Playing Lt Dan changed Gary Sinise' life. He has worked to help veterans and started the Gary Sinise Foundation. Many disabled veterans praised his portrayal of Lt Dan as he deals with his wounds.

@jonathanmartin8716

9 ай бұрын

Don't forget that Gary Sinise loved his music too and was the front man for his band, "The Lt. Dan Band." :)

@jeremygray1331

9 ай бұрын

By happenstance I ended up on a private tour of the Reagan Library one Fourth of July with Sinise and his family. He and his father had just returned from visiting troops overseas. Many of the docents are veterans and his hand was shaken numerous times - not because he’s a famous star - but because of his work for our service men and women. It was very inspiring to see.

@mitchellroberts9984

9 ай бұрын

@@jonathanmartin8716True! I saw them perform at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma.

@skyhawk_4526

9 ай бұрын

Was just going to say this. Thank you!

@johnlazlo1908

9 ай бұрын

There is a video here on youtube that Gary got a flight in a U2 spy plane.very cool video.

I cry every time when Forrest is scared that his son inherited his disability. The movie gets so silly at times, then it just punches you in the feelings.

@59eurobug

9 ай бұрын

you and me both

@runrafarunthebestintheworld

9 ай бұрын

That didn't get me but it was cute.

@christopherking4932

9 ай бұрын

That scene breaks me so badly, because before that happens I thought Forrest didn't realize he was slower.

@tonyahice614

9 ай бұрын

Same! Doesn't matter how many times I've seen it, it still gets to me, funny & sad. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. It never gets old, though.

@christophermedina4849

9 ай бұрын

& also before little Forest goes inside the School Bus, Forest stops him & it seems like he was gonna say something like “don’t do anything stupid” or “don’t be stupid” but pauses for a second & instead says “I love you”

When Jenny is on the ledge and they were playing "Free Bird" it was a call back to her prayer... "Lord please make me a bird so I can fly away". Her tragic childhood is why she always led with the theme of "run away". There are TONS of symbolisms like this in this movie. It is a masterpiece.

@manny4707

5 ай бұрын

i watched this mainly as a child and kind of forgot i watched it. as i grew up and i heard the free bird solo it always made me, uncomfortable? It always felt like the solo was coming to a big final ending like suicide and i never knew why, until i rewatched this movie one day and realized it was just me remembering the feeling of the pressure and tension of this exact scene.

Sometimes there just aren't enough rocks.

Remember jenny's "make me a bird" prayer near the start, as Forrest leaves her grave, the birds sing and make him turn around, also I tale the feather at the start was a subtle representation of Forrest meeting his son, and at the end with the feather flying away, Jenny letting go knowing her son is safe. The more a person watches the movie, the more these tiny details emerge, great reaction guys

@ellenmarch3095

8 ай бұрын

I never noticed that... Thank you. ❤

@generalkayoss7347

7 ай бұрын

I still think jenny was a horrible person that did nothing but use Forrest.

@Flufferz626

7 ай бұрын

That was also not scripted. Those birds were wild and not domestic at the grave scene. They were perched in the oak tree without staff noticing then flew like a bird, far, far away. Jenny abused Forrest due to trauma but it wasn't her fault. She was a complex character, never hurt Forrest Jr. Kinda like how Lt Dan was aggressive and abusive. No one is pure except Forrest and his mom. Shouldn't be absolved nor seeing as evil people.

@danielmorgan7338

7 ай бұрын

Thats one way to see it. I attribute it to his eulogy at Jennys grave. "I dont know if Mamas right.. or if its Lt. Dan. I dont k ow if we all have a destiny.. or if we're all just floatin around accidental like on a breeze. But I think.. maybe its both.. both happening at the same time". That quote still holds strong and close to my heart

@sharonhoyt2133

12 күн бұрын

@@generalkayoss7347 Then you misunderstood a great deal of what the movie and book were portraying in this brief history of the time period.

My old roommate served in the army with the guy who played young Forest as a child. Who knew the kid would grow up to really serve during war time. He did grow out of the speech impediment. Although, his speech impediment changed the movie for the better- Tom Hanks spent time with him and learned to mimic it, and decided to bring it into the character of the older Forest. He originally wasn't supposed to speak like that.

Gary Sinise in this and Apollo 13 cemented him as one of my favorite actors A true ‘90s staple

Forrest's speech that was not heard...""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 got to say about that."

One of the best movies ever made.

Lt. Dan falling out of wheelchair with no legs, yelling at the girl. James: He stood up for him though 😂

@TheBeesleys99

9 ай бұрын

Yeah not the best choice of words 😅

@travismorris9303

9 ай бұрын

@@TheBeesleys99 it was a nice bit of levity in that moment though

This movie is the equivalent of a modern epic poem. It follows the story of one person, and how they changed the world but, in this case, didn’t even realize it.

