RUN, FORREST, RUN!!! | First Time Watching *Forrest Gump* (1994)
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I had a friend like Jenny who believed she didn't deserve love. I truly believe Jenny loved Forrest, she just didn't love herself.
Abuse will do that to a person
Exato
Jenny was the shameless villain of the film; poor Forrest deserved better, she repays his kindness by using, insulting, and emotionally manipulating him, fucking other dudes knowing full well how Gump deeply loved her; and the final nail in the coffin she gave him Aids and a sickly child that most likely wasn't his.
When Jenny said Forrest didn't know what love is the truth is she was the one who didn't.
Naaaaaah, Jenny a whole ass street rat, treating my boy like garbage his whole life until she discovered he got money, than she wanna come back? Go on to your streets girl
"Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks." One of the best lines in film, given the context.
I agree.
"Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks." Yes, context or not. One of the best lines in film. When you are raging and you keep throwing things. Sometimes, there are just not enough rocks. It's actually a perfect metaphor! You sit down on the dirt driveway and cry. There just wasn't enough rocks.
“Is he smart or is he?” Breaks me every single time.
Every single time... 😭
My dad lost his leg in Vietnam and as hard as it was he’s been such an amazing dad even with that hardship and never let it get or keep him down!
Respects to your old man, two of my uncles also served in Nam.
The best thing about this reaction is that all the references in the entire movie went completely over her head...she said "Vietnam is a scary place to be deployed...especially around this time it was probably really bad"😂😂😂
You mean the Vietnam War? Around that time mj?🤣🤣🤣🤣hilarious! Thank you for not editing out your miscues! Consistent MJ!!!❤
leave me alone lol
U look beautiful @@MJWITHOUTSPIDERMAN
Charlie was slang for North Vietnam soldiers.
I disagree - I think she was the first reviewer I've seen who knows what Watergate was, who JFK and John Lennon were etc. So all the references definitely did not fly over her head - on the contrary, I think they flew over your head.
@MJWITHOUTSPIDERMAN anyone with half a brain knows you didn't mean anything by it and only a troll would take offense to it...for Christ sake this guy is named Erskine!🤣🤣🤣 idk if you've seen hateful 8 but in that movie Erskine was the leader of a rebel unit that didn't want the Civil War to end so...
A lot of people miss that Jenny was just damaged, traumatized. She was always telling Forrest to "Run". And what did she do? She just kept running. She couldn't love Forrest because she didn't love herself. I enjoyed your reaction MJ.
THANK YOU👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Still isnt an excuse to mistreat forrest
This is true but essentially Jennys trauma , and she made all the wrong choices caused her to be Forrest villain in the movie
Mostly young people or people who haven't suffered much.
4:52 - No he is VERY different. He was a college football star, served in the army, won multiple medals for bravery, was an international ping-pong champion, became a millionaire, a shrimping boat captain, a national celebrity...He met multiple different presidents...
The story itself is more than a bit absurd because of how unlikely it is for one person to experience all these things, however because Gump is such a simple man, he acts as a clear lens for the times this movie is portraying. We see the events through his mostly unbiased, unassuming eyes.
“He didn’t wanna be called crippled just like I didn’t wanna be called stupid” one of the most underrated lines of the movie that most reactors gloss over
Watched this as a young kid and missed a lot, but as I watched the movie multiple times getting older, it changed my view on it. First time I watched it, I thought Jenny was evil, but then I realized that because of her abuse, she gravitated towards abusive men and was trying to keep Gump away since she didn't feel worthy of his love. I also really noticed how much Lt. Dan really made his peace with God and moved on from the war, even marrying a Vietnamese woman. Also had no idea why Jenny was dying and later realized it was in the middle of the AIDS epidemic when it was still pretty unknown.
Couldn't have been AIDS, though. That would've mean Forrest Jr. had it too. It was the early days of it, doctors didn't know what it was, so Jenny would've passed it on the baby, 100%. No medication to help with that. Plus, she most probably would've passed it on Forrest himself. They had no idea how to mitigate it, so probably no condoms. I believe the autor of the book said it has Hepatitis C.
I just love how special this movie is, Forrest Gump will forever be a classic
What he said on the stage. "In Vietnam sometimes boys come home to their mamas with no legs and sometimes they don't come home at all. And that's all I have to say about that" According to Tom Hanks.
