This movie saved my life 3 years ago. For some context, I got my girlfriend pregnant at 17. We decided to keep it so I dropped out halfway through my junior year and got a job at my family's garage. We had the baby, a beautiful boy, but his mother died during the birth. I was distraught but I was determined to stay strong for my son. Things began to get better but that was cut short when my father died in a car accident. Then, a month after that, my son died in his sleep. It was one of those cases of SIDS, and I'll probably never know the cause. I had nothing left and I wanted to end my own life. I hadn't decided how I would do it, I just knew I would. Some school friends of mine were going to a 20th anniversary re-release of Cast Away and I asked them if I could join them. I knew it could be the last time I saw any of them. I didn't plan on this movie saving my life but it did. It taught me that no matter what life throws at you, no matter how hard it may seem, you gotta keep going. I finished high school online and went to college to study film, which is what I had planned to do before all this happened. I've started seeing a girl, just a few dinner dates so far, and I haven't told her what happened yet, but I will soon. I don't know yet if I want another child and I think it will take me a long time to decide. Those few months I had with my son were the greatest of my entire life, but I never want to experience loss like that again. I keep a photo of him with me wherever I go, and I've purchased the plot next to his grave, so that whenever I do pass, he'll be with me till the end of time. I don't know where life will take me, but I know I would be dead if I hadn't gone to see this movie on Christmas Eve 2020. Thank you Robert Zemeckis, William Broyles Jr. and Tom Hanks. You saved my life.
My Theory is The woman and Chuck are truly Destined to each other. Yes Kelly is Chuck's True Love But I Think The Woman is Chuck's True Soul mate As they say Love Moves is Mysterious Ways..
@@dougcoffey7354 Hi Doug. yes I was a bit taken back by that comment of his....very negative. may I say again she was so pretty and Rip. You have a Happy day.
Agreed - and when I realized it, (when he returns and all the FedEx planes are lined up) it ruined the movie for me - never watched it again and never will.
Truly profound moment. A man deciding his fate standing in the middle of an intersection. I really like that Zemeckis let's us decide on what that fate will be.
The actress is Lari White , a brilliant country artist from Nashville and a friend , sadly we lost her to cancer in January of 2018 , I will miss her :(
Anonymous I My condolences to you for losing your friend, Lari. We only saw her just briefly in this movie, yet this scene is one of the most powerful ever put on film. Indeed, “who knows what the tide may bring in”… Lari is forever tied to this moment. I’m from west Texas myself, and Lari portrays a welcoming yet totally feminine power that is at the core of gals in the Texas Panhandle. I’m glad she played the part.
Lari White made the ending of the movie Castaway. She was wholesome, she was natural and she had an attractiveness that just shone through the country-girl part that she was destined to play. I have literally watched that ending scene a hundred times + and she and Tom Hanks fill me with a sense of JOY that is difficult to put into words. Unfortunately the world lost Lari White on January 23rd 2018 from a battle with cancer. R.I.P. Lari. You will be immortalized by this film.
I have watched this ending scene a number of times over the years. As Tom stands at that dusty intersection, swivelling his eyes in all four directions, it reminds me of a time in my own life when everything I knew came to an end and I had to decide a new existence and future for myself... the old way of doing thing is gone and now you have to re-invent yourself totally.
I agree, great message. The world has so much to offer and there are so many interesting people to meet - maybe even a pretty lady the side of the road :)
I lost my wife to cancer in 2013. Eight years of treatments and remissions of ovarian. Scenes like this resonate deeply with me of course. They speak to us beyond words, which is why there are few spoken. Even her directions are spare. Her manner distinctly friendly yet unintrusive. She seems to sense the situation, as they say. I’m an artist also. Have been all my life. The wings are both obvious yet open to interpretation in her work. The fact that she drives away leaving a wisp of dust “shows the way” whichever way he goes. Her loveliness hangs in the air. Wry honesty too, which both appeals to him and makes him wonder. What comes next? In my case I found love again. A woman that shares my interests, and I hers, as did my first wife. I’ve been at that crossroads. Essentially we’re all there at many points along the way. A sense of wonder is mostly what keeps us going.
