Wait... Since when do people hate Forrest Gump?

Deleted member 3335 · Jul 31, 2018

Aang's_Bae said:
Jenny I guess and Bubba

And what made them more "liberal" characters than Forrest?

Forrest and Jenny were established as good characters in the beginning.
The difference between two characters is actually that Forresr grew with a mother who loves him and helped him as much as possible, while Jenny suffered a childhood with an abusing father.

How anyone could interpret it as conservatives vs. liberals is plain beyond me. Or how the movie somehow is trying to claim that Jenny deserves what she gets and not that she is a victim of things are way beyond her own responsibility.

Laserdisk · Jul 31, 2018

The second I got out of the cinema.
I liked the Vietnam sequence and that's it.

Markitron · Jul 31, 2018

I have hated it since I first seen it in 1995. That it won the Oscar over Shawshank and Pulp Fiction is nothing short of scandalous.

Anecdotal and all but while I have seen plenty of hate for FG, I have never seen anyone say a bad word about Shawshank.

BladeoftheImmortal · Jul 31, 2018

UraMallas said:
That's pretty disingenuous. My post was a reply to someone saying Forrest Gump is mentally handicapped. Yeah, it is pretty far fetched that someone who is mentally handicapped would graduate college. I can't imagine that happening. Could you seriously see that happening?

Trump did it.

Deleted member 225 · Jul 31, 2018

my finger tips, and lips, they burn from the cigarettes

you run my mind boy

running on my mind boy

Forrest Gump is a good song

Bold One · Jul 31, 2018

It's a good all round film.

No amount of woke reality-warping histrionics will change that.

Yeah, it's steeped in nostalgic quintessential Americana.

Fuck baby boomers though

Snack12367 · Jul 31, 2018

I think it's natural for good movies like Forrest Gump to get kick back for being too successful. I think Frozen is a great film. I hate that movie with every fiber of my being due to how often I've been forced to watch it.

Zampano · Jul 31, 2018

It's actually a pretty scathing critique on the American condition. The book even more so.

https://aux.avclub.com/adapting-forrest-gump-turned-a-caustic-satire-into-a-se-1798252254

I recommend listening to the Canon podcast discussion of it (if you can stomach Devin Faraci).

The story of its production and adaptation is amazing. The author felt ripped off by the deal and hated the film but had pre-sold the film rights to the sequel before writing it.

That novel, Gump & Co, opens with the line "never let anyone make a movie of your life" and then proceeds to tell the story of Gump being responsible for a series of disasters including a power plant explosion, crashing an oil tanker, inventing new Coke and getting involved with Iran Contra. He also meets Tom Hanks and is haunted by Jenny's ghost. To date, the film has not been made.

Aang's_Bae · Jul 31, 2018

Pmichael said:
And what made them more "liberal" characters than Forrest?

Forrest and Jenny were established as good characters in the beginning.
The difference between two characters is actually that Forresr grew with a mother who loves him and helped him as much as possible, while Jenny suffered a childhood with an abusing father.

How anyone could interpret it as conservatives vs. liberals is plain beyond me. Or how the movie somehow is trying to claim that Jenny deserves what she gets and not that she is a victim of things are way beyond her own responsibility.

Well Jenny was a part of the hippie movement, allied to the black panthers, and a girl unafraid of her sexuality. Out of everyone in the movie, besides his family and maybe Lt.Dan/Bubba, treats him like a decent regular human being despite his disability. Bubba simply on the basis pod the fact he's the only minority character given any decent screen time excluding the maid.

Deleted member 3335 · Jul 31, 2018

The red line of Jenny's story is that she was abused by men. Not sure why you really want to turn this into an anti liberal propaganda.

The Nightsky · Jul 31, 2018

There are a handful of movies I consider infinitely re-watchable. Forrest Gump is one of them.

machine · Jul 31, 2018

I'm in the minority that prefers the book. I read it when it came out and loved it and was subsequently disappointed by the movie. It took what was essentially a black comedy and transformed it into some overly sentimental, feel-good pap.

Deleted member 1248 · Jul 31, 2018

Bold One said:
Fuck baby boomers though

At least we all agree on one thing.

Mikebison · Jul 31, 2018

Forrest Gump is a fucking top tier movie.

Hydeus · Jul 31, 2018

Always.

WaffleTaco · Jul 31, 2018

If you hate the movie you are being an edge lord tbh. There's absolutely no reason to hate it.

jipewithin · Jul 31, 2018

What hate? Just recently watched it after a looooong while and damn it was still great.

excelsiorlef · Jul 31, 2018

Life isn't like a box of chocolates because you always know what you're going to get in a box of chocolates

trikster40 · Jul 31, 2018

FTF said:
Hate's a strong word, I don't think people hate it at all, just many think it's overrated? I think it's a very good movie, but shouldn't have won best picture over Pulp Fiction or Shawshank. Hanks was fantastic though.