The author of the book said that Jenny had hepatitis but everybody was sayin she had Aids bc it was in the early 80’s when the first cases was goin around
Same thing almost
Hepatitis C was a disease that started having cases showing up in more hospitals around the same time AIDS cases were, too, and often for intravenous drug usage in the case of sharing heroin needles in which users could contract one or both diseases. Also, both diseases at that time had no cure and little in the way of treatment. My money on what Jenny had would still be Hep C.
A subtext to all movies made in the 90s is that a diagnosis of AIDS means that character is going to die. As time goes on, this subtext gets murky.
The blonde girl who shakes her head no to Forrest on the bus when he's looking for a seat is actually Tom Hanks' daughter
I never knew that! 😀
You're Tom Hanks daughter...
Tom Hanks son was also on the bus.
Seen this probably 100 times. Never gets old. Truly a great movie. Great reaction as always. Have a great Easter weekend MJ
“Forrest Gump” is truly a masterpiece it’s like 4 movies wrapped into one a comedy,romance,drama & action movie. I do want to say your feather analogy is spot on and also this film is Top 5 Greatest Films to ever be made just by the simple message keep running no matter what life changing moments you run into and it’s remarkable almost how Forrest lived a life that many dream of and will never get to live all by having a below average IQ of 75 this film i can’t put into words every time I watch it I get emotional no matter what the only other movie that makes me do that is Titanic oh and Denzel Washington’s “John Q”😌✍🏽✨💯
Fun fact: Tom Hanks accent is him mimicking the child actor playing Forest. That is his natural voice and Tom thought it was brilliant
Jenny loved Forest this whole time, but she didn't feel she was good enough for him. She was so broken by her father, she couldn't believe he would want her. She had Aids, after all those years of drugs and sleeping around that's what happens.
Fun fact: the man who killed John Lennon was imprisoned in Attica Correctional Facility for years which is about a 20 minute drive from my house. He has since been moved to a different prison about an hour farther away.
I read an article where they said the Author said Jenny had Hepetits C...... Both fit the time-frame of the 1980's.......
@@CoastalNomadYeah, but in the 80's, they knew what Hep C was. Jenny says the doctors don't know what the virus is, which at the time was when HIV was starting to get recognition in the medical community.
@@Hal2718 I've always leaned toward HIV/AIDS myself..... Just repeating what was reported in the article about what the Writer had "said".........
HepC was discovered in '89.
@@Hal2718they did NOT know what hepatitis c was in the 80s. Wasn’t identified until 89. They literally called it “unidentifiable”when diagnosed because it wasn’t a or b. And it can cause cirrhosis which is fatal. And the way she knew she was sick then went pretty quickly actually lines up with cirrhosis. You’ll seem fine when diagnosed but that wont last or end well.
"Sometimes there just aren't enough rocks." Some of the truest words I've ever heard.
My uncle fought in the Vietnam war. He shot out of a helicopter an he was the only one to survive the helicopter crash. The multiple scars an he still walks with a limp till this day
Fun fact, Dave Chappelle was supposed to play the role of Bubba.
Ice Cube as well but he rejected the Role
@@G3MiNiOfficial I honestly could not see either of them playing Bubba, maybe they’d pull it off, but I think the casting here is perfect.
@@G3MiNiOfficial tupac
1. The music rights alone must have cost a small fortune
2. Kurt Russell did the voice for Elvis.
3. IRL Sally Fields is only 10 years older than Tom Hanks.
4. Having gotten his degree Forrest could have gone into the Army as an officer like Lt. Dan. 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 just aren't enough rocks"
14. Haley Joel Osmentt/Forrest Jr. steals the show in "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.
According to Tom Hanks, Forrest’s speech was as follows: “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.
Drives me crazy how easily everyone always judges Jenny. Of course Forrest didn't deserve how she treated him but you have to understand deep rooted trauma to understand Jenny's life.
When Jenny was a child all she ever wanted was to be able to run away and as an adult that's all she ever did. She knew Forrest loved her and she loved Forrest back, but she didn't know how to receive love. It took her many years, pretty much her whole life to work through her childhood trauma.
Loved your reaction, thank you for sharing it with us! Wishing you an awesome week!
