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After being shown Forrest Gump, directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film argues that although someone is deemed as incapable by society, it does not mean they are incapable. When Jenny (Robin Wright) comes to stay with Forrest (Tom Hanks) at his house, Forrest asks her to marry him. She declines his offer by saying that he would not want to marry someone like her. Forrest declares, “I’m not a smart man… but I know what love is.” Forrest is aware that he is not the most perceptive man, but he still understands, and is ultimately capable of love. Forrest wants Jenny to be able to see this. The film also presents to the audience another way in which someone is not incapable because society sees them that way by expressing all of Forrest’s achievements. Forrest meets many of America’s presidents, becomes a CEO of an extremely successful shrimping company, becomes a national hero, is a known celebrity, and then becomes a father. …show more content…

Johnson, and Johnson asks Forrest “America owes you a debt of gratitude, son. Now I understand you were wounded. Where were you hit?” Forrest responds “In the buttocks.” He also meets John F. Kennedy after he became a ping pong champion. The last example of the argument from the film is Lt. Dan’s obvious disdain at being called a cripple. After Lt. Dan has his legs amputated from an injury he sustained in a battle during Vietnam, while he and Forrest are at the hotel room, he tells Forrest, “That's what all these cripples down at the VA talk about: Jesus this and Jesus that, have I found Jesus yet? They even had a priest come and talk to me. He said God is listening and if I found Jesus, I'd get to walk beside him in the kingdom of Heaven. Did you hear what I said? WALK beside him in the kingdom of

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