{"id":231265,"date":"2021-04-10T06:08:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T06:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=231265"},"modified":"2021-04-11T07:18:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T07:18:16","slug":"the-hidden-messages-in-forrest-gump-about-america-and-its-destiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=231265","title":{"rendered":"The Hidden Messages in \u201cForrest Gump\u201d About America and Its Destiny"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Forrest Gump is a classic movie about a simpleton who goes on to accomplish great things. However, through powerful symbolism, the movie tells a much bigger story about the opposing forces that shape America\u2019s destiny.<\/h4>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Vigilant Citizen \u2013 April 9, 2021<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h4><em>Forrest Gump<\/em> is one of those movies that needs no introduction. Ever since it was released in 1994, the movie became an instant classic which is now deeply ingrained in popular culture. Proof: Over 25 years later, we still hear people doing the \u201clife is a box of chocolates\u201d line with a bad Alabama accent.<\/h4>\n<h4>Directed by Robert Zemeckis, <em>Forrest Gump<\/em> is based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. However, the movie differs greatly from the book as key details were reshaped to tell a narrative and powerful symbols were infused to turn the story into a massive allegory.<\/h4>\n<h4>As its name stipulates, <em>Forrest Gump<\/em> revolves around the life of a slow-witted yet kind-hearted man from Alabama who goes on to accomplish great things. In fact, he ends up taking part in most major events in American history between the 1950s and the 1980s.<\/h4>\n<h4>That\u2019s a lot of accomplishments for one person. That\u2019s because Forrest Gump represents more than a single person. He represents a force, a spirit that characterized America, defined its people, and fueled its history.<\/h4>\n<h4>There\u2019s also another force that defined American history. And it is represented by Jenny, Forrest\u2019s lifelong friend who ultimately becomes his wife. Through their tumultuous relationship, the movie compares the history of the United States to a feather that is transported by contrary winds. Is it all random? Or is there an ultimate destiny?<\/h4>\n<h4>Here\u2019s a look at the profound symbolic meaning of the movie\u2019s characters.<\/h4>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Run Forrest, Run<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vigilantcitizen.com\/moviesandtv\/the-hidden-messages-in-forrest-gump-about-america-and-its-destiny\/\">Continues \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vigilant Citizen examines the veiled symbolism in Forrest Gump and finds a bigger story about the forces that shape America\u2019s destiny<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":231266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61,25,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-231265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-Commentary","category-The_Media","category-The_Unexplained_esoteric_and_hidden_knowledge"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/127"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=231265"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":231268,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231265\/revisions\/231268"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/231266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=231265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=231265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=231265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}