FORREST GUMP (1994) Movie REACTION!!! *FIRST TIME WATCHING*

FORREST GUMP (1994) Movie REACTION!!! FIRST TIME WATCHING

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First time watching Forrest Gump from 1994 directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, and Sally Field!!! Full movie reaction!!!
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@mamakat114 Жыл бұрын

As a trauma survivor, Jenny is damaged from what her Father did to her. She feels like she is worthless and doesn't deserve someone as wonderful as Forrest. She also doesn't want to commit to him, not facing her demons and hurt him worse without resolving her own issues

@razorclaus9898 Жыл бұрын

Exactly. I feel like a lot of people don't initially understand Jenny's character and the complexities to her.

@jasonknotts5001 Жыл бұрын

Ok but why have sex with him then leave? Then why want to have him (a very rich single man) marry her after finding out she is going to die and has his kid? Straight horrible behavior regardless of past events... inexcusable.

@kaygee2121 Жыл бұрын

@@jasonknotts5001 She got scared?! Then why wouldn't you want to marry the father of your child that always loved you ONCE she had come to her senses? Unfortunately, she had to have a kid (and possibly the illness) to realize the mistakes she had been making. It's kind of a shallow way to look at it as just wanting to marry him because he was then rich honestly. People change.

@rebeccahanson6941 Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I also think people miss the fact that Forrest was never going to love anyone else no matter what jenny did. His heart belonged to her the second he met her.

@cultivatinggrace 3 ай бұрын

For real. Witnessing people’s reactions to Jenny and her choices makes me understand how poorly I am understood as a survivor of the same traumas she went through. It pretty much sucks. I have hope that society is becoming more trauma-informed, and specifically more complex childhood trauma-informed, but comment sections really make me lose hope.

@MaikKellerhals Жыл бұрын

"Don't make me cry Tom Hanks.." - But that's what he does best!

@libertyresearch9256 Жыл бұрын

According to Tom Hanks, this is what Forrest said at the Washington monument: “Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mommas without any legs. Sometimes they don’t go home at all. That’s a bad thing. That’s all I have to say about that.” Gary Sinese plays in a band called the Lieutenant Dan Band for the US troops, and he does VERY MUCH more for them and their families as well since he was in this movie.

@Deepthoughtsabound Жыл бұрын

I feel like Jenny came to understand love and appreciate Forrest because of little Forrest. She learned to know that she was WORTH his love

@sharonjoan1970 Жыл бұрын

💯

@mamakat114 Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@Ottawajames Жыл бұрын

The guy that taught Forest to play ping-pong told him never to take his eye off the ball, so Tom Hanks never blinks in any of the scenes where Forest is playing ping-pong.

@lindapowers8592 Жыл бұрын

Good reaction. I think you have to look at the journey for both characters. I understand Jenny and her struggles. Her mom died and her father drank and started physically, sexually and emotionally abusing his daughters. She never got therapy or a loving family. Nobody loved her but Forest and it took her a while to stop numbing her pain and accepting that love. Too bad she was sick by then. Many life lessons in this heartfelt film. I love the music too.😊

@Arcannabis Жыл бұрын

The CGI to insert hanks into historical footage and the cgi for the mouths was cutting edge at the time. I remember a lot of entertainment shows did whole segments on the technology used behind the scenes.

@SandraMorris51 Жыл бұрын

Yeah it was pretty unheard of before this. I remember being in awe in the theater

@Arcannabis Жыл бұрын

@@SandraMorris51 you know it still holds up when he said “how are they finding actors that look so close to the historical figure?!”

@dr.burtgummerfan439 Жыл бұрын

(laughs in Zelig)

@TopsyTriceratops 11 ай бұрын

Fun fact: Bubba Gump's didn't exist until after a year or two after this film since it was designed to be based on the film as much as possible, and because of how good this movie is (and the food of course), Bubba Gump's is still there to this day.

@libertyresearch9256 Жыл бұрын

One thing no one ever notices is that at the beginning Forrest says his momma always said: 1:41 "Life WAS LIKE a box of chocolates ..." while momma says near the end 28:39 "Life IS a box of chocolates ...".

@ezelldaniels6064 Жыл бұрын

One of the greatest movies to ever grace this earth. Idc how many times I seen it in over 20 years its still so good and effective. I still shed tears every now and then watching this amazing movie. Tom hanks is such a talented actor

@R3WIRED Жыл бұрын

I feel like you missed that in the movie, Elvis learnt his moves from Forest. As the mum walked in Forest was doing Elvis's signature move. When she left, he asked Forest to show it to him again and Forest saw Elvis later doing it on TV. The Kennedy footage was also real - they superimposed Hanks onto someone else Kennedy was talking to. That’s why he looked so real. It was real.

