The older I get the more I think this is the best film ever made. "Is he smart or..." destroys me every time.

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

That won him his Oscar, that moment I don’t know how people do it, but it crushed me

@dillonsronce2583

11 ай бұрын

I definitely think this is the best movie ever made.

@sebastianszentes2630

11 ай бұрын

nobody seems to notice lt. Dans wife.

@OriginalPuro

11 ай бұрын

@@dillonsronce2583 It is definitely up there, no one will ever refute that.

@KlooKloo

11 ай бұрын

Overall the movie is pretty evil, but Hanks' performance is brilliant, and that specific moment is possibly the best-acted scene in film history, no joke.

That line that Jenny says to Forrest about him not knowing what love is, is especially powerful when you realize that it's Jenny who has no idea what love really is because she's never experienced it, except from Forrest, but she can't recognize it. Powerful and sad moment.

@LeisureTimeLarry

9 ай бұрын

When I think of Jenny, I remember the quote, "We accept the love we think we deserve."

@jmillz713

5 ай бұрын

​@@LeisureTimeLarryThe Perks of Being a Wallflower. Another beautiful and amazing film. Discovered it this year. Highly underrated.

@c.s.m.k5737

Ай бұрын

It was his reply that hit me hard when I first saw this movie. "I'm not a smart man but I know what love is"

@elhombre9171

3 күн бұрын

@@c.s.m.k5737 Conche.Su.Mare.Karajo. Is it better not to be smart than to be a little dumb but with a big big heart?

You seriously put up suicide hotline numbers during the balcony scene. That is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen on KZread. You are an absolute hero for that. So much respect and I can’t help but think of those you helped by that simple gesture.

@holddowna

8 ай бұрын

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@jennifermichelleswanson3797

3 ай бұрын

I agree, it needed to be put up at that time.

@samwetherhold08

2 ай бұрын

Just a heads up to anyone and everyone who calls or considers calling- they will hang up on you if you convey your emotions with curse words.

The "Is he smart or is he like me" moment is a bombshell, and is the best moment of the movie for me. It shows the audience that Forrest was actually aware of his "limitations" the entire time. When Jenny would leave, or when people would call him stupid, he knew. The audience sees him go from an almost comedic figure with little to no self awareness to a real, vulnerable person who is all too aware of the things that held him back, and only wants best for his child.

@GregJonson

3 ай бұрын

I too felt like Forrest was pretty mature by the end of the story. It took him 40+ years to get there, but eventually I think he learned how to person well.

A viewer from another reaction channel said something that struck a chord with me. Jenny always told Forrest to run. That served him very well during the movie, but for Jenny herself running was her way of coping from the damage she endured as a child. Jenny never saw herself as good enough to deserve someone as good as Forrest. She just jumped from one unhealthy relationship to another. She needed to stop running before she could get better.

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

Well said! The stuff I couldn’t articulate 🤣

@sparksdrinker5650

11 ай бұрын

Yeah that was me that said that, I’m pretty smart

@michaelatteberry6462

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! This should go out to all reactors who do not understand Jenny and the times

@Deepthoughtsabound

11 ай бұрын

I was watching this again. I realized that Jenny (often) doesn't have shoes.

@jericoba

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, I've seen people disliking and misunderstanding Jenny's part. There are no villains in this movies, just people with a history and baggage. It's just life and it's complicated.

When Forrest goes for the "little run" across the country, it reminds me of Neil Peart, the drummer and lyricist from the band Rush. In the late 90s, he lost his daughter to a car wreck and then his wife to cancer within a span of a few months. At his wife's funeral, he told his bandmates, "Consider me retired". As part of his grieving process and just feeling lost, he got on his motorcycle and rode all up and down the North American continent and Central America. By the time he finally came home, he called up his bandmates and said he was ready to come back. He also met his future wife. He wrote a book about it, titled "Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road".

@AttorneyBCollins

10 ай бұрын

And now we lost Neil, but he was a one of a kind. Wrote most of their extensive song list, was THE master if the drumset. He also wasn't the original Drummer until after the first album they made. Looking back, I think Geddy and Eric made the right decision signing him on. I'm glad he got to drop everything and deal with his grief the way he wanted to.

What i find most tragic about Lieutenant Dan is that he planned to die in the war. So he likely never planned on having a future. He likely didnt have any money or savings, or kept too many friends around, or thought about having a family. So not only did he come back injured but he also had no support to fall back on when he came back. Thats why i think he was so angry with Forrest, it wasnt so much that he didn't get to die with honor but that he had nothing to come back to and his life was ruined

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this comment!!

@paulbentley1705

8 ай бұрын

A true warrior ALWAYS expects to die in war.

@davestang5454

17 күн бұрын

A classic example of people looking for scapegoats for their own failures. Dan Taylor wasn't "ruined" by other people anymore than Jenny was "ruined" by other people. We are our own best allies or our own worst enemies.

