The date's still nonsense because Apple didn't even have a product yet, let alone have the Lisa in development. (That started in 1978, and changed tracks drastically later on.)
Forrest Gump's Apple stock investment
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The date's still nonsense because Apple didn't even have a product yet, let alone have the Lisa in development. (That started in 1978, and changed tracks drastically later on.)
andythinkpad
Member
OP do you know little Forrest jr grew up to see death people?
ryutaro's mama
Member
I know, right?!?
Yeah, I mean where is the real archived footage of Gump shaking JFK's hand!?!
This whole this was FAKE!
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I think that was actually a thread a few months ago.
Holy shit it's a movie. How do you know where apple was in that movie universe? Maybe they started earlier because they saw forest pull his pants down on tv?
you dont know what a plot hole is
yeah she's a legit POS most of the movie
you dont know what facetiousness or sarcasm is
1.21Gigawatts
Banned
I found his ping pong skills way more unrealistic.
What about it?
There was a thread on it 2 months ago: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1355008
Heck yeah! It's been awhile.
SocksAndShoes
Banned
And those stocks took off and Forrest Grump changed his name to Donald Trump and the rest is American history.
Forrest is too smart to be Trump, and actually served in the military
You don't know how to properly portray either of those things.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Ged outta here scumbag
SocksAndShoes
Banned
To be fair it would have been hard for Trump to operate a firearm with those tiny hands.
Yes, but like, just like back then, i don't get it, did people thought the moive was portraying her as good?
I mean it's central to the story that she's a broken, horrible person.
That's not what the above means at all. It means the investors who owned Apple prior to the IPO made a ton of cash selling their shares at the iPO. Anyone who bought shares at the IPO would only make money if the value of those shares increased.
GAF really is a weird place at times
holy crap, read the rest of the thread
If i recall correctly, Bubba's mom didn't get any of the apple money, just the shrimping money, she'd still be rich tho.
That's another thing, Forrest doesn't have to worry about money due to the tandem of apple stock AND the shrimping company, so even if apple fell down during the 90's, he'd still be rich.
biggersmaller
Banned
Forest Gump the character is great. The movie is dumb.
They shoulda just stuck to it being a movie about a guy who went Vietnam and started a started a shrimp company.
Did being the inspiration for Elvis, telling the president he has to pee, and calling Apple Computer a fruit company make the movie better?
They shoulda just stuck to it being a movie about a guy who went Vietnam and started a started a shrimp company.
Did being the inspiration for Elvis, telling the president he has to pee, and calling Apple Computer a fruit company make the movie better?
I think someone mentioned it earlier in this thread, but I think the movie struck the right tone at the right time with the right audience. I think if this movie were released in 2017 it would have been shrugged off.
okay so you definitely didn't ruin my day at all. I'm just saying don't get angry that you're misfire drew this response. You overanalyzed the shit out of the movie. You say you were kidding now, and you probably were, but it looks like you're bailing on it given the response from the thread.
It's a thread that got people discussing some nuance of the movie and you just sound like a bitter shit-poster. Now do you want to participate in the discussion about the movie or critique me?
Yes, it's a humurous movie, the sheer absurdity of writing Gump into all these situations is what makes the movie entertaining.
Hell, i refused to watch the movie for long cause i thought it was some sort of serious drama oscar bait bullshit, i didn't give it a shot until a buddy sold it to me as a comedy movie and it wasn't disappointing.
MisterHero
Super Member
Underrated post
relax
I'll take that as a no, then.
I'll gladly talk some gump. I love that movie. i don't think the hate it gets is fair. The story is fun, and tom hanks absolutely crushes the shit out of that performance.
edit- i wasn't being a bitter shitposter, I'm trying to explain to you why it got that reaction from a lot of people.
Alright. I'm sorry.
It's one of my favorite movies, and also it's one of those movies when I see it on TV I'll watch it from that point on until the end.
My assertion that this was a plothole was meant to be as absurd as basically every other historical premise in this movie. I can see how that probably fell flat.
uncelestial
Member
It's an awful movie and not worth thinking about this much.
Exhibit US Values: You will fall ass backwards into fortune and fame no matter how stupid you are.
Get involved with the counterculture: You will *literally* catch AIDS, and die.
Utter trash.
Exhibit US Values: You will fall ass backwards into fortune and fame no matter how stupid you are.
Get involved with the counterculture: You will *literally* catch AIDS, and die.
Utter trash.
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
You shut your whore mouth. Field of Dreams is a national treasure.
No worries no worries. I do the same thing when it's on. I basically am like yeah i'll watch this scene... and then i watch the whole thing.
wow what a horrible analysis. Cringing right now.
edit- had to say it. Jennies aids were not a result of counter culture. It was her rampant drug abuse, which came as a result of her depression from the years of abuse at her fathers hands.
Could be a carrier as far as we know.
A Link to the Past
Banned
Another plot hole: we never saw Forrest Gump on TV in reality
uncelestial
Member
MisterHero
Super Member
Forrest Gump lives on Earth 36587. Or Earth 36586 for the novel universe.
Our universe's counterpart is Tom Hanks the actor
HIV isn't necessarily passed down through the womb
Hold on, doesn't Forrest meet Tom Hanks in the second book, which is in continuity with the movie?
