The actor who played Lt. Dan has been helping veterans out since that movie came out. He donates money and builds houses for them. He has a band called Lt. Dan and does concerts for them. He took that role seriously and what an honor he pays to those forgotten soldiers.

@LiberPater777

Жыл бұрын

Gary Sinise

@benjaminroe311ify

Жыл бұрын

that's awesome. I didn't know this. Thanks for sharing.

@RedRoseSeptember22

Жыл бұрын

Also in Marvel's Captain America, it's his voice playing in that one scene where they're giving information about Cap and his friends.

@susanalexander6721

Жыл бұрын

Look for the video made of the Tribute to Gary Sinise for his work. He was totally surprised. Lots of ⭐ and Veterans

@lynnesears6254

Жыл бұрын

Lt Dan also made a comment about being an astronaut when Forrest was a boat captain......Gary Sinise was in Apollo 13. 🙂

When Forest asks Jenny if little Forest was smart or like him kills me every time.

@bryondavis2173

Жыл бұрын

This....no matter how many times I see it I almost dread this scene. Lol

@juliodavila424

Жыл бұрын

@@bryondavis2173 I watched this movie when it came out; I was around 15 and I went alone because I guess none of my friends liked movies without "I'll be back" in the dialogue. That part had me crying. I think it was the first time I had ever cried due to a story being told.

@jinjerjunkie

Жыл бұрын

Just reading this comment make me cry lol

@b-six-twelve

Жыл бұрын

For real. You see people insulting Forrest throughout the movie but on the surface it seems to bounce off most of the time. It’s one of the first times you really see that maybe he has taken some of that abuse to heart and just breaks your heart.

@whoever_81

Жыл бұрын

@@Awgieable yeah crazy!

The movie came out on VHS when I was at Army boot camp. I was watching it at the USO with like 30 other guys. The part when the Army recruiter goes up to him. The entire USO at one time yelled “RUN FORREST RUN!! LOL😅

@louiedajet

8 ай бұрын

😂😂 that’s awesome man

@rexoates4484

7 ай бұрын

I can imagine. Did my basic and infantry training at Ft Benning in 81, then to Germany in the winter. Shortly afterwards, I found myself guarding ammunition with another soldier in a blizzard and joking that I was going to kill my recruiter. 😂

@brl0522

4 ай бұрын

That’s funny lol

Jenny was sexually abused by her father. When she tried to have sexual relations with Forrest back in college, Forrest's reaction was so innocent that it reminded her of her abusive father when he took advantage of her innocence in the worst way possible. This is why she always ran away from Forrest, as he reminds her when she was innocent and pure. She did love Forrest, but she was too traumatized. Unfortunately, it took her to the end to realize that she does deserve true love and finally broke the pattern of abusive in her life. Perhaps, their child helped her to overcome this. Ultimately, she died of AIDS (doctors were still trying to find out what the virus was at that time period). Very sad movie.

@michellerichardson3366

10 ай бұрын

Disagree.. She loved Forrest. And why she always found her way back to him and is also why she was with him intimately. She always left because she felt she didn't deserve to be with anyone that good. That she was damaged. In the end she ended up where she was always going to be...with the only man she truly loved and that would always be good to their son..

@terismith4680

10 ай бұрын

I heard in an interview years ago that the virus was Hepatitis A not AIDS. I thought it was that up til I heard the interview

@ericostling4727

9 ай бұрын

No she died from hep c read the book

@grimreaper7734

9 ай бұрын

She died from Hepatitis.

@robertsmith3883

9 ай бұрын

No you are wrong Jenny died of Hepatitis C not AIDS

Y’all didn’t put this part in your reaction but when he’s talking to Jenny’s grave and he starts crying and saying that little Forrest is so smart, tears me up every time.

@drkeastman420

Жыл бұрын

Hate that part, just devastates me to think he been looking for her and it's all over in matter of months.

@mena94x3

Жыл бұрын

The part that kills me the most is when Jenny first tells Forrest that he’s a daddy and Forrest asks if Little Forrest “is (he) smart, or is he…”

@BamaGuyInWashington

Жыл бұрын

Oh gosh me too. I've literally seen this movie 30 times or more and I tear up every time at the graveyard scene.❤❤

@ronweber1402

Жыл бұрын

@@mena94x3 Instant devastation every time. He was never bothered by his challenges but he did realize how different and othered it made him and didn't want that for his son. Just heartbreaking.

@denisemay6807

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah!! Me too!!!

When Forrest is pulled to the mic to give the speech about Vietnam to the crowd he 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.” Simple, yet still so fitting and powerful for his character.

@stuartkc

Жыл бұрын

“That Guy” is supposed to be Abby Hoffman. That scene was based on the real anti war rally where a clean cut veteran stepped up to speak and the mic went out.

@dabloonkitty

Жыл бұрын

omg i love that. how do you know what he said? was it released somewhere

@richstrobel

Жыл бұрын

At least he actually had lines. I thought it was like the joke Judd Nelson was telling in the breakfast club or the object in the briefcase in pulp fiction. There was no whole joke so no punchline and no actual object in the briefcase.

@cfinley81

Жыл бұрын

​@@richstrobel I love me some PF, but not knowing what the heck was in that briefcase always made me mad. LOL!!

@danieldietrich9969

Жыл бұрын

​@@dabloonkitty Could be that's what he says in the book. Or maybe there's a copy of the script somewhere that has what Hanks is supposed to say when the mic gets cut.