@TheAlmaward Жыл бұрын

There is a sequel to the book, it just didn't get made into a movie. Everyone assumes Jenny got AIDS, and the movie never says, but the book's author, in the sequel, said that it was Hepatitis C.

@PowerDiva Жыл бұрын

One of my biggest takeaways from this movie is how important a supportive family can be to a child. Forrest had challenges, more so than many... but he had a loving, supportive mother who did whatever she could to give him as much a normal life as possible. As a result, he thrived and excelled at whatever he tried and he approached everything and everyone with a pure heart. Jenny didn't have the same challenges as Forrest, she had all the potential and ambition to make something of herself... but she had a traumatic childhood riddled with abuse, and no support system to guide her. So as a result, her life spiraled out of control and she spent most of it running from man to man, movement to movement... always trying to find her place but never really fitting in. Jenny always loved Forrest... it wasn't that she didn't love him too. But she had such low self esteem she didn't believe she was worthy enough to be with him. So she always pushed him away thinking he was too good for her. This is a common thing with trauma survivors... it takes them a long time to come to terms with their past and learn that they are in fact, worthy of good things. Jenny finally got there in the end, but unfortunately it was too late for her to have a happily ever after with Forrest.

@sharonhoyt2133 Ай бұрын

Best synopsis I've seen on the background and lives of Jenny and Forrest. He was intellectually and physically damaged at birth but had a great support system beginning with his mother. Jenny was mentally and physically born healthy but the physical, sexual and emotional abuse scared her deeply.

@tonismith3707 Жыл бұрын

The girl is Robin Wright. She's also in The Princess Bride.

@maximillianosaben Жыл бұрын

This movie is just darn brilliant, and it still holds up so well. Tom Hanks is one of the greats of our time.

@KurticeYZ Жыл бұрын

At acting.... I question his real self... he practically defended Harvey weinstein or someone. Made me look at him dif. But your right amazing actor lol

@maximillianosaben Жыл бұрын

@@KurticeYZ - I can only ask to promptly provide some evidence of that, cause Hanks hasn't defended Weinstein as far as I can see per Google of most late.

@susanberrier5727 Жыл бұрын

@Kurtice YZ stop spreading lies. He said no such thing.

@KurticeYZ Жыл бұрын

@susanberrier5727 it's not a lie. It's a vague statement. I even said I don't exactly remember. You gonna run with that to the press? "Commenter suggests he vaguely remembers something" yeah... don't put words in my mouth & learn how to read without getting outraged you lunatic

@KurticeYZ Жыл бұрын

@susanberrier5727 "or someone," i said. Implying my memory isn't fully accounting all the details. it was something along those lines. During the Harvey weinstein thing, he said something like "let's just get on with the show" trying to sweep it under the rug. Let's not FORGET... he was on that damn pedo island... it's confirmed...

@David-ru8tc Жыл бұрын

I was 7 years old when this came out. I still remember the commercials advertising this movie with the napalm scene being the biggest moment.

@Kingsley.82 Жыл бұрын

Head canon: Jenny knew the state wouldn't turn over her child to Forrest after she died and she wanted to make sure the two of them could stay together. Forrest was also running almost immediately after she left for over 3 years so I don't think it was too long after he stopped running that she was actually able to get ahold of him.

@jpa5038 Жыл бұрын

Tom Hanks did a lot of running to prepare for this part. I think this role is the best shape he has ever been in in his entire life.

@kaygee2121 Жыл бұрын

but was he actually playing ping pong??

@EvanRC91 Жыл бұрын

Actually there were plans for a sequel. The original novel has a sequel called Gump and Co., which was adapted into a screenplay in 2001. The script was submitted a day before the 9/11 attacks. After 9/11, Hanks, Zemeckis, & screenwriter Eric Roth decided the story was no longer relevant. Paramount took another look at the project in 2007 but nothing ever came of it. Fun fact: Forrest & his son meet Tom Hanks in the book.

@ryanje8147 Жыл бұрын

Lt. Dan was in The Green Mile with Tom Hanks.

@Deepthoughtsabound Жыл бұрын

I can't believe it's almost been 30 years. I'll never forget being at our national meet. Our relay missed finals by one place, so our coach said we should all go see a movie that afternoon. I chose Gump, and everyone else went to see Jim Carey in The Mask. Everyone kept asking why my eyes were so red. The Mask is a fun movie. They all just kept shouting "smokin" the whole ride back to the hotel. I'll never get through, "is he smart? Or....?"

