Perhaps one of the most overrated movies I have ever seen. I fear for a society that adores and embraces a movie without looking beyond the surface. This movie is, at its core, a celebration of mediocrity. Sort of like the current popularity of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," (which lets the average person feel smart because they can answer easy questions) this movie is designed to make the average person feel great about themselves for being nothing more than average, just like Forrest.

I agree with the comments that infer a fascist or totalitarian subtext to this movie. This movie is designed to sedate the viewer into feeling as if the world is fine and dandy just the way it is, and that they too, without doing anything at all to improve, educate or enlighten themselves, can be a "success" without trying. A satisfied public is easy to control, for better or for worse . . .