I am a 33 year old Native American guy and let me tell you...this movie, The Color Purple, a League of Their Own, Sister Act and Big Fish always make me cry because I grew up with these films. It is, not only a nostalgia thing, but a close to my heart thing. It is okay to cry and watch films that do so! Guys, go ahead and cry 😭😭😭

@mikeb1705

10 ай бұрын

Never seen big fish but I’ll give it ago because I liked the other films you mentioned. Can’t see why you cried at sister Act though lol

@kiandraplummer2095

5 ай бұрын

You have great taste. Big Fish is an underrated film and definitely worth a watch. I would love a reaction to a League of Their Own, such a classic and fun film to watch

@prayingmantis6777

4 ай бұрын

Hello Niles... A movie I think you would like is a Man called Horse. It was about a soldier who becomes captured by Indians and some how turns to his favor. He becomes part of the tribe. He trys to start a family. Many emotions in this movie, good and bad.

@alansorensen5903

Ай бұрын

​@@prayingmantis6777A Man Called Horse was remade as The Revenant. I prefer the original with Richard Harris. It's from a short story by Dorothy Johnson, who also penned The Hanging Tree and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, among other stories. All three became classic films.

@J4ME5_

3 күн бұрын

Well said. Big fish is an all tima favorite of mine

"I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floatin' around accidental-like on a breeze, but I, I think maybe it's both." I believe that is the significance of the feather.

When Bubba says he wants to go home... gets me EVERY time!

@m3li55a5

Жыл бұрын

Everything about Bubba gets me every time- he has a sad story but he also cracks me up with all his shrimp

@jazzorion1

Жыл бұрын

Every single time. The way he delivered that line, it just breaks your heart each time.

@belindalopes6774

Жыл бұрын

Me too. I always cry in that part and then cry through the rest of the movie.

@1Cheytown

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!! His delivery of that line just gets ya. He sounds like he speaks for so many during that time who echoed that very sentiment and ended up meeting the same fate as he did.

@oscar24x

2 ай бұрын

Same 😢😢

My wife was abused as a child and people in those situations often feel they don't deserve love or good things to happen to them. It can take many years to get over those feelings and accept that they are not at fault and deserve good things in their life.

@skyofthelivingdead

Жыл бұрын

Correct. My best friend was the exact same way, so very loving towards others, but just couldn’t truly love herself because of the abuse and trauma she’d gone through. Her personality and life circumstances were extremely similar to Jenny’s. Unfortunately, she didn’t get the chance to heal. She more or less checked out mentally months before she accidentally OD’d on heroin. It was basically a passive suicide. That’s why I can’t stand when people stigmatize folks like Jenny or my bff and call them “bad people.” They weren’t bad people, they didn’t hurt anyone intentionally. They needed help, understanding, and patience instead of being treated like some sort of willingly malicious monsters.

@nerfular_

Ай бұрын

It’s just so sad that some men lack the empathy to understand this, which is why she is so hated.

@pabloesco2007

Ай бұрын

@@nerfular_ Men and women also unfortunatly

@samthompson1843

19 күн бұрын

Being on the move bc of unstable households and being afraid anything she does wouldn't be good enough or would only hurt Forrest i feel like is the reasoning behind her actions. I've never had that hard dealt to me but i understand others do so ill never judge anyone off first impressions

After this movie, Tom Hanks and the actor ( Gary Sinise) that played Lt Dan made another movie called "Apollo 13" based on the true events of the NASA Apollo flight 13. Another incredible movie. So the New Years scene where Lt. Dan says if you're a shrimpin boat captain I'm an astronaut has added meaning...

@marywoolley-nb7ct

23 күн бұрын

Good note. I had never thought of that before 😊

@karlsmith2570

12 күн бұрын

They also co-starred in "The Green Mile"

I went to this movie as a young teenager. Changed my life. Only movie I’ve ever been to that the crowd gave a standing ovation!!! People were cheering and crying . It was awesome.

@mikeb1705

10 ай бұрын

You must live in America because no one gives standing ovations for movies in the UK. I saw The Patriot in America and it got a standing ovation with cheers and hands on hearts at the end. As an Englishman we tucked tail and ran out!

I think the feather was symbolic of Forrest saying that he doesn't know if we each have a destiny or just floating around accidental on a breeze or maybe it's a bit of both.. Like, he literally went wherever the wind took him, but his destiny was eventually to raise his son.

@WarrChan

Жыл бұрын

The feather symbolizes a person’s life being swayed by chance like floating in the wind or by some sort of destiny like being placed in a book that is passed from father to son. Forrest thinks it’s a bit of both.

@scottperry6865

Жыл бұрын

The feather is part of jenny when she asked god to turn her into a bird so she could fly far far away

@GinaPressley

Жыл бұрын

That's good!! I didn't put that together!

@pamelahofman1785

Жыл бұрын

@wzrdmstr That’s perfectly said and I’m so glad to see someone who really understand the symbolism of the feather.

@BamaGuyInWashington

Жыл бұрын

@@WarrChan I think you're right. i never thought of it like that. Wow! Thanks WarrDogg

“SHE doesn’t know what love is”. Exactly. Jenny was broken on the inside from her traumatic childhood, and kept running away from the one person who ever truly loved her. What I love about this movie is how the one constant is how Forrest always stayed true to his good values and principles throughout his life, and made everyone’s lives around him better, as a result.

@trevorjordan5256

Жыл бұрын

Last time she leaves, and she says “I’m not running”, I took it as she finally knows how good he is, and that he’s too good for her as she is now, so she’s leaving to get herself together.

@erikorehek7843

Жыл бұрын

@@trevorjordan5256 wow I never saw it that way. Thanks for sharing.

@shadowboxin420

Жыл бұрын

@@trevorjordan5256 She literally gives him HIV knowingly.