She for the streets
She gave him aids and that probably not even his kid but anywa he deserved better Jenny needed therapy
It's nobody's job to heal ur trauma for u but yours
@@zaqueenzhane7744 true but empathy is a thing. People are far too quick to judge anymore without even trying to understand why a person is the way they are. Far too much judgement in the world.
Jenny felt tainted from her horrible childhood and that's why she only dated abusive, awful guys... She didn't want to be a burden to Forrest, and she knew during that tough time she would only bring him down..
One of my favourite movies of all time. Used to watch this on repeat as a kid. Such a masterpiece
The little boy who plays Forrest son plays in a movie called the sixth sense with Bruce Willis , u should definitely check that out. Very good film
NOOOOOO. That movie is really good but way too sad for me.
Yep. That's Haley Joel Osment.
"but you aint got no legs lt. dan" classic line :D
55:36 "Please let that little boy be so happy."
He will be.
Until he starts seeing ghosts in about 5 years. He seems pretty traumatized then...
😂😂 I had to think about this for a minute at first.
@@GoogleuserToday-oh9qf I'm glad you got it.
You see obscure people.
Or at least their lame humor.
Watching this film as an adult hits differently than watching it as a kid. I thoroughly enjoyed watching your reaction to this incredible film. Especially since this was your first time watching it. It's truly a classic. 😊
Jenny loved him the whole time, she thought she might ruin him
Yet she slept with him because of her own selfishness
The most poetic thing in this whole movie, I think you missed it (I did too the first time), was the feather.
The movie started with the feather blowing on the breeze, and ended with the same feather blowing on a breeze, no control, just going where life takes it.
Forrest's life was like that.
Everything happened in his life and he didn't have any control over it. High school, college, army, Viet Nam, the hurricane, getting rich with the shrimp then richer when Lieutenant Dan invested in Apple stocks, Jenny, little Forrest, all of it.
Forrest IS that feather in the wind.
He even said so: 54:55 "We're all just floating around accidental-like on a breeze".
The guy who showed Forest Ping Pong dressed in Blue was Ray Ray in South Central.
22:00 "I don't think Charlie is a guy. Are they talking about Alpha Beta Charlie or something?"
Pretty close.
Victor Charlie, which stands for V.C. which in turn is the initials of the Viet Cong, the enemy.
The army likes to talk in code as much as possible, so instead of saying "Let's hunt Viet Cong" it became "Let's hunt Victor Charlie" which is just way too long to say, so that became "Let's hunt Charlie".
Forrest's speech at the peace rally was "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."
Lt. Dan is the true hero of this film. He stuck with Forrest from day one. He never asked him to change, never put him down or underestimated him for his lack of intelligence. And he always kept his word with Forrest. When Forrest left Bubba Gump Shrimp Co, he invested his money and shared it with Gump. Think about it. He was the only one of normal intelligence (besides his mom) who treated him like an equal.
Unfortunately, Jenny equated being used and abused to love due her father abusing her, which is why she told Forrest he doesn’t know what love is.
41:30 - Jenny's even sadder than that. All of her pushing Forrest away and indulging in all manner of drugs, etc. is psychological fallout from the mistreatment her father heaped on her when she was little. The character of Jenny is the textbook definition of "damaged goods".
I like to believe that after the events of the movie, Forrest went on to do more awesome stuff, meet a girl that actually loved him back for real and eventually becoming the president.
John lennon part was genius. Lyrics of imagine. Lol
Arguably the greatest movie of all time.
Honestly bro it’s prob not even arguable
I know this was a period piece set over a few decades. But the movie-making and storytelling of the 90's was undefeated. This movie is a prime example.
The main enemy in Vietnam was the Viet Cong, shortened to VC. In the NATO alphabet VC is Victor Charlie, shortened to Charlie.
I like how the abbreviation "Victor Charlie" is actually longer than the full "Viet Cong", in number of letters as well as in number of syllables. Kinda defeats the purpose.
@rschroev if it makes sense you're doing it wrong. - pretty much everything in the military.
Most people assume (fairly enough) that she had AIDS since thst was the big thing in the 80s. From what I understand, the timing is a bit different in the book and the implication is more likely Hepatitis C or something.
That’s what director said that it was Hep C
@@deanahicks6744 yeah, presumably, soecially after getting married, Forrest and Jenny got busy more times. If it were AIDS then he surely would have caught it to. Hep C is much less likely to spread through sex.