@MarkieMark-vy7hg

7 ай бұрын

That's what makes it more powerful, because it's an analogy of how we all are. We all change the world without noticing, he was just living as we all do.

I've always been annoyed by the superficial hate Jenny gets. She was a profoundly broken human being who loved Forrest enough to realize he would follow her into whatever destructive hole she led him into so...she didn't. She went off and loved him the best way she possibly could - from afar. She did her best. It wasn't perfect. It wasn't even what most would consider "good". But it truly was her best for both Forrest and his son.

@TheSilkOrchid

22 күн бұрын

One of the smartest comments I read was how much love she had for her son and Forrest by asking Forrest to marry her even knowing she would die. Back then Forrest would have never been able to have his son through the court system after her death if they weren't married. Jenny gave Forrest the most precious gift and she never asked Forrest for anything.

This movie is like a drama, a comedy, an action movie, and a romance all in one.

@wanderer85295

9 ай бұрын

You forgot a cliff notes history lesson of the last half of 20th century america

@runrafarunthebestintheworld

9 ай бұрын

A drama a comedy a ballad a sports an action movie.

@MrBarstow

7 ай бұрын

There was a TV event years ago that portrayed the movie in various movie genre trailers. It was a blast watching how they could set the tone with various clips in so many ways.

@MatthewTeachout-xj4yy

6 ай бұрын

That’s because it’s a movie about life in general. Life is where all movies come from, even fantasy(fantasy comes from the mind of people in life)

You know you’ve watched Forrest Gump too many times when you can repeat the whole movie line by line. It’s still my favorite movie 🍿

@lucasharvey8990

9 ай бұрын

Or perhaps just enough times.

@earthmother1917

8 ай бұрын

This movie hits me hard. Living through the Vietnam era and having a daughter that has an IQ close to Forrest. I see so much of my daughter in his character. The empathy and wanting to make people happy.

If this film doesn't make you shed a tear, you're not a human being.

You guys are one of the first people I've seen (not just reactors) who recognized the effects of Jenny's trauma and how it affected her choices in life on the first watch. Most people initially hated her without understanding her pain.

@janedoe5229

9 ай бұрын

True.

@MegaForrestgump

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely. I even wasn't a fan of Jenny in my first viewing. But as you realize what her life was like, her choices are a direct result of her abuse. She took it upon herself to heal and only realized what love was when she had someone to take care of that required taking care of herself.

@mr19zee

6 ай бұрын

I honestly don't care Forest deserved much better than Jenny.

@cthulhuwu_

5 ай бұрын

@@mr19zee You can believe that Forrest deserved better than Jenny AND that Jenny deserved better as a child. Both are possible!

@SoftTangerineDreams

4 ай бұрын

​@MegaForrestgump But Jenny never healed. She only decided to come back to Forrest when she wanted something. She went back to Forrest for the final time when she knew she was dying and for someone to take care of her son when she was gone because she knew Forrest was always going to provide her with whatever she wanted. I'm also not saying this as a hated of Jenny. She was ruined at an early age and was never given an opportunity to heal. Mental health was also a massively taboo subject back in the day and trauma was never discussed. Poor Jenny didn't have a chance.

Great reaction - you guys understood Jenny's slide from her early childhood trauma and didnt judge her for her running away. To me this movie really represents how we over value smartness instead of people who can be by your side through thick and thin.

@johnalden5821

9 ай бұрын

I agree. The whole theme of the movie is how empowering love is. Forrest says it himself when he acknowledges that he isn't a smart man, but he knows what love is. His persistent friendship and love helped both Lt. Dan and Jenny get through their personal hells and come through -- and in the end, both of them realized it. It turns out that giving unconditional, redemptive love is the smartest thing people can do.

@30noir

9 ай бұрын

I think we undervalue intelligence but whatever.

@fayesouthall6604

9 ай бұрын

Jenny was a huge victim but in a way she became a true hero

One of the best movies ever made. Everyone has the same reaction Millie did when the rain stops and the sun comes out. Everyone’s expression changes from happy to holy sh*t!! I still cry when Forrest asks if his son is smart or is he like him. Tom Hanks delivered that line so good it gets me every time.

My father was a Vietnam Marine. I loved him dearly. He died of cancer last year. although this wasn't his exact experience, he loved this movie. and I think of him everytime I see it, and I feel badly for him, and I'm proud.

I'm 51 - this is easily one of the greatest movies of my adult life

A lot of people think this film is about death, faith, destiny etc. It's obvious what the main theme is - magic legs.