0:41 Her exit out of the truck is epic-level. The beautiful smile, the wind in her hair, the bounce out onto the gravel road and her warm, welcoming voice. Perfection!
Tremendous ending. The last few seconds are brilliant. He turns his head first, then squares his stance, settles in to show you that this may just be the right way to go. Then the little head tilt and the big finish with the little smile.
@Samson 92 It was the same as the sign over the Bettina Ranch, where he had just delivered the parcel to. So the parcel was for her. I haven't actually seen the film so I don't know the full story.
@@tombristowe846 The parcel was FROM her. She put the wings on it. At the beginning, the ranch sign supposedly has a different name and it's implied she sent the package to her husband and they divorce in the four years between. Then the dvd extras showed the contents as a satellite phone...
The scoring to this entire movie is breathtaking. It adds so much gravity and heart to a lot of scenes. Of course the acting, the writing, the cast, directing. All of it; phenomenal. Great movie.
I agree ......it was a beginning. I would love to see the continuation of this movie if at all possible. I will guess it will definitely be a welcome romantic story.
Thank you, much appreciated. I saw this when it was first released at a drive-in theater. The sound wasn't very good because of those tiny speakers. I'm going to watch it again, have it bookmarked. Blessings.@@chostany
I lost everything including my entire family a week after turning 18. I was homeless for a short stint. When I got on my feet, I moved into a place and didnt have cable or internet. I didnt have a car, but wanted to attend college...I would walk 2 miles one way every other day to get to class. At home, I watched this movie constantly along with a few others. I'm now a post graduate with a Master's in Public Administration. I have worked multiple admin jobs, trying to help anyone in a bad place like I was. This movie was *my* package with wings. **EDIT:** A year later I came back to watch this clip after I just recently hit a big milestone that I thought I would never reach (I bought my own home after struggling for 2 years). I saw my old comment and was shocked by the likes. I'm not really into clout, but it truly shocked me how many people read something that was so personal to me, and took the time to either like it, or comment and share a sense of compassion. I went through every single comment, and it made me tear up. Although this is a big moment in my life, I don't have family to share the news to....but coming back and seeing all of the unexpected support from my original comment made me realize the world isn't as lonely as it makes you feel at times. Thank you all for neing who you are, and thank you for sharing this moment with me today 🙏.
The music,the implied ending,the woman who was with him all along,that final look into the camera, no one else could have pulled this off,thank you Tom for being you,rip miss white
Lari charmed the whole world by just being on the screen for a few seconds. I can't think of anybody else who has ever done that. Rest in Peace to her.
An example of a beautiful woman whose personality elevates her to stunning. Her body language, voice, and smile make it impossible to look away from her for the less than one minute that she is on screen. So sad that she died from cancer.
A beautiful Red Head, Driving a old Pick Up with what looks like a welder in back and a Dog???? Probably had some Beer on the seat next to her. Gentlemen,That is what I call a Keeper.
One of the most earned (implied) happy endings in cinema. After everything Chuck went through and lost, he deserved this moment. I love Bettina has this angelic presence both figuratively and literally since she essentially saved his life. RIP to the wonderful Lari White.
Yeah some people confuse this as an open ending. Chuck looks at each path of the crossroad and settles his look toward where she went and smiles. He went back. Plus, there are so many hints that point to them hooking up. Her husband cheated on her and his name is now removed from the ranch. Chuck lost who he believed was the love of his life and now only had his one purpose left which saved him, delivering that package. Which happens to belong to a recently divorced beautiful woman who is friendly, if not even flirtatious with him in their short conversation. The entire movie builds up to this.
@@MrNo-dc2wp The cross-road of your Life. So perhaps it's not even a location, unless you mean the location they used in the movie🙂. This is the location www.atlasobscura.com/places/cast-away-crossroads Proverbs 1:20 Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;
He definitely does. Her husband is shown having an affair at the beginning of the movie and she obviously seperated because his name is removed from their sign at 0:15. They most definitely hook up.
