Robin Wright, who performed Jenny Curran in Forrest Gump, is lastly addressing the controversy over her character. Wright, alongside together with her co-star Tom Hanks, spoke with The New York Instances whereas selling their upcoming movie Right here. Within the interview revealed on Friday, November 1, the actress admitted that she performed “sort of an anti-feminist position” in Forrest Gump.
“No! It’s not about that. Folks have stated she’s a Voldemort to Forrest. I wouldn’t select that as a reference, however she was sort of egocentric,” she added. Her character, Jenny, was Forrest Gump’s (Hanks) childhood greatest pal, who the title character stays in love with all through the decade-spanning movie.
They crossed paths a number of occasions of their maturity and even had a baby, but she remained promiscuous and was finally recognized with terminal sickness. “I don’t suppose it’s a punishment that she will get AIDS. She was so promiscuous — that was the selfishness that she did to Forrest,” the actress defined.
He was in love together with her from day one however she stored working away, indulging in medicine, or hooking up with a Black Panther as an alternative of reciprocating. “After which she will get sick and says, ‘That is your youngster. However I’m dying,’” Wright added. The movie concludes with the title character taking of Jenny till her demise and Forrest taking their son to high school.
Overlooking the anti-feminist side, the movie narrates one of many “sweetest” on-screen love tales. It left a exceptional legacy, earned a number of accolades, together with six Academy Awards, and gave credibility to its lead stars. Wright admitted that she’ll all the time really feel sentimental concerning the movie, not as a result of it’s nice however as a result of it was an amazing expertise working with the group.
Forrest Gump has crossed its 30-year mark, however its memorable strains like “Run, Forrest, run!” and “Life is sort of a field of sweets” have develop into a few of the most used popular culture references. The movie’s leads and director, Robert Zemeckis, reunited for an additional movie, Right here, which goals to inform a narrative that spans most of historical past.
Right here, a slice-of-a-life drama, is at present working in theaters.