@Stogie2112

9 ай бұрын

I'd say it's about Life in general. Forrest was a witness to Life. He experienced almost everything a person could experience in one lifetime.

You probably already know, but the lead actress is the same as in The Princess Bride. Jenny is also Princess Butter Cup

Wish you had included the line at the tree where he says "don't know if we each have a destiny or if we're all just floating around accidental-like on a breeze. Maybe it's both." That sums up the film as well as tying together the opening and ending feather shots. For some reason, most reactors don't include it, and I don't know why. It's my favorite quote from the movie.

@patticrichton1135

9 ай бұрын

I agree with you on that.

23:50 They're all stamped "Return to Sender." They were posted but she was not known at that address. At least you knew she hadn't written all those letters, like some reactors think.

If this movie doesn't make you cry at some point, you have no soul. Lt. Dan is my favorite character in the entire movie. For all of his demons, for the way he first talks to forest you see a man lashing out, but that moment when the prostitute calls Forrest stupid and he defends him, you see the loyalty and love for the man that saved his life. Beautiful acting and display of what Depression and PTSD is really like for many veterans. It hits close to home if you have a close friend or family that has struggled with it.

@masamune2984

9 ай бұрын

“DON’T CALL HIM STUPID!” Every. Single. Time. 😭😭😭

@marieparsons9908

9 ай бұрын

I think the same thing goes for sexual abuse. Jenny feels unworthy of Forest's love but at the end she knew that he would be a good father for his son.

@MegaForrestgump

8 ай бұрын

My favorite part, that hits right in the feels, is When Jenny says "I wish I could have been there with you." And Forrest responds "You were." He never had a moment in his life where he didn't think of Jenny.

Bubba Gump shrimp exists because of this movie. It wasn’t a thing until 2 years after this came out. Some people think it’s the other way around.

“I’m waiting for him to be in the moon.” About that…the director and writer so of this film found that too ridiculous, but he WAS ALSO a NASA astronaut in the book 😂

*There's only one thing I can say about the war in Vietnam. In Vietnam,* _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. And_ *that's all I have to say about that."*

(16:31) The best thing to come out of this movie is the character of Lieutenant Dan. Gary Sinise now has a platform to serve veterans by raising funds, entertaining, building homes and making an enormous difference. He is a hero to Vietnam veterans, wounded warriors and those who appreciate our military.

It is so neat how they weave his story into so many key moments in American history. As Brits you may have missed a lot of those references but even without that knowledge it is still a great movie.

@jaelynn7575

9 ай бұрын

I disagree. I think it's important to know the historical events that happened.

@patticrichton1135

9 ай бұрын

@@jaelynn7575 but they weren't events that happened in British history. They wouldn't expect us in the U.S. to know all the events in Britain's history during that same time period as U.S. history in the '60s and early '70s. Don't be so hard on them.

@Stand_watie

9 ай бұрын

@@patticrichton1135 yeah except ending segregation that happened in uk when it happened with us strange

@pvuccino

8 ай бұрын

You don't have to be American to know about Watergate or Elvis Priestley. And even if you don't know the specific event, you don't need to be a genius to figure out that this was the first time African-Americans were allowed to go to school with white people eg.

@robbiewall4586

8 ай бұрын

I think they were aware of President’s JFK & LBJ… sad to say

Forest was pure human , movie always makes me cry .

The actress that played Jenny is Robin Wright. She is the same actress that played Buttercup in A Princess Bride

Having a child can destroy some women, but for Jenny it seems like it was more of a wake-up call that she couldn't keep treating herself like she was worthless, she had a responsibility now, she was a mother and she was going to be the best mother she could be. Jenny spent her entire life running away from the people who really cared for her because she thought she would ruin their lives by being around them. Thats why she told Forrest he didn't want to marry her.

Lt. Dan is Gary Sinse, who continues to give and give to Veteran's

Don't worry.. When we all watched it the first time and "Is he smart or is he...?" made us all cry...

@tonyahice614

9 ай бұрын

Still does!

As a veteran losing Bubba was my breaking point. "Why did this happen, and I wanna go home" hit me the hardest

Gary Sinise (Lieutenant Dan) is a good man. He does a lot of work to help veterans.

At the beginning both James and Millie said they wouldn't sit on a public bench if someone else was on it. That seems kind of odd and sad. Do British people not like to talk to each other?

"But you ain't got no legs, Lieutenant Dan." "...Yes, I noticed." I love that subtle bit of characterization. He knows Forrest doesn't mean anything by it, and he's more annoyed that Forrest didn't get the joke than the fact that Forrest pointed that out to him. At least, that's how I took it.

