless she learned this unhealthy belief and it stuck with her. It’s also clear Jenny is chronically depressed. She contemplated suicide by the bridge right before Forrest told her he was going to Vietnam. Later, she nearly committed suicide by jumping off the building. She slept a lot and didn’t talk much when she came to visit Forrest at his home. She had a traumatic, PTSD -like breakdown when she saw her childhood home. Most people castigating her as a gold-digger, POS, etc in the comments have never experienced one-tenth of what she went through, and it shows. This callous and harsh attitude often makes it even more difficult for people suffering with mental health issues to overcome because so many people instantly demonize them without taking the time to understand their perspective. And it's probably a contributing factor towards why mental illness cases continue to rise in the world - lack of support. To be clear - I am not defending Jenny's actions. Having sex with Forrest then leaving the next morning was wrong. Not even telling Forrest that he had a son was egregiously wrong. She made a lot of bad decisions in her life, and she suffered the consequences from them, including losing her own life. What I AM saying is - one can say that a person's words and/or actions are wrong and ALSO be compassionate and sympathetic towards them at the same time. It doesn't have to be one or the other - you can be both.
Jenny knew she was messed up which is why she kept running from Forrest, as she didn’t want to hurt him too. Some of the decisions she made were wrong, but I think that she was just trying to protect Forrest from herself
The hate for Jenny highlights just how ignorant and/or indifferent our general society is about mental health, trauma, and how devastating it can be to a person's behaviors and belief systems. It makes me sad. Jenny's behavior is being miscast and oversimplified. She's not simply a gold digger and using Forrest. It's clear she has loved Forrest ever since childhood. Trauma wrecks havoc on a person's belief systems and self-worth. Jenny grew up in an abusive environment. She did not grow up with the security and love of a Mother and Father. She learned from a young age to run anytime she was confronted with something that was difficult for her. She even told Forrest, “If you ever run into trouble, don’t try to be brave - just run. Just run away.” I am not saying this was a good or healthy way of living; but nonetheless she learned this unhealthy belief and it stuck with her. It’s also clear Jenny is chronically depressed. She contemplated suicide by the bridge right before Forrest told her he was going to Vietnam. Later, she nearly committed suicide by jumping off the building. She slept a lot and didn’t talk much when she came to visit Forrest at his home. She had a traumatic, PTSD -like breakdown when she saw her childhood home. Most people castigating her as a gold-digger, POS, etc in the comments have never experienced one-tenth of what she went through, and it shows. This callous and harsh attitude often makes it even more difficult for people suffering with mental health issues to overcome because so many people instantly demonize them without taking the time to understand their perspective. And it's probably a contributing factor towards why mental illness cases continue to rise in the world - lack of support. To be clear - I am not defending Jenny's actions. Having sex with Forrest then leaving the next morning was wrong. Not even telling Forrest that he had a son was egregiously wrong. She made a lot of bad decisions in her life, and she suffered the consequences from them, including losing her own life. What I AM saying is - one can say that a person's words and/or actions are wrong and ALSO be compassionate and sympathetic towards them at the same time. It doesn't have to be one or the other - you can be both.