There are two powerfully emotional moments in Castaway for me.The scene in the rain with Helen Hunt and this with Lari White. One is a beautiful ending and one is possibily a beginning. I love this movie and when I rewatch it I learn something new about life and true love each time. Rest in Peace Lari, you are unforgettable.
One minute on screen and I've never forgotten her. As has already been said here, Lari White was a famous country singer. She lost the little finger on her left hand when she was a child but could still play guitar just fine. You can see her missing finger as she puts her arm out of the truck window just before driving away. I also love how she waggles her hand dismissively when she says "California"... I've always thought/hoped that Chuck gets back in his Jeep and goes after her. But I also love that the movie ended as it did.
On the island he had two choices, to die or survive. Then after finding out the love of his life isn’t available, he comes to a crossroads in life. Three of the four roads are paved, meaning that they are well traveled. Then comes the redhead and after looking at all his choices, he travels down the gravel road, after the beauty. The road less traveled. Just beautiful.
I can't see Tom Hanks opening up a taco stand. Maybe buying the entire corporation. But not involved in the day-to-day operation. One of the biggest tragedies of my life? Old friends with incredible minds - comic minds - creative people. Heading into accounting firms for 30 years. Or towers (Air Traffic Controller). Or the trucking industry. No one will willing to risk, gamble, roll the dice. i.e. a willingness to accept something, anything - That they KNOW they're not going to like, i.e. "What else was I supposed to do?" ...
When Chuck gave the pocket watch back to Kelly, Kelly gave the unopened engagement ring box back to Chuck. She wanted to open it when he came back to her. She didn't have the heart to open it after the funeral. It always sustained her faith that somehow, he would come home. She held on to it unopened as a remembrance of their love for each other. Chuck went back to visit with Bettina after she left him at the crossroads. With that last look she gave him, who wouldn't! She was in the barn getting ready to do some work. It being a hot day, she invited him to join her in having a cool iced tea. Chuck explained to her all that had happened and how that package sustained his faith that he would return home from the island. This was better than any therapy he could ever have. She was kind and listened with her heart. It wasn't his intent to find love, but rather to find himself and a path forward. Delivering that package, was the key to that journey. Eventually they would fall in love and live happily ever after, but it took a lot of time for her to learn to trust again and for him to open his heart to her after losing Kelly. Bettina added Chuck's name to the arched entry to her land. They named their first child Wilson!
And a couple of years later Chuck would have found a new career to obsess over and start neglecting his loved ones until his wife started banging his dentist.
@@Paul-vf2wl Then all that time on the island would have been a waste of time for Chuck. What Chuck went through was life changing. No way would he have done what you have suggested.
@@Paul-vf2wl You're missing the whole point of the package. Setting his mind on delivering it, was keeping his hopes up that he would get off the island. That's why he wrote that the package saved his life. When he delivered, it was closure. It also introduced him to a crossroads in his life. When he met Bettina, it was an opportunity to either go back to the way he was or move forward toward a new chapter and a better way of living. Bettina was the totally opposite of who Chuck used to be. The movie leaves us guessing what he did. I just cleared things up a bit!
Oh wow, here I was thinking of metaphors of the crossroad and Frost's poem. But now I wonder, was this a bow to Jackson Browne''s song? (It's a girl, my Lord, in a flat bed Ford slowing down to look at me...)
@Deet Lenroy that's funny man. Is that what your husband did in his construction outfit? He call you his little cowboy and you two got married? Congrats man! Hope you two are happy.
Indeed, the last musical seconds described the state of the film’s hero, which was brilliantly embodied by the great actor Tom Hanks on his facial features: sadness and ..hope.
I was not aware that Lari White had passed away. Her brief performance in this incredible film was just SO perfect. She was (and will Always be!) THE woman that any man on Earth would hope to get directions from when at a crossroad in life. This scene said so much and I’ll never EVER forget it…or Lari. And now I can’t wait to hear more of her sweet music.
