Me too watched this video because I was looking for that part. I also like when he tells It. Dan he knew what it was like not to be able to use his leg and lt Dan has no idea about his past.
@@AnnaLVajda The character Lt. Dan. was a character bent on a self fullfilling prophecy of dying in battle. Lt. Dan did not know of Gump's past, but what he did know was Gump was absolutely blunt and honest. So when he told him he was still Lt. Dan he realized that dying in battle wasn't his destiny, isn't what made him important. Later the Hurricane symbolized Lt. Dan. confronting his own anger and fury of losing his legs and coming to terms with it.
Took a girl on a first date to see this movie back in the early 90s when it came out...... I teared up through a couple parts... It moved me in so many ways... The girl for some reason didnt care for the movie.. I never asked her out again..
I love how he’s so morally-good that he won’t even read the letter that Jenny will never be able to read either. That’s a beautiful yet heartbreaking little detail.
There’s a small theory that it’s his forgiveness letter to Jenny. We have no idea what he saw from the time he was born until Forrest came along. So some say to spare Forrest some stress, he told him not to read it. As far as what it actually says, the theory goes he tells Jenny despite all the “ new dads “ he might’ve had or all the random men that came along he still loves her and appreciates her for uniting him with his father when it mattered most. Forrest understands the relationship between mother and son to a high degree and so he wouldn’t dare infringe upon his son’s. So yeah. We’ll never know what it said but it most likely would’ve broke Forrest. Luckily Forrest Jr is smart and knows how to just keep going. Or he’s just really young 😂
It gets me every time when Lt. Dan says “I was Lt Dan Taylor”, like he lost his identity when he lost his legs and then Forrest meets it with “You still are Lt Dan Taylor”. Forrest doesn’t see a disability or a “cripple”, as Lt Dan puts it. All Forrest sees his is friend.
One of the many parts of this film that breaks my heart is when he bulldozes her fathers house because he may not understand what happened to her in that house but he knew whatever it was it was the reason why jenny was broken and why he couldnt spend his whole life with the woman he loved and the woman who loved him.
@@jaylee6769 she knew he loved her, was trustworthy and dependable, and would take care of her and her child after she was gone. Had a nice house and money. Not sure if she loved him or just made a choice to be safe and secure her child's future. Because he always protected her and every woman wants that. Might be better she didn't lust for him or he might have gotten the AIDS too. Instead, they had a relationship built on friendship and communication. And once your sex drive dries up, that's really what you are left with anyway.
@@recoveringsoul755 eh we don't know she had aids. it could have been cancer. the film implies it was cancer because their boy was healthy. what's the point of being with someone if you don't love them? and if you wouldn't be with them if they were broke then you never truly loved them
that Lt. Dan is example of veteran hero.... family tradition... excpect to die for his mission and men, however he survive, lost his legs and soldier carrier is over. He suffers a lot, cry, his life is destroy completedly.,He keep going get over and get new better life
I am still amazed how director and actor could pack so many facets of character in single movie without braking the flow and rythm!! Only Tom Hanks could make this happen.
An interesting note of pause is when Lt. Dan asks if Gump knows what it's like to not use his legs and Gump says yes, Dan just looks at him for a second before clarifying what he means. He never seems to think nor accuses Gump of lying, showing that while he knows Gump isn't smart, he is honest and isn't making some smart comeback. Dan just takes him at his word, in spite of how emotional he is, and moves on.
This is one of the greatest films ever written. I've watched it more than 20 or 30 times and I still learn something new and have a new perspective everytime I watch it as I get older.
This movie always reminds me of my dad, who served with honor and distinction in Vietnam and then Grenada as a Marine, and then when he had left the corps, he became an Army Ranger and served in the disaster that was Mogadishu. He was never the same after that, but when we watched this movie together in 1995 on VHS at home right after it came out, he opened up to me and I realized that he was just as real as Lt. Dan. He had wanted to die in that Hellscape that was Somalia with his brothers who didn't make it back, and he cried on my shoulder like a baby. I didn't know how to take it as a 17 year old, so I cried with him...it was an overwhelming experience.
