What do you void listening?

Bruce Springsteen on many an occasion.

Schubert,

If there are any Hollywood producer's reading, for what its worth I would go see a movie based on your life story and how classical music affected it. Imagine the royalties!!!!

If done well, it would register strongly with many folk out there, similar to Forrest Gump but in a fundamentally different way I suspect and might help develop new interests in good music.

Forest Gump is one of my absolute favorite movies. It registers on a fundamental level with many, especially those who lived through the times depicted, but is so much more than a mere nod to pop culture and politics of the time.

"To me it just said ignorance is more honored in the USA than
anywhere else"

Ignorance might be tolerated here more perhaps but surely is not "honored" by most. Two different things.

Gump was not "intelligent" apparently, but seemed to have a nebulous quality, "common sense" perhaps for lack of a better term that still seemed to work for him in a way that probably only could occur in a movie to the extent indicated, but might get some individuals pretty far still in real life.

Being smart and having common sense are two different things.

The latter seemed to more than make up for the former in Gump's case.

One may not be "smart" in measurable terms, but common sense alone might rule out true ignorance.

I read that Gump is a polarizing movie. That alone says a lot....

I relate to the Gump character in many ways.

I was not athletic and bullied somewhat for it as a youth.

I lived in Alabama for a few years.

I have been known to run a lot for no good reason.

Jenny reminds me of an old girlfriend in many ways.

I am a good ping pong player (not as good as Gump.

The historical events depicted in the movie had a big impact on my life as they did many.

My parents died while I was a young adult.

I have kids that are like me in many ways.

I tend to think like the character did and understand his actions.

Not a vet, never shrimped or played college football or owned APple stock though (Microsoft, yes).

Full Metal Jacket is my favorite Vietnam War movie.