@trevorjordan5256

Жыл бұрын

@@shadowboxin420 I don’t think she even knew she had it then. The doctors barely knew what it was (didn’t even have a name for it yet) by the time they reconnected, which had to be a good 5-6 years later.

@TheYakusoku

Жыл бұрын

I think one of the most important scenes for delving into her issues is when Forrest asks her to marry her and she responds, "you don't want to marry me." It's less about her saying that he doesn't love her, and more that she thinks she's not worthy of his love.

The repetition of Birds when It comes to Jenny and her depression is amazing how well integrated into the movie. From her praying to be a bird to fly away from her terrible father, to her asking Forest if she would fly if she jumped off the bridge, even the song "Free Bird" was playing when she was on drugs and almost jumped. And then when she got better, a bird's feather fell from the sky, and landed on Forest.

In the film, basically every major historical social event that happened in Forrest lifetime is tied to Forrest in some way. From "watergate" to the writing of "imagine" by John Lennon, and much more. You guys are the only ones of the many ive watched who understood most of the references.

I'm an introverted person and I just wanted to say thanks for all the content you post. I know it must be tons of hard work. I want you guys to know it's appreciated by those of us that spend a lot of time on YT.

@kellifranklin4432

Жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more! It certainly helps to pass time and be fun and great way for escapism. I hope they really know that what they do matters.

@ThatBlackPiano

Жыл бұрын

Ditto.☺

@dsnitely

Жыл бұрын

Triple-o confirmied ✔️

@shannonvetter7122

Жыл бұрын

Me also Veronica! I’m a homebody, like always! Movies are my thing! This couple is Super Adorable!

@i.m.7710

Жыл бұрын

Asia and BJ really blossomed when they started reacting to movies! Total pros now!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💐💐💐👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

If you don’t know anything about Gary Sinise’s personal life, it’s worth checking out. He’s an absolute Hero. His work for veterans is legendary. He builds houses for veterans, takes hundreds of families of fallen troops to Disneyland every year, and the list goes on and on.

@dawsondudark

Жыл бұрын

The man deserves a Nobel Peace Prize

@mr.mcewan9261

Жыл бұрын

God must have created Gary Sinise to support our veterans and their families. He is truly a godsend to our military community.

@ajax3748

Жыл бұрын

Damn for real? My respect for him just skyrocketed.

@cullenarthur8879

Жыл бұрын

​​​@@mr.mcewan9261 why should "god" get the credit for what Gary Sinese has done? These are things humans do for eachother, not an imaginary deity. This reminds me of when people thank "god" after their loved one has been saved in a life saving operation. That would be the surgeons and nurses who did that. Yet "god" gets the credit.

@Matt-hh2ye

11 ай бұрын

​@@cullenarthur8879lol you're a funny guy

LOL, I love how Asia said she would be outside playing for hours and hours and when she would come back home her mom would still be watching Forrest Gump. Asia must be her mother's child cause she said she can't wait to watch it again.

You two have an unbeatable respect and chemistry for each other. I think that makes my eye's water more than the movie.

Forrest Gump's monologue over Jenny's grave is one of the greatest tearjerking moments in the history of Hollywood cinema. Great reaction! 👍🏿

@Karlach_

Жыл бұрын

true

@user-jc1lr5mn5u

11 ай бұрын

Brutal!

@theConquerersMama

7 ай бұрын

Truly

@marahbaker8615

6 ай бұрын

"I miss you, Jenny" makes me break into sobs every single time

One of the few reactors who haven't given Jenny a hard time, kudos. Never fails to blow my mind how many reactors (or people) fail to grasp Jenny's story arc.

@pamelahofman1785

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! Bravo.

@brucecsnell

Жыл бұрын

Jenny wasn't a bad person, she was a broken person.

@justicepatrol2024

Жыл бұрын

I so ageee, being sexually abused is something you never get over.

@kimberlytyda3575

Жыл бұрын

The film was so on point with how it portrayed the terrible impact of trauma. Both with Jenny and Lt. Dan.

@libbyrn8974

Жыл бұрын

Yea. Jenny’s pure tragedy. Love was just messed up for her as a little child. She was the one who looked for love literally in all the wrong places, when it was always right in front of her the whole time. Hiding with drugs, sex and running away. And would ultimately kill her.

You edited out my favorite line. When Forrest says he's not a smart man, but he knows what love is, and he turns his back to her. So much dignity. I love Tom Hanks. Jenny was HIV positive.

@marklensinger4273

11 ай бұрын

right. HIV wasnt known about too much then. consider all the free life and sleeping around she did.

@thegumbychronicles4892

10 ай бұрын

The author of the book said it was Hep C

Kurt Russell, star of the 1979 telefilm Elvis, dubbed in the speaking voice of Elvis for this film. Bubba got drafted. Forrest enlisted "for his future." Of course, Lt. Dan was astronauts with Forrest in Apollo 13. Eyes welling with tears, "I-is he smart. . . or . . .?" Although the book's author said it wasn't his intention, everything about Jenny & her situation points to AIDS. She said it was a virus and the doctors didn't know what it was, which was true in the very early '80s, when she died. That was Little Forrest 5 years before The Sixth Sense.

I assumed that Jenny contracted AIDS from infected needles when she was shooting drugs as well. Y'all did a stellar reaction on one of my favorite films. Thank you BOTH so very much. Great channel!

@josephcasanova1975

Жыл бұрын

Sorry wrong. Hepatitis C

@phydeux

Жыл бұрын

@@josephcasanova1975 - Nope, it was AIDS. Back in the mid-80's, when that part takes place, doctors didn't know much about the AIDS virus and it was nearly always a death sentence.

@josephcasanova1975

Жыл бұрын

@@phydeux dude look online. This was a little bit before AIDS. I thought it was AIDS as well. It's Hepatitis C

@phydeux

Жыл бұрын

@@josephcasanova1975 - I stand corrected.