@@robertisham5279 yes he was, and the recruiter didn't catch it but he had changed his birthday to 1953 from 1956 so he could be old enough to enlist. He was actually 15 when he joined the Marines in 1971.
@@typhonneo7602 most likely because he is proud of his son and at the same time sad because the love of his life is dead and can’t truly witness all of this Edit: it might also be because he himself knows he is not academically smart but can tell if others are smart(just like anyone can if they’re true to themselves) in any case, it’s not what he said in that moment that made him cry, I don’t know if you could tell but he is literally standing before the grave of his wife and talks about their talented kid, once again also wanting her to witness this in person and with him
I too had a "jenny" once. Lost her also to cancer after only 13 years. I also visit her almost every week. I also raised her two kids to have good lives and be good parents to their own. Lots of surprises in my box of chocolates, along with some hard nuts. But i picked them out and chewed them up anyway!
Oh man. Sounds that You havent recovered . You missed her. Let me guess, until now everyday you think about of what happened in the past. The pain is too much. I know. I dont why why God created this feeling. To be honest, i am controlling myself while Im writing this. Tears dripping. You probably asking God, why? Always. Oh i dont what more comment should I write for yoou. Except, lets trykeep going. . Me 20 yrs of agony. Secretly. Not showing to all my relatives. Think what you love to do and accomplish for the rest
The scene was cut. If you watch the whole scene, you'll see the birds at the end and it becomes more bearable because as a kid, Jenny prayed to become a bird so she could fly far far away. I'd like to think it was her way of saying "Hi" to Forrest :)
im 40 yrs old and and this movie came out in 94, when i was 15.. it is still my absolute favorite after 25 years and i cant stop sobbing and wiping my tears
i was 4 when it came out, i saw it when i was 8 on a VHS, and IDK why but i loved the movie. I never understood that Forrest was mentally challenged until i got a little older.
"To die with honor. You cheated my destiny." But his destiny was much greater: to inspire millions to amor fati ("embrace the suck"). Christ, but is this movie miles and miles deep.
i love the scene where Lt Dan finds his peace and finally thanks Forrest for saving his life. I thought this video would be about that.. Destiny (To die on the battlefield) vs Chance (getting the chance to live and make something out of it)
@@malikashurov1139 "I never thanked you for saving my life ... and I'm not going to either! Bye bitch!" But in all seriousness I think it was well implied through that line. I feel it would take a lot for his character to go right out and say it, so he said it in his own way.
YeaH I love the whole sequence of Lt. Dan coming out of nowhere because he promised Gump ...then the whole thing abut never thanking ....then the "IS THAT ALL YOU GOT!!??" scene...into the boat being the only survivor was just the coooolest sequence. Sooooooo many GREAT sections in this movie allll throughout
“I don't know if mama was right, that we each have a destiny, or if if was Lt Dan, that we are all just floating around, accidental, like on a breeze, but I think... I think... maybe... it's both happening at the same time.” ― Winston Groom, Forrest Gump
@@EgzonNikqiFB i mean toplists are always subjective. I as an example could never agree putting pirates of the caribbean anywhere near any list but again its preference. I just love tarantino in general. Best director ever in my eyes.
He went from drawing a blank from why child services took Jenny away to bulldozing her father’s house: he is stupid but not impossible. I think it was well written
@@dingus6317does that take away their freedom of speech? You are making sound like you think celebrities are objects to satisfy your needs. They are people first. What you see is only their professional part.
I had my lost love come back to me after 5 years and we immediately picked up where we left off and I was so happy. But then the fucking asshole cheated on me and stomped my heart to pieces. So fuck love. I have heroin now
One of my favorite movies. I think my favorite quote from the whole movie is when his mom tells him "If God meant for us all to be the same, he'd have given us all braces on our legs".
