How many times can one write "accidentally ripping a woman's clothes off" and "being sexually assaulted by one or more women" into the same book before we can agree that it's a fetish?

@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick

2 жыл бұрын

However many it is, the book’s probably surpassed it.

@gyromurphy

2 жыл бұрын

Are we talking about this book or the one Cuomo wrote?

@ruthielalastor2209

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the kink is strong in this one. 😂

@bshaddo

2 жыл бұрын

Twice. The answer is twice.

@blahblahgdp

2 жыл бұрын

I think he liked CBT

"He's granted leniency because of his sports scholarship". Well, that is a trend.

@jessicastrike5640

2 жыл бұрын

Life imitates art it seems

@shelbymckinney8888

2 жыл бұрын

@@jessicastrike5640 Obviously.

@NIRDIAN1

2 жыл бұрын

@@jessicastrike5640 Art imitates life, imitates art, imitates life.

@riptobias

2 жыл бұрын

aye, this seems to be contageous these days

This sounds less like "Lost in Adaptation" and more like "Wisely Defenestrated in Adapatation"

Fun fact: Tom Hanks based his accent off the actor who played young Forrest. Before he didn't know which accent to use/how to do a southern accent.

@thomaswilliams2273

Жыл бұрын

The story I heard was that the young Forrest actor was having difficulty matching Tom Hanks' accent so Tom H did his.

@rebeccagibson3145

8 ай бұрын

Tom spoke about this during an interview with Graham Norton. It's rather sweet and so funny.

"Sue decides to remain behind as well on account of being an orangutan." That just cracks me up way more than it should have done.

@mimsydreams

2 жыл бұрын

+

@jessosiyoway

2 жыл бұрын

Read this comment exactly as he said it. Well timed!

@minastone155

Жыл бұрын

It’s very reminiscent of the Library from the discworld books

@minastone155

Жыл бұрын

… Librarian. I really need to double check what speech to text puts🤦🏻‍♀️

I feel like the book used his disability as an excuse for a main character who could do and say whatever the author wanted without having to really think about it. And having a protagonist that did whatever the author wanted lead the plot to do the same.

@RFEM520

2 жыл бұрын

Soooooo...they pulled a chris chan before Chris chan was a thing.

@johnvinals7423

2 жыл бұрын

Ever read Carlo Collodi's novel "The Adventures of Pinocchio"?

@limelantern5637

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnvinals7423 Oh my god... Pinocchio totally does the same thing. Sure he can waltz into a situation where he's transformed into a donkey and then lives to old donkey age and then get's his donkey body eaten by fishes and turns back into a boy. He's a talking puppet with no understanding of ethics or any thing else for that matter!

@cartilagehead6326

2 жыл бұрын

oh boy, like Dostoevsky

@ssjup81

2 жыл бұрын

@@limelantern5637 I thought Pinocchio was intended to be a cautionary tale to scare kids, but there's nothing likeable about the character bookwise. He just does whatever he wants.

14:05 Honestly, a Neuro-divergent child absolutely hating being placed in a class with other Neuro-Divergent Children, and actively hating them/thinking they're better, is very common. A main example is how a lot of people with Autism grow up with insecurities that indirectly make them hate associating with people with Autism. It's harsh, but accurate to real-world issues.

@sndark6241

2 жыл бұрын

Late reply, and much as I hate to admit it... I can kinda confirm this to be the case. I have Asperger’s syndrome and, well, at one point I got dragged into a place with a bunch of other neuro-divergent people and I kinda sorta hated my time there. Granted part of the reason may have been that I was already on a shit mood beforehand (Again, I was dragged into that because my parents thought I had too much free time) but on the whole the whole atmosphere there just bugged the crap out of me. Maybe it brought back bad memories of how I used to be when I was younger (I was like, 16 and everyone else was 4-6 years younger than me), maybe it’s just that I was easily annoyed by some stuff (Which is something I very much need to work on) but I was just kinda miserable there. As time has gone on I have gotten to meet other people with autism and the like under more calm circumstances and I’ve gotten along with some of them just fine so maybe it was just the circumstances, but I’ll openly admit, if there’s one thing I kinda do fear is that I’m like Book Forrest and just kind of an ass... probably explains why sometimes I’m scared to ask some utterly harmless stuff, I’m just scared by the constant feeling of “Wait, will I sound like a jerk if I say this?”

@aine965

2 жыл бұрын

@@sndark6241 Don't worry, this doesn't make you sound like a jerk. I don't think there's many 16 year olds who would like being forced to hang out with 10 year olds and probably be patronised by the adults in charge.

@redwitch95

2 жыл бұрын

As an autistic adult, there's also the fact that many autistic people have conflicting accessibility needs (e.g. one person needs to fidget, it annoys the fuck out of another person). It's part of the whole "spectrum" deal.

@LaydiNite

Жыл бұрын

I can kind of understand that as well. I have struggled with mental illnesses all my life, and while never formally diagnosed with any form of autism, I have enough of the indicators to suspect that I'm somewhere on the spectrum as well. From Kindergarten onward, I was placed in special education classrooms. I never really resented being grouped in with other people who had different struggles than I did, but I did deeply resent being put in special ed because it led to a lot of adults automatically talking down to me or treating me like I was stupid. I was usually on par or ahead of every subject but math, and had a reading level way above my grade level, so being spoken to like I was incapable of understanding infuriated me.

@twindrill2852

Жыл бұрын

It happened with me (tbf I didn’t even know what I was diagnosed with).

I literally yelled "NOOOO" aloud when you said the sequel script was turned in on 9/10/01. That kind of coincidence sounds like it's from the Forrest Gump movie.

@afterdinnercreations936

2 жыл бұрын

"Then them pilots made some sorta wrong-turn somewhere an' ran into them two towers."

@thequeenofcringe1585

Жыл бұрын

Life imitates art?

@SugaaafooT

11 ай бұрын

Ah yes the worst way to announce a new book

A rare case where the movie is actually superior to the book. I just can't imagine Forrest being a jerk.