@kurtacus3581

17 күн бұрын

@@davestang5454 you're right, child Jenny failed to not get molested by her abusive father. She should have just pulled herself up by her bootstraps i guess. You're a genius. Seems more like you're failing to understand basic human empathy and interaction with others

Jenny mentions becoming a bird to fly away. Two nice touches was the birds at her gravesite(which was not planned, it just happened and they left it in) and the feather. Notice it first comes to him as he is about to finally get Jenny to settle down with him and it leaves after she has moved on to the afterlife. Another nice Easter egg of sorts was Lt Dan(Gary Sinese) saying if Gumo became a shrimp boat captain, that was the day he becomes an astronaut, then later he describes his prosthetic legs as being like they use on the space shuttle. The very next movie for both Tom Hanks and Gary Sinese came out the next year, where the two of them both play astronauts, in the true story of "Apollo 13".

94 was such an amazing year for movies... The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, and this masterpiece

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

I saw the academy awards list! It was wild!

@Neyenn

10 ай бұрын

I dont know, I just feel that movies from the 90's were way better than the movies from nowadays

@christiankarlkarganilla2763

8 ай бұрын

It also saw the rise of Jim Carrey into superstardom. The Mask, Ace Ventura, Dumb and Dumber.

@stevesparks2001

6 ай бұрын

Pulp Fiction? you lost me with that one

@brunoactis1104

4 ай бұрын

​@@stevesparks2001 Pulp Fiction is so much better than either as a piece of art. You don't have to like it, but that you don't appreciate it speaks more about yourself than anything.

25:04 One of the best speeches in a movie, and we never got to hear it. 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."

I can't say I've ever watched someone be heartbroken for 53 straight minutes. I appreciate you leaving in your real emotions. 👊🏼

@holddowna

10 ай бұрын

🤪😭 I would love to be more articulate with my words and be fancy! But I feel movies viscerally! Thanks for watching!

@Soundhypno

9 ай бұрын

@@holddowna wouldn't sell yourself short as your articulations, being genuine and authentic, make the channel a pleasure to watch.Wish you much success Ames!

@orangewarm1

8 ай бұрын

she wasn't heartbroken for 53 minutes

FINALLY! A reactor who got the joke about the lyrics to 'Imagine' with John Lennon on the Dick Cavett Show! Well done you :) A wonderful piece of poetic license. And you picked up Watergate instantly too. In fact, you pretty much nailed everything; you're very perceptive, and your reaction marks you as a very sweet person. I enjoyed your reaction a great deal - thank you.🌹

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

Thanks soo much for watching!!!!!!

@innercircle341

11 ай бұрын

She's seen it before dipstick

@Tchika

11 ай бұрын

Right? So many don't get it. 👏

@Lions1986

11 ай бұрын

lots of reactors that ive seen have gotten the joke about the lyrics

@aussierhino471

11 ай бұрын

@@Lions1986 Well good for you mate - my point was I hadn't seen any

Loved your reaction! Jenny is one of the best and most complex (and thus misunderstood) characters in modern film history. She never thought she was too good for him. She always thought exactly the opposite. She had known him all their lives and knew how good of a person he was and how pure his heart was, and she knew how broken and messed up she was. Her advice was always what she followed herself. She ran, but not to protect herself. She ran from him to protect him from her life and her chaos. If you notice, every time she leaves him as adults, it's after a confrontation he gets in because of her. Except the final time she leaves. She leaves to get her life in order the final time once shes detoxed to be worthy of his love and return it - this is why the line "I'm not running" is so important. Its directly opposite to what she's been saying and doing all movie, and signals that she's finally ready to heal. It wasn't until she was able to settle her own life down enough to truly heal for him that she could be with him. She always loved him, so much so that she knew she had to protect him over how she cared about him. He was always protecting her, but she was protecting him right back. A couple other points - The disease Jenny contracts is never officially named in the movie. Everyone thinks it's HIV because it was so prevalent in the 80's and that's what everyone remembers now 40 years later, but the book that the movie is based on, the author has stated he intended it to be Hepatitis C. Which makes even more sense as to why Forrest nor Forrest Jr contracted it from her because Hep C transmission likelihood is possible but low probability due to sexual intercourse or from mother to child. Hep C wasn't officially "discovered" until 1989 but had been killing people for several decades that doctors knew about but didn't know what it was. Which is why she says they knew it was SOMETHING but they "don't know what it is" and they had no way to treat it. 1981 fits that they would be able to tell she was sick but not know how to treat it. Lastly, the overall message of the movie is unconditional love and how it changes the life arc not of Forrest - he's the same steady, good person throughout - but of his mom, Lt Dan & Bubba (and by extension Bubba's family due to his early death) and of course Jenny. Jenny and Lt Dan are the most significant of course. Imagine these characters lives had they never met Forrest. Every single one of them were "saved" in one way or another, simply by having someone in their life that loved them unconditionally. There's an argument to be made than Jenny is suicidal pretty early into the movie (do you think I could fly off this bridge?) And would have probably died much younger if not for the only positive example of love in her life she ever had. Dan would have died in battle as he wanted yes, but he never would have found what he had by the end of the movie. Bubba was already a good person and he was "saved" quite literally from an airstrike that would have incinerated him and made his dying wish (to go home) impossible. Forrest going to get him allowed him to go home and at least be buried with his family. And as for his mother, I don't think it's hard to imagine the way a single mother of a disabled child was looked at by society, esp in the south in the 1950's/early 60s. So she lucked out having just about the best child you could ask for if she was going to have to be a single mother.

