Forrest Gump is a MASTERPIECE (First Time Watching & Reaction) 

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Lieutenant Dan was standing because he has spent so many years sitting, sitting in a wheelchair. He was played by Gary Sinise who was so touched by his portrayal of a disabled veteran that he formed a band that still performs to raise funds and awareness for disabled veterans. The name of the band, the Lt. Dan Band.

"I'm sorry I had a fight in the middle of your Black Panther party" remains one of the funniest lines I've ever heard. Always makes me laugh.

Jenny runs away from life, lt. Dan fights life. Forrest does like the feather at the beginning and goes wherever life brings him. That’s a movie where the main character doesn’t have an arc, it’s the people around him who change and get better.

Forrest was the best part of Jenny's life. She wasn't able to overcome her childhood trauma for years. She did love him, even if not romantically, but felt she didn't deserved him. I believe it is Forrest's son. After he was conceived, Jenny still left and it wasn't about the money, because Forrest was already rich at that point. She could have stayed and been a rich man's wife if she wanted to. When she knew she was dying, she married him to legally secure custody of their son with Forrest. Even though he had money, I think it would have been difficult for him to get custody of Jr after Jenny died. Marrying Jenny made that easier. Also, Jenny and Forrest were always honest with each other. If Jr wasn't his son, Jenny would have told him. If she asked him to raise her son, or even just provide for him monetary, Forrest still would have done it - for her. She had no reason to lie to him.

You can say a lot of things about Jenny but the one thing you can't say is that she ever lied to him.

Jenny thought she was unworthy of Forrest because he was pure and she was, in her own view, the opposite of pure. Her father taught her that she was worthless. If you’ve known young women who were abused in that way by a parent or grandparent, you’ll know their emotional maturity stops developing pretty much at the age the trauma began - and that they go from one abusive adult relationship to another, always seeking to please the abuser who takes the place of the father.

Jenny never asked Forrest for anything throughout their entire existence, until she had her life in order. Considering the life she had, that's commendable. Someone pretending to care would have taken him for his entire net worth. She left him with someone to love for the rest of his life. No accident that the movie ended with dad and son saying I love you.

Besides the things everyone else says about Jenny re: her tragic past, remember she was the first person to be nice to Forrest, the be his friend throughout their whole lives, and to defend him when needed. There is nothing to indicate she ever lied to him so why would she lie about the child? The child is his but she needed time to get her act together. And remember, Forrest was out running for like 3 years so she couldn't reach him sooner. Jenny did love Forrest (perhaps only really as a friend) but did not think herself worthy of his love. She thought he deserved better than her. I think the reason she asked Forrest to marry her when she did was not for money. (She could have married him when he asked her if it was all about money.) I believe it was because she knew Little Forrest was his son, that he would be a good father, and because she was dying, she wanted Forrest Sr. to have custody of Forrest Jr. Despite being messed up by her childhood and being seemingly incapable of love, she showed she loved Forrest in many ways, including by not getting involved with him when she knew she was so messed up. You're right in that she wouldn't have been good for Forrest when she was so messed up with drugs, alcohol, etc. but it's sad that more people can't have more empathy for her.

40 minutes of you ranting about Jenny... it shows reveals a lot about your character...

I am surprised by your complete lack of empathy for Jenny.

Dave Chapelle was originally offered the role of Bubba. He turned it down. Also, Lt. Dan did become an astronaut, in Apollo 13, with forest. 😂

A lot of people miss what all Jenny gave to Forrest when he was young. She was his only friend, never belittled him or lied to him and actually looked out for him.

She didn’t want to be with Forrest because he was famous or had money. She grew as a character and realized and apologized for how she treated Forrest. She was dying and wanted her child to be with his father. Forrest was the father.