Here in Texas near the beach and surrounding area, there’s 2 Bubba Gump Shrimp restaurants
Forrest lived a life full enough for 5 people
I never get tired to see this movie. it's got a perfect mix of humor, ternderness, sadnes, everything!! also a piece of US recent history seen through Forrest eyes. In a certain way, Jenny is also a victom of the circumstances so I don't blame her. As she said at the end: her life was a mess. Great reaction. and have a wonderfull weckend. Regards from Mexico to yuu pretty girl. See you
It's ashame Jenny was to damaged to love Forrest back till the end,he just wanted to love a protect her.
Thank you it bugs me how ppl don’t realize that and give her so much hate. ❤
@@deanahicks6744 She shouldn't have slept with him that's the messed up part
...too...
@@tariqyousaf8635whats messed up about Jenny sleeping with Forrest? If you mean to infantilize him because of his mental condition then you terribly misunderstand his character and Jenny's
@@mcgfn she took an advantage over a guy with no experience with women and was given the cold shoulder bet since she was at peace now she thinks it’s fair to sleep with him she should have just stayed away from him like she always has
Lieutenant dan spent most of the time exercising his arms... MJ, I hope that doesnt mean what i think😂😂😂😂
The virus Jenny had was Aids, at that time a death sentence, like 6 months of life or something.
I just realized that in the scene where Forrest meet John Lennon on the Dick Cavett Show. John questioned Forrest about his trip to China. So John Lennon made the song. "Imagine." John Lennon did a real interview in the Dick Cavett Show. He was with his wife, Yoko Ono. You can find the whole interview. on you tube.
Charlie was name of enemy in Vietnam War
You are correct about the Viet Cong soldiers being referred to as Charlie because of the phonetic alphabet. “V.C.” or “Victor Charlie”
The Green Mile is a novel by Steven King. I hope you'll consider other movies based on his novels. For those who don't know Shawshank Redemption, Misery and Delores Claiborne are definitely worth the watch.
I feel like this movie is emotional for me and I love the ending of the blonde girl getting married with Forrest
So promoting men to be simps and take whatever is good she should have left him alone she took advantage of him
A whole symbolism & theme of Nostalgia, Disability, Heroism, Destiny.
Jenny's problem is how she was used and abused, 1st by her father, then by every man she met except Forrest. She felt like she was worth nothing and was never going to be worth anything and would just bring Forrest down with her , she had no idea how to love anyone. It wasn't until she had little Forrest and was given one pure good thing in her life she was able to find her self worth to a point and then accepted that she loved Forrest and always had and it was OK to love someone and not expect them to hurt her. It is very complicated and you get snippets of it in every scene she is in. The first thing you see is all she knows how to do is run from anything as she keeps telling Forrest to do , she doesn't know any other way to deal with the pain and bad and it takes her so long to finally figure it out ( unfortunately this is true for too many and some never get to figure anything out) , Jenny deserves pity not hate , she didn't know how to love until it was too late but she gave Forrest 2 gifts before she left, true love and what it feels like , and someone to love and give his life meaning in Forrest Jr. . Forrest might not be a genius but I would lay any bet he is an incredibly loving and good father.
When you watch it a few times you do see Jenny in a different light. She was messed up and endured abuse since childhood and had heavy drug use. She loved Forrest the problem was that she felt like he was too good for her because she had such a low self image from all the abuse. Molested by her father, went from abusive relationship to abusive relationship all through her life. And when she did clean up her life she sincerely apologized to Forrest and took responsibility for her treatment of him. And her virus at the end is HIV from her previous drug use.
She shouldn't have slept with him then
Another similar movie to this is Bicentennial Man Starring Robin Williams. Its long af but still amazing
Something i just kinda realized after watching this movie and reactions so much. Forrest usually doesn't talk much during his life. But he talks to strangers on a bench with no problem. I think thats Bubba living through him in a special way since he was always talking to Forrest
1st time here and I'm well impressed! Subscribing for the ride
Although it is never mentioned, it is possible Jenny's dad killed her sisters. It would make sense seeing as though they are never mentioned again. It's a very dark theory, i know 😥
“It’s the sweetest thing in the world!”