@BigGator5 Жыл бұрын

"Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." Fun Fact: The girl in the school bus with the red hair is Tom Hanks's daughter, Elizabeth Hanks. Music Enthusiast Fact: Inspired by Lieutenant Dan Taylor, the military veteran character he played in this movie, Gary Sinise co-founded a rock and roll cover band called "The Lt. Dan Band" during the mid-2000s. The band often goes on USO tours to play for U.S. military personnel stationed around the world and also plays various benefits for veteran-related causes. Sinise was awarded the Presidential Citizen Medal in 2008 for his charity efforts. Double Duty Fact: In the movie there are four actors/actresses who play multiple roles. Gary Sinise plays Lieutenant Dan as well as all of his ancestors. Mykelti Williamson plays Benjamin Beaufort "Bubba" Blue, as well as the waiter opening Dr. Pepper bottles when Forrest meets JFK as an All-American. Sally Field plays Forrest's mom, as well as a male reporter during Forrest's run across America. Tom Hanks plays both Forrest and his Confederate ancestor.

@Smileybeeblevrox Жыл бұрын

They asked Tom Hanks to make a sequel but he said no. He read the book Gump, Inc. which would have been the sequel but Hanks said that it didn't expand the character at all, just more of the same interjections into known historical events and links to famous companies and industries.

@moonfisher Жыл бұрын

Jenny knows she’s messed up and doesn’t want to drag Forrest down with her. Think about the way she had him touch her breast and how he reacted like a frightened, nervous child. It l pop robably reminded her of things her dad had done. Running away from Forrest after that was probably her attempt at protecting him. And those clips look like jfk and Nixon because they are. They added Tom Hanks to actual footage.

@lordwalker71 Жыл бұрын

The blonde girl in the red and white dress in the school bus is Toms daughter Elizabeth. Back in the 50’s kids like Forrest probably would have been put into mental asylums which is why his mom fought so hard for him. Tom based Forrest’s speech on the kid who played him as a kid because he was from that part of Alabama, the kid never did another movie and when he graduated from high school he went into the army. A lot of people get angry with Jenny from running away but they don’t seem to catch on to the fact that her father was sexually abusing her. In those days people like her didn’t go to therapy to deal with their problems. There was going to be a sequel where Forrest was raising his son who had Aids from Jenny and they were going to meet Princess Diana and be near the Oklahoma bombing and other 90’s events but the script showed up the day before or the day after 9/11 and Tom and the director decided the movie had no meaning anymore. Actor Kurt Russell did the voice of Elvis because he had already done an Elvis biopic movie. I recently read that Toms brother was his stunt double and it’s actually him running down the road after Forrest leaves his house. People seem to forget that back when Jenny was pregnant they didn’t have cellphones and that Forrest was running for over 3 years so she wouldn’t have been able to let him know she was pregnant with his kid.

@i.m.7710 Жыл бұрын

Ending: he’s sitting there ALL DAY waiting for little Forrest to come back on the bus.😂😂😂

@terrylewis_ Жыл бұрын

I used to always get so upset with Jenny that she didn't tell Forrest about lil Forrest, but I forget that he was just running for years. This movie is a great one, and the soundtrack was awesome. I remember having a 3 or 4 disc CD case for it!

@kaygee2121 Жыл бұрын

People grow and change 💖 I had the same CD!

@firsealtonberry9712 Жыл бұрын

Jenny didn't tell Forest about their son because he was running for most of the years the child was alive. Its the same problem with the letters Forrest tried to send to her from Vietnam and she was moving around and simply got none of them. It is basically that a time in Forrest's life that he desperately wanted to contact her, and couldn't, then in reverse for Jenny. They tried to make a sequel. So much went terribly wrong that its been in Development Hell. There was a sequel to the book Forrest Gump is based off. It was, quite simply, ah... I could have spent my time better staring blankly at a wall.

@hali_55 Жыл бұрын

First watched this when I was like 8 and thought it was a really funny movie 😂 Watched it again about 2 years ago and realised how much deeper the story is. Such a wholesome film and one of my favourites of all time

@rockubtzer Жыл бұрын

Long distance running wasn't really a thing until Steve Prefontaine "Pre" in the 1970s made people take notice and his coach invented the running shoe. 1997 Prefontaine, it's a great movie about this great man! Everyone should see this film...

@sharonhoyt2133 Ай бұрын

Winston Groom authored the book and is the original genius behind this story. The people who made this film added their genius to create a perfect movie.

@sirjohnmara Жыл бұрын

This is one of a very few "perfect" movies. (Some examples: IMO: Pulp Fiction, The Shawshank Redemption, Back to the Future, Saving Private Ryan... There are some more...) An very underrated movie by Zemeckis and Silvestri is: "CONTACT" - If you liked "Arrival" - you will LOVE "CONTACT" - based on the book by CARL SAGAN. Look up his videos on YT teaching about Space etc.