@MrRedFoxorMrelzorrorojo

2 жыл бұрын

Jaws the movie is better than the book too. Peter Benchley's book is dry as hell for it to be about a Giant Shark.

@tomosheax

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrRedFoxorMrelzorrorojo apparently hooper dies in the book, so it will always be beneath the film for me

@Jasmin-rb2ob

2 жыл бұрын

The curious case of Benjamin Button is also a lot better than the book, it has like 40 pages and they keep absolutely nothing. I swear the only thing that they kept is the protagonist's name 😂 The Book and the movie don't even take place in the same century

@R.B.564

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jasmin-rb2ob True. Although I consider the movie to be Fincher's least enjoyable effort, it's far better than the original short story, and I say that as a major Fitzgerald fan - 'Tender is the Night' is one of my all-time favourite novels, and I even have a tattoo on my left shoulder commemorating his work, but that story simply isn't any good indeed.

@MrRedFoxorMrelzorrorojo

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomosheax Another Movie that's better than the book- Jurassic Park. The movie is so much better.

Fun fact the guy that plays Lieutenant Dan has gone on to donate and make a charity for soldiers.

@lycianempire

2 жыл бұрын

He's also done military recruiting ads and it's... Incredibly strange.

@christmastiger

2 жыл бұрын

@@lycianempire uh what? Damn that is strange considering Lt. Dan’s character arc. I’m watching the ‘94 miniseries The Stand and he’s great as Stu

@Zodia195

2 жыл бұрын

@@christmastiger Gary Senise was so moved by his role that yes he became a voice for Veteran's rights. In May when we have our Memorial Day Holiday, there's always a big concert and he's almost always a host there. One time he missed it was last year because of the pandemic.

@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zodia195 pandemic is a great reason to miss.

@frigginjerk

2 жыл бұрын

@@christmastiger Yeah, he was a good Stu Redman in the '94 version of The Stand.

When my dad finished this book after having seen the film he got straight out of bed and threw it in the trash, exclaiming "how the hell did they make that film from this?"

@trailmixgang

9 ай бұрын

This is a very funny comment. Very funny.

'Sue decides to stay in the jungle on the account of being an orangutan' HILARIOUS

11:19 “Well shit, Forrest is the 1% now. WE HAVE TO EAT HIM.” 😂😂😂 Definitely laughed aloud at that one.

@morganrobinson8042

2 жыл бұрын

Then again, he would probably just give you money if you asked. Might be the exception that proves the rule here.

@B2WM

2 жыл бұрын

I was kind of waiting for that to come back around when Big Sam was introduced.

@criticalthinkingconcubus

2 жыл бұрын

It’s ok. He’s one of the good ones.

@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat

2 жыл бұрын

@@criticalthinkingconcubus I kinda disagree with the idea there are good ones. The issue isn't just that they have too much money and/or use it on pointless vanity projects like shooting a car into space or destructive lobbying. It's that much of the country can't afford good housing, food, or medical, while they can afford destructive lobbying or vanity projects. It's not that they have too much, it's that ordinary people have too little and that the mega rich could live essentially the same while lifting millions out of poverty.

@BrokensoulRider

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat Depends on if they're running a business or not. A lot of business owners put most of the money they get back into the business.

There's jumping the shark and then there's launching the wrong orangutan into space.

I genuinely am surprised the tripping over and accidentally ripping her clothes off gimmick was a thing outside of fanservice anime.

@pedrovallefin8406

15 күн бұрын

I suposse youe could consider this a fanservice on some sort, but aimed entirely at those readers that share the author personal tastes. Or at least i prefer to think theres some fetish involved instead of just the writer finding constant sexual assault funny. Id rather not know for sure which is it.

A bunch of friends and I got recruited at the Maryland Renaissance Festival to be extras in the scene at the Lincoln Memorial. The casting team were looking for "long-haired, freaky-looking people" and apparently we fit the mold. After filming for three days standing in squares around the Reflecting Pool while waving placards, watching Tom Hanks, Robin Wright and their stand ins running into the water and the poor guy who played Abbie Hoffman (Richard) suffer through being sick as a dog while he froze in the chilly weather in just that American flag shirt, I decided to read the book. I was, to say the least, confused by it. I didn't have high hopes for the film. It was a considerable relief to see that the movie took a drastically different direction and tone from the book.

@WlatPziupp

11 ай бұрын

To alter a fun song lyric: And the sign said: long haired freaky people, need to apply

@tessat338

11 ай бұрын

@@WlatPziupp Especially since the casting team literally asked me to take off my hat and let my hair down.

I would like to see a lost in adaptation for Jaws. This reminds me of the differences. Everybody is terrible in the book. You root for the shark.

@scp--297

2 жыл бұрын

Jaws is a book!?

@bthsr7113

2 жыл бұрын

@@scp--297 yup

@lulumew8235

2 жыл бұрын

Yepp, it’s a book! And fun fact, the book’s author Peter Benchley has a cameo in the film- he plays a reporter

@desi1790

2 жыл бұрын

Yes; listened to it on audio yikes the characters!!

@hanli5416

2 жыл бұрын

I read the book for English points during my A-levels, well the equivalent of that anyway

Forrest having an orangutan sidekick named Sue is what I’d imagine a direct to video Forrest Gump sequel would look like.

@marieroberts5664

Жыл бұрын

A boy orangutan named Sue...

@pedrovallefin8406

15 күн бұрын

A Disney direct to video sequel at that. In fact, with how utterly insane the plot of this book sounds, it feels like Disney would have make a more faithful adaptation, what with how the cartoony elements of the plot continuely increase as it goes on. Of course, adaptation in question would have also discarded the most questionabe aspects of Forest charaterization, so most likely Disney would have made a better adaptation, but i doubt it would be a better movie.

One thing I always find amazingly overlooked was that the scene with Johnson was a satire of what the President himself did. In 1965 after having gallbladder surgery, the President shocked the nation when for the press he pulled up his jacket and shirt and showed the world his scar. That is what that scene was actually making fun of.