Jenny did love Forrest
But she didn't love herself and felt that she wasn't good enough for him and that she would be distruction for him and his life. Hurt people hurt people 🤷🏾♀️
Unfortunately low self esteem can distroy you and can cause you to mistreat the people you love and the people that the to help you, if you don't learn to deal with it
I've watched several of your reactions recently, and I have become impressed with your authenticity and perception. I am charmed by your cute mannerisms and the fact that "you are just the sweetest thing in the world." I wish that you were my great granddaughter.
During the Vietnam war the Viet Cong were nicknamed "Charlie" 👍🏼
5:45 Those little devious laughs are so damn funny not gonna lie 🤣🤣
Fun Fact: When Forest learns and then plays Ping-Pong, he literally keeps his "eye on the ball" by not blinking once.
She doesn't believe she's worthy of love. So she rejects him.
Nice heart felt reaction MJ
Watching this movie back as an adult I'm pretty sure Forest was some type of Autistic, this movie was so heartwarming tbh
Yes the real Forest Gump was Autistic
"it's so sweet how much he cares for that girl but she don't even pay him no mind. that's messed up" - Honestly this happens to SO many of us guys. We find a girl we'd do anything for just to make her happy, or to make her smile and that girl won't even acknowledge us.
Dan tells Forrest in the bar, u become a captain and I'm an astronaut! Later when he's walking, he tells Forrest his legs are made of Space Shuttle material! Then they both star in Apollo 13!!! Type in here Forrest Gump speech!! Irony... Kurt Russell met Elvis as a kid,then did a movie with him a few years later,then did John Carpenter first TV movie about Elvis, then played Elvis a couple times like in 3000 miles to Graceland, then does Elvis voice, here! Pro tip...the kid, grew up, joined the military, and was in some hardcore units!
I don't care what anyone says, Jenny for the streets.
She for the whole galaxy
I don’t understand all the people taking up for her either. I was beaten and traumatized by my parents but I don’t go around taking it out on others.
@@brandonmartin08 Especially the developmently disabled. Reverse the sexes and this film would never have been made.
Hmmm
@@brandonmartin08 She doesn't. She just believes that being sexually abused by hef fatter, she 's not worthy of anything but abuse and definitely the kind of love that Forest feels for her.
Charlie is a radio phonetic for the letter "C". In Vietnam the "Viet Cong" was the enemy, therefore the radio call sign would be Victor Charlie, but shortened to just Charlie.
A lot of theories are that Jenny died of HIV/Aids, however the author of the book said she died of Hepatitis C.
Yeah it was Hep C, wasn't known back then and no vaccine/cure. Was right before the AIDS pandemic in the 80s too, probably didn't help.
That was epic I knew you would love it and I loved watching it wit you ❤❤❤100
A lot of people including me, really didn't like Jenny but without Jenny he'd have been screwed. She told him to run if he's ever in trouble and he survived on those words. He was on the straight and narrow with tunnel vision to be with her one day, when so many other women would have taken advantage of him, just taken his money and broke his heart. She never wanted a dime and gave him a child. After watching it a few times, Jenny kept a distance, but she was screwed up and he was out there doing really well and she didn't want to mess that up for him. People like to try and force that relationship, but I don't think that's fair.
What's neat is Forrest and Lt. Dan talk about his legs being made of the same metal used in the space shuttle and like a year later they're both playing astronauts together. The stories Tom Hanks could tell about all the movies he's been in. That would be one great book.
She had the HiV virus baby.She died of Aids I assume,that was the timeline.Remember she was sharing the needle
One of the greatest movies of all time. Say what you want but I really dislike Jenny. She always told him to run because that’s what she was best at, then came around when it was beneficial to her. She was very selfish, though I understand she had inner demons but when he needed her most she vanished. Any time she needed a helping hand, he extended his but she didn’t always reciprocate it. But anyway, looking forward to the reaction.
“Could you imagine a running touchdown” wait til we show mj what a running back is
I used to watch this movie every year visiting my great grandma in Oklahoma. I always thought it was a cheerful movie. Then I grew up and realized how dark it is 😭😭
Jenny loves him, that's why she didn't want to hurt him. I think Forrest is neurodivergent! He's very literal!
Loved the reaction Mj. One of my favorite movies, Tom Hanks performance was phenomenal. New subscriber.🙏
The whole band, is getting back together, for a new movie called, Life!
Great reaction to an amazing movie. :) I was in tears throughout.