@tempota7792

6 ай бұрын

It's hard to shake the feeling that Forrest was such a cliched Mary Sue type character, sure. Lots of ppl have made that commentary. But in some ways, I think of him as someone like Jedediah Springfield from The Simpsons. Lisa had always admired him as a legend and a hero, but after finding out that he was a cutthroat brigand, she was very confused and unsure of what to think any more. But the museum curator(?) encouraged her to not necessarily admire the man, but the inspiration and message that his legends carried. So I do like to perceive Forrest as a message and inspiration for all of us to live life by, and I'm glad that so many reactors have expressed that sentiment as well.

@ronmaest

3 ай бұрын

VERY good observation and deduction! One learns more deeply about this movie in the comments section, ironically.

@dawsonsmith732

3 ай бұрын

How long did it take you to write this?

@TheLwaller09

3 ай бұрын

@dawsonsmith732 about 8-10 minutes. I wrote a 15 page final in a film class in college on this movie, mainly focusing on her character. So this is a very limited summary, but I understand the average American has the attention span of a gnat anymore.

@dawsonsmith732

3 ай бұрын

@@TheLwaller09 I did read 1/3 of your short summary

Jenny saved Forrest when they were kids, she gave him her friendship and protection, that is why Forrest always wanted to protect her.

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

❤️

@jpetersgoyanks

9 ай бұрын

Facts, I am so sick of all the Jenny hate.

@KurtMidas1510

8 ай бұрын

​@@jpetersgoyanksbc she's a character easy to hate. I mean she treaded him like a dog and returned when he get rich and she had no where else to go.... With Aids.

@jpetersgoyanks

8 ай бұрын

@@KurtMidas1510 utter nonsense. Many people treated Forrest poorly, Jenny never did. She respected him and cared for him when no one else did. He was rich long before she came to live with him. She was clearly a broken person who never felt they deserved love so she turned away from every time he tried to take care of her. She says as much, not directly of course because she likely doesn’t recognize this but it’s clear. I think she loved him dearly but the notion that just because Forrest is good to her she must reciprocate with romantic love is a disgusting thought. Forrest knew all this, if not directly he at least understood it emotionally. Forrest never abandoned her for good reason and to believe Forrest was some victim is insulting to Forrest.

@jefferym3366

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, Jenny obviously loved him, but I think it was more platonic then romantic love. And I do not think there is anything wrong marrying the father of your child, that you care about dearly, even if you are not in love. As long as there is no deception involved of course. I think it was more complicated then just feeling unworthy, I think his intelligence played a role in her indecisiveness. But she was definitely sincere, because she could of quite easily scammed him out of most if not all his fortune, yet she never took a cent not even what she was entitled to ie child support..

After I watched this movie I looked up what forest’s speech was at Washington DC, and it was heart wrenching😭😭: "Sometimes when people go to Vietnam they go home to their Mamas 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."

This movie is such a masterpiece. That moment where Forrest asks if his son is smart or not, terrified he inherited something from him, is such an amazing piece of acting from Hanks. That scene hits me like a ton of bricks, though a lot of scenes in this movie hit hard in such beautiful and masterful ways. Love your channel and how authentic and heartfelt your reactions are ❤. Gotta go find some tissues now 😂

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

I think that moment is one of the most brilliantly acted moments!!! It killed me!! Thanks for watching!

@b2ickwall978

11 ай бұрын

That is an awesome scene overall. For me my favorite part is the beat when she first tells him and he steps back. No words would be sufficient for that feeling, but his peformance was!

@speedhuntr

11 ай бұрын

It's wild because like....."Is he smart or is he [like me]?" Forrest, are you asking if he's smart or if he's a congressional medal of honor winner, college graduate, all-american, ping pong champion, inspirational runner, multi-millionaire business owner? He's smart. We'll work on the rest. But it just shows how much he's always been self-aware about his intelligence, despite not ever bringing it up prior to this moment. Goes to show that even the most successful, sweet, put-together people still have insecurities. Thanks for sharing this. I cried along side you!

