Original artwork, not a still
Dear God, make me a bird so I can fly far, far away from here.
— Forrest Gump ‧ 1994
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
This is a desperate wish to be transformed entirely, to shed a difficult present situation by becoming something free enough to simply leave it behind. Turning into a bird here stands for the kind of total escape that ordinary means can't offer, a longing for flight rather than just relief.
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