I really like this channel but I have to be honest, I found this reaction extremely disrespectful and ignorant towards SA survivers. The portrayal of Jenny is one of the most realistic representations of how trauma as a child will always effect a person. I did not agree with Jenny's behaviour but I do understand it, she was running. Running from love, security and safety. Everything Forest is and everything Jenny did not have as a child. No it isn't fair to place your trauma onto others... that is why she always left Forest. It is clear she had no sense of self love or worth, she loved Forest and new he deserved better than what she was, "damaged goods". Also in the novel Jenny is said to have Hep. C not AIDS, it also confirms that Forest IS the child's father. Forests mothers quotes and explanations aren't nesesarily meant to make sense. The point is that "mama always had a way of explaining things so that i could understand them". Its about the connection they shared, the world didn't make sense to Forest and so non-sensical explanations were purposfuly used so that the audience could feel the confusion people with autism, such as Forest, feel 24/7. (Excuse my spelling, its 2am in my country)

I loved this movie and your reaction was different from mine. Forrest was simple. For him, what he understood of the world was very simplistic and he just didn't pick up on subtleties or complex meanings. Love for him was simple, so his feelings for Jenny were simple. The reality is, he was sweet, but not equipped, mentally or emotionally, to be in any kind of relationship with her. I don't judge Jenny because she did her best not to lie to him or lead him on. Nothing she did was premeditated or malicious. We are viewing her life through the lenses of 2023, where mental health and therapy are a real option. This girl lived through horrific childhood abuse, and acted out the pain of that trauma in some of the most predictable ways, addiction, promiscuity, seeking abusive relationships, and turning from good relationships because deep down she didn't feel worthy of anything good. What therapy was readily available during the time period of this movie? Even today, people have the same reactions and resulting behaviors and instead of compassion they are judged, making them feel even more the worthlessness their abuser caused. I think instead of hating her, and many others like her, we as a society need to realize that we need to stop judging others and actually learn how to care for those who are hurting. God forbid we set aside our selfishness in order to help each other. One day it might be you that needs unmerited compassion.

A lot of reactors have been confused about the boat's direction. I think an unsteered boat will end up with the keel or sails locked to one side by wind and tide, which means it travels in a circle.

I love hearing reactors eviscerating a woman that was damaged by sexual abuse as a child. A woman who only avoids Forrest's affection because she feels defiled and unworthy of his feelings.

This is an exceptional movie for sure. It takes a look at life from the perspective of a couple of characters. And life just happens for them... Jenny did what she did to survive it and barely lived any of it while Forrest didn't want much out of life but lived all of it. Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get...

The reason it felt like all the things he did in his life were just filler until they get to the Jenny parts is because that's how he felt about it. He didn't care about any of the amazing things he got to experience all that mattered to him was the times he spent with Jenny.

To be fair the director made sure to have Forrest and his son have the same mannerisms so you could physically tell that he is the father.

I understand the hate for Jenny, but I still have a bit of a soft spot for her because she was really messed up but she was not really a bad person, just lost. Forrest was her rock. She felt that she did not deserve him so she made sure she didn't. A truly tragic character.

This is the last film I watched with my parents… I dragged them to the local theater, they never wanted to go out…it’s a special memory.. they both cried, and laughed with me watching one of my favorite movies ever🙏🏼💜

He loved Jenny from the first moment he saw her. She never treated him like he was any less intelligent than anyone else. It broke my heart that she treated him badly but without him she probably would have od’ed somewhere and no one would have cared. She was lucky to have him and everyone in the world needs to be loved as much as Forrest loved Jenny.

Wow. Limit his existence? How? Forrest had a good life. Despite his mental limitations he thrived. Forrest was a special person so good and interesting things happened for him. For every kindness he showed to the people in his life he was rewarded. A broken heart is hardly the end of the world. He now has someone to love and care for. Jenny knew she was broken but we all need help sometimes. Forrest was a love, comfort and safety when she needed it. There is nothing terrible about that.

I've watched many, many reactions to this movie (one of my all-time favorites) and the frequent utter hatred of Jenny just baffles me. Others have gone into great detail about the damage done to her by her own father so I'll just add: remember that she was in elementary school when we meet her and the abuse was already an ongoing thing. Is it really so hard to understand why she'd be a mess of a human being? But I believe she did love Forrest very much. He was the only good thing in her entire life. Lastly, for those who say she hid the child from him, no she didn't. Remember that he ran for over 3 years. He wasn't reachable. I'm glad people love Forrest as much as I do, but honestly, it just breaks my heart that so many people have zero compassion for Jenny.

As a DV/SV Survivor, I understand Jenny. Trauma Survivors tend to think lowly of themselves and think they don't deserve good hearted people like Forrest. And, she cares so deeply for him and wants the best for him she is afraid if she did leave the friend zone, she would ruin his life.

