Redemption and Love of a Silly Child —— Forrest Gump

"If I were a former philosopher and came to today's world, what would I miss most? It must be these six words: kindness, wealth and nobility. " Mr. Zhou's words have resonated with countless people.

I found something similar to Forrest Gump in the movie Forrest Gump: kindness, simplicity and nobility.

Forrest Gump is simple because of kindness. After enlisting in the army, Forrest Gump came to Vietnam. On a mission, their platoon was ambushed. Forrest Gump's first reaction was to run. After running out of the jungle, he found that other comrades did not run out. Out of a good instinct, regardless of his own safety, he rushed into the war-torn jungle again without hesitation and rescued one comrade after another.

Forrest Gump is simple and noble. In order to fulfill his promise to Babu, a friend who died in battle, Forrest Gump retired and rented a shrimp boat to start a business career. At first, it was difficult for him to catch shrimp. After a natural disaster, his shrimp boat miraculously survived, so he made a lot of money later. However, instead of being enslaved by money, he gave half of his property to Babu's mother and let Captain Dan run the company and live in seclusion.

In the movie, Forrest Gump's story has always been inseparable from "running".

When he was a child, in order to avoid being bullied by other children, he listened to his friend Jenny and learned to run. Later, because he ran fast, he was admitted to the university football team and was received by the principal. On the battlefield, because he ran fast, Forrest Gump saved his own life and the lives of other comrades. After Jenny left without saying goodbye, Forrest Gump became a celebrity on TV because running saved Jenny.

In fact, Forrest Gump's "running" is a symbol, symbolizing a person's cherish of life and efforts to survive.

Forrest Gump's IQ is only 75. From a scientific point of view, a "fool" like Forrest Gump is naturally different from normal people in intelligence. However, sometimes we will find that they seem to have extraordinary insight, and their "stupidity" may be the external embodiment of great wisdom.

Writer Loy wrote such a person in the novel "The Dust Settles":

The second young master of Maggie's toast family is a mixed-race Chinese and Tibetan. His father was born with his mother after drinking too much. After he was born, everyone thought he was a fool, and even his mother gradually became disappointed with him. However, sometimes he is quite clever. He has a keen insight into everyone around him, even everything. He seems to have some special functions, but he is regarded as a fool by everyone, but he has several premonitions of the arrival of guests, the accident in the official village and the appearance of revenge killers.

I have written such a sentence before: "As long as you go there, spare no effort." I think Forrest Gump and the second young master are such people, who don't ask about tomorrow and don't miss the past, just like plants in the desert, calm and simple.

Some people regard Forrest Gump as an inspirational film, which I don't think is appropriate. Inspirational stories should be realized through personal efforts, and Forrest Gump's success mostly comes from talent, so it is not an inspirational film. The charm of movies lies in the sense of closeness. The image of "Forrest Gump" is deeply rooted in people's hearts because Forrest Gump has maintained a childlike innocence from beginning to end, and each of us has had a childhood. We like Forrest Gump, in fact, we miss the dreamy purity and sincerity of the past.

I think, just like The Dust Settles, the film satirizes the unscrupulous "smart people" in the real world by depicting Forrest Gump, a lucky man with mental retardation, and tells us these stubborn "stupid children":

Don't take it hard, God has his own plans, and God loves silly children!