Some people look down on Jenny for the way she treated Forrest, probably because they've had difficult relationships themselves. But when you look at what happens with an objective mind you can see she goes out of her way to not harm him. She stays as far away from him as possible whilst she suffers the effects of having been raped as a child. Indeed the worst thing she does is leave him without saying goodbye and deprive him of fatherthood for some time in a later scene. It is quite commendable to limit your pain to yourself rather than becoming corrupted by it to the point of harming your loved ones. It is also quite commendable that Forrest looks past the destructive behaviour she has limited to herself and still sees only the good in her. Whatever limited pain he does experience as an unintentional consequence of her actions he depletes within himself in a productive way through the force of his spirituality ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tWzbCk18wTw.html. This is what Eternal Dharma/Soulmateship is all about, indeed this is what Love is all about. Doing the utmost to not harm the harmless, and depleting the pain you do receive within yourself. But all of that requires great spiritual fortitude that has built up over countless lifetimes. Those who are not so spiritually developed risk intentionally hurting others. For them all you can do is set a good example by living according to Principle, and making yourself available to give therm guidance. But you need to be very careful when you do encounter corrupted persons. On the one extreme you should not judge and condemn them as being worthless. On the other extreme you should not destroy yourself to try and save them, which is a risk that exists if you're spiritually driven because you will find something good in them. Instead you should approach everything in life in an intelligent, balanced way. That means just teach thern Principle if they are interested. Without making the mistake of "falling in love" that is actually lust. Such corrupted persons often suffer from being unloved by those they have loved from a young age, such as their parents. So they have a twisted idea of what love actually is and that can lead to bad outcomes when combined with the greed, hatred, ignorance that arises from their pain. If their love remains unrequited they will destroy themselves trying to replace it with sensual pleasures. Their only hope is to find spirituality and serve the Principle of Love itself rather seeking love from others. And your duty is limited to showing them the way if you have the Wisdom to do so. All of this means you should never help anyone in a way that indulges their greed, hatred, ignorance, out of your misguided love for them, because that will actually harm them tbh with you.
Jenny was a victim and the abuse she had as a child made her never get over it she never got over that abuse that why she she would always try to run away she tried to runaway from her past it’s so sad 😞 poor Forrest but I understand Jenny she is a victim I. All this too
The hate for Jenny highlights just how ignorant and/or indifferent our general society is about mental health, trauma, and how devastating it can be to a person's behaviors and belief systems. It makes me sad. Jenny's behavior is being miscast and oversimplified. She's not simply a gold digger and using Forrest. It's clear she has loved Forrest ever since childhood. Trauma wrecks havoc on a person's belief systems and self-worth. Jenny grew up in an abusive environment. She did not grow up with the security and love of a Mother and Father. She learned from a young age to run anytime she was confronted with something that was difficult for her. She even told Forrest, “If you ever run into trouble, don’t try to be brave - just run. Just run away.” I am not saying this was a good or healthy way of living; but nonetheless she learned this unhealthy belief and it stuck with her. It’s also clear Jenny is chronically depressed. She contemplated suicide by the bridge right before Forrest told her he was going to Vietnam. Later, she nearly committed suicide by jumping off the building. She slept a lot and didn’t talk much when she came to visit Forrest at his home. She had a traumatic, PTSD -like breakdown when she saw her childhood home. Most people castigating her as a gold-digger, POS, etc in the comments have never experienced one-tenth of what she went through, and it shows. This callous and harsh attitude often makes it even more difficult for people suffering with mental health issues to overcome because so many people instantly demonize them without taking the time to understand their perspective. And it's probably a contributing factor towards why mental illness cases continue to rise in the world - lack of support. To be clear - I am not defending Jenny's actions. Having sex with Forrest then leaving the next morning was wrong. Not even telling Forrest that he had a son was egregiously wrong. She made a lot of bad decisions in her life, and she suffered the consequences from them, including losing her own life. What I AM saying is - one can say that a person's words and/or actions are wrong and ALSO be compassionate and sympathetic towards them at the same time. It doesn't have to be one or the other - you can be both.
