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Forrest Gump on TV last night reduced the nation to a sobbing wreck

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Jun 15th 2014, 10:43 AM 3,151 Views 2 Comments

FORREST GUMP WAS on Channel 4 last night.

What does this mean? It means that across Ireland and the UK, anyone who WASN’T watching the World Cup was basically sobbing and hugging a sofa cushion while dribbling snot.

This girl was the exception.

Just finished watching Forrest Gump... Holding in the tears 😟😝
— Hattie (@Hatts97) June 15, 2014

Source: Hattie/Twitter

Because most people were just like:

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Forrest Gump is one of those films that I can watch over an over again and still ball my eyes out.
— Izzy (@Izzy_Poppy) June 14, 2014

Source: Izzy/Twitter

As a communal experience, it was way better than the World Cup.

Ballin my eyes out at Forrest Gump while everyone's watching the World Cup.. I know how to live
— blue (@sianblewitt) June 14, 2014

Source: lupae/Twitter

Things reached their height at a particular moment. SPOILER ALERT.

Source: Trustlifetoday

Jenny just died! Gibbering wreck!#ForrestGump
— Craig (@craigwoods_uk) June 14, 2014

Source: Wifey once more/Twitter

Forrest Gump is on and Jenny is dying ;_;
— Luke (@_helluloid) June 14, 2014

Source: lewk/Twitter

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But then, maybe crying at Forrest Gump is a GOOD thing.

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Maybe it’s what makes us human.

I hope there will never be a day that I don't raise a tear at the end of Forrest Gump
— Steve Nisbet (@Nibb) June 15, 2014

Source: Steve Nisbet/Twitter

THIS IS LIVING.

Source: Huffingtonpost

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Forrest Gump on TV last night reduced the nation to a sobbing wreck