Remember Jenny is a survivor of trauma and hates herself...you Can't love another person until you love yourself

I've seen this so many times but Tom Hanks still gets me crying at the end

John Lennon was possibly the most famous member of the biggest band ever, The Beatles

People’s overzealous reactions to Jenny always give me an unexplainable ick 😬

My father, who was in Vietnam, says this movie is the most accurate depiction of what it was like. And he has seen them all.

Given your inability for forgiveness, and simplistic view that anyone that does a bad thing must be a bad person, I imagine that you're surrounded by perfect people whom never make mistakes. Yes, Jenny wasn't the greatest person. But she understood Forrest and made him happy. Your lack of empathy has me lost for words.

The man you thought was an artist was John Lennon. He was a member of one of the Biggest singing groups ever, The Beatles. He also had many hits as a solo artist too. Forrest ran for those latter years to forget the pain of Jenny's leaving, but Jenny will always be in his mind and heart.

I think you should watch movie again because you missed a lot of nuances and reasons for things that are clued throughout the movie. You don’t understand Jennies character and maybe Forrest’s character also. Jenny was depressed and full of self loathing after being raped repeatedly by her father during childhood. But she always loved Forrest, was his defender and champion, but didn’t feel she was worthy of him which made her run from him and her memories and feelings that she was dealing with. People didn’t get therapy back then, especially mental if you don’t have healthcare in poor rural Alabama. She’s was slowly getting tired of running and was starting to heal when she came back to Forrest that last time. But after he asked her to Marry him, she got spooked again and ran. Her son made her fully heal, and yes, it was Forrest son as they had all the same mannerisms. They didn’t have DNA testing back then.

A key thing to remember about Jenny is the bus scene where she is introduced. She was the only one willing to give Forrest a chance, to treat him like a person, and then she stuck by him all through childhood and adolescence. Through that we see that she has a special kind of goodness that is akin to Forrest's, though hidden by trauma and defenses. The narrative makes a point that there are only a handful of people who treat Forrest as anything other than a freak, weirdo, or at best a useful idiot. His mother, Jenny, Bubba, and eventually Lt. Dan. Each of those people was special to Forrest for that reason, and he had undying loyalty to them. We see Jenny hit rock bottom when she almost falls from the balcony. She had suicidal ideation her entire life, but when she almost dies she wants to live. From that scene she begins to heal herself. She seeks out Forrest, the only person who was ever good to her, and repairs their relationship. She has a loving sexual experience for perhaps the first time in her life. When she leaves, she says she isn't running. She's not running, she seeking out self-improvement, stability, and continued healing. The next time we see her, after nearly four years, she has transformed her life and herself. She has a loving home for the first time, a steady job for the first time, she has kicked her drug habits and self-destructive habits, and she is shown to be a loving mother to her son. About Little Forrest, Forrest wouldn't have cared if he was another man's son. Because he was Jenny's son, Forrest would take care of him without question. Jenny would know that, based on Forrest's attitude and behavior throughout their entire lives, and wouldn't need to lie. That being said, the filmmakers do make it pretty clear that he is Forrest's son.

So for a first time watcher it makes a lot of sense to think of Jenny as a drag on Forrest's life. However i'd like you to consider that Jenny never did anything bad to Forest, he simply was forever in love with her. Ya she wouldnt return that love for a long time but other than that she never did anything maliciously. They were best friends and he was a source of comfort for her throughout her traumatic childhood. She lived a hard life while being with men who showed her "love" like her father cause that is how she understood love. After having the realization that her life isnt what she wants it to be she returns home and to her last known source of comfort. She just wanted to see and be with a friend. Forrest asks her to marry him, when he's already insanely rich, she turns him down. This shows she wasnt interested in his money or fame. She says "You dont want to marry me" showing that she doesnt feel worthy of forrest. She leaves the next morning because the exact reason you said. She only knows how to run away when things get hard, so she ran thinking she was hurting Forrest by tempting him when she doesnt feel worthy of his love. She did get pregnant that night and it seems weird she didnt try to get in touch with him for so long but its because he started running across the country. its like the 80's or early 90's at that point and it would be incredibly hard to contact someone running across country for 3 years straight with no cell phone or real plan on how to receive messages. Jenny is a complicated character and you have to take into account her whole story when thinking about her actions. She always cared for Forrest and never tried to hurt him. She just had a whole lot of trauma to work through.

Man how do you not know John Lennon???????????????????????????