@KlooKloo

11 ай бұрын

@@speedhuntr As much as replying "my momma says 'stupid is as stupid does'" has gotten Forrest through most interactions throughout his life, the reveal that he's ALWAYS understood what he has been "lacking" compared to others, despite the charmed (white boomer male) life the writers have given him, is DEVASTATING

@romans52345-cy3tq

8 ай бұрын

It's weird, Forrest was smart enough to know that he wasn't that smart

She didn't tell him sooner because he was running for over 3 years. She's always loved Forrest, she knew she was broken and didn't want to bring him into it. When she got better, she went to him. I just love the way Lt. Dan looks at Forrest at the wedding.

When Jenny said that Forrest didn't know what love is, it was because he just said he loved her, and she didn't think anyone, at least not someone as pure as Forrest could actually love her, so he must know know what love is when he said it. She didn't think she was too good for him, but that he was too good for her.

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I miss my wife and daughter. My words. Women dont want someone like me. The crazy thing is my wife was my sweetheart since i was 5 years old. She was my bestfriend. I lay on her grave and talk to her. I lost all purpose in life. There isnt a day i wish i could brush her hair and watch movies. I had a dream..unfortunately it happens. I miss my bestfriend and my daughter. Im a old man now, gave up with cancer and homeless. I know how Forrest feels

@Neyenn

10 ай бұрын

Damn, I wish everything gets better for you.

@davidward9737

10 ай бұрын

​@@Neyennthank you. It might sound cliche but I'm stupid. Had to go to Chapter 1 because I didn't comprehend. Only one that ever believed in me. I gave up because if there is a heaven I get to have a family again

You have a kind heart. Me and my wife loved this movie. She passed away suddenly 4 years ago. When I see him say "I miss you Jenny" I think of her and her name in Jenny's place. Cant watch the movie any longer. One of the very best movies ever made and always will be. You're a beautiful girl with a compassionate soul. Made me sad to see you sad. Best to you. Great reaction.

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! ❤️❤️❤️ so sorry for you loss

This has to be one of the best films ever made. The story, the complexity of the characters, the acting, the sound track. It's funny, it's sad, it has dramatic moments. This film is an absolute masterpiece.

The older we get, the harder this hit!!! I luv your real reactions, Thank you for doing these for us!!

This might be the BEST reaction to this movie on KZread. You had me crying at my favorite parts too and I've seen this movie too many times to count.

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

☺️😭😅thanks so much for watching! Literal wreck while editing !!!! CouldnT see the screen throu the tears!!!🤣

As Danny DeVito said in Jumanji, the Next Level, getting old sucks, don't let anyone tell you any differently. Well getting old doesn't suck, what sucks is how you feel as you get older. The way you feel in your twenties and thirties is far different than how you feel in your forties, fifties or sixties.

Such an inspiring and beautiful movie - the scenes where he asks if the son is smart or like him and when he stands under the tree talking to Jenny always gets me,

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

Killed me!!😭😭😭

Great reaction! You recognized so many things that were before your time. From Elvis to AIDS (or hep C in the book), Forrest Gump is the story of an entire generation: the historical events; the music; the traumas; and the philosophical questions we wrestled with. I love seeing all the historical events woven into the story and was happy to learn that there are high schools that use the movie as part of an American History class. It is also a good depiction of how trauma shapes and drives our lives for decades; Jenny always wanted to be a bird to fly away from her problems (and as Forrest walked away from her grave a small flock of birds took wing). Forrest is an innocent who experiences the wonders and horrors of life without an agenda and remembers all the beautiful things he has seen.

@hemlock399

11 ай бұрын

I was very impressed by her recognition of historical references, especially HIV. Very few reactors recognize that Jenny gets HIV infected early in its outbreak, either through intercourse or intravenous drug use.

So happy you actually know the historical references and the music in this movie. It makes it all the better.

@holddowna

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!!!!

The book is way crazier than the movie. As an example, if I remember correctly, he even became an astronaut! The author just made Forrest integral to almost every well-known newsworthy event.

Sally Fields also plays the newscaster on TV when he's running all over the country. Part of the reason for putting him into historical footage was to establish the time (date). I think the feather is to symbolize that we're all just floating around on a breeze.

This movie, beyond all the visual and written gems, is about life being laughter and pain that are wrapped together. Thus is life.

Just found this, and it's the 44th annual Terry Fox run, he was an incredible person, they have a new shirt they're selling for the fundraiser, again another incredible Canadian Ryan Reynolds is joining them. Forrest Gump truly brought so many different feelings and showed appreciation for so many real world events.