Some people look down on Jenny for the way she treated Forrest, probably because they've had difficult relationships themselves. But when you look at what happens with an objective mind you can see she goes out of her way to not harm him. She stays as far away from him as possible whilst she suffers the effects of having been raped as a child. Indeed the worst thing she does is leave him without saying goodbye and deprive him of fatherthood for some time in a later scene. It is quite commendable to limit your pain to yourself rather than becoming corrupted by it to the point of harming your loved ones. It is also quite commendable that Forrest looks past the destructive behaviour she has limited to herself and still sees only the good in her. Whatever limited pain he does experience as an unintentional consequence of her actions he depletes within himself in a productive way through the force of his spirituality ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tWzbCk18wTw.html. This is what Eternal Dharma/Soulmateship is all about, indeed this is what Love is all about. Doing the utmost to not harm the harmless, and depleting the pain you do receive within yourself. But all of that requires great spiritual fortitude that has built up over countless lifetimes. Those who are not so spiritually developed risk intentionally hurting others. For them all you can do is set a good example by living according to Principle, and making yourself available to give therm guidance. But you need to be very careful when you do encounter corrupted persons. On the one extreme you should not judge and condemn them as being worthless. On the other extreme you should not destroy yourself to try and save them, which is a risk that exists if you're spiritually driven because you will find something good in them. Instead you should approach everything in life in an intelligent, balanced way. That means just teach thern Principle if they are interested. Without making the mistake of "falling in love" that is actually lust. Such corrupted persons often suffer from being unloved by those they have loved from a young age, such as their parents. So they have a twisted idea of what love actually is and that can lead to bad outcomes when combined with the greed, hatred, ignorance that arises from their pain. If their love remains unrequited they will destroy themselves trying to replace it with sensual pleasures. Their only hope is to find spirituality and serve the Principle of Love itself rather seeking love from others. And your duty is limited to showing them the way if you have the Wisdom to do so. All of this means you should never help anyone in a way that indulges their greed, hatred, ignorance, out of your misguided love for them, because that will actually harm them tbh with you
The people who were protesting the Vietnam War were surprised to see Forrest,a soldier in the US Army,run into the water after seeing his 1st love Jenny there and decided to applaud him after they were embracing each other.
I like the recurring things in the movie: lines, scenes, etc like important events on tv while Forrest plays ping pong, and Forrest getting a seat offered to him on the bus by people special to him.
You guys talking on Jenny like she was a bad person. She was abused by her father, likely sexually abused. She ended up with the wrong crowd, because she wanted to get away from where she came. I feel bad for her, and for Forrest and little Forrest. Unfortunately, AIDS killed her. It was a bigger deal then, than it is now.
Melati MohdSalleh according to winston groom's novel she died from hepatitis c. but the truth is that i never read the book itself, only read summaries about it. and here in the comment section someone also wrote she died from hepatitis. but i think it makes more sense she died from aids, maybe the circumstances of her death are different in the book i don't know...
Some people look down on Jenny for the way she treated Forrest, probably because they've had difficult relationships themselves. But when you look at what happens with an objective mind you can see she goes out of her way to not harm him. She stays as far away from him as possible whilst she suffers the effects of having been raped as a child. Indeed the worst thing she does is leave him without saying goodbye and deprive him of fatherthood for some time in a later scene. It is quite commendable to limit your pain to yourself rather than becoming corrupted by it to the point of harming your loved ones. It is also quite commendable that Forrest looks past the destructive behaviour she has limited to herself and still sees only the good in her. Whatever limited pain he does experience as an unintentional consequence of her actions he depletes within himself in a productive way through the force of his spirituality ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tWzbCk18wTw.html. This is what Eternal Dharma/Soulmateship is all about, indeed this is what Love is all about. Doing the utmost to not harm the harmless, and depleting the pain you do receive within yourself. But all of that requires great spiritual fortitude that has built up over countless lifetimes. Those who are not so spiritually developed risk intentionally hurting others. For them all you can do is set a good example by living according to Principle, and making yourself available to give therm guidance. But you need to be very careful when you do encounter corrupted persons. On the one extreme you should not judge and condemn them as being worthless. On the other extreme you should not destroy yourself to try and save them, which is a risk that exists if you're spiritually driven because you will find something good in them. Instead you should approach everything in life in an intelligent, balanced way. That means just teach thern Principle if they are interested. Without making the mistake of "falling in love" that is actually lust. Such corrupted persons often suffer from being unloved by those they have loved from a young age, such as their parents. So they have a twisted idea of what love actually is and that can lead to bad outcomes when combined with the greed, hatred, ignorance that arises from their pain. If their love remains unrequited they will destroy themselves trying to replace it with sensual pleasures. Their only hope is to find spirituality and serve the Principle of Love itself rather seeking love from others. And your duty is limited to showing them the way if you have the Wisdom to do so. All of this means you should never help anyone in a way that indulges their greed, hatred, ignorance, out of your misguided love for them, because that will actually harm them tbh with you
Jenny just had too many problems and was too self destructive. In many ways she was the epitome of the negative female stereotype. Needy, selfish, always putting her desires ahead, and then expecting the stable partner to be there and pick up the pieces of the mess she made.
