How could you forget the King of Cool?
He may not have seen war, but he served in the USMC...
Posted on 05/10/2008 2:40:07 PM PDT by paltz
No offense taken at all. I like chatting with you. :)
Moreso, I meant how the abuse as a child effected her decisions. She was always looking for “Daddy” because she had such a bad one.
Forrest (Goodness & Unconditional Love) was right in front of her all along, but she had to search far and wide and finally DIE due to her choices (she did die of HIV/AIDS; that’s kind of glossed over in the movie. Couldn’t upset the Hollyweird Crowd, I guess.)
That’s another social ill that’s way too prevalent in our society to this day. When a daughter doesn’t have a functioning “Dad” she goes looking for one in all the wrong places.
Maybe I think about this movie/story too much, but man, it hits all the high points, doesn’t it?
Don’t get me started on ‘The Shipping News’ or ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ two other favorites that I’ve probably over-analyzed to death, LOL! ‘The Reader’ by Bernhard Schlink is another favorite “morality play” of mine. It was a little racy, but it held the interest of my 17 year old at the time and after I got approval from his teacher, he got an “A” on his book report. It was another great conversation starter. (Holocaust)
James Arness...just to add ;)
Ummm....he went. Where’s your hate of this guy coming from?
Cool...thanks for that link.
That’s been the story of FR as of late.....i understand people’s frustration with politics...some need to give FR a rest for a while ;)
Thank you Diana, and I appreciate the honorable mention of your other reading favorites.
You take care.
Not really an actor, but Oliver Stone is a Vietnam Vet.
Quoting from Wiki, he "was wounded twice in action. His personal awards include the Bronze Star with "V" device for valor for "extraordinary acts of courage under fire", and the Purple Heart with one Oak Leaf Cluster."
God bless you, Soldier! (tears starting)
What a perfect postscript to a fine film!
:^)
How could you forget the King of Cool?
He may not have seen war, but he served in the USMC...
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Actually, it was Elvis who picked up the unique knee movement he used on stage from Forrest, who was having difficulty dancing because of the braces on his legs.
It's amazing how much Humphrey's hasn't changed from his younger self!
The list was for actors that did see combat, not just served; though that list is long too. At least in days gone by.
Most of those guys you list are dead. But back in the day there were, in fact dozens. We were a different country then.
I didn’t think about Dye or Ermey.
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