John 14:6 Jesus said unto him, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me. John 3:18 “He that believeth in Him is not condemned; but He that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Revelation 21 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers,and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” 1 Corinthians 6 18 Flee fornication. Every other sin which a man doeth is outside the body, but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. Matthew 12 45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.” Romans 8:6 21st Century King James Version 6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace, Luke 12:20 21st Century King James Version 20 But God said unto him, ‘Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee. Then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?’ 1 Timothy 5:6 21st Century King James Version 6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth. 1 Corinthians 6 9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God? Be not deceived: Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners shall inherit the Kingdom of God. 1 John 2:17 21st Century King James Version 17 And the world passeth away and the lust thereof, but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. Matthew 22:29 21st Century King James Version 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, “Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God. John 8:51 21st Century King James Version 51 Verily, verily I say unto you, if a man keep My saying, he shall never see death.” 2 John 9 21st Century King James Version 9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ hath both the Father and the Son. Titus 1:14 21st Century King James Version 14 not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth. 2 Peter 3:18 21st Century King James Version 18 But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. Romans 12:2 21st Century King James Version 2 And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Hebrews 9:24 21st Century King James Version 24 For Christ has not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into Heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us. Colossians 2:10 21st Century King James Version 10 And ye are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power, Deuteronomy 6:14 21st Century King James Version 14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people who are round about you 2 Corinthians 11:14 21st Century King James Version 14 And no marvel, for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Jeremiah 7 18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke Me to anger. 1 Corinthians 10 20 But I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils and not to God; and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. 1 Timothy 2:5 21st Century King James Version 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, Deuteronomy 8 19 And it shall be, if thou at all forget the Lord thy God and walk after other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. 1 John 5 20 And we know that the Son of God is come and hath given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true; and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and Eternal Life. Acts 17 29 “For inasmuch, then, as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold or silver or stone, graven by art and of man’s devising. Proverbs 14:12 21st Century King James Version 12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. 1 John 4 3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not of God; and such is the spirit of Antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come, and even now already it is in the world. 2 John 1 9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ hath both the Father and the Son. John 8:12 21st Century King James Version 12 Then spoke Jesus again unto them, saying, “I am the Light of the world. He that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” Mark 8 35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for My sake and the Gospel’s, the same shall save it. John 8 51 Verily, verily I say unto you, if a man keep My saying, he shall never see death.” John 17 3 And this is life eternal: that they might know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent. 1 Timothy 2 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, Acts 4 12 Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.” James 1 21 Therefore lay apart all filthiness and the superfluity of wickedness, and receive with meekness the engrafted Word, which is able to save your souls. John 11 25 Jesus said unto her, “I am the resurrection and the Life. He that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; 26 and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. Believest thou this?” John 6 68 Then Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life, Psalm 119 30 I have chosen the way of truth; Thy judgments have I laid before me. Psalm 119 11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee. Romans 12 2 And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. 1 Corinthians 2:5 21st Century King James Version 5 that your faith should not stand on the wisdom of man, but on the power of God. 1 Peter 5 8 Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walketh about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 1 John 2:16-17 21st Century King James Version 16 For all that is in the world - the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away and the lust thereof, but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. James 1:21 21st Century King James Version 21 Therefore lay apart all filthiness and the superfluity of wickedness, and receive with meekness the engrafted Word, which is able to save your souls. 1 Corinthians 15 44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 1 Thessalonians 5 9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ John 3 18 “He that believeth in Him is not condemned; but He that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 3:36 21st Century King James Version 36 He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life; and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.” Luke 6:5 21st Century King James Version 5 And He said unto them, “The Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath.” Matthew 22:29 21st Century King James Version 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, “Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God. John 5:29 21st Century King James Version 29 and shall come forth - they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. John 8:12 21st Century King James Version 12 Then spoke Jesus again unto them, saying, “I am the Light of the world. He that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” John 8:32 21st Century King James Version 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 6:40 21st Century King James Version 40 And this is the will of Him that sent Me: that every one who seeth the Son and believeth in Him may have everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the Last Day.” Mark 13:13 21st Century King James Version 13 And ye shall be hated by all men for My name’s sake; but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. Revelation 14:12 21st Century King James Version 12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. John 8:36 21st Century King James Version 36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. Mark 13 31 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away.