It’s so culturally weird the hate on Jenny, I have never heard such criticism about her when this movie came out. Now everyone is so sensitive and pretend like she owes something to Forrest. No one owes you anything in this life, she had her problems, Forrest had his, they managed the best they could as flawed as they both were.

Aside from people not often understanding that Jenny was a survivor, feeling damaged & unworthy, I think many miss the subtle way the movie shows the arc of her journey here. She hit bottom when she was standing on the ledge, and then she went back home to find Forrest, who was her touchstone. You can see by the way she looked & dressed that she had turned the corner, but still had a way to go on the journey to loving HERSELF. Possibly becoming a mother helped her stay the course. Most people understand Lt. Dan's arc in the movie, and are happy to see him come out the other side, but most people aren't as forgiving to Jenny. I guess in most people's minds there isn't as much chance for reform when you are a woman? As a survivor myself, I understand Jenny's character. It took me awhile to get it together, but the only person I ever really hurt along the way was myself. I always pushed away people who treated me well because it made me feel uncomfortable & unworthy. Everyone watches this movie acting like Forrest was heartbroken when Jenny would 'run,' he wasn't (until she died, that is). He lived a fuller life & had more experiences than most people could dream of. And in the end, he was given the greatest gift of all, to be a loving father to his son. We should all be so lucky.

As a child Jenny was Forrest’s friend when nobody else wanted to be. Unfortunately he would always be a reminder of her childhood. It gets complicated, and there was no Robin Williams to tell her “It wasn’t your fault.” She’s always in the run from her past and he’s part of that despite being someone she doesn’t need to run from.

I get not liking Jenny, but then again, it's more complex than that, not only from her, but from Forrest's side, she can do no wrong in his eyes, she's the love of his life. Now.. as for rage, the rage comes from you not knowing who John Lennon, of The Beatles, is.

One thing regarding Jenny. I feel like it's important to note that even though she could have, she never took advantage of Forrest for his money. She relied on him emotionally, but never came asking for financial support.

I'm sure this has been said multiple times already, but screw it. I will add another. Jenny was Forrest's only friend growing up. So you could say she is pretty important to him. Jenny grew up poor. And she was also physically abused and sexually molested as a child. She is a product of all that. So perhaps you can show a little sympathy and understanding for the way she is. And you are right, she did need therapy. But she grew up in a time when therapy wasn't nearly as available as it is today. You also keep insinuating that the only reason Jenny keeps coming back is so she can get a piece of Forrest's fortune. Does she ever ask for money? No. Does she steal his money? No. Does she take advantage of Forrest in order to get him to buy her nice things, like jewelry or cars or clothes? No. The only thing she takes advantage of is Forrest's friendship. Dude, this hasn't been your best reaction video.

Good Grief Jenny was a very broken woman .... LoL rage no but understanding and compassion .... Forrest does deserve better I agree but look at whom he ended up with ❤️❤️ amazing Love 💃🔥👏👏👏... Oh my God stop 🧐🧐🧐🧐

John Lennon was one of the Beatles he and Paul wrote most of their hits before the band broke and he went solo.

*Watches Forest Gump* SHES FOR THE STREEETS

Note Jenny doesn't say I don't want to marry you. She said You don't want to marry me. She didn't want his money. She never took money from him. She always ran when scared. She told Forrest to run when it's scary.

Jenny was the counter story of Gump. He was the hero of his life and she was the victim in hers. She was also counter culture representation. Took me a few watches to fully understand she was playing the cards she was delt- not an evil manipulator. She had to learn real love while Forrest always knew. Fun movie fact- the movie was WAY over budget and Tom Hanks' brother actually did the running across America stuff. That's why they added the beard.

When Jenny tells Forrest he didn't know what love is, I believe it's because she has been shown by her dad that love is physical touch, that her body is what she has best to offer. I imagine that's why she conceived little Forrest and left: in her mind she was giving Forrest the best she had and leaving the next day as to not burden him any further. Then she had little Forrest and she learned a whole new type of love which she was willing to share with Forrest (dad).

Yours is the first reaction I've heard questioning the paternity of little Forrest. Jenny didn't need to lie. Forrest would have taken care of her child regardless of who the father was. He loved Jenny that much.