Some people look down on Jenny for the way she treated Forrest, probably because they've had difficult relationships themselves. But when you look at what happens with an objective mind you can see she goes out of her way to not harm him. She stays as far away from him as possible whilst she suffers the effects of having been raped as a child. Indeed the worst thing she does is leave him without saying goodbye and deprive him of fatherthood for some time in a later scene. It is quite commendable to limit your pain to yourself rather than becoming corrupted by it to the point of harming your loved ones. It is also quite commendable that Forrest looks past the destructive behaviour she has limited to herself and still sees only the good in her. Whatever limited pain he does experience as an unintentional consequence of her actions he depletes within himself in a productive way through the force of his spirituality ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tWzbCk18wTw.html. This is what Eternal Dharma/Soulmateship is all about, indeed this is what Love is all about. Doing the utmost to not harm the harmless, and depleting the pain you do receive within yourself. But all of that requires great spiritual fortitude that has built up over countless lifetimes. Those who are not so spiritually developed risk intentionally hurting others. For them all you can do is set a good example by living according to Principle, and making yourself available to give therm guidance. But you need to be very careful when you do encounter corrupted persons. On the one extreme you should not judge and condemn them as being worthless. On the other extreme you should not destroy yourself to try and save them, which is a risk that exists if you're spiritually driven because you will find something good in them. Instead you should approach everything in life in an intelligent, balanced way. That means just teach thern Principle if they are interested. Without making the mistake of "falling in love" that is actually lust. Such corrupted persons often suffer from being unloved by those they have loved from a young age, such as their parents. So they have a twisted idea of what love actually is and that can lead to bad outcomes when combined with the greed, hatred, ignorance that arises from their pain. If their love remains unrequited they will destroy themselves trying to replace it with sensual pleasures. Their only hope is to find spirituality and serve the Principle of Love itself rather seeking love from others. And your duty is limited to showing them the way if you have the Wisdom to do so. All of this means you should never help anyone in a way that indulges their greed, hatred, ignorance, out of your misguided love for them, because that will actually harm them tbh with you
We(The Jenny’s) of the world, don’t know how to fix things inside of ourselves to be worthy of their love(Forrest’s). I’ve been working on myself for a good 8 or 9 yrs. But no where near close enough to being able to understand what’s going on and to fix it.
