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Dear God, make me a bird... (Original Post) Uncle Joe Aug 14 OP
Two great performances by those kids. Xavier Breath Aug 14 #1
I thought so too. Uncle Joe Aug 14 #2
P.S. I also thought the symbolism was powerful Uncle Joe Aug 15 #3
What is this from? bif Aug 16 #4
"Forrest Gump" Uncle Joe Aug 16 #5

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3. P.S. I also thought the symbolism was powerful
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 02:47 AM
Aug 15

Last edited Fri Aug 15, 2025, 03:22 AM - Edit history (1)

in this scene. The cornfield being three things at once, sustenance, shelter, and prison while the birds were freedom.

Finally, the bottle of whiskey carried by her abusing parent could've been distilled from this same cornfield to its most toxic form during his childhood which consumed him. Symbolic of the potential for the victim to become the abuser.

That's my deep dive analysis.

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