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Why is he listed under "Fictional United States Democrats"? Is he established as a Democrat in the novel?
Shouldn't the movie synopsis be under the movie Forrest Gump? --Stoic Squirrel 07:43, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
Shouldn't some mention be made of his running around America? That took up a good portion of the film and one could say is part of his character.
Why is he listed as a Gulf War vet? 12.76.5.200 (talk) 21:55, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
Could someone add a section on just how stupid !! this movie is ? There must be some critics with an IQ over thirty out there ... 210.22.142.82 (talk) 02:12, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
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BetacommandBot (talk) 19:11, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
I believe this article should be broken into two articles
1. Forest Gump the novelization character
2. Forest Gump the movie character
the characters are significantly different could someone do this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Benadamspears (talk • contribs) 04:32, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
To weigh in, I don't think that the character from either the novel or the film deserves precedent. While the character does originate from the novel, due weight should be given to both incarnations, such as how they were intended to be portrayed and how they were received. I think that's the most objective approach, since we can't really argue about the level of content for each incarnation. For all we know, the prominence of the film may have obscure coverage about the novel and its protagonist. Or not. Best way to find out is to make an effort to seek out references in novel-related and film-related resources. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 16:55, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
I don't get why someone put the template that this article needs more sources on the page. Forrest Gump is a fictional film character. I don't think you can get any more information about him other than from the film. Jprulestheworld (talk) 19:59, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Forrest Gump was also a ping-pong player, eventually going to China. This is mentioned as one of his occupations, but it's never described in the section about his life, other than a referral of memorabilia. I think his ping-pong adventures should either gets its own paragraph, or the first two sentences of the Shrimp Boating Captain should be rewritten. As it stands currently, it's too confusing for anyone not having seen the film (or read the novel).
I've seen the movie only once, years ago, and never read the novel, so I don't find myself qualified to write it (otherwise, I would have done so). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.84.146.74 (talk) 14:23, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Why does this article exist? The biography of the character follows the plot of the movie. What information is in this article that is not, or should not be, in the article about the movie? SlowJog (talk) 16:24, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
I concur, this article shouldn't exist, it only covers the movie version and probably should cover only the book version, because there is nothing in this article that the movie shouldn't cover. Maxcardun (talk) 12:40, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
Forrest Gump’s father is listed as “on vacation”, which in the context of the film is a lie. Forrest’s mother was trying to cover up the fact that he is either dead, separated, or missing. It is unclear which was true in the movie, but I thought he was dead. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ted the Generic Guy (talk • contribs) 22:10, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
The redirect Gump, Forrest has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 March 7 § Gump, Forrest until a consensus is reached. AngusW🐶🐶F (bark • sniff) 17:59, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
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