@shainewhite2781 Жыл бұрын

Winner of 6 Oscars including Best Picture. Before Tom Hanks was cast as the title character, John Travolta, Bruce Willis, John Goodman and Denzel Washington were considered for the role at the time.

@captainKbobkeeshan Жыл бұрын

That's interesting. It's probably not fair to the other actors, because it's after the fact, but I don't think the other actors could portray Forrest as well as Tom Hanks did.

@sannaolsson9106 Жыл бұрын

The reason Jenny didn't tell Forrest about their son is because he was out running for 3 years. They obviously didn't have cellphones during this time.

@JUSSYSMA Жыл бұрын

It cracks me up. Reactors always make the same comment.... why didn't she tell him. They never put it together he's running and no way to call him.

@kaygee2121 Жыл бұрын

@@JUSSYSMA Right?! I just don't get it. How would she have contacted him? lolz

@SandraMorris51 Жыл бұрын

Such a wonderful movie. I saw it in the theater when it first came out. I could understand Jenny because I WAS her: you feel so much shame and damage that you don’t feel worthy of anyone- especially someone as pure as Forrest. I’m older now and I’m embarrassed by some of my life choices but it got me to where I am today. And no- bad boys no longer interest me at all!

@donnabruhn6907 Жыл бұрын

They are using actual film footage of historical events. This movie chronicles the life of us Boomers the 50's thru 80's. The music of this era is iconic

@sirjohnmara Жыл бұрын

Yes. The music by Alan Silvestri is so good and it stands up to all the classic American Rock Songs in this movie. The soundtrack to Forrest Gump is like a Rock History lesson.

@jamessauer1008 Жыл бұрын

everyone always does jenny dirty, she had a very very rough childhood which led her to make some bad choices in her young adult like, i think when she tells forrest he doesnt know what love is she is just talking about herself, she definitely loves him thru the whole movie.

@that.ll_do_pig Жыл бұрын

Asia and Bj just watched this and they _got_ it. Refreshing reaction if you haven't seen it/them.

@jcarlovitch Жыл бұрын

This movie inspired me to become a school principle.

@blairhaffly1777 Жыл бұрын

That's outstanding. My dad was a principle, both my parents were career educators.

@TheMess9898 Жыл бұрын

I hope the school teaches you to spell Principal correctly one day…

@abiabi521 Жыл бұрын

This is one of those revelatory films that will cause you to haul yourself up by your boot-straps! This is a true demonstration of unconditional love! Gr8 reaction! There are some amazing little mentioned films that you should add to your reaction listing. Like "THE BUCKET LIST" with Morgan Freeman & Jack Nicholson and "FINDING FORRESTER" with Sean Connery - the first James Bond - and Matt Damon et al.

@jonathanvaux2715 Жыл бұрын

I believe Jenny had Hepatitis. The speech Forrest gave that nobody got to hear: Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mommas without any legs. Sometimes they don't go home at all. That's a bad thing.

@amyjordan195 Жыл бұрын

Overall loved your reaction. Just understand Jenny better. She never made promises and broke them. She never lied to him. She never took from him. He insisted she take his medal but she returned it when she came back. Jenny was the one who didn't know what love was. She kept hooking up with guys that abused her like her father. When he proposed, she said "you don't want to marry me" because she felt unworthy of his pure love. The only thing she did wrong was to run away, which is all she knew how to do. Remember that she was always the one to counsel "run", whether due to bullies or war. I appreciate that you were not as hateful as some reactors regarding Jenny.

@MovieFusion Жыл бұрын

I certainly understood her, I just don’t think it justifies some of the things she did. Doesn’t make her a bad person though, I agree

@iulia.bianca.b Жыл бұрын

@@MovieFusionYou're one of the first people I've seen not judge her while not excusing or justifying her actions! Thank you. Yes, she was a victim of abuse and trauma. But it still doesn't justify her actions. I've personally met people who went through immense trauma, who never took it on others once. At all. Amazing people despite their past.

@FrancisXLord Жыл бұрын

There was a sequel to the book. It was called Gump & Co. Came out after the film was a big hit, obviously. Never read it but always thought that they should have waited a couple of decades so Forrest could go through more history. He only had one decade to play with at the time. A sequel now would have the rest of the 80s, the 90s, the 00s and the 10s to play with.