@jedmorris9922

Жыл бұрын

​@@josephcasanova1975 AIDS started in 81

Damn, Asia gets it every time. When she said, "SHE doesn't know what love is." Great reaction - I wish I could hit like 10 times lol. :)

@phillychick4196

8 ай бұрын

I’m just like Jenny. I don’t deserve that kind of love.❤

@MickeyDs14

7 ай бұрын

@@phillychick4196Yes you do! We all deserve to feel unconditionally loved and safe. 🩵

@ensorcelledsee_inamorata6013

6 ай бұрын

@@MickeyDs14but not if you treat people like Jenny did. Or maybe you’re just not ready

@bryancohen5121

6 ай бұрын

I’ve seen this movie probably 20 times, it’s my all time favorite movie and I never thought that! Good catch! 🙏🏽

When Forest says is he like me after he finds out it breaks my heart that he's so afraid of him going thru what he did bc he was different😢 when in reality everything he does is right and pure of heart ❤.. This movie is amazing. #OneOfaKind

One of the most notable parts of Forrest Gump is that all the footage they used that Forrest was in is real footage they from those historic events. It was revolutionary at the time in terms of film making.

You guys are the first two reactioners who got Jenny, from the very beginning. So many people didn't understand that she was damaged, because of her childhood.

Asia you have no idea how contagious your crying and laughter both are. Y’all really make me feel like I’m watching this with you. Y’all really remind me of my husband and I. You guys have “forever” vibes. Great energy.

@clarenceworley3714

Жыл бұрын

I know right?! I love these guys! I'd love to have them in my circle of friends and be able to hang out and just socialize.

@OGWSmoker

Жыл бұрын

I second this! Nothing But good vibes all around.

@Acadian.FrenchFry

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree with everything you said ♥

@wadejones2567

Жыл бұрын

Her laugh always gets my laughing with her

God this movie, y'all makes me cry everytime I watch it, and I've seen it dozens of times over the years. His love for Jenny is unconditional and I think that's what makes the storyline that much more heartwarming. My wife watched this movie for the first time just recently and she loved it. Awesome movie reaction to another classic! I work nights and I watch your videos because y'all's reaction vids helps me get through the night when it's slow. So, I appreciate you for that! Sending y'all positive vibes. Oh and yes that actor that played Little Forest is the kid from The sixth Sense.

Gosh I love how the both of you lack cynicism and aren't scared to show how sensitive you are, how a movie makes you emotional, that's rare ! I feel like you do when watching that movie but most people I know would make snide remarks, etc. You guys are awesome !

Fun fact: The actor that played young Forrest was the inspiration for the cadence of speech and accent Tom Hanks used in the film. The little boy was really from Alabama and had a strong accent, the producers wanted him to take speech lessons to change it, but Tom Hanks felt it would be easier for him to learn and imitate the boy's speech. He said he would spend several hours talking to the boy everyday and recorded their conversations until he perfected it.

One of the little details in this movie I love that seems to get missed is when Forrest states "After only 5 years of playing football, I got a degree!" -- a typical university degree is 4 years, so it's a subtle nod to both Forrest having a lower IQ and the university taking advantage of another year of Forrest on the team. This book/movie has some really smart writing.

@aaronjoyce9569

Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure the 5 years is 1 year of Senior High School football and 4 years of college.

@mikelundquist4596

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! And the recruiter asks, after 5 years of college "have you ever thought about your future?"

@Britcarjunkie

Жыл бұрын

Everybody missed that the coach for Alabama was "Bear" Bryant, one of the winningest coaches.

@jowbloe3673

Жыл бұрын

@@aaronjoyce9569 - Pretty sure they mean five years of college, one year being a "Redshirt" year where they have limited participation in athletics that is not counted towards the limit of four years of eligibility.

@ilearncode7365

Жыл бұрын

A lot of people catch that one. One that actually not a single reactor Ive seen have caught is when the army recruiter asks him if hes given any thought to his future wnd he says “thought?” as if he didnt know you could think about your future.

The feather represented this - There was a line Forrest said when he was contemplating destiny. He said he wondered if people had a destiny or if they just were floating around in the air (happenstance), and he said he believes it's a bit of both. The feather floating around ever so specifically to him represented that mixture.

Gary Sinise is a true hero for his continuous contributions to veterans. I sincerely thank you two for sharing this with us. I feel like I watched it with friends! Blessings

I really loved the line his momma told him in the beginning..by saying “if God wanted us all to be the same he would have gave us all braces”. In that one line she made him think his braces were “normal” as opposed to saying “if God wanted us to all be the same he would have gave us all legs that worked” or something a bit different. It really shows how a mom (or dad) can set up the strength of a child by simply changing a word or two. The support Forrest received from his momma compared to Jenny’s life carries with them through adulthood.

Asia and BJ, you two are like peas and carrots. This movie stays with anyone with empathy. It’s therapeutic. I hope it stays with you..✌️💕

Thank goodness. I always read comments on Forest Grump reactions before watching it. I dislike when people hate on Jenny. I'm glad to you guys have a more positive reaction for her. It doesn't happen lot

One of my top five favorite movies of all time. Forrest was pure love and loved his mamma, Jenny, Bubba and Lt. Dan with all his heart. It's got everything - so funny, sad, triumphant, tragic - it's got it all. I believe Tom Hanks got the Oscar for it along with five other Oscars in 1995. Loved your reaction!

Forrest Gump is such a wonderful movie. The scene where Jenny throws stones at her father's house makes me sad. It's like the only way she was able to punish her creep of a dad.