@benjaminfenty8745

2 жыл бұрын

😮

@egg_bun_

2 жыл бұрын

Omg I had no idea

@0311Mushroom

2 жыл бұрын

@@egg_bun_ that is the difference between those born before that remeber this, and those born after. I had to explain this to my gf of the time when we saw it, as her parents remembered it.

@petergray7576

2 жыл бұрын

LBJ was a full blown exhibitionist. He had a larger than average erm.... Johnson (penis) that he was quite proud of, to the point of whipping it out at inappropriate times. He also liked to hold conversations with people like staffers and reporters while using the bathroom. Psychiatrists think he was bipolar, which accounts for his impulsive behavior.

@seanmcloughlin5983

2 жыл бұрын

The man had a lot of problems but I kinda love LBJ for stuff like that, the man just gave 0 shits, doing things like giving orders to his staff while in the toilet and offering to show his dick that he named “Jumbo,” to anyone, even foreign dignitaries.

Me: *listening to the madness* This can't get more bonkers. Dominic: *keeps talking* Me: o.O

This sounds like a fascinating train-wreck, Dom. As someone who is physically disabled, I always have enjoyed Tom Hank's portrayal in the film, despite its flaws. After watching your review, I am so very glad I never read the book. Also, your nails and hair look great, by the way.

@Roadent1241

2 жыл бұрын

I've only seen this film recently but I did find this adorable. I am almost surprised I am basically Book-Gump though. What do I do with this info? I know I need to change being an accidentally horrible person but how? XD

@clinton8421

2 жыл бұрын

@@Roadent1241 As someone on the spectrum, I found out that I relate to book Gump more than movie Gump. It’s mainly that self-awareness and hyper-vigilance of my behaviour, followed by self-loathing because of it. Still, I’m scared that I might be a secret asshole.

@bortgunn9079

2 жыл бұрын

I remember reading it in 2006, and if you read it in Tom Hanks' Gump voice it's probably one of the funniest books I've ever read.

@athenabrown3117

Жыл бұрын

@@clinton8421 Yeah, that part I do sympathize with. It's a shame he's also just a piece of shit, because that "foot-in-mouth behavior that makes you feel stupid or absurd followed by instant regret" stuff hits pretty close to home as someone on the spectrum. Honestly, it sounds like Forrest is what my worst anxiety nightmares tell me I secretly am.

I sat there the entire time Dom was describing the NASA section of the book, blinking in amazement. Just.. what? Why? HOW?! Points to Winston Graham for boggling the mind, I suppose.

@SuperEkkorn

2 жыл бұрын

winston graham? the author of poldark?

@haleymist09

2 жыл бұрын

I just...cant believe it. I was watching this on tv and during the nasa/tribe part i had to go to my phone to read comments and see what others thought of this bonkers plot.

@james_fisch

26 күн бұрын

@@SuperEkkorn He meant Watson Grimm

On today's episode of Forrest Gump: *_The authors barely disguised fetish_*

"Take care of yourselves out there because I worry." If that isn't the nicest thing I've heard this week 💖💖

I'm very happy that you repeatedly call out the sexual assaults that happen to Forest for what they are! Far too many people act like sexual assault is ONLY something that men do to women or that being a woman makes it okay. My feelings on this subject might be extra high right now because I just watched The Casual Criminalist's latest video on Katherine Knight.

@akshunnadevansh5531

2 жыл бұрын

I one of the most saddest things nobody ever gives a fuck if a man is raped or beaten a woman can ruin mans hole life and some women justify that

@sarahnour5561

2 жыл бұрын

In the book he seems intelligent enough to consent to sex with Jenny, but in the movie she's definitely taking advantage of him, especially in the dorm room scene where he makes it clear he doesn't even know what sex is. Maybe later in the film he's come to understand, but still, imagine the dorm room scene with the gender roles reversed, a mentally challenged young woman being coerced into sexual touching by a young man, it's the stuff of nightmares.

@ssjup81

2 жыл бұрын

@@akshunnadevansh5531 Law & Order: SVU had an episode like that this past season. This guy ended up in the hospital, lost a lot of blood. Signs showed to him being anally raped. He was a big guy, though. He was married and had a young son. Turns out his wife was the abuser mentally and physically and he conducted sexual acts on him without his consent. He had bruising too after the hospital stint because his wife hurt him after that. It was so sad. This man felt he had no place to go. Of course Olivia picked up on that he was probably being abused. She talked to him about it, but he still kept insisting that it was nothing. Later on, his wife was angry about something (I think she was mad that the cops had to talk to her at her exhibit or whatever her job was), cut herself, and said that her husband had been drinking and came after her with a knife. The police arrested him, of course, and just went along with it. I don't recall everything, but his son pointed out to his friend's family (he was friends with the Police chief daughter), offhandedly pointed out that his father was asleep or wasn't in the room or something like that when whatever happened, happened and that his mom had hurt herself while in the kitchen. Forgot how it came out, but he finally broke down and admitted to being raped and being abused by his wife, but didn't feel he would be believed because of how small she was and how big he was. It's a terrible stigma. The thing that got him to be believed during the trial was something the wife did, which screwed her case. She was sending him threatening texts, like an abuser would. She was sending him those texts during the trial and even the day of testifying. I wish more men could come out and say if they've been abused in some way. I also wish SVU would do more episodes involving adult male victims. They have, but they are far and in between. This case with the spousal abuse is super rare and I don't think I've ever seen an ep aside from this one, that's actually tackled that subject.

@elecrom_9757

2 жыл бұрын

@@ssjup81 Please say this is one of the rare Law and Order episodes where the ending is happy and she got arrested and he got custody of the son.

@ssjup81

2 жыл бұрын

@@elecrom_9757 Oh yeah. Figured that was clear when I said she screwed up by sending those threatening messages. ^^’

"I'm not making any of this up, my beautiful watchers." Me before that section: I'm sure it's not that weird Me after that section: WHAT?!

It's always fascinating to see a movie that's actually better than the source material.