“Stupid Is, as Stupid Does” Forest uses that line multiple times👍

This is the first movie to be cleared to film at the Washington Monument (obelisk thingy). They spent a lot on this movie too but it was all worth it in the end. It's now hailed to be one of the best movies of all time.

I love James's version of "life is like a box of chocolates". And as usual Millie you are glowing!

@GarytongueBetz-vl1fu

9 ай бұрын

*life WAS like..... Mama is dead!

An absolute Classic. Tom Hanks outstanding as was the whole cast. Will never get tired of watching this cinematic gem.

@Skulllywag

6 ай бұрын

Yes. And I'm glad they never made a sequel movie....which is what the book writer wanted. Few sequels are as good as the original. You just use your imagination to fill in the blanks where the movie ends. I've never read the book, but saw a review of it, and Forrest wasn't as nice in the book as the movie...and from what was said, the movie was actually much better than the book. I HOPE nobody ever decides to remake the movie.

One of the best movies EVER!! Favorite line: "That's my boat!"

@stevedietrich8936

9 ай бұрын

and a line the Beesley's edited out "sometimes there just aren't enough rocks" after Jenny pelts the house she was raised in.

Watched this movie so many times and end still gets me. One day my adult son and I were in the car and passes a yard with and old cement legs were busted showing only the metal bars. Son turned to me and said, "Lt Dan, you got new legs." Made my day.

Lt. Dan also felt guilty for leading his troops into an ambush. There was also a lotnof survivors guilt.

the sentence "i love this movie" can't even contain how I feel about Forrest Gump. It's been my favorite movie for decades, no matter the spectacle, nothing can top this film. It is such a unique story, just in what it is and the way it's told. It has the perfect blend of drama, comedy, tragedy, and even action during the Vietnam arc. The way people watch The Office, I watch Forrest Gump. One of the jokes that I VERY rarely see people react to is in the very beginning. Forrest is telling an African American woman he was named after the creator of the Ku Klux Klan and has no idea that's a problem

I cried the first time I saw this and I’m doing it again.

Is it sad that I've seen this movie literally 50 times and I was still crying just from watching this reaction?

@joeshmoe5193

7 ай бұрын

Same. Every. Damn. Time.

The feather is quite a poignant metaphor for the character of Forrest. When he got the feather as a child, it was the beginning of an incredible journey filled with many unforgettable events and occurrences. At the end, when the feather blew away, it represented the end of that journey and a settling into a quiet and uneventful rest of his life. One of the best movies that I have ever seen. I remember seeing it in the movie theaters, August 1994 with my family when it was brand new. The movie got a thundering round of applause after it ended.

@wizloon9052

9 ай бұрын

Forrest did not get the feather as a child. He was a multi-millionaire adult when he got the feather.

@js.3490

9 ай бұрын

@@wizloon9052 Nope, he got it when he was a child.

@jaelynn7575

9 ай бұрын

@@js.3490 Nope, go back to the beginning. He picks it up from the ground while sitting on the bench, as an adult.

@rumblestylskyn

9 ай бұрын

The feather represents being blown around in the wind aimlessly. Which is what Forrest does throughout the movie. Going from one thing to the next without any thought of what's next. But he has discipline and innocence so it works out. Jenny on the other hand also blows through the wind aimlessly but her innocence was taken from her as a child and lack of discipline leads her down a terrible path. Once the feather blows away is when Forrest has his purpose, which is his son Forrest Jr. Which means he's not blowing in the wind aimlessly anymore.

@patticrichton1135

9 ай бұрын

@@jaelynn7575 yes, you are correct on that. I was surprised when @js.3490 said Forrest got the feather when he was a child. Don't know WHERE that came from, as it's clearly at the beginning of the movie with Forrest sitting on the bench

They do have a Bubba Gumb restaurant based off of the movie. When you go you have to flip a sign that says run forest run, but if you need your wait person, you flip it to stop forest stop. Then any wait person has to stop and help you.