Gotta love how she says "good luck, cowboy"....so many scenes in this film hint at past/present/future scenarios where a tiny thing can change any life forever... great movie
All that time he thought he was meant to survive for his ex, but he was meant to survive for the woman with the angel wings on her car. He wrote on that package that it saved his life.
One of the most, if not the most memorable film endings in movie history. I imagine that everyone seeing this movie would be thinking the same thing, follow that gorgeous Bettina.
I always felt, that when she looked towards her direction, she wanted to say “ if you head in that direction, I’ll be there “ but that brief pause before she said it was that universal indecisiveness of women, when they think “if he wants to he will.” and left him there to make up his own mind.
This film spoke to me in ways that almost none ever have. Loss, solitude, and new beginnings. None of my friends really understand the depth of this movie. I remember the first time I saw it and held back tears when Wilson drifted away. I've watched this film at least 30 times....it still causes me to react as if it was the first time. Absolutely a magnificent film and I couldn't see anyone but Tom Hanks playing this role. Evidently we all share an underlying fondness of this film. Cheers.
@@animationcycles7109 Lari was one of those rare individuals that naturally draw you in. As soon as she looked at Tom Hanks and smiled, I liked her immediately. It's called animal magnetism, but she was a lady, not an animal. The world is less without her.
I’m glad they ended the movie like that and didn’t get stupid at the end. Having him in the middle of the road just looking around was the best way. Leave each of us to wonder what he did next
It ends in a place as far from the ocean as you can get, but the landscape reflects where he has been perfectly. The horizon flat and far away, lonely stretches with few people. It's beautifully done.
I was on a road trip with my two boys and one of their girlfriends in 2015, and I sprung on them the notion of seeing this exact spot, which I had already found via the Internet. And this location is very much like the movie portrays it. In the middle of nowhere. And if you go down that dirt road the way the hot gal did, after about 2-3 miles, including going through some grazing land and very possibly encountering cattle, you come across Arrington Ranch, which looked very similar to how it looks in this movie. The only significant change is that there are a lot of windmills in the fields now. It was a thrill for me to see the place though because this movie really pulls my heartstrings. I parked my car just like Tom Hanks' jeep was parked, and I basically described the scene where the hot gal drives up. The kids were a little ... patient... about my interest in the place but they did think enough to buy me the movie for Christmas that year! And of course we watched it together.
What a great story! Now it makes this scene even richer - next time I watch this movie in some years, probably with my son when he's older, I'll remember your story when I get to this scene!
Exactly. I've always took the film as an allegory for someone journeying through mental illness towards a healthier point in his life, There is no cure, but a stronger, tested sense of self in making life choices. I like how the roads disappear into the horizon so that each road is the same; unclear but not daunting. The sky is the limit.
@TJD 512016 I somewhat agree. Life re-invents itself for so many people, and it doesn't take being stranded on an island for that to happen. It is true that his former life is a memory now, but that is life. I have had my life altered severely by certain events, and I never thought I would recover. We change in some ways, but deep down we are always the same person. Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get. Wrong movie, lol.
@@timhallas4275.. He was dedicated to Kelly, and his career, typical things. When he returned he had neither Kelly or a career, but he only yearned for Kelly, not the career. His drive to leave the island was Kelly. Being stranded on an island sounds nice, but after a month or so you would start to lose your mind.
@@timhallas4275 .. go 1 month without soap, a toothbrush and toothpaste, basic medicine, proper nutrition etc. I agree I also like solitude, but forced solitude becomes prison. Just go camping, no need to be stranded helplessly on a desolate island.