@adonvonilesere5642

Жыл бұрын

How to train your dragon is a great example. The books read like they were were written by an eight year old's mom trying to "think like a boy"

@mittag983

4 ай бұрын

​@@adonvonilesere5642Fr the movies were superior by far in the books the characters were one dimensional and in the movies they were either 2 dimensional or 3 dimensional (lots like the latter)

To be honest as someone with autism I can kinda relate to not really wanting to mingle with other neurodiverse people. I don't hate them or anything but I've spent all my life trying to seem "normal" and understand "normal" people so it puts far too much pressure on my brain trying to understand someone who has the same or more/different difficulties than mine. It's weird, people always just assume that you'll relate to other ND's but I just never have, it makes me feel like even more of an alien.

Man, the Forrest Gump novel is just batty. I tried reading it and couldn't get through the first chapter all the way back in 2009. At least the movie has a better degree of charm and likeability.

@leonardoives674

2 жыл бұрын

I'm on the spectrum and forest Gump is one of my favorite movies. Reading the book I was so confused. I feel way more connected to movie Forests portrayal of neurodivergency.

@AirQuotes

2 жыл бұрын

I'm just going to pretend the book doesn't exist.

@UnluckyOctopus

2 жыл бұрын

The Forrest Gump book is a really a Chris Chan novel.

@kittykittybangbang9367

2 жыл бұрын

@@UnluckyOctopus except there are people out there who were making her life even more terrible

@joshuagraham2843

2 жыл бұрын

gump goes to space i understand why they didnt bother to make another sequel

I feel like you can very accurately pinpoint exactly the paragraph where the author went "Fudge this, why the heck not?" and decided to just stream of conscious the rest of the book

I remember watching this moving for the first time in High School. I got in trouble for laughing at the part where Gump gets shot in Vietnam. It was the line "Something bit me in the butt!" that made me chuckle. But the teacher stopped the movie, turned on the lights and asked who laughed. I was really embarrassed but raised my hand. I thought it was a scene meant for laughs but to my teacher it was correcting me for laughing at someone who got short. Not sure if that was their intention for the scene.. to make it light hearted. But that embarrassing moment sticks in my mind with this movie.

@philipb7400

Жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure the movie is a comedy for the most part.

@asthajindal5275

Жыл бұрын

Hey no judgement from me. I once accidently clapped for child labour at a video showing for my class, coz my teacher asked us to. He had to explain to me he was being sarcastic. The horror!

@asteria9963

Жыл бұрын

That teacher was simply wrong. Him getting shot in the butt is a joke.

You know I’d heard the book was wild, but “Jenny starts a rock band” was somehow what got me.

I feel Forrest being equally responsible for the flighty nature of his relationship with Jenny, opposed to her continually making worde and worse decisions for Forrest to rescue her from, is the one place the book is much better than the film. (Conceptually, at least. Can't say the execution is perfect).

@cooperminion825

2 жыл бұрын

But you're forgetting that Jenny was a victim of sexual abuse at the hands of her father. It's no wonder that she kept making poor relationship decisions

@UGNAvalon

2 жыл бұрын

It does make sense. Having two equally(?) flawed individuals _Both_ contribute to a flawed relationship is much more plausible/relatable/understandable than “OMG, what does he even _SEE_ in this walking trainwreck?!?!”

@leonardoives674

2 жыл бұрын

@@UGNAvalon I always felt like Forest couldnt and didnt fully understand what Jenny went through with her sexually abusive father and afterward with her drug abuse and being abused again by men she tried to trust. Forest just saw her as a sweet and beautiful girl, the only one who's shown him true kindness, which explains why he let her come back to him again and again and would do anything for her.

@tygerinthenight3255

2 жыл бұрын

@@leonardoives674 Same, I don't think he ever really realized what was going wrong in her life. He knew she was going through some stuff, he just didn't understand it or struggle with it himself.

@UGNAvalon

2 жыл бұрын

@leonardo ives Definitely agree. Tho that still doesn’t make the viewers’ experience any easier. 😅

"Life is like a movie adaptation, you never know what you're gonna get!"

8:38 Just a side note, he didn't play for the "All-Americans", he was named to the All-American "team" which is comprised of the best college players at each American football position after each season. They're usually named by media sources like the AP.

@donavonaddison4382

Жыл бұрын

Oh God I died when I heard him say that!!! Lol 🤣

@lordofthemound3890

Жыл бұрын

And Forrest wasn’t spotted by a high school coach. He was spotted by Bear Bryant, whom he would play for at Alabama.

Sue sounds like the best character in the entire book. As an aside, you rock those nails.

I never felt the lack of commentary on the politics of the Vietnam War to be a shortcoming of the film. There is no shortage of films and documentaries providing that commentary, and really the lack of it is a form of commentary. Forrest Gump wasn't the only person serving in that war who had no idea what it was all about and simply trusted the people in charge with those decisions. Throughout the film the film presents Forrest in situations he doesn't really understand, where the audience only understands their import because of knowledge they acquired elsewhere. Forrest doesn't even seem aware that the President isn't always the same person.

@pedrovallefin8406

15 күн бұрын

Yeah, while i get why he points as such aspects as problems (they certainly seen problematic), the film is ultimately about the personal journey of Forest. It never stops to do politics because Forest doesnt understand politics, it has no relevance in his life despite how often he finds himself in the middle of such political scenarios. Of course, thats a running gag though the movie. He gets in the middle of many important historical events but fails to notice it then and doesnt even realize it when he tells the story. Its the same with the war. For him, its just a series of long walks, even when his best friend dies he doesnt quite get whats going on or why. The moment when he aparently gives an important anti-war discurse that nobody hears, not even us, makes it as clear as possible thats not what the movie is about. Another part of the joke is how unbelievable lucky Forest is, he always manages to fall upwards. While in the war he doesnt get in any traumatic situation until the very end and even the training feels easy to him (the agressively nice sargent being a parody to Full Metal Jacket and other war movies). Ultimately, i feel Forest unawareness helps to make the movies timelesss. Not being from the US, im aware of all the historical events referenced but they have no bearing in my life, which makes Forest aptitude relatable in a way.