@ajlynch5235

Жыл бұрын

its a crazy comparison how stones were thrown at forrest his whole life growing up

The line when he says Jenny died on a Saturday kills me so much. My girlfriend died last May, on a Saturday morning, after a long battle with ovarian cancer. I can't hear that line and see her in bed without bawling my eyes out now thinking about my Rena.

@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ

Жыл бұрын

Our condolences Lero. Thanks for sharing that with us

@benz9174

10 ай бұрын

Goddamn brother... you good? Thats a long 6mo...

@LeroOfTheKodiak

10 ай бұрын

@@benz9174 not really, no. I'm now a severe alcoholic, that only goes to work, and when I get home, I get blackout. Been doing that every single night for nearly a year now.

@Soibottleditup

9 ай бұрын

Awww my heart broke reading that! I’m so sorry for your loss! I hope u find as many soft places to land as you go through ur grief! 😢🙏

@Soibottleditup

9 ай бұрын

Breaking again… I know you’re hurting more than anything. Alcohol is a way to numb your pain.. understand this so well last week my dad died in my arms due to alcohol .. he made it through that but I don’t think I’ll have him much longer.. everyone mad and demanding he DO SOMETHING! I am the one that felt him cold sweating and limp! Also the only one NOT MAD ! I understand.. he hates this and hurting us more than anything! But his emotional pain is unbearable to him! I am still in shock and not sure what way is up! I wish I could say something to help my dad.. I feel the same way about you…. The passing of someone so precious.. but YOU ARE PRECIOUS TOOOO! I won’t say anything else.. just know .. I don’t have any idea who you are what you have or what you’ve done.. but my heart is TRULY FEELING the heartbreak that you could be dying .. and the ones you leave will feel the same way you did and do when your girl passed! If you can’t see that.. you’re not mean or dumb.. you’re hurt and numb… I hope someone close to you scoops you up and carries you long enough to see life with a heart healed.. scared for sure but healed and able to give to someone just like you.. that Needs you! Much love.. understanding .. and hope for you!!! MUCH MUCH LOVE!

Forrest Gump is such a amazing movie. I realized I never watched it a couple years ago when I was talking to my mom. Im 27 so watched it when I was like 25. And my mom walked in the room one day when I was watching it and said why are you watching Forrest Gump? And I was tearing up and said "Bubba just wanted to go home" lol

my favourite part and it gets me EVERY time… is during the ending right before forrest meets his son and jenny reveals that he’s forrest’s. and forrest’s eyes are filled with tears and he communicates his question to jenny asking if he is like him (a person with a lower intelligence). 🥺😭😭😭. he’s revealing to the audience that he is aware of his differences. and the waterworks come every time.

The line that always gets me (there's SO many great lines in this movie!) is when she's sick and he's telling her about running and all of the beautiful places and things he saw...and Jenny says, "I wish I could've been there." Forrest softly and honestly says, "You were." 😥❤ I lose it every time!

@sarahfullerton6894

Жыл бұрын

Beautiful line, and beautifully acted, so nuanced. Tears every time.

@MJKeenan30

Жыл бұрын

That line just makes me laugh. If she was there, she would have just run off with the first scumbag they came across while rubbing Forest's face in it.

@stevejoshua9536

Жыл бұрын

​@@MJKeenan30 Jenny never meant to hurt Forrest, and there was never any maliciousness in her towards Forrest, so your anger towards her is misplaced.

@MJKeenan30

Жыл бұрын

@@stevejoshua9536 Intentions don't matter. Only results do. The road to hell and all that.

@JohnMiller-zn9pf

Жыл бұрын

​@@MJKeenan30 Jenny never felt she was good enough for Forrest. She wanted him to find better

It's refreshing to see reactors that understand Jenny's character. So many reactors hate Jenny because of how they think she treated Forrest, but they don't understand or acknowledge the reason she is the way she is.

@GhostDaddy87

Жыл бұрын

thats cuz they are usually older than us when we first seen it. Nothing wrong, we get it now.

@bigkahuna7400

Жыл бұрын

@@GhostDaddy87 this is a fair comment. I was 10 when I first saw this movie and I hated Jenny. I watched it again at 17 and it made a lot more sense to me. I simply grew up and developed a sense of sympathy my ass hole 10 year old self didn’t have.

@ChemiiOneLegacy

Жыл бұрын

If Jenny acknowledges she did wrong by apologising to Forest and wishing she'd been with him instead of running away all the time, then I think it's OK for the audience to resent her a little bit too. The idea she gets a complete free pass because she has trauma is just as flawed as not taking it into consideration at all.

@GhostDaddy87

Жыл бұрын

@@ChemiiOneLegacy also i think she married him for him and not necessarily for herself

@Coyotekins

Жыл бұрын

@@GhostDaddy87 Cuz she had his kid as well as she was dying. Forest was the bottom of the barrel for her and only went to him after she was COMPLETELY used up.

I think it's one of the greatest movies of all time. It was sad funny and uplifting.

I’ll say it again, you both are the best reaction video hosts ever. You understand everything! Luv ya.

@johngolden5257

Жыл бұрын

You both are brilliant!

You didn't show it but when Forrest asks Jenny if little Forrest is "smart or like me?" - kills me every time. If you didn't notice, the actress who played Jenny also played Buttercup in the Princess Bride.

@rhiannasanford6160

Ай бұрын

And Antiope in Wonder Woman. Wonder woman's aunt.

50:39 It signified Gump's question about fate and destiny, whether you just float around randomly throughout your life like a feather on the wind, or not. The feather also touches people's lives, spends some time with them then moves on, just like we do with the people we meet. Wow, one of the best reactions to this film I've seen. You guys were really tuned in and understood both Jenny and Forest plus knew a lot of the historical moments that occurred. Well done!