I've always enjoyed your reaction videos. Though I think you miss some of the points in this movie by looking at it through the lens of 2023. The movie was released in 1994 and spanned a time from 1951 until 1982. Forrest's life is blessed because of his pure soul and how he always sees the best in people, the way children do. Jenny's part of the story is tragedy because there weren't any tools to help victims at that time and so she struggles to find out how to forgive herself for the shame that society at the time would have placed on her. She didn't know what healthy relationships were because she was never able to see them in her own life. While Forrest is the pivot point in the movie, the narrator through which we see everything all the other characters are really the focus of the story. How he saves Lt. Dan and never stops believing that he is more than his disability when Lt. Dan can't see past his disability. How in the end he saves Jenny and gives her peace and probably only uncompromised love in her life. How is keeps his promise to the only other friend he makes (Bubba) and makes sure that his family is taken care of. To me, its a story of how Forrest saves other people until in the end, his son (it doesn't matter if little Forrest is his or not biologically, because it doesn't matter to Forrest) finally makes Forrest believe that he can be more too, a father/parent.

"sorry I had a fight in the middle of your black panther party" Still one of the best lines in cinema history

No hate, but I think your judgment of Jenny and Forrest is a little harsh. You have no idea (I’m guessing) what it’s like to experience trauma on that level. Her father was a drunk that was sexually and physically abusing her and her sister. And Forrest’s choice is his own - to remain faithful to her and love her no matter what. And out of their quirky relationship was born a son. I dunno, I found your reaction to be cynical.

You're wrong about Jenny. She was so broken that she did not know how damaged she was and did not want to bring that to Forrest. She was so emotionally shattered that she had no idea about what Love actually was. She did not want to hurt him. But we all have faults and should be given the chance to get better and not be judged.

Your inhumanity towards Jenny is alarming. Jenny and all of God's children deserve to be loved unconditionally and Forrest was that for her and his love for her will live on in her son, now his son, and on and on and on...Love is the ultimate gift.

I’ll never get why ppl think it’s a bad thing that someone would turn to their lifelong friend when they’re down. She was his only friend as a kid too.

I don't think you're a bad person for wanting to protect Forrest that's how most people feel but, I do think you have never experienced what it's like to be sexually, physically or mentally abused as a child. I myself never experienced it but it doesn't take a lot to understand that from childhood the feeling of love represents pain, they want to love but love hurts.

Jenny accused Forrest of not knowing what love is, but in reality was the one that didn't know what love was. The reason she stayed away from Forrest was because she loved him and did not want their relationship to become like the abuse she received from others. I think she contacted him at the end because she had finally healed. Some people wonder why she took so long to tell him about their son, forgetting that he was unreachable for over 3 years on the road.

I think one of the things most of us miss the first time is how important Jenny was in Forrest’s life. The only person who accepted him and treated him like a person instead of a dummy. Only someone who has been hurt can be that accepting. Someone who does not understand boundaries or limits.

I’m always looked at Dan at the wedding a different way then it felt like you did. I always thought he was the only one standing because he wanted to stand. He had spent so much time with no choice but to sit he probably avoided it after getting his magic legs.

You only saw him cry once. The running was cathartic, he was dealing with all the loss he had throughout his life.

Jenny was a broken damaged human being and was looking for something. Jenny DID NOT “Friend Zone” him she did love him but she knew she was too messed up to make a good wife and it took her a long time to get over the hurt from her father and having a child really helped her to get her life together as they frequently do. She never wanted to hurt Forrest but having his child and YES, he is Forrest’s son but, when she found out she was sick and going to die she did not want her son to be alone so she sought out Forrest, not for herself but little Forrest a bit selfish on her part but she needed to make it on her own before she could ask for anything more.

He shows Elvis how to dance and gives John Lennon the idea for Imagine! This movie is loaded with Forrest bumping into historical and pop culture figures. It's 100% more entertaining when you recognize all those moments. One of my favorite bits doesn't involve any of that though. I like when the Army drill instructor tells Gump he's a genius because of how he answered the question. Everywhere else he's low IQ with some people calling him stupid. In the Army he's a genius and hero. I'm still not sure if that was supposed to be a compliment to the Army or an insult. I think I read somewhere that Robert Zemeckis likes to have an opening shot that relates to the overall theme of the movie. Maybe that feather is Forrest, being carried along by life. It all seems random but that feather is there at the beginning and there at the end, so maybe it's not so random after all. People need to have more empathy for Jenny. If she was that bad a person she could have easily exploited Forrest but she didn't.