@holddowna

2 ай бұрын

Terry Fox ❤️❤️❤️

The interposing of one person into a video was all new tech back then and for the time was done perfectly. Thank you for your reactions:)

One great theme in this movie is the power of redemptive love. Loyal and steadfast love and friendship can heal others and ourselves. Forrest touched so many lives through his unconditional love. As he said, he was not a smart man, but he knew what love is. And that love became the solid ground for Jenny and Lt. Dan to pull themselves up out of their circumstances and pain. Everybody has that power to show redemptive love. It is the most simple and most powerful thing in the world.

It doesn't matter how many times I see this movie or watch reaction videos, it never fails to make me cry.

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

Blubbering mess while I was editing 🥹😅

We did an analysis of this in history class. Forrest Gump represents America. This is why he is always wearing red, white and blue

The child actor at the end is Haley Joel Osment, who later became very famous for his starring role in the thriller "The Sixth Sense." You should check that movie out too.

I wonder why every reactor always seem to get Jenny wrong. Forest is Jennys safe haven. She doesn’t run from him. She runs from herself. But he is and was always, her rock. When the storm was about to drag her under, she knew she could return to him. He didn’t ask anything but her being happy. Sadly … living with her father made her think, that she got exactly what she deserved. She also knew, until she found herself, she had to leave him to not corrupt his pristine soul. Forest was her beacon.

I remember being a kid and watching a TV movie, made by HBO in the early 80s, about Terry Fox...and I remembered being amazed by his story, so hearing his name come from you shocked me. I remember the first time I saw 'Forrest Gump' and during the cross-country running scene thinking about Terry Fox. BTW, the majority of the long shots of Forrest running were done by Tom's brother, Jim Hanks...who looks a lot like Tom. I recently saw a rather beautiful re-make of 'Forrest Gump' made in India called 'Laal Singh Chaddha' that credits screenwriter Eric Roth and the original film and was co-produced by Paramount. It stars Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan (not related or married). It uses recent Indian history and makes Laal (aka Forrest) a Sikh...so when Laal goes on his cross-country run, he keeps his long hair and beard, putting his hair in rather beautifully colored turbans. If you get interested, it is on Netflix. It is not a direct translation, but it works...I've seen it twice. Here's the trailer, just have CC on for the subtitles: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hGqnw9iMZ9CWdso.html I disagree...this movie is one I do come back to, maybe once a year or two. It is such a warm and special film that I can't help it. Besides, not all tears are evil things...especially when you feel a need to release them and don't know why...'Forrest Gump' is a great way to do this! Unfortunately, Gary Sinise didn't win an Oscar (Martin Landau won for 'Ed Wood')...but did join Tom on 'Apollo 13'. What this movie did do is inspire Gary to create the Gary Sinise Foundation...an organization that has raised $300 million for veterans, first responders, and their families. And...Gary also has a band Gary Sinise and the Lieutenant Dan Band which tours to also raise money for the cause.

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for this comment! I did read about Gary Sinise and his work with veterans! So amazing! I know he’s greatly respected by a lot of people!

I love Lt. Dan's reference to his legs being titanium alloy like the space shuttle. Gary's character from Apollo 13 was Ken Mattingly, who went on to pilot the shuttle. So many references in this masterpiece.

I agree I love sitting underneath those willows and cypress trees when we visit

I'm happy you became more sympathetic towards Jenny. It can ruin a reaction for me when someone is being mean to her because it's so obvious that it's her awful childhood who made her who she was. She DID cate about him and love him, but she didn't think she deserved him. When she said he didn't know what love is, she was obviously talking about herself. The reason she didn't tell him about their son ia because he was out running for 3 years. They of course didn't have cell phones in that time and she couldn't contact him.

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

I wasn’t trying to be mean regarding Jenny, I sometimes don’t have all the words to articulate.. I have the deepest amount of empathy for her struggle. Thank you so much for watching!

@sannaolsson9106

6 ай бұрын

@@Greybeardmedic Why did you write that under my comment??

@Greybeardmedic

6 ай бұрын

​@@sannaolsson9106Oops. Sorry. It's gone.

The amazing visual effects in this movie, which were indeed pretty groundbreaking for the time, include inserting Forrest into numerous different scenes using real historical archival footage, getting ex US presidents to mouth words that they didn't say, deleting Lieutenant Dan's legs after he became an amputee and having that look pretty seamless most of the time even when he's swinging his non-existent legs over the side of a boat, swimming and moving around, all the ping pong scenes (they weren't actually using a ball), the explosions and bullet effects in Vietnam, some of the storm effects at sea, enhancements to many of the crowd scenes, and, uh, yeah.. I guess the feather. That was clearly CGI as well. The best CG is the CG you don't even realize is there because it is integrated so well into the movie and this film exemplifies that and did it back in the early 90s when most other films used no CGI at all.... these days pretty much every movie that is released does a lot of the same stuff that films like Forrest Gump pioneered, making minor (sometimes major) alterations in every frame in a way that is barely noticeable.