Right? It’s such a simple, subtle way of expressing to him that he is normal, not deficient, and in fact the standard for normal- that he’s absolutely fine the way he is.
I was so young when i first watched this movie. At that time i was not mature enough to understand the real meaning behind it and yet i watched it with so eagerness that it felt like a kid's story tale and i actually liked that movie. After few years when i sit and think back of that time i realise that i was mature enough to be around the kids of my age back then. I watched it when i was 10 (in 2002). This movie brings back the old memories and my ability to understand so complexed yet simple movie filled with emotions that i was able to deliver at the tender age of 10 and now i am not. Forrest gump has taught so many things and never give up is one of them.
Exactly how feel. I remember watching as a kid when it came out and not fully understanding everything. I haven't watched it as an adult because I feel like I will just cry the whole time now.
first movie I ever bought as a kid , with my own money... Still in my top 3... if not my favorite movie of all time... so much depth and inspiration... this movie is like every movie rolled into one.
The first time I seen this movie I fell in love with it - so simple, touching, funny, etc. The only movie I watched more than once in the theater (8 times!!) and many more since then. To me, it shows that life and love really are simple things for us to enjoy...don't get bogged down with stuff that doesn't matter. "That's all I have to say about that"
The hilarious thing about this film is people thought Gump was “stupid” in normal life...but a genius in the Army and the Drill Sargent suggested he could be a General someday. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
Death is a part of life and life can be cruel. Just the other day in my town a 13 year old girl lost her 4 sisters(4,6,8 and14) and her father in a house fire. All because their landlord didn't put batteries in the smoke detectors. I hope your loved one lived a lot longer than those poor girls:/
Some movies just stays with you.... They never get old, just pure wisdom and depth. Everytime I see Forest Gump, I see life as a Big Box of Chocolates and I am looking forward for my piece.
You guys who wrote the script for the movie Forrest Gump, are absolutely genius. I have got so much admiration for all of you ! Well done guys. You are all so good !!
I'll never forget the mood in the theater during these scenes. Silenced mixed with occasional sniffles and tissue blowing. This movie grabbed people's hearts in ways other movies hadn't.
I’m from Savannah and I remember, as a child, my mom taking me downtown when the filming was going on. Every so often I watch this movie again or just a few clips… it never fails to make me well-up and think about my mom. I’m lucky she’s still with me and I always get the urge to call her whenever I come across this movie. The feather scene at the end always gets to me…
I love how Forrest honestly says that he knows what it's like to not be able to use your legs. He wasn't being snidy, he was being honest. It eventually leads to Dan getting over his disillusionment of destiny, and accepting that not everything happens for a reason. Even in the scene where Forrest is running and he runs straight through a pile of dog shit, he doesn't get mad, he just accepts the fact that it happened. Shit happens, and that's what Lieutenant Dan needed to come to terms with, and when he eventually did, he was finally at peace after years of self-loathing.
7:35 when I was 15 years young, I wouldn't understand his lines. Now I'm 40. And I totally follow his train of thoughts about whether we have a destiny in life or not.
Forrest Gump is one of those films that afterwards, it makes you wanna go on a walk through a forest, where it's quiet and peaceful, appreciating life and its beauty for what it is.
This part of the movie “Forest Gump”” maybe one of the greatest performances ever by Tom Hanks and Robin Wright in the movie industry. So very touching when Forest finds out about his son , I remember when I first saw this movie back in the 90’s and when the part cane up when forest finds out he has a son and then when he is concerned that his son could have his similar I.Q you just want to reach in the screen and hold him, I remember literally gasping the same time Forest does when he finds out his son is ok. Tom Hanks is absolutely one of the greatest actors of our 90 times. ♥️✌️
Gump is a strange character.... He has very low iq but he is potrayed to have a great memory and excellent motor skills, traits which are usually associated with people of higher cognitions.
