How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Forrest Gump.
Quote #1
MRS. GUMP: If God wanted everybody to be the same, he'd have given us all braces on our legs.
Forrest's mom is convinced that her son is special and that God has a plan for him. Braces, low IQ? It's all just a sign that Forrest is special. Okay, maybe. Or, maybe treating Forrest like he's special ends up making him special—no God involved.
Quote #2
JENNY: Dear God, make me a bird so I can fly far, far, far away from here.
As a little girl, Jenny begs God to turn her into a bird so she can fly away from home, probably because Jenny's father is a sicko who assaults her and her sisters. Our question: why doesn't Jenny think she can ask God to take her father away?
Quote #3
FORREST: Momma always said God is mysterious.
Forrest decides that God is mysterious after God answers Jenny's prayers by having the police come to take her away from her father so she can live in safety with her grandmother. To us, this seems like the state finally doing something right rather than any divine intervention, but who is to say God didn't send the police? We sure wouldn't.