Posted on 01/25/2021 5:41:44 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants
I don’t think Jenny ever assumed a pathologic obsession to destroy Forrest. That is where the analogy breaks down.
Glad you liked that film and I’ll leave it at that...
Forrest Gump is a movie. It is not real life. It may well be someone’s dream of real life, but it is clearly not reality.
If we simply see this human relationship as a sort of metaphor for Right and Left America, we can see what a one-way street the relationship is. The right is tolerant and wants union and compromise. That's not just talk. We really want to work with the people who disagree with us. The Left, on the other hand, keeps screwing everything up and just hates us more and more because they are so sure they're right about everything. They don't want to work with us. They want to destroy us. Because, you know, we're the problem.
In light of recent events, this movie has taken on a new meaning for me.
The writer left out she was sexually abused by her dad when she was young.
Right. Modern feel-good fairy tale at best.
Then I noticed all the deadfall from recent storms in the woods all around. I realized that all of this would make good firewood eventually. Also, live trees continue to grow.
The question I have is whether or not the trees are growing fast enough to replenish the firewood we are burning. I would venture to say that growth of trees is in excess of the firewood being burned in America.
In fact, if every household in America burned two cords of firewood each year, we would likely still not run out of trees and trees would continue to grow in excess of firewood supply even with that kind of usage.
it’s like a box of chocolates
Now, Jenny would have an OnlyFans account and would feel “empowered.” /sarc
Unfortunately, Jenny has gone mainstream in today’s society.
Lol...and Lieutenant Dan made sure Forrest was an early investor in Apple, so he would now be beholden to the ChiComs.
You are both correct. How would in have turned out if Jenny had obsessively tried to destroy Forrest spiritually, emotionally, legally, and financially? I think that Forrest would have eventually turned his back on her as he could not forget what she had done to him.
Ummm, okay. What does this have to do with the topic?
“For me, the same thing happened with Mr Robot on Amazon Prime. I watched a couple of episodes in 2020 and lost interest. Then January 6th happened. I’m now halfway through season 3 and at the edge of my seat.”
I loved that series when it first came on. I really enjoyed the first season. However, I lost interest in the first couple of episodes of season 2. That’s good to know that you are enjoying it. I will have to give it another try.
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I had to ignore the “Trump” part. That’s all I’m gonna say.
Yes, if Jenny never had deep-seated anger, resentment and jealousy towards Forrest, it would have been an accurate description.
My takeaway was that Forrest was the most intelligent character in the movie ... by far.
My takeaway was that Forrest lead a simple life, worked hard, did what he said he would do and always did the right thing.
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