The ending always makes me feel sad for Chuck. He comes back after 4 years being though dead...no family..no friends...his gf moved on. No one there for him. Now I realize that there truly is one person on this earth that knows how I feel on a daily basis. That gives me some measure of comfort.
I am friends with many People and if they happen to be like chuck I will never forget them and when they come 4 years later I will be friends with them again.
To have a pension that takes care of you while you still have so much vitality, I really would drive to find crossroads like those. Following the lady to get to know her would definitely appeal, but so does that road through a lot of nowhere to Canada.
Funny how the movie had life point out to him that he was on the wrong path and kinda narrowed it down for him.. Too bad thats not how it works for majority of the people
No matter where life brings us, we must always try to survive and never lose hope that it will get better. It may not always seem at the current moment, but better days will be ahead just as long as we do not give up. Better opportunities are waiting for us in the horizon. That is what the movie is about. For me, the Island is a methaphor of our lowest point in life, where nobody can really help us but ourselves. 10 years ago, I suffered clinical depression in a foreign country. I started developing an alcohol habbit which soon became an addiction. I remember gulping as much as I can to feel numb, and drinking some more to stay numb, but when my body cant take it any more, Id throw up in the toilet and sob myself to sleep, feeling all pathetic and weak for not being able to help myself. That was my Island. Recovery did not come easy. I had to live 5 minutes at a time, until I learned to take steps one day at a time. I started focusing on my health. I worked out, and I also tried to be good at my profession. I started finding a purpose higher than myself, and eventually opportunities in the horizon did come for me. I still have to fight relapse though from time to time.
My make-believe ending: He goes after that gorgeous redhead. They eventually marry. They take a vacation to the coast and find Wilson floating up onto the shore. They adopt him as their own and live happily ever after. The end.
Ok, final scene, on a lonely coast a classic truck suddenly appears after moving along one of those routes indicated on that cross roads where a wonderful blessing has occurred, oh yeah! and well there they arrive, a dog, a guy (who got that toy story cowboy's voice and a FedEx hat) in the arms of a cute sexy redhead wearing a hot bikini printed with nice angel wings and so then they can join anyone better than Wilson!! who has survived and traveled nautical miles to exactly the same point where they could finally be playing beach volley together happily! and all this happens while they contemplate the ocean and listen in a very chill way to Elvis in the background !! .....
Great movie 🎥 🍿 I've probably watched it a dozen times and it never gets old. This film hits me to the core for some reason, I guess it's being abandoned and the survival skills that he acquires. 🌴🌴
@@vincentlok8894 actualyl after eating so many years only fish and coconut I say that eating a full-on steak would cause him major stomach issues. he needs to slowly eat it and let him body recalibrate to the food outside of the sea
One thing I loved about this movie was how minimal the soundtrack was until very specific points when it subtly rolls in and then completely overtakes the scenes with pure emotion.
Most people are castaways at some point in their life. Feeling lost, isolated, wondering what the future might be. This film teaches people should be hopeful and to take each day as it comes.
She was in a relationship but the hubby left her . In the beginning of the movie you can see that the name on the top of the arch at the front gate is " Dick and Bettina " and at the end when Tom Hanks brings the parcel , we see that only " Bettina " is over the arch and " Dick " has been removed . Tom Hanks and Bettina are both at crossroads where they've both lost partners in a relationship .
@@andygossard4293 . I can't take the credit . I saw that a while back on a clip where the ending was explained . There's more to the ending where Bettina sends a letter to her husband who's in some other country where she tries to rekindle the dying fire of their love but i think that the husband doesn't reciprocate . I watched it a while back so have forgotten all the details of the explanation .
Lari sang on a lot of commercials here in South Fl for me, she was a very "up" and positive person, really talented, always had good suggestions in the studio. Sweet person. Told me "I'm moving to Nashville and gonna see what happens." RIP Lari.
We, the good guys, do lose in life too. I've tried hard, over and over, and still lost the greatest love I ever had. Life is never fair, and most often, cruel and unforgiving. I never gave up. At one point I was lucky enough to learn how to live for others. This scene really meant a lot to me.
