Destiny_Theme_In_Forrest_Gump

Destiny Theme In Forrest Gump The movie Forrest Gump demonstrates the idea of destiny through speech and actions of characters. Three different interpretations of destiny are revealed by three different people. The movie does a good job of using entertainment to appeal to the viewer and incorporate a hidden meaning at the same time. First, Lt. Dan explains his view on what destiny is. Lt. Dan states, “We all have a destiny. Nothing just happens. We all have a plan.” This means that every person is set to a particular plan for life when he is born. Each person is locked in to how they will live life and how they will die. Lt. Dan believes he was cheated out of his destiny. He should have died in the war just like his father and grandfathers before him, but Forrest cheated him out of dying. Life after that was very meaningless and non-fulfilling until later in the movie when he changes his views. Lt. Dan’s theory of destiny is the people are given a plan in life when they are born into the world. Next, Forrest’s mother states her opinion on the idea of destiny. destiny, forrest, life, movie, lt, dan, forrest’s, out, mother, idea, people, best, very, time, theme, states, plan, person, own, never, meaning, just, jenny, help, different, deal, cheated, became, around, years, way, took, three, though, theory