> I find it interesting you call Forrest Gump > anti-intellectual, as I've heard others say that as well. I > often wondered why though. The main character isn't > intelligent, isn't even average, but I never saw the film as > saying 'dumb is good'.
I have a feeling that it garners that sort of reaction is because he (not being intelligent) succeeds FAR more than anyone else around him who has more brain cells For the sake of some of the situations, it works well, but then it's just taken too far at points He might be the poster-child for "you don't have to be smart to do well" in a fictional sort of way, but it's almost as though "if you're smart, then this idiot will do better than you" Just my 2 cents ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com