@MC-0690 Жыл бұрын

One of those movies that takes you away from reality. Classic movie

@randabeast Жыл бұрын

Forest has unconditional love

@racheltaylor3416 Жыл бұрын

Jenny had excessive, untreated childhood trauma. She was a severely damaged person. I believe Jenny saw Forrest as a pure soul who was too good for her. Damaged people push good things away. Compassion is important.

@jcarlovitch Жыл бұрын

Absolutely correct. They also push good people away and engage in destructive behavior because they often blame themselves for what happened and are punishing themselves for it. Although not shown it is likely she got therapy during the time she left Forrest and they reunited.

@MovieFusion Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I understood that. Probably should’ve worded my thoughts about her better than how I did.

@terryworley533 Жыл бұрын

I agree. People are too hard on Jenny when your in that space you don’t think you deserve anything good.

@SandraMorris51 Жыл бұрын

@@terryworley533 Yes I was the same. You go with what you know even when it’s the wrong choice

@sharonjoan1970 Жыл бұрын

💯

@jowbloe3673 Жыл бұрын

8:29 - He played football because Bear Bryant saw him run, not Alabama's Track coach. 21:38 - Her outlook is he is the only person in her life that she trusts, and loves. 30:40 - I don't think you appreciate the trauma Jenny has been through.

@benjaminroe311ify Жыл бұрын

So true. Many people that watch these movies and say these kind of things I don't think they really understand that kind of trauma... Great movie though. To help educate and funny and fun to watch.

@flibber123 Жыл бұрын

Forrest is from Alabama. Back then they had a very famous coach, Bear Bryant, who had an iconic style. If someone was going to film a story about a guy going to college in Alabama during those years on a sports scholarship, having him play football is the most cinematic choice. The visuals alone justify choosing football. With Jenny's story, I think you somehow missed the implications of what her father was doing to her. She was dealing with a great deal of trauma. It took a long time for her to get to a better place in her life. I don't think she was ever trying to hurt Forrest.

@flarrfan Жыл бұрын

And none of the many reactors I've watched doing this movie has recognized Bryant...I guess I'm just old...

@kaygee2121 Жыл бұрын

Roll tide

@MightyPee Жыл бұрын

I really liked Shawshank, but I never ever put it on the same level as Forrest Gump. Don't get me wrong, Shawshank is a brilliant movie. Still, to me, Forrest Gump is just a thing of its own. Another level of greatness. Matter of tastes, I suppose.

@MovieFusion Жыл бұрын

Sorry for not getting this point across in the video (also probably didn't help that I exaggerate quite a bit) but I completely understand the trauma Jenny went through and how that led to a lot of how she acted around Forrest. But that doesn't change the fact that I do believe her actions towards him are wrong. Her going through terrible things does not justify bad things she may do, but it certainly does make me empathize with her. She is a great character though because that is a realistic thing for someone to go through.

@007videovixen Жыл бұрын

No one said they were right but you seemed to not understand what was going on with Jenny. Now you just sound like you were justified to not like her. That seems more than harsh. Where is your compassion?

@MovieFusion Жыл бұрын

@@007videovixen I completely understood what was going on with her. I made the mistake to not talk about it more during the reaction but people also get mad when I talk too much so there's that lmao. I exaggerated saying I hated her in the video, it's a fictional character so I'm not usually worried about that.... obviously if she was someone I knew in real life, I wouldn't hate her for those actions BUT that does not mean her actions are okay or justified

@tb5124 Жыл бұрын

@@MovieFusionppl exaggerate her wrong doings. Really the worst she did to him was leave after sleeping with him. What are all these other things that was so bad?? All she did was not return his feelings. No one owes another a romantic relationship no matter how much he cares for you.

@Pokyhawk Жыл бұрын

You've probably already found out that there is a very good reason all the famous people looked so real. They used actual news archive videos of those people that they made over with CGI to sinc the lip movement and insert Tom Hanks. It was beautifully done as was the dialog. Now you can understand why there are so many quotes from this movie in pop culture. Forrest had to have the best writer in Hollywood. He had the all time best lines of any movie character throughout the picture. If you liked Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise in this film (they are very good friends irl) you need to watch "Apollo 13" from 1995. It's a mostly factual account of the the ill-fated Apollo 13 moon mission of 1970. There are some spectacular actors in it and another good friend of Tom Hanks I think you'll like did the directing 😉. If you haven't already seen it you really should.

@itsjuliescottyay Жыл бұрын

I found Jenny to be the most compelling character in the movie. She was repeatedly sexually assaulted as a small child by her father, and in those days they would just move the child to a new place to live, and think that would solve the problem. They never provided therapy for abuse victims. The way that she was acting out is very typical of girls who have been through that in their childhood. The drugs, the abusive men, the suicidal thoughts, and the fact that she had nothing to bass a normal relationship on other than what her father did to her, prevented her from feeling she was worth having a real relationship with Forest. It still amazes me when people don’t pick up on that. Robin Wright’s performance was amazing. By the way, when she realized that she was pregnant with Forest’s child when he was off running for 3 1/2 years. She had no way to reach him.