they should have "ran away" together when they were at the club. jenny would not have got the "virus" and they could have happily lived ever after with little Forrest
The hate for Jenny highlights just how ignorant and/or indifferent our general society is about mental health, trauma, and how devastating it can be to a person's behaviors and belief systems. It makes me sad. Jenny's behavior is being miscast and oversimplified. She's not simply a gold digger and using Forrest. It's clear she has loved Forrest ever since childhood. Trauma wrecks havoc on a person's belief systems and self-worth. Jenny grew up in an abusive environment. She did not grow up with the security and love of a Mother and Father. She learned from a young age to run anytime she was confronted with something that was difficult for her. She even told Forrest, “If you ever run into trouble, don’t try to be brave - just run. Just run away.” I am not saying this was a good or healthy way of living; but nonetheless she learned this unhealthy belief and it stuck with her. It’s also clear Jenny is chronically depressed. She contemplated suicide by the bridge right before Forrest told her he was going to Vietnam. Later, she nearly committed suicide by jumping off the building. She slept a lot and didn’t talk much when she came to visit Forrest at his home. She had a traumatic, PTSD -like breakdown when she saw her childhood home. Most people castigating her as a gold-digger, POS, etc in the comments have never experienced one-tenth of what she went through, and it shows. This callous and harsh attitude often makes it even more difficult for people suffering with mental health issues to overcome because so many people instantly demonize them without taking the time to understand their perspective. And it's probably a contributing factor towards why mental illness cases continue to rise in the world - lack of support. To be clear - I am not defending Jenny's actions. Having sex with Forrest then leaving the next morning was wrong. Not even telling Forrest that he had a son was egregiously wrong. She made a lot of bad decisions in her life, and she suffered the consequences from them, including losing her own life. What I AM saying is - one can say that a person's words and/or actions are wrong and ALSO be compassionate and sympathetic towards them at the same time. It doesn't have to be one or the other - you can be both.
Jenny always knew that Forrest would let her in, no matter how many times she ditched him. Forrest is such a special character, he bleeds love for Jenny. My all time favourite movie
Some people look down on Jenny for the way she treated Forrest, probably because they've had difficult relationships themselves. But when you look at what happens with an objective mind you can see she goes out of her way to not harm him. She stays as far away from him as possible whilst she suffers the effects of having been raped as a child. Indeed the worst thing she does is leave him without saying goodbye and deprive him of fatherthood for some time in a later scene. It is quite commendable to limit your pain to yourself rather than becoming corrupted by it to the point of harming your loved ones. It is also quite commendable that Forrest looks past the destructive behaviour she has limited to herself and still sees only the good in her. Whatever limited pain he does experience as an unintentional consequence of her actions he depletes within himself in a productive way through the force of his spirituality ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tWzbCk18wTw.html. This is what Eternal Dharma/Soulmateship is all about, indeed this is what Love is all about. Doing the utmost to not harm the harmless, and depleting the pain you do receive within yourself. But all of that requires great spiritual fortitude that has built up over countless lifetimes. Those who are not so spiritually developed risk intentionally hurting others. For them all you can do is set a good example by living according to Principle, and making yourself available to give therm guidance. But you need to be very careful when you do encounter corrupted persons. On the one extreme you should not judge and condemn them as being worthless. On the other extreme you should not destroy yourself to try and save them, which is a risk that exists if you're spiritually driven because you will find something good in them. Instead you should approach everything in life in an intelligent, balanced way. That means just teach thern Principle if they are interested. Without making the mistake of "falling in love" that is actually lust. Such corrupted persons often suffer from being unloved by those they have loved from a young age, such as their parents. So they have a twisted idea of what love actually is and that can lead to bad outcomes when combined with the greed, hatred, ignorance that arises from their pain. If their love remains unrequited they will destroy themselves trying to replace it with sensual pleasures. Their only hope is to find spirituality and serve the Principle of Love itself rather seeking love from others. And your duty is limited to showing them the way if you have the Wisdom to do so. All of this means you should never help anyone in a way that indulges their greed, hatred, ignorance, out of your misguided love for them, because that will actually harm them tbh with you
poor forrest only got the ride off jenny the one time with all the effort he put into her and on top of that he stuck with child support for the 18 years .