Yeah, a lot of what happened in the book was pretty damned unbelievable. All except for Vince McMahon giving a neurodivergent wrestler the gimmick of “The Dunce” and putting them in a diaper. He’s already done that to neurotypical wrestlers, so it’s fairly believable.

@0311Mushroom

2 жыл бұрын

And fighting another called "The Turd."

@werelemur1138

2 жыл бұрын

Vince McMahon is just yiiiiiikes. And I say this as someone who used to identify as a wrestling fan.

@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick

2 жыл бұрын

@@werelemur1138 As somebody who’s currently a wrestling fan, this is correct.

@martinfawkes595

2 жыл бұрын

Tbh the only things inaccurate about that part of the book is that Vince McMahon wasn’t the owner of the then WWWF at the time, his father was and they would not have run shows in Alabama back then due to being a north-east regional territory. The wrestling promotion would have either been mid-south or Jim Crockett Jim Crockett Promotions, depending on which one ran shows in that part ofAlabama. Note: I didn’t even know Forrest Gump was based on a book until I saw this videos title so unless the wrestling part was set in the mid 80s or after then everything I said above is incorrect.

@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick

2 жыл бұрын

@@martinfawkes595 I assumed he meant the WWF and not the WWF since he said the WWF, but you may be right. I can’t quite recall if he mentioned the year that particular moment was set.

The whole time you described all the parts of the book that were left out, I was seriously thinking, "Did Groom just do MadLibs or something? Because that's the only explanation for some of his bizarre choices."

I thought that Jenny's sad story, although just cosmically unfair, gave a parallel story that showed what happens when instead of the good luck/meeting wonderful people, what could happen to a character who has an opposing experience, and also a parallel history of America that was again a little darker

@renjunwith0patienceforhaec608

Жыл бұрын

I wanna ask, did jenny have a character development in the book?

I hope that ”Yes, this was based on a book”-intro will show up more because it was rad as hell

"Sue decides to stay on the account of being a orangutan" Makes sense

I remember 5 years ago when you did Roger Rabbit I was like, that's interesting, can't wait until he gets to Forrest Gump. It took a while that's for sure, but it's good to finally see it.

The thing about the r-word that a lot of people forget is that it was at one point used as an actual way of describing that kind of people in the English language, as in, used by medical professional. The issue is that word slowly turned into an insult, which ironically also happened to the previous words for this usage, being idiot, imbecile and cretin, which double-ironically aren't considered particularly bad today. There's an old joke by James Rolfe that exemplifies this issue fairly well: "And I feel bad. It's like I've picked on a r******d kid or sumthin'. Like 'what are ya, r******d? Oh...I'm sorry!' "

I've actually never seen the movie all the way through, nor read the book, but my mom recently read it and told me she was surprised by just how different they were! It really is something when an adaptation can rectify the sins of the original enough to be both the better and more iconic version

@carlrood4457

2 жыл бұрын

SInce it's kind of episodic in nature, it's movie that lends itself to piecemeal watching.

@samlerf

2 жыл бұрын

So you just take his word for it? I mean, he's not perfect. There's an almost half hour video about all the mistakes Dom made in his goldfinger review.

@asgharabbas2193

2 жыл бұрын

@@samlerf link ?

@samlerf

2 жыл бұрын

@@asgharabbas2193kzread.info/dash/bejne/qHye0NR9mZm5ZdY.html

@itisyerdad

2 жыл бұрын

@@samlerf That reviewer literally says Dom is a great reviewer and a lot of his response is nitpicky. It appears to be more of a difference in interpretation/preference and level of knowledge of the whole Fleming canon. That being said, I do find it a little strange how aggressively you responded to someone indicating their mother was surprised by the differences between the book and film. It ends up making me suspicious of whether you have ulterior motives regarding Dom that would factor into this response. If you don't enjoy Dom's point of view that's fine. If you believe he got facts wrong, that's fine. Pointing someone to a response video from 6 years ago as proof they shouldn't enjoy Dom's work is freaking bizarre.

I actually read some excerpts of this book in my High school English literature class as an example of how accents help emersion & somehow I was the only one who felt like Forrest was a jerk & mentioned his bad character in my analysis. My teacher read my analysis & originally wanted to discuss it with me but she eventually agreed after going through the scripts she handed out again. Lmao.

@Hadeshy

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Accents helps emersion.... As long as you don't have anything that make it harder for you to read them. When they put accent in books I just don't understand a word, it's so painful to read and almost want to skip it, and am totally out of the book xD

@kittyshippercavegirl

2 жыл бұрын

Fen Ella my dark past on the internet compels me to ask, is your profile picture (dear, sweet precious) fefetasprite?

@kevinarteaga3824

2 жыл бұрын

Immersion Sorry, just saw another commenter misspell it the same way and felt compelled to throw in the correct spelling for some reason...

@oliverp3545

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinarteaga3824 it's like people think of the name Emerson when spelling it.

@Hadeshy

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinarteaga3824 I'm french. I sometimes switch up the way words are written when they're alike. Both in english and in french.

Honestly, this is the second time Dominic has reviewed a film directed by Robert Zemeckis that was based on a book in theory that had its problematic elements in the written word removed to make it a bit more wholesome, and I am kind of digging it. Good work all around.

3:51 That reminds me a bit of Flowers For Algernon, where Charlie's writing is misspelled, lacking proper punctuation, and more childish. I think it's handled better in that book, since the author uses it to demonstrate how Charlie changes. The character even makes comments on how he USED to write versus what he can do later in the novel. I don't think there's much point to it in Forrest Gump other than as a mediocre characterization.

@SarahElisabethJoyal

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, Precious did the same thing

I'd just like to say that Mao was historically a good swimmer, at least when he was younger.

@bthsr7113

2 жыл бұрын

Hmmmmm That might have been unknown to the author, but it might have been an aimed slight.

@oliverp3545

2 жыл бұрын

Considering the stories of him and his guys hanging out in a mountain during a winter and most of them dying I'd say he had some bollocks. Also their jackets are pretty cool, they have 20 pockets.

@christopherb501

2 жыл бұрын

If only he'd stuck to being a professional swimmer.

@marccolten9801

2 жыл бұрын

I was stunned when they announced his death. I was sure he was going to do a Big Brother.

Well, Forest Gump was certainly based on a book. And that's all I have to say about that.

I feel the same as you about having an attachment to this movie Dom. Forrest Gump has a special place in my heart for being one of the few good memories I had with my dad. To put it lightly, we didn’t have a good relationship with each other, but he sat me down in front of this movie when I was 12 and said “I think you’re ready for this movie”. Boy howdy did I not get most of the references! But it does reward multiple watches as I’ve gotten older and learned more and more about history. I guess as a neurodivergent person myself I relate it to it in a way too.

The nails are looking absolutely stunning, I love them! I miss doing my nails (don't have the resources to do it at home under quarantine)

@rach3092

2 жыл бұрын

Dominic is better at doing his nails than I am jeez!

Honestly, "Yes, this was based on a book" could be a subsegment on this channel.

Book: and then forest wins the Superbowl, and then he grows wings and flys, and then becomes superman..... Is that author okay or was he an 8 year old when this book was written.

@haleymist09

2 жыл бұрын

And then everybody clapped!

@clinton8421

2 жыл бұрын

@@haleymist09 And then he called some random person walking down the street the N-word.

@doge8606

Жыл бұрын

@@clinton8421 you clearly didnt read the book this video exaggarates the "racism" and "ableism" he does so much

@doge8606

Жыл бұрын

@Ashley Ferris the entire point of the book was that it was meant to be goofy

@thequeenofcringe1585

Жыл бұрын

@@doge8606 sexual assault isn’t goofy. Hate speech isn’t goofy. Racism isn’t goofy. Infantilizing neurodivergent and intellectually disabled people isn’t goofy. If the author wanted to write a book that was just supposed to be a goofy story that you can just turn your brain off for, he shouldn’t have included those serious topics in his book.

I read the Danish translations years and years ago, and it weirdly stuck with me. I don't even remember the context, but the phrase "I had a soder-pop" will always be with me.

I personally think Jenny is one of the most misunderstood characters in popular film history.

I grew up in Daphne, next to Fairhope. This made me respect my 8th grade literature teacher for how she showed the movie then we read the book and had discussions about the more problematic things in it and the film. Which is surprising for a school near where the author lives. Before then I had no idea how different they were from each other, and some elements of the movie aged poorly. Thanks, Mrs. Law, you were a good teacher. And Bayou La Batre does indeed have some of the best shrimp in the world (specifically Ruby Red variety/species), and are primarily owned by African Americans, but the huge businesses owned by whites sorta "use" the smaller shrimpers when they have more success. That is why my dad doesn't go to the seafood markets, but directly to the shrimpers themselves who will often sell out of their trucks in the early mornings along the highway from Mobile to Bayou La Batre.

@pianogal879

2 жыл бұрын

Mobilian here! Hi! 🙋‍♀️

@halfpintrr

2 жыл бұрын

Now I want to try that shrimp

Gonna be honest until I saw the notification for this, I didn't know this was based on a book. Well after hearing Dom describe the book not sad I haven't read it and have zero intent to read it ever.

@slightlyoffensivedadjokes

2 жыл бұрын

I find it so amusing how there was not a single person who read the book on its own, anyone who HAD read the book ONLY read it BC of the reach of the film. and exactly, after hearing what the fuck this book is like it's no surprise that no one knows about it beyond its association with the movie.

@swanpride

2 жыл бұрын

@@slightlyoffensivedadjokes After listening to the plot I am confused if that was meant to be a parodie.

I heard the book as a book on tape when I was very young and I remember loving it, particularly the space part. I remember being disappointed when I saw the movie and saw how different it was from the book. Watching this episode, I’m now kinda glad I never reread the book, because holy. 👀 Wow. Okay. Just gotta go knock a pedestal down. I’ll be back.

love when dom spills the tea between the book author and the film production

This intro is absolutely choice, I haven't heard it in a while so I love it!

@trinaq

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, it's extremely fitting for this channel! 🥰

@tigamaki1345

2 жыл бұрын

Every time the intro song gets done-up again, it gets more chonky and powerful

Personally I like what they did with Jenny's character because to me it shows another side of America. She got into the hippy freedom culture that Forest in the movie wouldn't have. With the abuse from her father it made since that she jumped from bad relationship to bad relationship. They could use her to hint at AIDs which was (and still is) a huge deal. It would have been nice for her to have a good, realitively easy life but with the changes made to the movie this just made since to me. Also Netflix's "Movies that Made Us" recently released an episode on "Forest Gump" that is fascinating.

@cooperminion825

2 жыл бұрын

Finally! Someone who sees that Jenny's poor relationship choices are a result of severe childhood trauma and not bc she's a bad person

@johnvinals7423

2 жыл бұрын

@@cooperminion825 What do you think the movie would have been like if it was about Jenny, ie her as the suffering Lamb of God taking on the sins of White America with Forrest as the Peter who denies her three times.

@MissCaraMint

2 жыл бұрын

@@cooperminion825 Oh yeah defenetly. She is actually very kind. She is always so patient with Forrest, who does have a fixation.

@cooperminion825

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnvinals7423 dude. Don't bring theology into this. Most people (including myself) are completely lost w/ that stuff

@quizzicalsphinx

2 жыл бұрын

That's the take I got from the film. Forrest was meant to be the idealized version of the American Dream, where anyone (even a disabled man from Alabama) could become successful as long as they stayed positive, while every single person he encounters represented the reality: Bubba, who should have gone home to start a business that might lift his family out of poverty, dies in Vietnam; Lieutenant Dan thought he would be a noble war hero and came back to a country with no resources to help him; Jenny tried to escape her past, but kept getting dragged further down. If Forrest has a true positive quality, it isn't that he blunders into success, but that he never forgets to help others along the way.

It really blew my mind, many years ago, to discover that in one of the many Oz books by L Frank Baum there was a creature called a Gump who lived in a forest.

@sglenny001

8 ай бұрын

Lol

Interesting take. I read the book several years ago, and didn’t think it was better or worse than the movie. The tone was so different, it’s like comparing apples and oranges. I was shocked at the scene where the two women jump him, and Jenny treats it like he cheated on her. I had to re-read the passage, wondering if I missed the part where Forrest encouraged them or indicated his consent. Nope, they didn’t ask, they never even gave him time to think about what was happening. I read it as, he was too stunned and flustered to say no. I’m not sure what the author thought he was describing; the book never challenges the idea that he cheated and actively participated.

Fun fact, the author was apparently screwed out of the earnings or something, and he went on to purposefully write a sequel that was so bad they could never adapt it, even though they were contractually to buy it. Other fun fact, apparently, instead of the other way around, Tom Hanks is actually doing an impression of the child who plays Forest in the flashback.

@skibot9974

2 жыл бұрын

Where’d you read the first fact

Dom: *Recounts some of the rather racist elements of the book* Me: About as bad as could be expected, could be worse... Dom: *Gets to the cannibalism* Me: Oh no... Groom, you didn't... Dom: *continues* Me: *facepalms*

@Mixen9408

2 жыл бұрын

So the racism was due to Groom describing to only ones from Papa nygunea as cannibals and not as both canibals and normal human beings? :)

@goddammitalana

2 жыл бұрын

But there definitely were/are cannibal tribes in Papua New Guinea… most have stopped the practice, but not all. So how is it racist if it’s a fact?

@bmlgordon

2 жыл бұрын

I doubt they were still practicing cannibalism (and wearing grass skirts) in the time the book is set in. That’s like setting a book in modern-day America and having everyone dressed like Puritans and hanging witches.

@dana8503

2 жыл бұрын

@@bmlgordon I do believe they still practice it, at least in some areas because there is this disease that is common there which can only be caught by consuming human brains. But to be fair, the practice is usually eating the dead as part of funeral rights and they don't do it as a war thing anymore...or at least not as much.

@dana8503

2 жыл бұрын

@@bmlgordon oh yeah they still wear grass skirts there are tribes who only see white people like...once every decade or so. They are very isolated. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaifo

Dom’s explanation of the ending of the Forrest Gump book makes it sound interesting. But remembering that the author definitely doesn’t write it as respectfully as dom explains? 🤢 fear. Thank you dom for doing this so I didn’t have to. And thank you movie for not being as bad as that book Woah

@doge8606

Жыл бұрын

actually fucking read the book before you call it bad this guy exaggarates the "bad" parts so much

@theodoremcdonald9471

Жыл бұрын

@@doge8606 Seriously. I LOVE the book. It's humor is pitch dark but poignant. The movie is designed to leave you feeling proud and optimistic about America's future, the book is more skeptical.

@doge8606

Жыл бұрын

@@theodoremcdonald9471 I know right. He just makes it sound stupid with his tone of voice and way he explains it if he did the same thing for the film it would sound equally stupid. He takes all of the dark humour in it literally like its so obvious that its not meant seriously

Well done! I was aware of the book being much more unpleasant than the movie but had no idea just how off the wall the plot got. I'm also loving these outro songs!

I got a vivid reminder of the Swedish book "the one-hundred year old man who climbed out of his window and disappeared" . Though as far as I remember it isn't (at least THIS) racist.

@scouttyra

2 жыл бұрын

Me too! Although I think the film tried to mimic the Forrest Gump movie, as afair movie Alan is far less bright than book Allan

@prettypleasewithsugarontop4858

2 жыл бұрын

I loved that book

@N_0968

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a great book and very funny.

I always liked Forrest Gumps positive attitude in the film.

@alienboy1322

2 жыл бұрын

@Shiny Agumon At least he's not an asshole like in the book.

@oliverp3545

2 жыл бұрын

It makes the message of the film so much clearer that he's not a dick, because the difference between being one versus not creates the foundation for how genuine his character is, which is core to the story.

@slightlyoffensivedadjokes

2 жыл бұрын

forrest gumps optimism is arguably ESSENTIAL for this movie. its so unbelievably tragic that it could only possibly work with a main character as positive and well intentioned as forrest.

I love that he warned his sister. That was sweet haha

This book sounds absolutely bonkers, omg. Also, this looked really sharp! Great job, Dom :)

I just recently finished marathoning the entire Lost in Adaptation playlist so this is a most welcome surprise.

@katherinemorelle7115

2 жыл бұрын

A marathon indeed. But a most enjoyable one.

I chortled way too hard at the Senate scene, so unexpected, so perfectly executed. Whoever did that (Kate!) timed it well.

@haleymist09

2 жыл бұрын

I loved the background choices. I laughed at the Senate scene, too.

I've always had a more lasting love of the soundtrack than the film so ending on the cover of Fortunate Son as "Unfortunate Tome" had me cackling. I appreciate the laugh even more after the heavy discussion of the content in the book.

I loved Forrest Gump when it first came out as a movie, so naturally I wanted to read the story myself and hopefully get a lot more depth and a similar experience .......... that is NOT WHAT I GOT AT ALL

The "movie made no profit, so you get nothing" is apparently a pretty common thing in Hollywood. It wasn't just done to screw Groom out of getting paid.

@Visplight

2 жыл бұрын

Another reason to root for Scarlett Johansson to win her case.

@matthewjones2095

2 жыл бұрын

@@Visplight nope she already rich enough screw her

@PS-dm1dq

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewjones2095 Maybe its not really about how rich she is, but about the basic principle of not letting hollywood get away with their BS screwing ppl over.

@rociohernandez3077

2 жыл бұрын

If they are willing to screw a big name like her, imagine other small avtors, writters, crew and the like. If she were to lose it would mean Diisney gets to pocket all the money from future releases without giving the actual people making those films their well deserved money. Also just because she's rich doesn't mean her employer should deny her (and every other worker) her hard earned money, after lal she went to work, did the promos, the diets and workouts to play Black Widow. And Disney too is super rich, they alone own like 40% of the film industry!

@michaelsinger4638

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much. It’s more about not letting them get away with screwing people over in general. Scarlett just has the money to actually fight it.

Before I even start the video properly: Magnificent nails Mr Dominic! Absolutely great.

@christmastiger

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, is that a cobalt or royal blue? I started experimenting with brightly colored nails recently and honestly Dom works it better

As someone who had to study the New Guinea cannibals as part of an anthropology class, apparently a number of them play up being savages for tourists, especially as jobs are pretty scarce That's multiple levels of horrifying and tragic

This must be one of my favourite Lost in Adaption episodes, thank you so much for covering. :) Also loving the intro music, reminds me a bit of the Good Omens theme song.

Anyone in Hollywood knows about the atudios' accounting tricks and demands bonuses be based on Box office revenue, wereas outsiders tend to be tricked into signing for bonuses based on Net Profit, thats why Tom Hanks got a bonus and the author didn't

@christmastiger

2 жыл бұрын

Even the Box Office revenue route is tainted as we’ve seen with ScarJo vs Disney+ Black Widow movie release. I don’t think the money lost is keeping the lights on at her mansions but more to nip in the bud a dangerous precedent for others.

@jb888888888

2 жыл бұрын

Never agree to taking a percentage of the Net, there never is one. Always take a percentage of Gross. That's why Hanks and Zmekis got $40M.

"Unfortunate Tome" is probably the best and most meta pairing I've seen on a channel. Excellent job guys.

The bit you mentioned about the biopic rib in the sequel book reminded me of a running joke in the later Princess Diaries novels about Mia being weirded out by the two inaccurate biopics about her life. As far as I know tho, Meg Cabot didn’t have any public beef with Disney.

I may have punched the air with excitement when I saw you were covering this, because my attempt to read the book was such a horrible, confusing, utterly brain-numbing experience that I was always left to wonder wtf happened there.

Another Book that has a neurodivergent Man stumbling his way through historic Events is the swedish "The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared" although it is more of a Comedy.

@Visplight

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't like that one much either, TBH.

@MissCaraMint

2 жыл бұрын

@@varpu3706 The original title is «Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann». It’s a Swedish book. I like the authors writing style though I haven’t read this one spesiffically

@Shadowplay4Cats

2 жыл бұрын

I remember reading that book!

@chheinrich8486

2 жыл бұрын

Oh man that movie is so funny

@zicyzacbonanza

2 жыл бұрын

Another book by the same author, "The Girl Who Saved The King Of Sweden" is one of my favourite novels. Hilarious and placed so well into a specific time, culture, and political situation.

I'm more familiar with "Weird" Al Yankovic's song based on the movie than the movie itself. The only thing I really know about the movie is that the feather scene at the start was a huge effort of special effects that really goes under the radar.

@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat

2 жыл бұрын

The movie is good, I'll give it that any day but it has a huge conservative undercurrent to its political messaging. I personally wouldn't recommend it but I wouldn't fault you for liking it or anything. Anyone telling you it's great is absolutely not lying at all but it personally rubs me the wrong way.

Just came across this channel I love it! No way I'll ever get around to reading Forrest Gump but still fascinating. You ever thought of doing One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest? I was surprised when reading it how different it is from movie while still following same basic plot

Interesting side note at that point in time the biggest wrestling show would be the NWA( northern wrestling Alliance) the at the time WWF ( World Wrestling Federation) was still a relatively small New York promotion

Dom saying "this is the point where things get crazy super weird" made me a little worried. You mean the assault by all the female doctors in the mental institution was not already crazy super weird?

@helenl3193

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was like "wait, *THIS* IS THE POINT?!?"

@AllDaGoodUsernamesWereTaken

2 жыл бұрын

Wait ehy did WHAT in the books?!

@Yllania

2 жыл бұрын

Theres a difference between disturbing and weird

On one hand, Jenny gets to live and be content. On the other hand… yeah, I still try to figure out what is going on with this book.

@TrekBeatTK

2 жыл бұрын

Except she’s killed off at the start of the sequel.

@moonlight4665

2 жыл бұрын

@@TrekBeatTK But didn't the sequel come out after the movie? It seems the author was just following the film's precedent

@fairystail1

2 жыл бұрын

@@moonlight4665 word is that the writer was fucking with the studio. They paid for the rights to the sequel before even looking at it. Keep in mind this was long after they had cheated him out of a lot of money.

After avoiding this movie like the plague due to my own asd and wheelchair dependency, but I'm glad to at least know they tried (and somewhat succeeded) to make it better with the adaptation.

*utterly confused ....huh?????? In awe to the screenwriter who turned THAT into a great and touching film.

The book sounds like a very crazy fever dream. And I thought the movie was strange.

I remember watching this in class and the scene between him and Jenny in her dorm was So Uncomfortable 🤢

@sashy7360

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, yeah it's not really something for twelve year olds..apart from that scene, the episodic nature of the plot made it also boring to kid-me

Calling Jenny's death fridging sounds a bit extreme. I mean she had a.... (refraining from cursewords) unpleasant life and the ending held true to that, but it didn't feel like that was solely for Forrest's motivation. The movie had almost ended by that point and it's not like her death motivated him to go on another grand journey.

@twindrill2852

Жыл бұрын

That and this might sound weird, but I did appreciate how she died from AIDS-related complications as most people believed it was just a “gay people’s disease”-which isn’t true, it was just that they were more vulnerable to STDs due to a lack of support and education.

i remember watching the film at school, it was nice if kinda dated in some attitudes the book can go back to the pit of "never heard of it"

I definitely don't think any of us needs to read the book adaptation of Forrest Gump. Goes to show that sometimes creative freedom of certain material can work.

@r.jclark4641

2 жыл бұрын

The book came first.

My favorite part of Dom's videos is getting lulled into a groove with thirty minutes of his well-edited smoothness only to get shook by Neige's hilarious credits song

Went into space, crash landed in the jungle, was captured by cannibals and tought chess by their chieftain. This sounds like someone quickly spitballing a plot while under pressure.

Still keeping my fingers crossed for a 'Secret of Nihm' episode of Lost in Adaptation. :)