20 Things You Somehow Missed In Forrest Gump
6. Forrest Has Grazed Hands The Day After Punching Wesley
Sometimes the smallest, slightest, most insignificant details can mean a lot, if only because they show that the filmmakers were really paying attention.
Case in point, you'll remember when Jenny's abusive boyfriend Wesley (Geoffrey Blake) slaps her at the Black Panther meetup, prompting Forrest to fly into a blind rage and punch his lights out.
In a small but notable feat of continuity, when Jenny leaves the next morning and Forrest hugs her goodbye, we can see minor cuts and grazes on his hands from where he put them to use.
90% of filmmakers probably wouldn't even think to include such a minute detail that basically nobody would ever notice, and yet, there it is.