It's somewhat common for people with austism to excel in other things like memory or certain ways of thinking. The brain is quite complex and people who lack things basic social skills or logical think can make up for it in unusual ways. I know people with austism who lack common sense and even basic social awareness but have extraordinary memory (can recite pretty much anything they have read word for word) and musical ability (perfect pitch).
Perhaps the point of the movie is that, even if your level of comprehension seems simple, its not the same thing as limited. Where he doesn't understand one thing, he can still comprehend another
In the movie, it clearly states gump has an iq of 75 ( most probably S. D. - 15 table) but it is projected to autistic traits. This was anomaly... Because in 1986 when the novel was released there was no significant scientific research or study regarding iq and autism...and at that time autism was considered as a symbol of low iq..... www.appliedbehavioranalysisedu.org/was-forrest-gump-autistic/
"...excellent motor skills are associated with people of higher cognitions" Are they? I have no knowlegde of any scientific research in that area. But from my experience comming across people: I have seen very intelligent people who, as we would call it, "have two left hands", who's motoric skills weren't in any way equivalent to their IQ. On the other hand people who weren't exactely fast in comprehending things, but considered "gifted" craftsmen. And there are some institutions (near where i live) for mentally handicapped people (not sure if that is considered an appropriate term at the moment) in which they are able to work in kitchens and cafe's. Like serving meals arrange the dishes on tables ect. They might not be able to work fully independent, but don't seem any clumsier than others. So at least to me it seems that the IQ does not exactely correlate with motoric skills and memory. (But that is just an observation of the small sample of people i came across, i can't back that up with anything scientific as i said)
This movie just never gets old man. There are so many great lessons to be learned in this film. I’m not one to really enjoy cheesy sentimental movies but you just cannot beat this movie when it comes to tugging at the heart strings and sticking with you after every viewing.
I think the best line of this movie is “You died on a Saturday morning.” when Forrest is talking to Jenny’s grave. I don’t have any explanation for it, but it gives me chills every time I hear it. Beautiful movie.
Humans are animals, and Jenny was an injured animal. Her ability to trust and love properly were destroyed when she was younger by her father, when she was brought into this world her only source of trust was harming her on a regular basis. This permanently scars everything you do throughout life, sometimes you'll react negatively to something without truly knowing why and to others it seems irrational and illogical, Jenny made a lot of bad decisions because her foundation of life is a mess. But Forrest Gump was always there to take her back in when she needed that little bit of reassurance and love, the only way she could have been fixed is if she did see some individuals to assist in changing the way she sees the world, try to rebuild her past and the foundations so that her decisions aren't going to be so influenced by them. Would take years of therapy but she would be recoverable, unfortunately back then the stigma behind all this was much higher than today. On top of that the costs, even to this day are affordable for most that are in those deep bouts of depression. It's hard to keep a steady job when you're in such a heavy state of depression. She was an injured animal, and she acted just like a dog would if it was abused, run away and avoid contact. Difference here is that we can't cage her and force her to get better like we would a dog.
thank you. it’s also not just physical abuse, but also psychological one. scars in skin may heal and concealed, but scars in mind will ever not no matter how hard we try to conceal it
Literally the best movie on earth I watched it a million times as a kid and it taught me to be the best man I could ever be. Thank you Tom Hanks for this piece of beautiful art
When I first saw this movie nobody in my life had died. Now I'm wat himg this as a 35 year old guy waiting to go to work and the deaths really hit the feels.
Damn. I had back surgery 4 months ago and basically lost the ability to walk. Lost a lot. Lot of loved ones, a lot of time. Hell, I'm not sure I'll be a 100% again. Never ending, mind bending searing pain. But for realsies, jennay got AIDS.
I love this movie sooo damn much....I can't watch it anymore...he lost his mom to cancer and I lost my mummy to cancer on September 3 2016...she was 58
