Forest

Forest is the most lovable movie character of all time. Watching this again, as I am a few years older than I was the first ten times around I was able to pick up on subtleties that I missed earlier and have garnered a new appreciation for the film. To me, Forest is the ultimate representation of the American spirit, he's simple to understand and just wants to be happy.

When watching the movie I couldn't help but take a look at our culture as a whole. First, while Forest is in his leg braces he is seen as a complete outcast and a freak. At this point Jenny enters and shows him the kindness we all deserve. Our society is unforgiving to anybody who could be seen as weak or different.

I love how Forest goes off to fight in Vietnam and the movie shows how much turmoil the country was in back in the states. Even though the US preaches democracy and peace, we ourselves cannot unite over issues both at home or over seas. Other countries must think of us as huge ass holes.