Some people look down on Jenny for the way she treated Forrest, probably because they've had difficult relationships themselves. But when you look at what happens with an objective mind you can see she goes out of her way to not harm him. She stays as far away from him as possible whilst she suffers the effects of having been raped as a child. Indeed the worst thing she does is leave him without saying goodbye and deprive him of fatherthood for some time in a later scene. It is quite commendable to limit your pain to yourself rather than becoming corrupted by it to the point of harming your loved ones. It is also quite commendable that Forrest looks past the destructive behaviour she has limited to herself and still sees only the good in her. Whatever limited pain he does experience as an unintentional consequence of her actions he depletes within himself in a productive way through the force of his spirituality ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tWzbCk18wTw.html. This is what Eternal Dharma/Soulmateship is all about, indeed this is what Love is all about. Doing the utmost to not harm the harmless, and depleting the pain you do receive within yourself. But all of that requires great spiritual fortitude that has built up over countless lifetimes. Those who are not so spiritually developed risk intentionally hurting others. For them all you can do is set a good example by living according to Principle, and making yourself available to give therm guidance. But you need to be very careful when you do encounter corrupted persons. On the one extreme you should not judge and condemn them as being worthless. On the other extreme you should not destroy yourself to try and save them, which is a risk that exists if you're spiritually driven because you will find something good in them. Instead you should approach everything in life in an intelligent, balanced way. That means just teach thern Principle if they are interested. Without making the mistake of "falling in love" that is actually lust. Such corrupted persons often suffer from being unloved by those they have loved from a young age, such as their parents. So they have a twisted idea of what love actually is and that can lead to bad outcomes when combined with the greed, hatred, ignorance that arises from their pain. If their love remains unrequited they will destroy themselves trying to replace it with sensual pleasures. Their only hope is to find spirituality and serve the Principle of Love itself rather seeking love from others. And your duty is limited to showing them the way if you have the Wisdom to do so. All of this means you should never help anyone in a way that indulges their greed, hatred, ignorance, out of your misguided love for them, because that will actually harm them tbh with you
jenny for the entirety of the movie: i love u forrest but im gonna go away for 10 yrs bc i can jenny when she has cancer: i love u forrest and now that i have the most uncureable disease known to mankind ill finally move in with u
She had someone who loved her more than anyone else, and still she kept friendzoning him and dating people who'd use her, even beat her and leave her. ... The fuck is this.
You think but there is. An example is me. I love this girl even though she hurt me and even if she has flaws, I still love her because I know she is a good person in heart
@@EdgarHernandez-uu4iw The hate for Jenny highlights just how ignorant and/or indifferent our general society is about mental health, trauma, and how devastating it can be to a person's behaviors and belief systems. It makes me sad. Jenny's behavior is being miscast and oversimplified. She's not simply a gold digger and using Forrest. It's clear she has loved Forrest ever since childhood. Trauma wrecks havoc on a person's belief systems and self-worth. Jenny grew up in an abusive environment. She did not grow up with the security and love of a Mother and Father. She learned from a young age to run anytime she was confronted with something that was difficult for her. She even told Forrest, “If you ever run into trouble, don’t try to be brave - just run. Just run away.” I am not saying this was a good or healthy way of living; but nonetheless she learned this unhealthy belief and it stuck with her. It’s also clear Jenny is chronically depressed. She contemplated suicide by the bridge right before Forrest told her he was going to Vietnam. Later, she nearly committed suicide by jumping off the building. She slept a lot and didn’t talk much when she came to visit Forrest at his home. She had a traumatic, PTSD -like breakdown when she saw her childhood home. Most people castigating her as a gold-digger, POS, etc in the comments have never experienced one-tenth of what she went through, and it shows. This callous and harsh attitude often makes it even more difficult for people suffering with mental health issues to overcome because so many people instantly demonize them without taking the time to understand their perspective. And it's probably a contributing factor towards why mental illness cases continue to rise in the world - lack of support. To be clear - I am not defending Jenny's actions. Having sex with Forrest then leaving the next morning was wrong. Not even telling Forrest that he had a son was egregiously wrong. She made a lot of bad decisions in her life, and she suffered the consequences from them, including losing her own life. What I AM saying is - one can say that a person's words and/or actions are wrong and ALSO be compassionate and sympathetic towards them at the same time. It doesn't have to be one or the other - you can be both.