@toukie Жыл бұрын

I am someone who had to learn how to walk againafter an accident and I have to use a leg brace, and it's hard as hell, so I agree, I can't imagine using two prosthetic legs like that

@omegapsi847 Жыл бұрын

22:00 Unfortunately you cut out the TV Show scene with John Lennon. After watching this movie a dozen times I didnt realize for a long time that Forrest even gave Lennon the idea for one of his most famous songs "Imagine" when he talked about his time in China saying they dont have much and then Lennon asked "No possessions?" which would be a quote in his song later on.

@princesspirategurl12 11 ай бұрын

I love this movie but it took some time for me to truly appreciate it. Some of that was because I didn't understand the deeper meaning of it but also because I saw it at least once a year in history class during middle school and high school. This movie and Remember the Titans (for gym class) were shown so frequently that I got annoyed with it after awhile. I also understand your feelings toward Jenny, and you're right that she does mess with his emotions quite a bit. The main reason she makes the decisions she does is because of her upbringing. That's not to say it absolves her of her actions, it just explains the reasoning behind them. Like, when she tells Forrest he doesn't know what love is, that's more her projecting her own insecurities onto him than truly believing he's too stupid. Also, it's understandable that people believe Jenny died of AIDS, but the author of the book this movie is based off of confirmed she actually died of Hepatitis C from using so many needles/syringes while doing drugs. And honestly, given the context that she has a child and Little Forrest is presumably healthy, it makes better sense. Women with HIV/AIDS have a much higher risk of passing the virus onto their child, and that would have just made the whole story of Forrest Gump even more tragic. If their son actually had HIV too it would defeat the whole message of this film and Forrest would have lost his purpose in life.

@MoMoMyPup10 Жыл бұрын

Any discussion about the character of Jenny needs to start with her upbringing, and how that affected her life and making decisions. Especially around the time of the hippie age starting up and drugs becoming rampant. She just doesn't see the world as most of us see it. I think she turned out alright but her destructive decisions caught up with her, even if she was lucky enough to survive the drugs themselves.

@jowbloe3673 Жыл бұрын

Agreed, and any discussion about her destructive decisions needs to start with her childhood trauma.

@shaneencalade4988 Жыл бұрын

Jenny didn't know what love was until she had a child.

@Alyzvettema Жыл бұрын

She couldn't tell Forrest about little Forrest bc he was running for 3 years

@benjaminroe311ify Жыл бұрын

This is an opportunity for you to to do some research into childhood sexual trauma. She had a tragic childhood. It takes lots of people that go through it decades to process it and heal. Some can never totally process and heal from it. We should empathize with Jenny if we can't sympathize.

@MovieFusion Жыл бұрын

I'm aware. Sorry I didn't get that point across in the video. I can empathize with someone while also thinking her actions are wrong. Her actions aren't just suddenly justified because she's been through awful trauma in the past. Saying "I hate her" was an exaggeration.

@skyofthelivingdead Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. I see my own childhood best friend in Jenny, both in her personality and her nearly identical life circumstances right down to passing away far too young. People like she and Jenny are basically in constant fight or flight mode because they don’t know stability, they never had it. So when they come across it, it scares them and they run. Their actions may not be justifiable to a “sane” person, but they make sense in their own minds. Trust me when I say, they hate themselves more than anyone else ever could, so it chaps my ass when people kick them more while they’re already down by implying they’re inherently evil people who enjoy hurting others when the majority of the time, that’s not the case at all. We don’t have to excuse their actions, but we need to try and understand them if we’re ever going to help them.

@iulia.bianca.b Жыл бұрын

Sorry but I agree with him. Just because she's been through trauma, her actions aren't instantly acceptable. I've met people who went through worse than her, and they're amazing people. They never took it out on anyone else. I empathize with their trauma, while still reserving my right to know when they're wrong in certain situations.

@benjaminroe311ify Жыл бұрын

@@iulia.bianca.b Did I say it was acceptable? I'm saying it's understandble not acceptable. I'm saying we shouldn't vilify and hate Jenny and seek to understand. I agree with you though that you should be able to judge right and wrong actions regardless of what past trauma helps influence the actions.

@floriangrogoll5206 Жыл бұрын

It's one of the few films that I can't really say why they touch me so much and why I like them so much. It doesn't matter either. Because film is an art and art is always to be judged and evaluated subjectively. To me, this is an N masterpiece

@baronvg Жыл бұрын

This movie came out 30 years ago and short of Avatar, they STILL can’t get CG mouths right! Btw, this movie made me cry like a baby. Granted, I was a kid but still!