@luketimewalker

Жыл бұрын

One night last summer I had a pure white feather fall on me from nowhere... I felt blessed! This film is in my soul ever since I saw it in 94

@MykalaMatheny

Жыл бұрын

Also, Jenny sings "Blowin In The Wind" by Joan Baez who she references earlier in the movie when she says she wants to be a singer.

28:34 my favourite fun fact about this movie is Forrest actually says something like "In vietnam some people come home without legs, and some people don't come home at all. That's all I have to say about that."

First time I saw this movie I was like 5 years old. I remember when it reached end of the film and the wind lifted that feather back up into the air and that music started playing I got really emotional and started crying and I didn't know why. Thinking back I still really don't know why it was such an emotional moment for me.

She taught Forest how to run, because she was always running. In the end she settled down, and helped him settle down as well. Her story is just as important as his imo.

Yes that is Haley Joel-Osment, the brilliant child actor from the Sixth Sense. He was much younger in Forrest Gump! So cute!! And I've read literature about how Jenny died, the author in interviews said Jenny died of Hepatitis. Back in the 80's ( I believe that's the time frame of where the movie ends), there was no cure or meditation for Hepatitis like there is today. Loved your reaction, as always Asia and BJ! 🥺🥺🥺🥺😭😭💞💞💖💖

@eviekelpie1

Жыл бұрын

Oooh, I really thought they were talking about AIDS because of her past lifestyle

@jodiedehart3314

Жыл бұрын

@eviekelpie1 I did too until I read the interview with the author! Hepatitis was very contagious with IV drug users back then, as it is still today. 😔😔

Just wanted to give my take on the feather: I think it's more symbolic of Forest's journey as he never really had a destination he was aiming for, but instead he just kind of "let the wind take him" so to speak which is very similar to how a feather may end up wherever its at

I love this movie so much. Cry every time. A simple man dismissed by everyone has such a magnificent life!

I think the feather represents how Forrest just let life take him wherever, like the wind did to that feather. He didn't plan, he didn't stress, he just got up everyday and let life happen.

One of my favorite things about this movie is the theme of love that runs through it. Not necessarily just romantic love, but familial love, brotherly love, and soul love. All of his successes in his life were brought about because of his love towards others or because of others love towards him. It is a beautiful message.

Wow this was a really great viewing. The way you two honestly appreciated the story and didn't hold back any emotions made this a truly heart felt occasion. God bless.

Like Asia, this movie moved me to tears throughout 😥 Loved the reaction(s) from both of you guys ❤

Every time I see a reaction to this movie, I watch it with a certain amount of trepidation, wondering if it's going to end up being another hour of people hating on Jenny. I'm so grateful for your compassionate hearts- that you could see that she was hurting and scarred from her past trauma, and that she didn't understand real love because she didn't experience it growing up, and that she's not trying to hurt Forrest. Thank you guys for this beautiful reaction! It's one I can come back to now anytime I come across one of the other kind.

@crystalsmith4919

Жыл бұрын

This is what I always say! I know it's hard to comprehend that level of damage if you weren't abused growing up, but it's played out right on the screen and people still don't see it! As much as I love Forrest it was Jenny's story of finally learning to love through her child and then finally being able to give and receive love with Forrest that stayed with me! ❤️

@hebber1961

Жыл бұрын

Is she a caricature of the modern female?

@MJKeenan30

Жыл бұрын

She was absolutely trying to hurt him, because she sucks. Everyone is responsible for their choices, regardless of their past. Abusive men aren't given a pass due to having trauma in their past. Why should women get one?

@robinjohnston24

Жыл бұрын

@@MJKeenan30 We are all entitled to our opinions, but there are very few people who go through an abusive childhood that come out without significant trauma. She didn’t know how to give or receive love. That’s a long way from being abusive.

@MJKeenan30

Жыл бұрын

@@robinjohnston24 I don't care. When someone hurts somebody else, they are the person to blame for it, not their parents. In my experience, the people who want to minimize the blame for the behavior of others are doing it because they themselves are guilty of the same things. It's just scumbags protecting other scumbags. Take some responsibility for your choices. You're the only one who is making them.

You just watched my favorite movie. I think Jenny considered Forrest too good for her. My son has Autism and he has been told by others that he reminds them of Forrest Gump. He says he can certainly relate to him. He struggles with some basic things like math, but he's brilliant in other topics like geography, history, paleontology, and zoology. I call him my animal encyclopedia because instead of video games, he studies about all kinds of animals and their anatomy, behaviors, etc. Thank you for watching this!!!

I'm so glad you two understood and empathized with Jenny. It's surprisingly rare, unfortunately.

The fact that y’all are actually understanding of Jenny and are empathetic towards her means so much. She is an abused and traumatized woman, and too many people lack any kind of understanding for her.

One of the big takeaways from the movie is that after everything Forrest goes through he never changes. Every protagonist usually goes through something through their story that creates a change in them. Forrest is the vehicle taking us through history.

I've seen this movie 100 times so the emotion for me is not as strong as it was, but watching Asia's reactions of laughter, tears, and compassion brought more joy and tears to my eyes than when I first watched the movie in 1994. So genuine and sincere. Asia is one of the true treasures of the Internet.💜

@markoliver630

Жыл бұрын

I saw this movie 3 times in the theater. Yes one of my favorite movies.

@leighsaldivar4439

Жыл бұрын

Me too! I’ve seen it a hundred times too. Asia had me crying.

"The day you become a shrimp boat captain is the day I become an astronaut!" Whoa! I wonder if Tom Hanks and Gary Senise were already talking about Apollo 13 at that time, because if not, that line's one helluva coincidence!