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

Yess! Your so right! Thanks for watching!

30 years in security and law enforcement.... . You broke me.... respect

I can tell you some of us will never call a suicide hotline when the time comes as we have no family or friends and refuse to live off the god damned government or anyone else.

I have to re visit this movie at least once a year. There’s a lot of lessons to be learned from Forrest, Lt Dan, and Jenny. To me this is a top 5 movie of all time and I love it dearly. Amazing reaction as always, I can certainly tell you’re a kind soul. The world needs more people who feel sympathy and empathy the way you and I do. It’d go a long way

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I am so excited to revisit more movies that I loved that I haven’t seen in forever! It’s a whole new experience! There is so much to learn from those characters and it’s so hard to articulate at times the complexity! Thanks so much for watching! 😊

@Mikeyw9119

11 ай бұрын

It means a lot that you reply to everyone here Ames! Tbh I watch these reaction videos to my favorite movies because it allows me to find emotions that I’ve felt through the years for these films. Today marks the 1 year anniversary of my father passing (from suicide). I feel the need to be strong for my family and go on with my life. But these reactions allow me to open up to myself about my past and share a brief moment of vulnerability. It’s helped me heal in a lot of ways. Probably why I watch these reaction videos every day. Keep going on and doing your thing! It helps others to see someone react like someone with a soul. Last comment I’ll make is that movies mean more to people than just entertainment. Expound upon that as much as you wish. Your videos do GOOD

I absolutely loved and appreciated your reaction. It was pure and authentic. Thank you for giving this to us..

I was looking to see if anyone answered your question but I didnt see anyone do so. Haley Joel Osment (The 6th sense kid or Forrest Gump Jr) did continue acting but most people nowadays most recognize him for his role in the Kingdom Hearts series where Haley Joel Osment voice acts for the main protagonist, Sora

I find it hard to believe, but this was the second time I watched this with you. You are SUCH a sweetheart and SO good at reviewing these movies. Thanks again, AND AGAIN for sharing,

This movie hits especially hard for me because I lost my mother when I was just a little bit younger than Forrest Gump Jr. The way that loss is handled is very accurate. When Forrest Sr. is standing at Jenny's grave and telling her he misses her? I've done that. I've stared at my mother's grave, wishing I could have just five minutes with her.

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

❤️

I've seen this great movie a bunch of times and Bubba getting killed and Forrest asking if Jenny's son was smart never fails to tear me up

@holddowna

10 ай бұрын

Right just kills ya 😭

I remember going to my cousins house once, and my uncle was watching this movie; he didn't say a word until Gump mooned LBJ, then he spoke up, "That is a once in a lifetime opportunity that you should never pass up."

There are so many tears in the world today , but not in a good way. I think this is one of the finest movie reviews I have ever seen. You found your calling! I remember the swamps and monsoons. I truly felt your emotions! You made this old retired veteran have a great day! Bless you, child!!

I remember when "Forrest Gump" was released. It was a really big deal. Won all kinds of awards. This was one that we all loved. Your reaction, and your tears, were beautiful. You have such a soft and tender heart. Guard her well. Thank you so much for this little look back at a great film and the memory of one of my yesterdays. Big shoutout from this old, longhaired country boy in the mountains of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. I hit the sub button, like, notification bell, and here's my little comment, too. Hope you go far with your channel. I really like your style and know you will do well. Be seeing you on the next, Much peace and lots of love. Bless you and yours. Go with God. Later,

@holddowna

10 ай бұрын

Thank u so much for the sub! Welcome to the crew!!!

@jimmeyer9106

9 ай бұрын

yep awards are always given to the biggest supporters of the pedo community.

*#Jenny** acts the way she does because of her alcoholic father's physical & sexual abuse. So she doesn't think she deserves someone like Forest she's chasing "bad boys" like her father*

@lindenmanmax

8 ай бұрын

Forrest's favor is like divine Grace. Even those who don't deserve it, get it.

Masterpiece ever.

I really appreciate how knowledgeable you are to be able to pick up on so many of the small details, like the Watergate scene, and just various other historical references.

Nice to visit with you again and share content more to my own taste, Ames. What a brilliant reaction to this inspiring and inspired masterpiece of magic realism, you ol' softie you. It has great emotional depth and deserved all its many accolades. You are spot-on when you say the blending of humour and tragedy with historic events is one of the things that made it work so well, with a great script and a great cast all round. I wish you the very best with your acting and cinematic ambitions. Keep rockin' my world, girl.

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment!!!! 😊☺️ thanks for watching!!