I'm not surprised at all how you reacted to Jenny and most reactors I have seen that have watched this movie have the same feeling I sort of feel the same way towards her But unfortunately, there is a very dark place when Drugs get involved you not only damage yourself but people around you and connected to you And for some Drug addiction is very hard to break and people who do try do fail and have to try again and again and the very sad thing is Many people in the world Do not understand unless they have been there themselves ... " And that's all I have to say about that "

Hope you didn't injure something jumping to conclusions.

Forbes magazine has a list of richest fictional characters and they put forest Gump right next to Bruce Wayne

Another Jenny hater...obviously you don't understand her.

It's most likely Jenny had Hepatitis C. Jenny is a product of her childhood and so if Forrest. Where Jenny had an abusive father, Forrest had a loving and encouraging mother. Jenny ran away from her problems, Forrest ran twords them. The only reason Jenny left Forrest is because she relates love with trauma and pain (why she says he doesn't know what love is). she's constantly in abusive relationships because of this and believes Forrest is above her.

Jenny had always liked Forrest not just because he was “famous”. She wanted to see him because she knew she was dying and wanted him to meet his son.

Your frustration for Jenny is understandable. Remember she accused Forrest of not knowing what love is, but the truth was she didn't what love was. Her view of love was warped by her early experience. I believe she cared for Forrest but thought he truly was too good for her. It was only after having Forrest's son that she came to a real understand unconditional love.

The restaurant Bubba Gump Shrimp has everything to do with this movie. On the tables there's the license plates one says " Run Forrest Run" the other reads " Stop Forrest Stop and when you want a waiter you flip it to " Stop Forrest Stop" otherwise you leave it on " Run Forrest Run", the servers ask trivia questions about the movie.

Amazing how everyone judges Jenny's character - it's not that she is my favorite person - but the lack of empathy for the torment she had as a child (when you form your self value and worth and trust of humanity) she never asked him for anything but their friendship - and she is the only one who valued Forrest growing up besides his mother. I actually feel she is a better person through all her troubles than a lot of people I know - who she hurt was herself. I actually cannot understand how you judge a person's character. In the end she had very little peace in her life. You obviously have no understanding of what trauma like that kind of thing does to a person for their entire life usually - I am speaking of real torment - having seen it.

"What is that accent?" Tom Hanks didn't actually plan to do that voice for the character, but once he heard the Mississippi accent of the kid playing young Forrest, he decided to emulate him. And it became an iconic part of the character.

Despite Jenny's flaws, she never lied to Forrest and doesn't need to. Forrest would have been there for her and her son even if he wasn't the father. He and Jenny were truly best friends but she had her own issues, like a traumatic childhood with a alcoholic abusive including sexually father and was running away from herself and living a self-destructive life which had nothing to do with Forrest. She was always good to him and never did him any wrong except the last time when she took off without telling him but that was because, she felt unworthy of his love and got scared. She needed to straighten herself out first and she eventually did and becoming a mother may have helped played a role. Some get on Jenny for not telling Forrest about their son sooner but, Forrest had been running over three years so she may not have been able to get in touch with him. In the end, she made him happy and he made her happy and she left him a son to love after she was gone.

I typed out a whole long passage of my thoughts but I try to be respectful and kind so I erased it. So I'll limit my speech to this: Empathy and Compassion.

The musician was John Lennon. He was one of the Beatles. "Imagine" was his biggest hit from his solo career. It's an anthem about world peace. With regard to Jenny, she befriended and stood by Forrest when the world was cruel and beat him, traumatized him when he was crippled and developmentally disabled. She did this until he was able to grow and brake free from his bondage (his leg braces) and take off running. He did the same for her until she was able to break free from her bondage and finally sought comfort from him.

Again, people miss the point of the movie. The feather symbolizes a possible theory on life, that we are all just floating on a breeze. The box of chocolates saying is addressing the same question. And throughout, his mother and Lt. Dan talk about destiny. Mother says she was destined to Forrest's mother. Dan says he was destined to die in the field, but was cheated of the destiny. This looks at the question or destiny and chance through the events of three people who had very different lives but experienced the same cultural events. Were these assassinations destiny or chance? Did Forrest end up a football star by chance or destiny? Was it chance or God that spared their shrimp boat? Did Jenny's childhood give her a destiny that she could not escape? The military officer who became disabled, the hippie, and the war hero, this is the story of this generation. And they all had these profound, pivotal and surprising events happen to them: from big, such as the Civil Rights movement, to the small, investing in Apple. In the end, Forrest says he thinks it's both. But the main point of the movie is the experiences of a generation and the question of destiny, more so than the relationships and characters. The relationships and characters are the tools the book author used to explore the destiny question.

did bro just ask who john lennon was?