Tom Hanks performance in this movie may honestly be the greatest acting performance in Cinematic history!

"Some sort of fruit company" 😅 Best low-key subtle joke ever!

Despite any handicaps, Forrest was the one person who refused to believe that evil should prevail. He always saw the good, and looked for the good in every person and situation.

Asia now you know, mama knows best, right ? You can now relate to why your mom watched it so often. Wonderful movie and reaction 😊

All of the family...never ever underestimate an autistic brilliant child...we all have gifts.❤this movie.😊

One of my faves!! “Is he smart or is he…” breaks me every time! Great reaction - thank you!!

The author of the book actually came out to say Jenny died of Hep C from IV drug use. When Forrest hands her the letter from Lil Forrest I always bawl! 😭 This is my favorite movie for so many reasons.

@Revelian1982

Жыл бұрын

Mine too. Just a perfect film.

@dlpheonix

Жыл бұрын

When you search online it says the author confirmed it was HIV not hep c. I'm confused.

@rustemzholdybalin6210

Жыл бұрын

But it looks like Zemekis changed the infection to HIV because of historical significance of AIDS pandemic in 80s

@Revelian1982

Жыл бұрын

@@rustemzholdybalin6210 That's only an assumption. It's never explicitly stated in the film.

@robb233

Жыл бұрын

Screenwriter Eric Roth has revealed she died from HIV/AIDS in the movie, diverging from author Winston Groom's written sequels.

That scene of Jenny in the hotel...a lot of us who have been through addiction can understand that feeling. Thanks as always for the reaction you two.

This reaction video is absolutely incredible! It's like a delightful trip down memory lane to the nostalgic 90s when movies, like Forrest Gump, showcased genuine creativity and originality, free from the constant remakes we see today. By the way, I couldn't help but shed a tear too. Beautifully expressed emotions! Subscribed 🎥👍🏽

26:07 BJ- “Last time I played ping pong I did pretty good didn’t I?” Asia- “No………..no” I don’t know why, but that is the funniest thing I have heard in quite a long time.

@joshuayepez3635

Жыл бұрын

I literally laughed out loud at that part.😂

@dlove032002

Жыл бұрын

I was like “Damn Asia! Lie to the man!”

I took my mother to see this in theaters. She jus held my hand and cried and cried. Even as a grown man I had never seen her so emotional.

Y’all got me crying. I’m a new subscriber. I really like your channel. Keep on coming back like you never left! Thank you.

@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ

Жыл бұрын

Hey, Thanks Arnold!!! Glad you enjoyed it and we appreciate your sub!!

It’s refreshing to see a reaction where they don’t hate in Jenny. She was abused and didn’t feel she deserved love and she wasn’t good enough for Forrest.

The shot of Forrest walking away from the tree at the end was not scripted or CGI. Those birds just happened to fly into the tree at the perfect time, and they caught it on camera. It’s why he stops and looks back. I always cry my eyes out at that part. Jenny is always so misunderstood. It brought ACTUAL tears to my eyes that y’all didn’t see her as the villain. She was a damaged person. But, Forrest always loved her regardless. ❤️ Beautiful reaction ❤ and the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co is down on Decatur Street 😎 have a couple of friends that work there 🤓 oh! And, yes, that is a tiny little Haley Joel Osmet. He was cute as a button as a little guy.

@kathleenclark815

Жыл бұрын

They have a few Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Two that I know of here in Southern California

@jennthabombdiggity

Жыл бұрын

@@kathleenclark815 yeah, they’re spread all over the country. I was just being specific about that one because they were wondering where it was here in NOLA.

@kathleenclark815

Жыл бұрын

@@jennthabombdiggity They don't live in LA tho, so..

@jennthabombdiggity

Жыл бұрын

@@kathleenclark815 forgive me. I thought you were replying to me, not them. Was just explaining. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@kathleenclark815

Жыл бұрын

@@jennthabombdiggity Um. I WAS replying to you... You said you were telling them where it is in Louisiana. But what I'm saying is...they don't live there lol

Jenny is the definition of “ We accept the love we think we deserve “ and she deserved to feel loved and protected as a child not taken advantage of by a monster who shares her DNA .. I never blamed Jenny only felt bad for her and forest for having such tough challenges to need to get over in life just to be in peace and happy together which is what they both deep down always wanted.

@lilyummy3371

Жыл бұрын

Jenny decided to get that sweet child support after she found out Forrest became a millionaire

@hmp01

Жыл бұрын

I dont like Jenny

@ChefNourhan

Жыл бұрын

@@lilyummy3371 she was dying! So makes sense she wanted to ensure her son’s future! Absolutely nothing exploitative about that.

@realglutenfree

Жыл бұрын

​​@@lilyummy3371 Forrest was already way wealthier than Jenny before and she still didn't go to him. She even left him after he was already a millionaire so that argument makes no sense.

@ChefNourhan

Жыл бұрын

@@realglutenfree EXACTLY

Yes that’s the Sixth Sense boy… i loveee watching you guy’s reaction ❤ Forrest was a pure genuine HUMAN… so humbled and gentle… poor Jenny was motherless and sexually-assaulted by her father… she never got to experience real love as a child 😢

I really like this movie, and its always fascinating to see people react to it. I remember Tom Hanks mentioned that the speech he gave at the Washington monument was roughly "War is dangerous. Sometimes you lose your friends, and sometimes you lose your legs. And thats all I have to say about that."