millie and her jokes crack me up

The major themes in this film is the dichotomy between whether we are ruled by randomness or destiny. The feather at the start and end represents randomness, that 'floating along on a breeze' Forrest speaks of when he talks to Jenny at her grave side. Jenny lived a purposeless, random life, afraid to commit. The loss of her mother so early in her life, the molestations she and her sister suffered from their alcoholic father, left her with no anchor, no trust, no expectations. She had that terrible sense of having done something to deserve what happened to her that many victims of sexual abuse feel. She didn't want to hang her 'unworthiness' on Forrest, so she left as soon as he proposed marriage. Forrest lived a purposeless life as well, except he had no awareness of it. Beyond being his mother's good boy, knowing he loved Jenny on first sight, and accepting almost all of what presented itself to him without judgement (or an ability to judge), he DID live with trust and the anchor his mother had provided him. It was as if Forrest had a destiny. And he passed on to those around him the same luck, success, and destiny that he enjoyed without awareness or ambition. Forrest determined (or recognized or didn't know any better) that Jenny was his destiny, and they absolutely were destined to be together. Jenny would float off like a feather on a breeze, but continually land within reach of Forrest. Her life improved and grew purpose when she was with him. If you go back through the film, you see avian references in Jenny's life, from her praying to God to make her a bird to fly far far away to how in her worst moments she toyed with stepping off high places (the last time she does this, the song playing is "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd; do check out the lyrics) to the flock of birds that take off at the close of Forrest's speech at her gravesite. He plucks up that feather that landed by him on the bench on the way to answer her invitation to come see her, and he releases it as he sits waiting for their son to return from his first day of school. So, what do you think; are we more ruled by randomness or destiny? Is it free will or purpose?

@chris...9497

9 ай бұрын

Addendum: This film covers a LOT of American history. This film is so personal to an old woman like me (in my 70's) because I lived through this. I recognize all the historical references and events, some I took part in, some occurred close to where I was living. I could write a whole paper on my memories of those times. A lot of the history goes right over the heads of younger audiences, and I imagine even more is lost on you two, but I appreciate your sensitivity to the humanity played out in this film. I was so happy to see how much you grasped about what Jenny was going through and how she and Lt. Dan grew over the course of the story.

@david-1775

9 ай бұрын

Many times we don't get to choose our situation but we do get to choose how we respond.

@psychedelicyeti6053

7 ай бұрын

And she was performing Blowing in the Wind when she was nude on stage.

@psychedelicyeti6053

7 ай бұрын

​@@chris...9497i always enjoy when people write their experiences and knowledge in the comments. I was a kid when i first watched the movie, so for the longest time, I didn't understand who the "men with the flashlights" were and what they were doing, leading to forest becoming a whistleblower 💀

@chris...9497

7 ай бұрын

GOOD CATCH!!! So many times I watched this and missed that! "Blowing in the Wind"! Wow! @@psychedelicyeti6053

@43:03 No, Forrest doesn't understand why she did it. He can tell she's in pain and he doesn't want her to be but he doesn't understand. At the beginning when he describes Jenny's dad he is doing it *in the present day* from that famous bench and says her dad was "a very loving man. He was always kissing and touching her and her sisters." which adds a new horrific thought to the level of darkness behind the statement - he saw it happen. He *saw* that man molest his kids and as an adult was still too dim to understand what he had seen. Jenny was in love with a man who'd seen her be violated as a child who loved her back. She was pretty broken. The best thing she ever did for Forrest was stay away.

@B0bCat11

6 ай бұрын

😢oh shit you are right. The best thing she could do was stay away. Thank you & shit, have a nice day

This is from a novel and in it he had even wilder adventures. He went to space and was a pro wrestler and all kinds of stuff.

@nightfall902

9 ай бұрын

4 books in the series.

bubba and gumps friendship is just 100% pure.

Jenny had a tremendous amount of pain and trauma in her life. Zero stability or proper adults protecting her and teaching her. Then she doesn't think she's good enough for him. She finally settles down after years of doing her "homework." Such a great movie with an epic soundtrack. You should watch Saving Private Ryan and then The Green Mile.

@flarrfan

9 ай бұрын

"You gotta put the past behind you before you can move on."

@carladavis1473

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for saying this. I'm so tired of having to explain this to people. It's really not that hard to understand but for some reason she is the most villianize character ever. And it's undeserved. But the truth is even if jenny didn't have her demons she is not obligated to love forrest or anyone to be honest. Sometimes you just don't love someone they way they love you and vice versa. She clearly had always cared for hom but People don't see that. Jenny never asked forrest for anything. No in real life what are the chances of someone of above intelligence in a real relationship without someone who is mentally handicap. Would that be taking advantage of them? What if the riles were reverse and the woman was the one with the disability? Is just a minute I know and I too wanted them together but the hate jenny gets is beyond me. She doesn't have to love forrest Just b because we want her to

@QWERTY-ov9tm

9 ай бұрын

@@carladavis1473 you're welcome. 😊

@psychedelicyeti6053

7 ай бұрын

I dont remember Jenny's character getting hate back in the day? I only learned how many people hated her probably around a year ago, and it was so confusing. Especially considering how little help she could have gotten when the movie took place. Just look up the media's treatment towards the girl Lolita is based on. 😬 i remember when "only crazy people go to therapists". Now we live with people where going to therapy was never seen as a stigma. We've come a long way with some aspects and still got ways to go in other areas.