I dont think Jenny thought she was too good for Forrest. In fact, I'd say the opposite she thought Forrest was too good for her. With her childhood abuse and abusive boyfriends I think she internalized the idea that she wasnt worthy of someone as good as Forrest. When she says "You dont know what love is" I think she's actually projecting herself onto Forrest. She doesnt really know what it's like to be in a proper loving relationship with someone, she views the abusive men in her life as "normal" because it's all she's known. Its really tragic what she had to go through and how that abuse can stick with someone and affect their relationships with others even later in life.

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

Totally agree! Which I failed to explain as I watched but when she apologizes to Forrest to me is such a big moment for her. I have so much empathy for Jenny.

@CodeBleu724

11 ай бұрын

Believe it or not, I went through the same thing with my first girlfriend. We knew each other since the first grade and started dating senior year. She revealed to me that her dad abused her. I told her she needed to remove herself from that situation. She did. She ran away and I never saw her again. This was way back in 1989. Just a few years ago she found me on facebook and told me she's alive and well. My heartbreak over losing her was nothing compared to what she went through.

The voice on the wireless at the firefight, was Capt.Dale Dye USMC(retired). Col.Sink in "Band of Brothers. He was Military Technical Advisor, on both but Viet Nam was "his" war. Also the outspoken Black Panther was an early role for Samuel L. Jackson.

A lot of veterans don't come back the same and have extreme difficulty adjusting to civilian life today, but it was much more difficult back in Vietnam because soldiers were almost universally hated. Sure, some were bad people, but you'll find that anywhere. Most were just people doing a job they really didn't want to do in a place they really didn't want to go, and their end goal was to come home safely. One of the biggest issues for veterans of any war prior to the Gulf War in 1990, was that conditions like PTSD (once called "shell shock" or "battle fatigue," among other names) wasn't taken anywhere near as seriously and actually believed to be, at times, a form of cowardice or an indication of someone with "bad moral character." Add in the stigma of talking to a psychologist or psychiatrist, and without any coping mechanisms, many veterans got addicted to alcohol (and sometimes drugs). In fact, the temperance movement that ended up creating Prohibition in the US was, at least in part, a result of soldiers from WW1 suffering from PTSD. They had no legitimate (and socially acceptable) method of dealing with it, and so many eventually turned to the bottle. It's an unfortunate truth that many alcoholics can turn violent and it's no surprise that women were at the forefront of the temperance movement because wives were often the people closest to these men and as such, ended up suffering from their alcohol-induced rage. That said, the aim was very off. The issue wasn't alcohol in and of itself, it was the fact that any sort of counseling or therapy wasn't socially acceptable. It's extremely unfortunate that it's only until recently (the Gulf War ended in 1991) that real help was not only considered acceptable and not a sign of weakness, but available for those suffering from PTSD due to their deployment.

My favorite movie that always made me tear up 🥺 even though i just subscribed i love ur reaction videos Ames 😊 keep up the awesome work

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for subbing! Thanks for watching! I means a lot !

Just made my morning. Gonna make some cappuccino and watch this before I start my day. 🔥🔥 This is my go to sleep movie, my comfort movie, my childhood favorite. So good.

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

Really!!! Aww!! Thank you so much for watching!!! Mine was clueless lolol

The football coach, recognized by the hat, is Alabama coach Bear Bryant, an icon of that era.

45:56 "Is he smart?" -- I love your tears and reaction Ames !

@holddowna

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! That moment 💔

@Ferruccio_Guicciardi

9 ай бұрын

@@holddowna Beautiful ! Awesome reaction ! I wake up every day expecting to see a reaction like yours to make my day !

Ames, you summed up the message of his movie in three simple words;"Just Be Kind". I really believe this was your best reaction to date; your editing was top-notch and your emotional involvement brought it to an entirely different level. Now we find your a fan of CCR and the Doors, where have you been all of our lives? 😊 Be well...

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

Hi!!! Wow thanks so much for watching and your comment! I was dancing to this great soundtrack, but ya CCR and the Doors rock! Thanks for hanging out with me

when I was young watching this, I hated Jenny for rejecting Forrest through out the movie til the end. But as I grow older, I realize that we're all human and we have our own walks in life and demons to fight. This movie is truly a masterpiece.

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

Oh yes her journey is tough!

@7:05 "Forrest Gimp???" why did I immediately think of Pulp Fiction XD

"Nice guy always finish last" Ain't that the truth, girl !

Your reactions made me tear up. Love the channel.

@holddowna

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching !

35:17 "Jenny needs you, she needs you more than she thinks she needs you.." I love your empathy for Jenny. Saw a few Reactors who really despised her.....

23:54 "You've been awarded the Medal of Honor." The Congressional Medal of Honor. Forrest, with no regard for his _own_ well-being, kept charging back into an unsecured area to rescue fellow soldiers. For this, he's been awarded the _highest_ honor available in the US Armed Forces.