Sad but good reaction because of mj ❤❤
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?”
― Epicurus
Mj at 29:02 - “everyone always feels Gump is like a dummy.” Also Mj at 25:44 - “nothing bit you man you got shot dummy” 🤣🤣
Good reaction Simple like Forrest
Jenny did love Forrest. She just knew that being with him would hurt him because of her issues. She knew she had to stay away from him, for his sake, until she got over her issues.
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72 baby here!
Good reaction....but a lot of people (you included) don't seem to understand why Jenny is so toxic. Her character is that way because she is broken after years of physical and 'SA' abuse at the hands of her father as a child. She never healed from that so she's been carrying around that trauma throughout her entire life. And the only way she knows how to deal with her problems is to run away and hide, just like when she was a little girl who used to run away and hide in the cornfield, or run away at night and hide in Forest Gump's bedroom. She also doesn't think that she's capable of being loved...she thinks she's trash and hates that she exists. This is why she treats Forest Gump so harshly. She's not lashing out at him....she's really lashing out at herself. The filmmakers did a great job of portraying a victim of child abuse who's now an adult. In a lesser film (like most films today), after the scene of Jenny being removed from her father's house and put into the care of her grandmother, the adult version of Jenny would've been totally fine. But this movie took a braver route by saying that people take these traumatic experiences with them throughout their lives, and are in a constant state of a work-in-progress.
I definitely understood that. I think anyone can understand that. But Jenny was an adult. Forrest was going through stuff too and he didn’t let it affect him negatively. This is applied to real life as well. We are ALL going through some tough stuff. Or in her case when through tough stuff as a kid. That doesn’t give us the right to be crappy people and do crappy things or treat other people crappy. If anything that should’ve made her want to be a better person towards people. Or even a better parent since her father never was. You can feel for her and understand… but you can’t make that an excuse. The same way she did at the end where she picked herself up and realized what she’s worth, she could’ve did throughout the entire film. I feel for her though. I really do.
@@MJWITHOUTSPIDERMAN - Everything you just wrote indicates that you don't understand her character, the character's trauma and suicidal tendencies, and the fact that while it may seem that she's being 'crappy' to Forest, she was actually trying to protect him from HER. She didn't want to bring her trauma into Forest's life, which is why she kept pushing him away. She didn't want to infect him with her issues. It was her way of protecting the only person she loves. She wanted to insulate him from her dysfunction. This isn't an excuse for her or for anyone to treat other people harshly. It is simply an explanation of why she is the way she is. Again...not many people get that which is why the 'Jenny' character in this movie is one of the most misunderstood characters.
Sooo protecting him from her means sleeping with him even tho she doesn’t wanna be w him so therefore hurting his feelings then not telling him about his child until she had no other choice because she was dying? That doesn’t make sense. Like I said, I’m sure we’ve all felt like Jenny at some point but that’s not an excuse.
@@MJWITHOUTSPIDERMANNo offense but how was she supposed to tell him about the child…. Last time I checked they didn’t have phones to call each other and even so he was on the run for three years with no real address. You’re very ignorant.
@@ess6566 so no offense but continues to offend me by calling me ignorant? lol ok. also, if she really wanted to tell him, she would have. you would find a way. there was thousands of people followinghim on that run, she couldve found him lol
Theres a couple movies about Abbie Hoffman called "Steal this Movie" and "Trial of the Chicago 7"
I always kinda feel bad for Jenny. She had such a terrible upbringing that it traumatized her to the point she felt like she didn't deserve Forrest. What infuriates me is how she couldn't see that Forrest didn't understand that and basically treated him like crap intentionally in hopes he just stopped talking to her for good.
"In Vietnam, sometimes boys go home to their mamas without legs. Sometimes they don't come home at all. That's a bad thing."
Jenny had the hepatitis C virus according to the book's author.
MJ, If you followed the time-line, Jenny contracted the HIV virus. Think back to all the needles and casual relationships. That's all you missed. Good reaction.
Jenny was broken because of her childhood abuse. She felt she didn’t deserve someone as nice as Forrest. They were both “ running” thru the whole money. That’s the central theme of the movie.
Thank you for your lovely reaction, my favorite movie ever ❤
This was groundbreaking, the way they used actual news footage of George Wallace and the presidents, and put Forrest in the scenes interacting with them.