This movie dealt with so many very deep and dark topics from the perspective of a very simple mind. I think it's one of the most profound movies of my lifetime.

The little boy in the end was the kid from "The Sixth Sense".. Also Forest's mom is Sally Field. You might know her from Mrs. Doubtfire. I watched this movie over and over LOL

Jennie was a victim of child SA. The trauma influenced every poor choice--she never believed she deserved to be loved. Just like the bird, she spent her life running away. As you saw her spiral downward, unspoken, but she likely passed from AIDS. At that time, it was a death sentence. She needed Forest to marry her to assure the child would not become a ward of the state. She knew that he would always care and nurture the boy. Most of the highpoints in the movie were historical markers in American history. Forest is an everyman with tumultuous events around him---but never touching his moral core. Excellent film all around. It was life-altering for Gary Sinise (Lt Dan). You can search out his good works.

@ralphvelthuis2359

9 ай бұрын

According to the books author, it was hepatitis C, and not AIDS.

@FEARNoMore

9 ай бұрын

@@ralphvelthuis2359 In the book it was Hep C but changed to late stage HIV/Aids in the movie.

@bryanfox5457

9 ай бұрын

Little Forrest is not infected. Jenny has hep C.

Congrats James - you gave Jenny more slack because of her abusive childhood than most. I guess her destiny was to inspire him and provide him his destiny - raising Forrest Jr..

@vorbis4860

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, I noticed that too. These two are just kind people.

@GarytongueBetz-vl1fu

9 ай бұрын

No, her destiny was to become a bird and fly far-far away from here! Which is why she was always flying away from Forrest!

you could literally fall down a tom hanks rabbit hole.. he is such a good actor. the movie splash, Big, castaway, saving pvt ryan, greyhound are just a few of his movies that come to mind.

@drew.168

9 ай бұрын

Turner and Hooch!

@HBC423

9 ай бұрын

The green mile

@brianabc83

9 ай бұрын

I remember Tom Hanks being on Happy Days trying to fight Fonzie. Who knew back then that this guy would be such a successful actor.

@kittyplay9410

9 ай бұрын

​@@brianabc83Do you remember Bosom Buddies where he dressed as a woman to live at a girl's only hotel or whatever it was?

@brianabc83

9 ай бұрын

@kittyplay9410 Yes, I remember that show too. Tom Hanks, a very versatile actor!

Such a great movie also great soundtrack

The actor who played Lieutenant Dan went on to Care for veterans charity for veterans of foreign wars

Forest Gump is my favorite movie of all time

Both Forest and Jenny spent their lives running, but while Forest was running towards something, Jenny was running away. The same actions with very different energy from one another.

Gary Sinise has proved to be a real hero!

It’s normal in the US to sit on a bus bench with a stranger,it’s also normal to make small talk as well though it’s not required

Saving Pvt. Ryan

@brookswashere3339

9 ай бұрын

Shaving Ryan's privates

@Freespeechisgone

9 ай бұрын

Yea I thought that was funny to when I was 5 years old.

@brookswashere3339

9 ай бұрын

@@Freespeechisgone you was 5 years old thinking about privates... Weird..

@QWERTY-ov9tm

9 ай бұрын

Yes!

@Freespeechisgone

9 ай бұрын

@@brookswashere3339 what are taking about? Children can pick to have surgery and change gender ,discriminate much.

Loved this reaction. Thank you for also understanding Jenny’s situation. As someone who has dealt with all forms of abuse as a child (sexual/physical), it always helps when people show they can understand and empathize to a degree. Drama aside, this is a wonderful film, and your reaction (but the laughs, and the emotional-understanding) are why we all love your channel so much 🙂

The coach with hat that Forrest played college football for was the legendary coach of the University of Alabama Bear Bryant. He was one of the winningest coaches ever and the first coach to let black players play football

@stevedietrich8936

9 ай бұрын

I assume you mean "at Alabama", which he allowed in 1971. Black players were playing in the northern schools long before that.

This is one of my all time favorite movies.

I was struck right from the start when you displayed of what, to me, is one of the sadder things about the UK (and France), that people don't interact with each other. You were surprised the nurse would sit on a bench that was clearly large enough for multiple people when there was already someone sitting on it. But my reaction at this point has always been that the nurse is notably unfriendly bordering on rude (although she might be just tired). In the U.S., particularly in the South, you commonly strike up a conversation with any stranger. The older woman who comes along later is much more typical.

@tonyahice614

9 ай бұрын

I like to think she was just tired, she did say her feet hurt. Didn't stop him talking to her, though, & I thought she acted kind of sad rather than rude to be going during his story.