When you said "stepson" 😂😂 but I still feel for Jenny but love the honest reaction

I had a partner like Jenny, she also kept running away even though we were great together. It made no sense. Then one day she got therapy and explained what was going on. People, when raised with abusive parents (doesn't have to be sexual, can also be emotional), due to of unresolved trauma gravitate towards abusive relationships and unhealthy behavior. And not only that, they avoid healthy relationships because they find them unfamiliar and scary. It's actually a really common thing how we seek what we're used to, even if it's bad.

Why does so many people miss the obvious indications of Jennie's abusive childhood that was presented from the very beginning of the movie😥😢.😞

This movie exists outside of modern day social problems and drama. Jenny was true to Forrest, Forrest was disabled and became a millionaire, Lt. Dan recovered from substance abuse and depression...it's a feel good movie. The moment you bring the real world into it it falls apart, but just watching it allows us to feel some respite from the real world, it allows us to feel joy we wouldn't otherwise feel...as long as you shut your brain off to how unrealistic it is. Edit: It's 110% his son.

Jenny found herself later in life, but not before racking up the body count of a Terminator film. If Forrest were a real person, he’d be on ART medications right now thanks to her.

I think you're a little bit too cruel on Jenny. Which is understandable, since all other youtubers reacted similarly. She wasn't only physically abused by a parent (which in of itself is already very bad). She was sexually molested, potentially raped by her own father (The movie indicated this by saying "he keeps touching her and kissing her"). A lot of us have never been raped, let alone by a parent, and yet most of us have also made numerous bad decisions that have led to regret in life. While you have rightfully mentioned that her life was messed up due to this event, she was not ignorant of it too. She could recognize that she did not deserve love, because the only concept of love she recognized was the one kind from her father. That's why she always ran away from gestures of affection, including the ones from Forrest. That's why she also correctly pointed out to Forrest that he does not want to marry her, being that she had not yet have her life together. You mentioned that she needed to heal and get therapy. As such I think it was a wise decision that she did not bring Forrest into that mess, and tried to truly get her life together first. Got a job as a waitress that could pay her rent. Got clean, became a parent. To be fair, what I think is often missed by others, is how Jenny is representative to the way most of us lead our lives. Most of us, like it or not, lead our lives shaped by the traumas we cling to during our childhood and early years. They informed our traits. May it be evasive to emotional vulnerability, or overly sensitive, or insecure, or unable to control anger, you name it, all of us have a different one. Although not as extreme as Jenny's, that distinguishes our decision making to Forrest's.

Super villain lol?? She could have used and abused Forrest all along but she was always straight with him and never lead him on. I’m f anything she ran from him. She loved him but she thought she was damaged goods due to the abuse she suffered as a child. Many people missed the shots where they show forest next to the kid and how they sat alike, tilted their head alike, obvious mirror images of eachother. No doubt his offspring.

i will never understand how people are ok with what jenny has done here. I understand her past but, she is an adult most of the movie. and unless your saying this woman can not be responsible for her actions and should throughout the movie be treated like a child then i dont get why its ok. if she really cared about him the way people think she does she would have never spoken to him again.

There's so many great scenes in this movie making it hard to have a favorite one only I will always have a special place for the scene where Forrest runs for the touchdown and smashes into the band members as he keeps running. Lieutenant Dan is a great character..as far as Jenny..sometimes there is no choice if you love who you love..Jenny was always afraid of it..because of trauma .. she loved Forrest always but was afraid of commiting to anything serious

Jenny SUCKS! Stay mad. She didn't deserve her trauma but she didn't deserve Forrest's love

