gpw mentioned her hate on for Jenny in Forrest Gump and now I'm angry all over again.
I hate Jenny. Forrest and Jenny was like peas and carrots if carrots hated your ass and constantly thought of you as a pity case she could run back to whenever shit carrots brought on herself went bad.
"Not gonna lie; I kind of keep expecting you to post one day that you threw down on someone who clearly had no idea that today was NOT THEIR DAY." ~dontcallmeshirley
Oh and I always cry when he asks if little Forrest is normal, if everything is okay. The worry and panic on his face, you spent the whole movie thinking he's pretty oblivious but in that moment, you know he noticed and felt everything and he didn't want that for his baby.
Downer on the Jenny hate - she was sexually, physically, and mentally abused as a child. Her only friend was Forrest. When she escaped she tried to leave everything behind including Forrest, but always had a soft spot for him. In the end, he was her anchor and she had to grow to realize that. It's part of her character development for the story. Everyone that Forrest meets has their own demons to slay. For Jenny her associations with Forrest is one of them.
In short, she doesn't bug me and I don't hate her.
I know Jenny's background. It explains but doesn't excuse all the other shit, like the Black Panther party, and the hot mess outside of her college dorm room. It doesn't explain why she didn't tell Forrest they had baby.
Downer on the Jenny hate - she was sexually, physically, and mentally abused as a child. Her only friend was Forrest. When she escaped she tried to leave everything behind including Forrest, but always had a soft spot for him. In the end, he was her anchor and she had to grow to realize that. It's part of her character development for the story. Everyone that Forrest meets has their own demons to slay. For Jenny her associations with Forrest is one of them.
In short, she doesn't bug me and I don't hate her.
ditto. she was a troubled soul and had major self-hatred. forrest was the only good thing in her life and she didn't think she deserved him.
Yeah, I'm not buying that she didn't think she deserved Forrest. And even so, certainly she thought her kid deserved Forrest, right? Except homegirl didn't show up until she was ready to kick the bucket, did she?
Jenny made some really bad decisions but given what she went through I can't hate on her for them.
Kids who experience that type of trauma often act out particularly towards the ones they love most because their parent(s) who should have loved them the most hurt them so love becomes something that can't be trusted and frightening.
She had dad issues so i can understand why she wouldnt be comfortable w/a dad around her kid. Plus she might not have thought he could have taken care of him. Its all very I Am Sam at the end.
See I never got that vibe. I always felt that she wanted a fresh start for herself and the baby away from the small town that likely is way to judge about her background and when she knew she was ill realized she had to deal for many reasons. plus she had to be aware he was more then financially able to hire a nanny if needed.
My mom has a borderline unhealthy emotional involvement with Forrest Gump. She wishes he was a real person. She gets overly invested in the movie. So my sister and I have made a game of asking her uncomfortable questions about Forrest -- If they were all dying and Forrest could only save one person would he save Mama Gump, Bubba or Jenny? My personal favorite is: Do you think Jenny gave Forrest HIV? To which we get a "GIRLS! We're not going to talk about that!"
I assumed Jenny had HIV, but is it stated anywhere in the movie that's what she has? I do wonder about that part. How did she get it? Was it drugs? Sleeping around? How long did she have it? Would the little boy have it?
I thought the movie did such a great job setting up her character, and the end is just... whomp whomp. It makes no sense for her character development.
I assumed Jenny had HIV, but is it stated anywhere in the movie that's what she has? I do wonder about that part. How did she get it? Was it drugs? Sleeping around? How long did she have it? Would the little boy have it?
I thought the movie did such a great job setting up her character, and the end is just... whomp whomp. It makes no sense for her character development.
At one part, Jenny says something like, "Forrest, I'm sick. They don't know what it is." and it just sort of becomes obvious that it's HIV because it's supposed to be like 1982. I never had a problem with that part of the character arch, because it's not like most people in that time frame really had a great understanding of how HIV was contracted, so why would it be explained?
"Not gonna lie; I kind of keep expecting you to post one day that you threw down on someone who clearly had no idea that today was NOT THEIR DAY." ~dontcallmeshirley