@MeanLaQueefa

9 ай бұрын

Same in the Midwest, I had a conversation at the pharmacy the other day, with a completely stranger for about 15-20 minutes.

@geraldclough1099

9 ай бұрын

@@MeanLaQueefa Well, I'm reminded that generalizations aren't always true. In about 1985, I had a long, about 30 minute, conversation with an older lady in Victoria Station. She was an old Yorkshire farm wife. She was very nice, but I wonder if she knew what I was saying. I certainly have no idea what she said.

@carladavis1473

9 ай бұрын

Sometimes people don't feel like talking. Doesn't make you rude. I usually talk to people but sometimes I'm having a moment. Human goes through different emotions. It's important that your are able to read them. It could be considered just as rude to try to force someone to talk or continue to talk to someone who is reading or eating or resting etc. Wanting to be in silence is ok to and does not equate to rude. Anyway, I didn't read her as rude. She was trying to be polite but she was reading and tired. Unfortunately forrest understandably couldn't pick up on that.

@kentix417

7 ай бұрын

That was a bus stop. There was only one bench. Is a person going to stand up at a bus stop instead of sit on a huge bench that someone is sitting on only one end of? I hope not. For their sake. Anyway, it's all fake. There is no bench there. There is no bus stop there. For a bus to stop there, it would have to be driving the wrong way on the street. That part of the movie was filmed in Savannah, Georgia and they put that bench there just for the movie.

Always love a James and Millie reaction, especially to an amazing movie like Forrest Gump!

@lawabernathy9256

9 ай бұрын

I know man. They are genuinly nice and empathetic people. Especially james!!

As a kid I'd go to my grandma's a lot and watch a bunch of movies over and over again, especially this one. This was just crazy as a young kid to see and try to comprehend. As I got older, I understood more and more and still love this movie today.

The bench scene was filmed in ssvannah Georgia so now the bench is kept in their history museum as it is a timeless piece of movie history filmed in their town.

This movie touches on the ideas of whether we have a destiny or are just floating around aimlessly like a feather in the wind.

@jwc645

9 ай бұрын

Whenever Forrest goes somewhere he either runs or takes a bus. I feel like when he is running is when he is in control of his destiny, and when he takes a bus he has no control of what's going to happen.

This man is incapable of a making a bad movie, all the way back to the 80's. Even when he plays a "local idiot" Tom Hanks is absolutely brilliant. My Mom looked exactly like Sally Fields when we were kids and thought she had a secret film career. I sincerely cried when she died. And that's all I've got to say about that.

@zedwpd

9 ай бұрын

Joe Versus the Volcano wasn't all that great. Never seen a single KZreadr even try it.

@jasonpatterson8091

9 ай бұрын

@@zedwpd Joe Versus the Volcano was a hoot, but Hanks has definitely made some stinkers, especially in the last 10 years. He's still an incredible actor and is in some amazing movies, but you can't win them all.

@krisfrederick5001

9 ай бұрын

I love that Forrest's eyes are closed in every picture of him. And that his wedding with Jenny Lt. Dan's magic legs were made of the metal as the space shuttle. The next year they were in Apollo 13 together.

This is one of those rare films that works no matter what’s going on in your life. Happiness, peace, stress, sadness, it just fits. It makes you laugh, cry, cheer, and everything in between. It’s probably even more impactful for the generation right before mine (1945-1970).

One of my favorite movies, cry every time

Tom Hanks can play so many different types of characters. Terminal is another great movie of his. 😊

So glad y’all are doing movie reactions. This is one of my favorite react channels.

@TheBeesleys99

9 ай бұрын

Legend ❤️

@plaid11

9 ай бұрын

They’ve been doing them for a while but they had a separate account for them. It seems they got rid of all the content on it. Them uploading this today made feel like I was going crazy because I could have sworn I watched their reaction to this a couple months back. Like they said, they recorded it in May

@kittyplay9410

9 ай бұрын

​@@TheBeesleys99If u haven't watched The Shawshank Redemption, it needs to be high on your list. Brilliant movie about a man's determination to live on his own terms. It was up for the Best Picture Oscar award the same year as Forrest Gump. Gump won, but Shawshank earned a spot as one of the best movies ever. Love watching your reactions.

The bench scene is filmed where I live in Savannah, GA and the Vietnam scenes were filmed on Hunting Island just an hour north of me. Great movie. The bench has a plaque.

Yep, this movie makes you cry like a little girl.