I'd kill to have another year that put out 3 movies that good in one year. All 3 could win best picture.

Rosejamie95 · Jul 31, 2018

Of course it's going to be baby boomers fan service it came out in the early 90s when baby boomers was still young lol

FernandoRocker · Jul 31, 2018

excelsiorlef said:
Life isn't like a box of chocolates because you always know what you're going to get in a box of chocolates

Well, yeah. These days they include a little cheat sheet that tells you what kind of chocolate is in every row. It sucks. Damn youth.

Seirith · Jul 31, 2018

I've hated the movie since it came out. I can't stand the characters and I thought it was boring.

MCN · Jul 31, 2018

forrest said:
-My real name is Forrest Crump.
-Movie came out the summer before my senior year.
-Fuck this movie.

My surname is Nimmo, and I was in Army training when Finding Nemo came out. I feel your pain, brother.

TarpitCarnivore · Jul 31, 2018

GungHo said:
Who hates Shawshank?

I don't hate it, but I don't think it's this master class tier of a movie like so many people think (same with Fight Club)

MetroidPrimeRib · Jul 31, 2018

It's a baby boomer jerk off session celebrating their garbage culture and American conservatism which is the worst thing to ever happen.

Luchashaq · Jul 31, 2018

MetroidPrimeRib said:
It's a baby boomer jerk off session celebrating their garbage culture and American conservatism which is the worst thing to ever happen.

Yup, I've always considered the movie a trash fire.

LakeEarth · Jul 31, 2018

I hate "rah rah America!" movies, and I hate how this won over Shawshank Redemption and Pulp Fiction... but....

The movie won me over on subsequent rewatches. The "hurray for America" stuff still bugs me, and I still think Shawshank should've won best picture, but I am a firm Forrest Gump supporter. Tom Hanks won me over (again).

trikster40 said:
I'd kill to have another year that put out 3 movies that good in one year. All 3 could win best picture.

Agreed. What a year.

astro · Jul 31, 2018

Just pure hokey. I never enjoyed it, and the added context as mentioned many times ITT (BBs) makes it even worse.

CrankyJay · Jul 31, 2018

MetroidPrimeRib said:
It's a baby boomer jerk off session celebrating their garbage culture and American conservatism which is the worst thing to ever happen.

I'm looking forward to your generation's jerk off session.

Heisenberg726 · Jul 31, 2018

WaffleTaco said:
If you hate the movie you are being an edge lord tbh. There's absolutely no reason to hate it.

astro · Jul 31, 2018

WaffleTaco said:
If you hate the movie you are being an edge lord tbh. There's absolutely no reason to hate it.

Don't be such an edgelord.

There is plenty of reason to hate it, tastes differ.

Heisenberg726 · Jul 31, 2018

Infernostew said:
Dumb Boomer conservative propaganda that rewards the idiot character who only does what he's told yet condemns the character who breaks the status quo and gives her AIDS. "Trash" "garbage" "dogshit" "cringeworthy" crap.

So...if a hippy dies...it's immediately conservative propaganda? Does every story need to have liberals succeed to be good?

I'm a liberal, yet I don't give a shit about this.

There's nothing even suggesting that Jenny is a liberal. She's just a free spirit hippy.

Thurston Last · Jul 31, 2018

CrankyJay said:
I'm looking forward to your generation's jerk off session.

It will be hilarious because he will be talking about how Gen Z v2 or whatever is ruining everything, while Gen Z says Millennials ruined the country and all of their media is self masturbatory problematic garbage.

MetroidPrimeRib · Jul 31, 2018

CrankyJay said:
I'm looking forward to your generation's jerk off session.

Yeah that's called Ready Player One which caught way more shit for its garbage politics then Forrest Gump ever did or will.

We cant reminisce about our Vietnam because it's never gonna end. We cant even get any good movies out of it. Were also too saddled with debt and being crushed under late capitalism for anything to wax nostalgic about history wise. Wonder whose fault that is

Forrest Gump is wistfully reminiscing about a generation and way of thought that had everything laid out for them and all the socialist security nets they hate so much that they used to bounce off of and then immediately destroy every last one of them because they were too racist.

captive · Jul 31, 2018

since *some* people are edgelords.

I've noticed this trend on forums and even sports radio, where its cool to hate on things that are widely considered to be classics. Shit there was a thread here the other day someone was shitting all over Jaws.

Sande · Jul 31, 2018

Interesting how some keep complaining about the Murica masturbation, while others point out parts that were clearly critical of America at the time.

Heisenberg726 said:
So...if a hippy dies...it's immediately conservative propaganda? Does every story need to have liberals succeed to be good?

I'm a liberal, yet I don't give a shit about this.

There's nothing even suggesting that Jenny is a liberal. She's just a free spirit hippy.

This is the issue with reading too much into things. Everything that happens has to be some grand commentary on something.

