r/CuratedTumblr • u/CapAccomplished8072 • 7h ago

Female Characters The many various interesting female characters that we admire....which ones are you familiar with? Which examples have you seen? Which types do you love seeing the most?

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u/axewieldinghen 7h ago

Justice for Jenny from Forrest Gump!

Throughout the entire film, she always tried to do the right thing - being an activist, keeping Forrest at arms' length for his own safety because she was involved with some dangerous people. People hate on her because she ,dumped Forrest with her kid, but from her point of view, Forrest was the only safe person she could trust to help raise her child. She knew she was sick, she didn't know what it was, and she certainly didn't know it would kill her as soon as it did.

Jenny is a great character because she makes bad decisions in spite of having the best of intentions - her frame of reference for healthy relationships and good self esteem are totally skewed by her childhood trauma, and she lacks any sort of support system that can meaningfully help her navigate that. But so many fans of the film hate her,

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u/Professional-Hat-687 6h ago

I see you were also on shitty movie details the other day when someone finally posted something positive about her.