I Just Felt Like Running

Forrest Gump, a movie released in 1994 has one of the best running scene I have ever seen. It also has one of the famous quotes in movie. "Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."   It reflect upon the uncertainties in life. It also won Tom Hanks a second Best Actor in the Oscars consecutively after Philadelphia. 

Forrest Gump is a simple man with a low IQ but good intentions. He is running through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His 'mama' teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny.  However, when Jenny leaves him he has deal with the loss of his true love. His solution was to "run".

The scene was funny and yet a lot of life lessons into one scene. The funny quotes are "Shit Happens" and "Have a Nice Day". When he was asked why did he run, he just answered "I just felt like running".  At end of the scene, he finally realised why he ran, he says "Mama says you have to put your past behind you before you can move on". And then he stop running. In the movie he was supposed to have ran continuously for more than 3 years.

There are a few great songs in this scene also.
Running on Empty by Jackson Browne
Go your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac
Against The Wind by Bob Seger. This is one of my favorite song after so many years. Probably because of the lyrics of the song.