He's often seen as a "yes man" and one who isn't "bright enough to make informed choices" according to Smith. The observation is that Forrest Gump isn't really any of the things he's perceived to be, such as a war hero or successful businessman. Kyle Smith from National Review writes about the drearier implications of the film's plot and the underlying messages. So there was a big conflict." Now, we're not entirely sure how that would've been a "funny sequence" given that it sounds irrepressibly sad for the young boy. We had a funny sequence where they were busing in Florida at the same time, so people were angry about either the busing, or kids having to go to school with the kid who had AIDS. Roth described the atmosphere of an era where many people didn't understand the illness saying, "And people wouldn't go to class with him in Florida. The film would, indeed, begin with Forrest coming to terms with the fact that his son has AIDS. Roth actually confirmed with Yahoo! Entertainment that he wrote the script for the sequel film despite the movie never going into production. However, the more surefire result would be that her son also has AIDS which he would've contracted at birth from his mother. There's always the possibility that Jenny contracted the disease after she slept with Forrest - if she continued her drug use before learning that she was pregnant - since the illness is also transferred through shared needles.
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