Reply #97: That wasn't the movie [View All]

[sandnsea]

Forrest was always aware of what was going on around him, from the time he was very little and the principal came out of the house with his mother. Forrest didn't judge, that's all. It was also a story of taking advantage of exactly what you had and exactly what was put in front of you, becaue you didn't pre-judge outcomes and lived by commitments. He had a limited capacity so he didn't overthink things, but that doesn't mean he didn't have a capacity to feel and care. He showed that throughout the movie, he wouldn't have saved Bubba if he didn't care. Not being hard on himself because he was different would be part of his not judging, but it doesn't mean he wouldn't want better for his child, the way all parents do. The way he did for Jenny and Lt. Dan. I think you missed the point of the movie, it wasn't ignorance is bliss, if that's what you thought.