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I'm going to defend the possible conservativeness of Gump here.  Very early on, for example, FG and his best friend Jenny pray for God to save her from her abusive father, and He does.  Later in the movie, Forrest the Soldier is the Good Guy, and the peacenik hippies are clearly the Bad Guys.  As mentioned above, too, Lt Dan doesn't find satisfaction in life until he makes peace with God.  Then there's the scenes where FG goes running, and ends up with a whole crowd of doofus followers, demonstrating the danger of false prophets.  And of course, the character of Jenny throughout the film demonstrates the danger of hedonism.  I don't recall feeling that any of this was mocking religion. (And, not incidentally, FG isn't a "retard" or an idiot--his character is that of the proverbial Innocent)--[[User:PeteVan|PeteVan]] 14:33, 25 July 2007 (EDT)
 
I'm going to defend the possible conservativeness of Gump here.  Very early on, for example, FG and his best friend Jenny pray for God to save her from her abusive father, and He does.  Later in the movie, Forrest the Soldier is the Good Guy, and the peacenik hippies are clearly the Bad Guys.  As mentioned above, too, Lt Dan doesn't find satisfaction in life until he makes peace with God.  Then there's the scenes where FG goes running, and ends up with a whole crowd of doofus followers, demonstrating the danger of false prophets.  And of course, the character of Jenny throughout the film demonstrates the danger of hedonism.  I don't recall feeling that any of this was mocking religion. (And, not incidentally, FG isn't a "retard" or an idiot--his character is that of the proverbial Innocent)--[[User:PeteVan|PeteVan]] 14:33, 25 July 2007 (EDT)
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::I agree that Gump is a conservative movie. It emphasizes the importance of family (Gump's interaction with his mother and his child) and there are Christian overtones throughout. Yours in Christ--[[User:Eddiec|Eddiec]] 15:28, 25 July 2007 (EDT)
    
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