Since it's the 80's, Jenny was assumed to have AIDS. She was very sexually active and shared needles doing drugs. Love this reaction! 💚

@mastixencounter

10 ай бұрын

its actually confirmed she had hepatitis c

@sixslinger9951

9 ай бұрын

but it could be aids in the movie's perspective. it was the same time frame of when aids first started in the late 70's, early 80s@@mastixencounter

@andygossard4293

7 ай бұрын

@@mastixencounter Long Co-Vid. Because the government says so.

Asia was shedding tears as soon as the feather hit the ground at the beginning of the movie. Such a kind heart she has. Luv Y'aaalll!!!

“A true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, but by the size of his heart.” Hero never see themselves as hero, they just do what is right because their hearts are in the right place.

Loved your reaction! Very genuine, and your emotions equaled what most others (if not everyone) felt when seeing this movie. What a classic!

I always get a little emotional when Forrest asks if his son is smart

@KelMarBur79

Жыл бұрын

I go into a full blown ugly cry when he asks her that every time.

@stewrmo

Жыл бұрын

100% 🥹

@trinasp

Жыл бұрын

100%

@trinasp

Жыл бұрын

Great reaction guys! Good eye Asia for recognizing Haley Joel Osmet as the one who played in 6th Sense. He was a good actor from a very young age. You’ve actually saw Lt. Dan in The Green mile with Tom Hanks. He also played in Apollo 13 with Tom Hanks. The latter is a good movie to react to also. I really love watching you guys, and you crying at this movie shows that you recognize a good movie, and believe me when I saw that I cry each time I see this movie.

@trinasp

Жыл бұрын

This is actually my favorite Gladys Knight and Pip song. Was about 12 when this song came out, and I loved it since the beginning. Thank you for another great reaction!

this movie is now nearly 30 years old, very hard to believe that so much time has passed since then.

This was my favorite movie from 1994 when it came out until 2017 when 'mother!' came out and then in 2022 when Everything Everywhere All At Once came out. That's my new fav but Gump is amazing!!

If you remember, he wondered if we had a destiny or if we floated around random on a breeze. Well, the feather represents both Jenny and her association with birds AND how his destiny was to be there with everything coming full circle... AND that we are all floating around, like feathers in a breeze. It's both, like he said by Jenny's grave

This is the only movie I have seen in the theater literally two times in a row! 😂 turned around and walked back in!

@PenelopeFrank

Жыл бұрын

I’ve only done that when ET came out when I was a kid. 3x.

@DeadlyBeast205

Жыл бұрын

This movie hits me so close to home due to some scenes were filmed in my home state of Alabama

It means way more to me than it should that YOU TWO are the only ones I've ever seen react to this movie that don't just shit on Jenny. Jenny is my favorite character of the movie. She's complicated, traumatized, self sabotaging, all the things that all of us are to one extent or another. She isn't evil. She loves Forrest, but she believes she doesn't deserve his love and she also believes she will harm him by being in his life. This movie is golden all around. But the Jenny character is one that is absolutely tragic. Even when I was young and watched this movie, I recognized how sad her life was. Nowadays, it frustrates me when I see people misconstrue her character. I think about innocent Forrest saying that Jenny's dad was always loving on her and touching her. And they run into the field and kneel and Jenny says "dear God, please make me a bird, so I can fly, fly far, far away from here". That scene and that prayer has stuck with me from the moment I watched this movie.

@SeanPS

Жыл бұрын

No, she isn't evil. She just took a Loooong time to settle down, she was girl bossing it. You can afford to do that when you know you have a man in the friendzone as your backup plan that you can always go back to. A woman's 30 should be spent away from the love of her life so she can gain the valuable knowledge and life lessons to be an example of what NOT to do, and your son will know it was because Mommy was experiencing summers of love, going on mind enhancing journeys through the spirit realm. Forrest was able to take advantage of his single life to garner multiple grand accomplishments despite his setbacks and many traumas. Jennys absence was all part of her grand plan, and when the time was right and Forrest is a millionaire, only then was she ready to accept him as her true love, possibly infecting him with her past experiences. Slay, Queen

@scapito

Жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏

@lousifei

Жыл бұрын

Your analysis is interesting and thought provoking. I've seen this movie a million times and have never thought negatively of the Jenny character, but the points that you make are good and allow me to view her character with even more empathy and appreciation. Yeah, it makes you want to go back in time and rescue that little girl on the bus before her "destiny" (as Forrest would say) takes her where it eventually does. I also concur with you about the video hosts. They seem like really good-hearted people who have compassion and empathy for others. I hope that your destiny has taken you on a much happier path than Jenny's, and if it hasn't, here's hoping that that path will take a turn for the better.

@avaj2825

Жыл бұрын

Jennie died of AIDS.😢so sad.

@joellenglass2344

Жыл бұрын

Preach!!

Here I am cryin with y'all after watching your Matrix and LOTR movies! There's something magical about watching someone watching these brilliant movies new

58:35 Yep, this is Haley Joel Osment, the child actor from "The Sixth Sense" with the famous line "I see dead people". 👍🏽🥰🤣🤣

THANK YOU! You're the only people who reacted to this movie that I can recall who really understood Jenny's story. Yes, she was running from Forrest's love because she had never experienced such pure love, and it scared her and she didn't feel that she deserved it.

@ms_scribbles

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, her father's abuse taught her from a young age that she was not worthy of real love. It got ingrained in her as a child that, if even her daddy can't love her enough not to hurt her, how could she be good enough for anyone else? Poor kids in those situations always internalize what happens to them, blaming themselves instead of their abusers.

One unnoticed detail: when he's playing football at Alabama, he's the only player who's uniform isn't dirty. It's because he was never tackled.

Sidenote… My dad bought that box of chocolates the Tom Hanks signed at a Las Vegas auction. So cool!

I always say "sorry I had a fight in the middle of your black panther party" in Forrest Gumps voice for no reason