@laurakali6522 Жыл бұрын

Funny movie with Tom is The Money Pit and serious movie is Philadelphia. Both worth watching. As is Big.

@Narutoanime16g Жыл бұрын

Tom hanks is so good at doing just simple things with his character he’s not overly complicated he’s just a guy with some problems but smart in other ways but having it have a big impact on the story is great. Not even a complicated story either I like them showing 2 sides to life & while Jenny certainly isn’t the best person for Forrest he still had faith in her till the end & she turned her life around on her own

@captainKbobkeeshan Жыл бұрын

What I think a lot of people don't or can't really understand is the amount of damage that was done to Jenny by the abuse inflicted upon her as a child. Let me repeat that... as a child. And not just physical abuse. Sexual abuse. So while she may have done things unfair to Forrest and mistreated him. It should be noted she was messed up, majorly. She probably didn't think she deserved love and/or understood what love was. The scene where she was going to kill herself is a HUGE indication of her mental turmoil. You aren't the only one to not like what Jenny did to Forrest. And while it may not make it okay, it is important to note and understand how truly messed up she was, through no fault of her own.

@MovieFusion Жыл бұрын

Oh trust me, I completely understand that. She certainly went though a lot, which likely caused her to do the certain things that I didn’t like (mainly with Forrest). Most bad things people do in life tend to be because of something bad that happened to them. Still doesn’t justify it, it just explains it.

@mikemath9508 Жыл бұрын

jenny makes her problems forrest's problems and then runs away or dies. she loved that random guys kid more than her childhood very best friend.

@Knightowl1980 Жыл бұрын

Jenny is damaged. She’s always running away from things with her choices and forrest is always running toward things.

@spacemaster13 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite movies 💜💜

@williamjones6031 Жыл бұрын

1. The music rights alone must have cost a small fortune💲💲 2. Kurt Russel did the voice for Elvis. 3. IRL Sally Fields is only 10 years older than Tom Hanks. 4. Having gotten his degree Forrest would have gone into the Army as an officer like Lt. Dan. Not a recruit. His ASVAB kills that. 5. He actually saved Lt Dan twice. Once in the field and again to get him out of his post war funk and Dan turned his life around. 6. Normally an enlisted Army person would be fully aware of his/her separation date. 5. Jenny did indeed give him the best gift ever (it wasn't the shoes)😋 8. Jenny died of Hep-C from dirty needles when she was in Caliphony.. 9. It's ironic that Lt. Dan told the guys to take care of their feet because he loses his. 10. At the rally Forrest says, "Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mommas without any legs. Sometimes they don't go home at all. That's a bad thing. That's all I have to say about that." 11. You have had a ride through recent US history and culture. From Elvis, John Lennon, Abby Hoffman to Vietnam and Watergate. Even the jogging craze of the 70's. About the only thing left out was streaking. 13. "Sometimes I guess there're aren't enough rocks" 14. Haley Joel Osmentt/Forrest Jr. steals the show in "AI " and "The Sixth Sense" with Bruce Willis. 15. Often when he's finishing a segment about death, he ends it by saying "That's all I have to say about that" 16 Keep in mind if Jenny wasn't wasting her life seeking men like her father and was with Forrest he/we wouldn't have had this incredible journey.

@flarrfan Жыл бұрын

There are some great classic movies from 1940-1980 that are neglected by millennial reactors. The technology and style was very different from later films, but you can't really understand today's movies without at least a little knowledge of cinematic history. I've only found one reactor who focuses on the older films, but I wish more did, if only to better understand how we got to today's movies. Everyone should see the ultimate classic Casablanca at least once in their lives...

@TheBlond49 Жыл бұрын

11:50 Well, meet the founders XD

@freelancewerewolf Жыл бұрын

why doesn't he run track? because this is alabama, and we have been known to be somewhat fond of football. just a bit. it's also another excuse to insert a culturally relevant character in there--as others have explained, that's legendary alabama football coach bear bryant.

@robynhurley5119 Жыл бұрын

The Nixon clip referred to watergate

@tallicafan85 Жыл бұрын

The first girl on the bus that says no to forrest is tom hanks daughter.

@jeffking887 Жыл бұрын

Soundtrack of my life.

