It's description nearly indefinable by the usual standards of movie-making. ... This is perhaps the best overall description of the film, and yet even that is limiting. The movie itself isn't ruled by any conventional plot devices. ... Her life in constant torment, she finds a world of sex and drug use to deal with her despair which finds her on the brink of suicide. ... The bus scene of Forrest taking off to Vietnam is similar to the scene when Forrest first met Jenny. ...

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The movie revealed that there are other human forces besides reason that determine how one approaches death. ... Another scene where he could have escaped was when he was appreciating nature by admiring the waterfall while standing on the hilltop, while Myron was sleeping. ... On the other hand, another character in the movie was totally terrified of death. ... She was rebellious when she tried to bite off Braddock's hand, then she tried to seduce him through sex to escape death. ... Each of us has been assigned a role in this life, and it is our duty to fulfill the requirements of th...

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The Door' also indicates that while the effects of change may not always be for the best there is always an up side to a negative thing "Go and open the door. ... Changing self can also lead to many new possibilities and paths, bringing out the best and also the worst in a person. Personal change may not always be for the best and does not necessarily lead to a good out come. ... Our understanding of the nature of change and its effects are furthered through the movie Shrek' and Gwen Harwood's poem The Glass Jar'. ... The visual imagery of this scene improves our understa...

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