Many a great moment in this film. One moment that makes me smile that maybe many don't notice is when Forrest is playing ping pong with his son and he misses the little boy's serve. Just a dad being a dad, not a former champion. Nice work Forrest.

49:22 "That was such a special moment probably her spirit because I believe in stuff like that". I have the same spiritual esoteric idea ! Damn! We feel and react the same to the birds flying out of the tree!

@holddowna

Ай бұрын

YESSSSS

the guy in the flag shirt was Abbie Hoffman, 60s radical & organizer, founder of the Yippies movement & defendant in the Chicago Seven trial for disrupting the 1968 Democratic Convention. the event was the 1967 March on the Pentagon where Abbie tried to levitate it with psychic powers.

it is such a cool detail that the birds are flying away when Forrest leaves Jenny's grave, cause Jenny prayed earlier to become a bird to fly away and leave

Definitely in the top ten movies of all time for me.

This movie is bitter sweet. Jenny looks exactly like the love of my life, like Robin Wright Penn. She's spent her whole life running from her past which she'll never really open up about fully. I've loved her since I'm 22. I'm 53 now. Robin and my exgf, they just don't find peace so they just keep running from those who love them

Certainly one of the best movies Ive ever seen in my life.

@holddowna

7 ай бұрын

A very touching story

One of the few movies that just destroys me. I always start tearing up when Bubba dies and basically keep sobbing till the end. I always think of my life, and how clever I think I am and how it still hasn't made me as happy as Forrest was just being true and kind. Simply wonderful.

"Bubba was my best good friend. And even I know that ain't something you can find just around the corner. Bubba was going to be a shrimping boat captain, but instead, he died right there by that river in Vietnam."

I was half crying with you for real, and half laughing because I couldn’t believe how much you were crying (and making me cry). Either way, I love humanity.

"Nice guys finish last and they shouldn't." For guys -- nice guys, in particular -- girls determine who finishes first, last, and in between, just as Jenny is who determines it for Forrest. That's the system under which nice guys finish last.

"Forrest, you don't even know what love is." I actually think Forrest actually knows what love is more than literally anybody else in the movie.

This is only my second reaction to your channel... but when you said "The Doors, yes"! I was like She is AWSOME!

Another movie with a great message is Three Days of the Condor from 1975. With Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Max Von Sydow, Cliff Robertson. Redford plays a genius but goes through as much trouble as Gump understanding unexpected events in his life.

@holddowna

10 ай бұрын

Wow, sounds like some good movies! Thanks for this comment!

45:45 she did, she sent him the letter sometime after giving birth, but forrest was running for years and didn't see the letter till he came back

That kind of movies remember us something that we have forgot from our childhood. That it make them so emotional!

Another amazing reaction. Thank you.

That scene where he was running and stepped in a pile of dog crap, was filmed in the town where I live. Somehow it seemed appropriate, at least to me.

"Forrest Gump" was our reaction paper during our high school days. 😊

I always hear the line from Jenny not as she says it but what is truly meant. "Forrest, I do not know what love is."

I watched this when it came out in theaters with my girlfriend while at home on leave from the Navy. It was a long distance relationship…I met her back home while I was on leave. She already saw it in the theater before this, but she wanted to watch it again with me. There were so many parallels now that I look back at it. She was my Jenny, for me, in so many good ways. I will always cherish this film

I love that Mama Gump says if we were all meant to be the same we'd be like Forrest. Life definitely would be simpler if we were.

These performances were amazing. The soundtrack is outstanding, I actually bought the soundtrack 3 months before I even watched the movie. Top 30 for me. Such a feel good movie with a whole bunch of subtle punchlines.

Jenny was abused in a way we can't comprehend unless we were in her shoes. And she was a VERY young girl. That scars you. Jenny wouldn't be with Forest when they grew up because she had been used and abused and she felt she would only drag him down because she didn't feel worthy of love

Sandra bullock had hair like yours in the 90s from a top style to a beauty pageant style and every dark hair style in between

The moment he asks if his son suffers like he did literally destroys me each time.

Like LT Dan I never thought I’d get out of the military alive. My grandfather was in Vietnam and I joined because I wanted to be like him never thought of anything else.I didn’t want to get out but God had plans that i didn’t know of got medically discharged and had no idea of what to do because I never wanted to get out of the military. For 10 years I drank and was angry and pretty depressed and I realize when I watch this movie life’s about who you are in every stage of life. How we help others and show the world what love is We don’t get to write our own destiny. Now I’m a sober funeral arranger and help people but honestly watching this movie with my wife one night made me realize that.

Forrest Gump is my favorite movie of all time, the first time I watched it, I rewind the VCR and watch it over again.

Forrest Gump won six Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Hanks, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, and Best Film Editing. It received many award nominations, including Golden Globes, British Academy Film Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards.