when he finally saw forrest jr. and he was like "is he smart?" i was like oh great now i gotta get up and get the tissues to wipe these ugly tears away

This is like, some kind of weird, conservative fantasy. If watching this served any good purpose, it's a possibly vital reminder that the Clinton era was not as progressive as many of us might like to remember - the latter half of the 20th century in America through the eyes of a reactionary, nearly 50 years of social tumult regarded as just a brief phase of unrest before everything returns to 'normal,' - the Vietnam War, Black Panthers, and social justice activists regarded as a big joke, Jenny's character is subtly demonised - every decision she makes is the 'wrong' one, she doesn't find happiness until she bends to Forrest's will - Forrest is always 'right' - even though he does nothing but observe.

No you know what i AM gonna review Forrest Gump. I think the ~letterboxd~ criticisms are valid but when Forrest sees his son and starts crying and says “Is he smart?” or when he says “I may not be a smart man, but I know what love is” or “I GOTTA FIND BUBBA” and when lieutenant Dan does that backstroke in the sunset or when he says “maybe it’s both” or when he teaches Elvis to dance or when Dan shows up to his wedding or when the lady at the bus stop likes his story or when he runs from ocean to ocean or when

“Nothing good comes from going online. You get online and see they hated Forrest Gump. Freakin’ best movie ever.”
- Ray Romano, The Big Sick

Welcome to Film Twitter, Mr. Romano.

what's up guys i'm fucking crying

Jenny didn’t deserve Forrest and Forrest deserved better

To those who hate this movie…

Shut the fuck up

(I actually don’t care if you hate this movie or not. You do you.)

tom hanks gotta have one of the top 5 foreheads in hollywood

A movie about a man who runs and enjoys cutting grass.

I don’t think this movie is as confused as people claim. The message is pretty simple:

Jenny hates her country, protests it, and is punished for it.

Lieutenant Dan believes in and is willing to die for his country, and his country doesn’t care at all.

You’ve gotta be a stupid idiot who never questions anything, who falls in line working for the system, and only then will you be rewarded.

“But what about Bubba?”

Edit: and be white.

I didn't realize why people hate this film until it clicked with me that this is what Boomers honestly believe about their lives and history. No alternative outcomes, no possible way that things could have been better. Just a complete surrender to cynicism. Of course it won Oscars.