Why do you love forrest gump

We find out that her father has been abusing her. She is bounced around from home to home, always wishing she was somewhere new. Almost her entire life Jenny runs away. She gets caught up in abusive relationships looking for love and acceptance. Forrest comes in and out of her life, but she always chooses someone or somewhere else.

Even when she finally seeks him out, she runs away from Forrest after he shares that he loves her. She reaches out to him and ends up moving back to their hometown of Greenbow, Alabama, with little Forrest. As she looks back on her life, she wishes that she would have been with Forrest during his adventures.

She has regrets, but makes the most of the time she has left. Man oh man, Lt. Where to start. He was brave and smart, but wanted to die — like generations of his family had done — fighting for America. He was upset when Forrest saved his life. He was outraged when Forrest received the Medal of Honor. Dan roared like a papa bear.

He stood up for Forrest and was protective of him — something that he probably would not have done had he not experienced rejection and ridicule after losing his legs in the war.

After wishing for years that his life would have ended on the battleground, Lt. Forrest is a character who embodies physical, relational, emotional AND philosophical transformation. He goes from walking with braces on his legs, to becoming a fast runner. But the main transformation I want to focus on is philosophical. Forrest is constantly told what to do, how to act and what to think. He opens up about his confusion over life and death.

Maybe both is happening at the same time. He watched his mother, best friend and wife die, after all. And then he nonchalantly goes back to talking about the very straight-forward ways that he is taking care of their son — by making him breakfast, lunch and dinner, brushing his hair, etc. He starts crying when he reflects on how smart little Forrest is.

The main concern he had when he found out that he had a son was if he was smart. That last monologue was filled with truth bombs as well as simple, everyday life things that make your heart feel things. And how simple a display of love, respect and affection for his son.

The Story. But, you guessed it, this movie incorporates many of these common arcs throughout. This kid starts out with a crooked back and a low IQ, yet he becomes so so successful in basically anything he puts his mind to. He walks with braces on his legs, but then miraculously outruns the bullies at school. He runs to save his platoon on the battlefield, which earns him a Medal of Honor.

About Us. B2B Publishing. Business Visionaries. Hot Property. Times Events. Times Store. Facebook Twitter Show more sharing options Share Close extra sharing options. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Forrest Gump gave us some classic quotes: "Life is like a box of chocolates"; "Lieutenant Daaaan! At its core, Forrest Gump is a love story—a love story between Forrest and his momma, but more importantly, a love story between Forrest and Jenny.

While he spends nearly the whole movie mooning over Jenny, she spends the whole movie trying to escape that love. To her, love is sick and twisted because all she's ever known is her father's abusive version of it. Forrest just keeps running. Forrest Gump feels like an attempt to recapture the innocence and playfulness of an earlier time, but it's not nostalgic for the past; it's nostalgic for old movies.

Zemeckis is a consummate technician, which has served him well, from Back to the Future to What Lies Beneath, but he can't muster the sincerity of John Ford or the grace of Powell and Pressburger, to name just two of Gump's would-be antecedents. The movie wants to be as light as its famous feather, but it tromps through history like a clumsy magician, one who can't wait to show you how the trick is done.

If you would like to comment on this story or anything else you have seen on BBC Culture, head over to our Facebook page or message us on Twitter. Film Hollywood. Forrest Gump: Love it or hate it? Share using Email. Some critics were outraged when the blockbuster made our list of the Greatest American Films.

As the film is screened at MoMA, two journalists debate its merits. Gump is every bit as unconventional [as Pulp Fiction]. Its abject moral idiocy forestalls any attempt at extracting a coherent ideology.