@tree6787 Жыл бұрын

Just name it boat! 😂🤣😅😆😁

@kevaunmitchell1316 Жыл бұрын

Now this is a classic

@danniellejohnson448 Жыл бұрын

I was born in 1994. Please react to Let Him Go (Kevin Costner film) The Bodyguard 1992

@sallyramirez8938 Жыл бұрын

Kinda went through the same thing as Jenny, so I totally understand why she did the things she did. ✌️

@halcundiff6886 Жыл бұрын

Because Bear Bryant wanted him for football.

@juandelacruz1967 Жыл бұрын

My favorite Tom Hanks movie 😊 You might as well check Saving Private Ryan some time soon 😅

@FrankEPotts Жыл бұрын

I can't believe you have never seen this......and 30 years 😱

@MaikKellerhals Жыл бұрын

Sequel? - Why? I know there is a sequel to the book, but it's not necessary. I felt the same about the Matrix, and to this day there is only one Matrix movie to me ;)

@MovieFusion Жыл бұрын

I don’t think any sequel is necessary. That doesn’t mean it can’t or shouldn’t happen. Not saying I necessarily want it, just bringing up the idea that I was surprised it didn’t happen.

@totomomo18 Жыл бұрын

Great movie. Other Great Tom Hanks movie : Big, The Da Vincie movie, Terminal , You Got Mail, Punchline (Sally Field is Tom Hanks love interest in it :) ), The Money Pit, Turner & Hooch, That Thing You do (Not the Lead in the movie)

@tonismith3707 Жыл бұрын

That is JFK. They used an old reel of to create that, and scenes from history.

@bennyadamlockhart9691 Жыл бұрын

Hi Daniel, dude, I saw forrest Grump in July 1994 I was young legend my early days before I met you Daniel.

@bennyadamlockhart9691 Жыл бұрын

Poor jenny was passed away on Saturday morning

@MrfuckinBeilke Жыл бұрын

Aids from needles

@Vlad.Larionov Жыл бұрын

You should watch Robocop 3. It's very interesting to see your reaction to this movie :)

@harryclarkhulk Жыл бұрын

10:47 Jenny was trying to teach Forrest about sex.

@karenlynn6860 Жыл бұрын

Was going to tell you how much I enjoyed this reaction,as I always do, but afraid to put my opinion out there.

@margiewilliams537 Жыл бұрын

I find it funny how you can understand lieutenant Dan's trauma and how he felt after the war, but didn't understand Jenny and her childhood trauma,being sexually and physically abused by her father, and the self destructive path that she was on on. Forrest had his mother who loved him, so he knew what love was,she was the one who didn't, but she knew she was broken thats why she said, you don't want to marry me, then she told him she did love him and after they slept together, she left to go get herself together then she found out she was pregnant, and Forrest was off running for over three yrs,and they didn't have cell phones then, so she got in touch with him when he came home.

@MovieFusion Жыл бұрын

I did understand her trauma. Doesn't mean I have to think all her actions are justifiable. Sorry I didn't get that point across in the video

@margiewilliams537 Жыл бұрын

@@MovieFusion I must have missed it

@brian52763 Жыл бұрын

They used real stock footage of the presidents!

@SirPaladin Жыл бұрын

As someone who read the book this is based on: Don't read the book. Book Forrest is kinda super-racist. And there's some detailed sex scenes between him and Jenny.

@KurticeYZ Жыл бұрын

Mama's & Jenny's death him me so hard everytime

@thinkbeyond3457 Жыл бұрын

Jenny, one of the first HIV/AIDs patients before the doctors knew what it was 😪

@WNN_PaddyPower Жыл бұрын

This is incorrect… Jenny had Hepatitis which came before the AIDS epidemic.

@mucklemoo9496 Жыл бұрын

@@WNN_PaddyPower Correct, I think it was suggested she may have caught it through a blood transfusion whilst giving birth

@WNN_PaddyPower Жыл бұрын

@@mucklemoo9496 I haven’t heard that one before.. my assumption was sharing needles 💉

@brian52763 Жыл бұрын

Jenny was messed up from the sexual abuse she suffered, she felt dirty and unworthy of his love! Thats why she said that he didn't know what love is!

@harryclarkhulk Жыл бұрын

Please watch and react to Robert Zemeckis' Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

@cometgirl217 Жыл бұрын

Surprised you haven’t seen this one yet! Our win, tho - very excited to watch your reaction! 🎬

@KB_-_ Жыл бұрын

Jenny had a sh*t childhood and was broken. I think her issues with love were more about that than her feelings towards Forrest.

@MovieFusion Жыл бұрын

True

@benjaminroe311ify Жыл бұрын

Yeah I always say we should feel just as much sorry for Jenny as we do for Forrest. Jenny's childhood was horrible. No wonder it took her a long time to figure things out in adulthood. Let alone how to be close and intimate with someone who she truly loved.