So let me figure this out... YOU think that after you see Jenny suicidal and at rock bottom she then turns and just goes back to Forest because as you say she "decided the only person who can take me back and make me happy is the person i've ignored my entire life." ... So why doesn't she go right to him? Cause you really seem to have missed the fact that after you see Jenny on that balcony, you see Lt. Dan join Forest and they fish for awhile and it sucks. That keeps happening up until the storm and then they start building the business! Woo then they keep working and seemingly building the business... No idea how far into it actually is but hey are at least wearing their own merch, but then his mother dies. He stops working and instead is honored by the town with a fine job mowing the lawn. They get invested in apple, he spends money making the town better via the church and hospital. Gives Bubba's momma Bubba's share... And then he decided to cut the grass for free... And ya know that was finally when Jenny shows back up. Man that seems like some time passed... Maybe enough time for Jenny to have done some work on herself. Could explain why she shows up in normal clothes, clean and with only a single bag seemingly to her name. She winds up finally able to rest in an environment where feels safe but she knows she is damaged and doesn't want to put that on Forest so when he asks her to marry him she says 'you don't want to marry me'. She doesn't say no. She is saying she isn't worth him just like you recognize, and while I don't like her sleeping with him and leaving I do think there is a reason the film has her say "I'm not running" to the taxi driver. Like you mention she has been running her entire life, this is the film saying she is resolved to fixing herself... Woo Finally! Right? But seemingly she doesn't want to do that with Forest or maybe doesn't want to leach off him. I figure that bit is up for interpretation but any way you slice it she is looking to better herself. I think this leads into why, once Forest starts running and you do eventually see Jenny again she is working as a waitress. In a normal job. In a normal town. Trying to be a normal person. Oh and lets not forget, even if you think that the kid isn't actually Forests, which BTW is entirely out of your own damn head as the movie doesn't present ANY evidence otherwise.... But even if you DO think that she still had to have raised him well enough for them to be at the point you see them in once Forest shows up and meets his son for the first time. Ya know... Living in a decent home.. With friends, a job. Seemingly happy. What a Super Villan. Honestly, it would seem almost as if all of this information was either missed or ignored to get at the craziness I just witnessed.

My question to a lot of yall in these commens is, what exactly did jenny do to forrest that was wrong?...cuz she didnt feel for him the way he felt for her at the same time???😂😅...she never used him, she never took ANYTHING from him, all she ever did was try and protect him the ONLY way she knew how whoch was to run...so again i ask, WHAT DID SHE DO TO HIM THAT WAS WRONG🤷

LOL! "Why is lieutenant Dan the only one standing and he has prosthetics?" It is because of his prosthetics that he cant sit.

I'm gonna step in here and comment my approval of your assessment of Jenny. Being the victim of tragedy doesn't excuse you from being a bad person. Forrest had so much love to give the right woman, and he spent his whole life yearning for a love that was never reciprocated. Worse than that, she would dismiss him and do things that would encourage him to continue to pine for her. So yes, she was damaged and the victim of a terrible situation. I still would hold her accountable for how she treated Forrest.

Forrest partook in or kicked off just about every major pop culture even in his lifetime. He started the running / physical fitness hobby It was a major thing in the late 70s/early 80s. Several people publicly ran from coast to coast. Its just connecting Forrest to the time-line of Americana.

I knew who John Lennon was when I was 6 years old. A painter? What? He was one of the most prolific musicians of all time. Even after being in the Beatles. I just can't take you seriously.

Okay, I understand the Misery reaction now. I'd like to think that what a lot of commenters were trying to say is that they can empathize with Jenny. I can as well, as I've been down the spiral of childhood trauma leading to drug addiction, alcoholism, etc... I think what many commenters haven't elaborated on properly is that this doesn't excuse her behavior. She was still a terrible person, even if occasionally well-intentioned. We're all different people when we're in those spirals, and we've all fkd people over, but in the end it's about owning our actions instead of blaming them on our addictions or trauma, or the people who caused them.

You said she doesn't deserve anything that Forest achieved for himself. But let me ask you this. Where else could she go? He is probably the only good thing she has ever had.

U missed the jenny thing. The relationship of Forrest and Jenny. You’re one of the smartest reactors on RU-vid but u missed this one. She didn’t go back for his money or because she had nowhere else to go. She was sexually and physically abused.

I watched the full on patreon.. I'm just here for the laughs art the people defending Jenny's toxic behavior lol

Not sure if anyone has said it yet, but the feather at the beginning and end is a metaphor for Forest. He was a feather in the wind, just going wherever life took him.