Beesleys, hello. I saw this movie in the theater when it first came out. I have to share a fact in the movie many may not know. You probably thought "How was Forrest Gump (with his low IQ) cleared to go into the army?" Well, another black spot in American history was something that went on during the Vietnam War. The Department of Defense called it "Project 100,000." To boost the manpower required, soldiers who would previously have been BELOW military MENTAL or medical standards were recruited into the military!! Sadly, it was true. It was called Project 100,000 because every year during that time, 100,000 did not qualify to serve in the military. These poor guys were known as "McNamara's Morons," and "McNamara's Misfits." Forrest was one of them. You can see another example in the movie Full Metal Jacket.

Love your food reactions but so glad you did this movie. Probably one of the 5 greatest films ever made.

@MrBananagrab

9 ай бұрын

Well Arnold and Sylvester own the top 11 movies of all time so the best this could be is 12.

@GaryBarlow-js3ph

9 ай бұрын

@@MrBananagrab What a Joke.

Forrest Gump was a fantastic movie!!

I am a US Marine who was in Japan when this movie was released and saw it at that base theater. When Forrest graduates college and the Army recruiter approaches him, someone in the back of the the theater yelled, "Run Forrest, run!!"

The first woman wasn't rude, she was sad her bus was there and she couldn't hear the rest of the story 😂

I’m so glad you all reviewed this movie. I love people seeing it for the first time. It’s such a wonderful movie with one of the best soundtracks ever!

Great movie.I’ve watched it for over 25 years but I always love watching people react to it.

This movie is a brief history of the U.S. and Alabama during the time period depicted. There are a lot of people who can put together the history covered in this epic film and I'm sure many will comment. I will add one piece that usually doesn't get mentioned: the Alabama Football coach who recruited Forrest to run the ball was depicting the famed Bear Bryant who turned Alabama football into a long time winning team. For people my age this movie is a review of the times of our lives. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for posting this reaction.

I liked how they had Forrest interacting with historical events and meeting JFK and Nixon I have a movie reaction suggestion for you guys, it's one of my favorites, The Final Countdown (1980) The U.S.S. Nimitz goes back to December 6th 1941. It's filmed on the Nimitz. It's like Top Gun meets Back To The Future.

@SMOOVKILL1

9 ай бұрын

The way they put him with actual footage of presidents and celebrities was crazy at the time this movie was made.

This movie is an absolute masterpiece. I hope you choose to react to more great movies. Forrest affected so many lives yet was unaware of how much he was a part of history. The two people he helped the most being Lt. Dan and Jenny.

@runrafarunthebestintheworld

9 ай бұрын

It's Tom Hanks masterclass but I don't know why people hate Tom Hanks.

@kinjiru731

9 ай бұрын

@@runrafarunthebestintheworld I think I'd find Tom Hanks impossible to hate. He just seems like the nicest guy, as celebrities go.

@patticrichton1135

9 ай бұрын

@@runrafarunthebestintheworld WHAT people "hate Tom Hanks"?? He is one of the most beloved actors of the modern film era....I don't know a single person that "hates" him. He is a phenomenal actor.

@kentix417

7 ай бұрын

"he was unaware of how much he was a part of history" He was unaware, but the news channels shouldn't have been. That was the one jarring note for me. "Some guy has been running across the country for two years." He was a Medal of Honor recipient who had been filmed with more than one president and had founded a successful, nationally known business. They would have known he wasn't just some guy.

Saw this in Our Big Dome Theater in Concord CA when I was 18 years old in 1994. Still Chokes me up to this day. Great Film!

Here are some good classics: Ground Hog Day, Blues Brothers, and maybe Caddy Shack.

This movie goes over most of the major American history points experienced by a generation and that is one of the things that made the movie. Funny that this came up as I just made a trip to Savannah, Georgia where a lot of the movie was filmed. Damn straight I went to the park where Forrest sat on the bench... even though that bench was just a movie prop and not even there....

@longbo2771

5 ай бұрын

That bench is in a local museum

I loved this movie. It's in my all time top 10.

29:55 In the book he does become an astronaut.

I’ve watched this movie at least 3 times and I bawl my eyes out every time. The music is great throughout the movie. 60’s music is the BEST. I’m glad you liked the movie. 💗 Millie, you need to watch the movie Steel Magnolias. It is based in the south and Sally Field (she played Forests Mother) has a main role in this movie, Julia Robert’s, Shirley McLaine and Olympia Dukakis. It’s a sweet peek into their lives and relalationshipa. Have tissues handy, it’s a tear jerker! 😭

@Fred-gv3kh

9 ай бұрын

I agree completely... except... it's not just 60s music that's the best... it's *70s* music ALSO!! 😉(Personally I think the 70s was the greatest decade for popular music ever... but hey, it's close). The movie spans from the early 1950s when he was born, to 1980 (Against the Wind, Bob Seger). Great soundtrack, and a beautiful movie. ♥