Deleted member 2171 · Jul 31, 2018

Know how annoying the Waluigi meme is? That was Forrest Gump after it's release. It was fucking quoted nonstop

astro · Jul 31, 2018

captive said:
since *some* people are edgelords.

I've noticed this trend on forums and even sports radio, where its cool to hate on things that are widely considered to be classics. Shit there was a thread here the other day someone was shitting all over Jaws.

Or... you're just more sensitive to these opinions because they're rarer? Doesn't mean it's "cool" to hate, which is always a pretty strange assessment considering there has always been/will always bee a minority of people who hate a popular thing for legitimate reasons.

Deleted member 32374 · Jul 31, 2018

I've seen it too many times. On TV as kid. Watched it at summer camp as a kid. On TV in highschool. Watched and was actually quizzed on it in High School. GF made me watch it in college.

I'm done with it. Beyond just the boomer circlejerk aspect I've just seen it too many damn times.

WaffleTaco · Jul 31, 2018

astro said:
Don't be such an edgelord.

There is plenty of reason to hate it, tastes differ.

I think the worst thing that I could see someone complaining about it that A) it's not realistic B) it's too sappy/sentimental.

This is the first I've heard comments about how it's conservative baby boomer jerkoff material. Most people just watch the film and think "that's really cool he was involved with so many incidents." Also I find it kind of disheartening that we are calling the main character an idiot and a bunch of other things. Forrest is almost mentally disabled, and it's not a good look to insult his intelligence.

astro · Jul 31, 2018

WaffleTaco said:
I think the worst thing that I could see someone complaining about it that A) it's not realistic B) it's too sappy/sentimental.

This is the first I've heard comments about how it's conservative baby boomer jerkoff material. Most people just watch the film and think "that's really cool he was involved with so many incidents." Also I find it kind of disheartening that we are calling the main character an idiot and a bunch of other things. Forrest is almost mentally disabled, and it's not a good look to insult his intelligence.

Still doesn't make your original comment any less ironic, which was my point.

Personally I think it's poorly acted and written, too. And that includes Hank's OTT turn and absurd characterization.

Kill3r7 · Jul 31, 2018

Outside of some hate on IMDb back in the day, about Forrest Gump robbing The Shawshank Redemption and Pulp Fiction of a potential Oscar or two, I haven't heard much else. It is a highly enjoyable movie even if it is not as good as Shawshank or Pulp Fiction.

Maledict · Jul 31, 2018

I've disliked it since I first saw it.

Its an incredibly USA centric movie that glorifies a particular generation and time period in a way that is massively dishonest. It also Has some extremely unpleasant themes around his long time girlfriend that don't make for good re-watching.

It's a celebration of ignorance and USA jingoism.

Praxis · Jul 31, 2018

I really like the film. The right wing reaching is embarrassing, it's just a goofy film and people have projected onto it their own politics.

I also love Pulp Fiction and Shawshank is a favourite of mine. Couldn't give a single fuck about who wins at the Oscars (or any awards) to be honest.

TinfoilHatsROn · Jul 31, 2018

My god it's so shallow. At a certain point it's like a broken record repeating the same type of event over and over until it just ends with the kid. And so motherfucking long. Wasn't it like 2 hours or so? I'd forgive it if it wasn't so damn repetitive. A fucking 2 hour hallmark special.

That's not to say the movie on its own is fucking garbage or worthless, it's just overrated IMO.

I enjoyed it when I was a dumb teen and then rewatched years later... Boy did it not hold up as well. I mean the politics might not help but I wasn't thinking about that when I rewatched it.

astro · Jul 31, 2018

Praxis said:
The right wing reaching is embarrassing, it's just a goofy film and people have projected onto it their own politics.
.

This isn't true, though, it definitely has it's own embarrassing political leaning.

Mass Effect · Jul 31, 2018

I do like the movie, but it's annoying being from Alabama given that it was basically an annual tradition to watch it at school. So it wore out its welcome pretty quickly.

Not to mention the conservative slant (or both-sidesism at best) it has.

Thurston Last said:
It will be hilarious because he will be talking about how Gen Z v2 or whatever is ruining everything, while Gen Z says Millennials ruined the country and all of their media is self masturbatory problematic garbage.

Funny, I don't see anyone saying that about Gen X'ers. I don't recall Boomers saying the Silent Generation ruined everything (no, they're too busy bitching about Millennials instead).

Boomers getting hate because they deserve hate.

Haloid1177 · Jul 31, 2018

It beat Pulp Fiction out for Best Picture.

I can't forgive that.

Deception · Jul 31, 2018

Heromanz said:
Is one of the greatest movies ever created

Exactly and ignore anybody who says differently.
Jenny is trash though

The Watcher · Jul 31, 2018

I don't personally hate it, but I would understand why some people do.

Wait... Since when do people hate Forrest Gump?

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