I've little time for whiners, which is why the liberals who attack the film make me laugh. they see a simpleton doing what they couldn't, not because he was smarter but because he had greater emotional maturity than they have. The movie itself is a progression; Gump may not have an IQ over 80, but he's got an good sense of the basic idea that you have to work hard to get what you want and be fulfilled. His journey through life is fuller than most of us will experience and in that, the movie is entertaining. After all, had he been stuck in some group home for his life would hardly be worth watching.