Earlier in the movie, when he stands at the top of the mountain on his island, he sees nothing but ocean in every direction, trapping him there indefinitely. This scene is a beautiful juxtaposition of that earlier shot, depicting that chuck can go anywhere he wants now, unbound from a sea surrounding him.
Having lost everything after being resuscitated due to coding for 11 minutes after a heart attack (reduced memory and mental performance), the ending of this movie literally had me crying (as I'm doing again right now). The ending of Private Ryan has the same effect: "tell me I'm a good man..."
I had a similar experience to your unfortunate health event. It's been a reality shift and I find emotions easily triggered. Today I would rather cry than be insensitive to emotion evoking scenes in movies. I often believe today I get more out of life this way.
@Anton Boludo with all the negativity the media pushes, this movie inspires, enlightens and really speaks to the good in us. Both Hanks and his wife did the right thing vs caving to their deep love for one another. How good will they forever feel about themselves.
Coming home to find out that everyone you ever cared for had moved on, and that you might as well have died on that island. Can't imagine a man not being broken from that experience.
Some go mad for the not buttoned down typical movie ending. I love this. Whether he goes back to her (my belief) or does not... he finally has options, considerations, and a future feeling more under his control. The "secret" is that he always had his future under at least some control. He persisted. He made fire. He braved the ocean. He stayed true to his strong will. ... ... would've loved to see a sliver of him rolling back onto her stead and starting a dialogue... one that, in my mind, happened.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Damn you cancer. There never are any words, especially from a stranger, that could ever provide some solace. Hang in there.
@@mudemmeonick In my case, I met a wonderful lady, We married and together we built a new life that happily includes my late wife's grandchildren, who became for me the children I never had. Now I am a proud great grandpa. In my new life I have had the privilege of sharing the path to adulthood of my second generation of grandchildren. Their visits to our small farm have been an enriching experience for all of us. Shepherding their paths to new experiences, sailing, fishing , shooting, flying, handicrafts,farming and go karts for both generations. Their delight in discoveries with us is a joy for me. They had great fun hatching and raising our chickens but did not know what to make of hatching snake eggs. Now, with the passage of time this generation of grand children is entering adulthood. It will be fun to be a great grandad to another generation. Now, it is my turn with the Big "C". The prognosis is over 5 good years. No complaints here, it has been a full life with more good to come.
That would have been awesome if Chuck followed up and went to talk to her and the two found they found that they had chemistry. It would be a happy ending with Chuck, Bettina and Wilson together.
I think that last parcel was for the redhair. At the end he stares and smiles where she was heading to and where he was coming from... the probably only house all the way to Canada!
This movie saved my life 3 years ago. For some context, I got my girlfriend pregnant at 17. We decided to keep it so I dropped out halfway through my junior year and got a job at my family's garage. We had the baby, a beautiful boy, but his mother died during the birth. I was distraught but I was determined to stay strong for my son. Things began to get better but that was cut short when my father died in a car accident. Then, a month after that, my son died in his sleep. It was one of those cases of SIDS, and I'll probably never know the cause. I had nothing left and I wanted to end my own life. I hadn't decided how I would do it, I just knew I would. Some school friends of mine were going to a 20th anniversary re-release of Cast Away and I asked them if I could join them. I knew it could be the last time I saw any of them. I didn't plan on this movie saving my life but it did. It taught me that no matter what life throws at you, no matter how hard it may seem, you gotta keep going. I finished high school online and went to college to study film, which is what I had planned to do before all this happened. I've started seeing a girl, just a few dinner dates so far, and I haven't told her what happened yet, but I will soon. I don't know yet if I want another child and I think it will take me a long time to decide. Those few months I had with my son were the greatest of my entire life, but I never want to experience loss like that again. I keep a photo of him with me wherever I go, and I've purchased the plot next to his grave, so that whenever I do pass, he'll be with me till the end of time. I don't know where life will take me, but I know I would be dead if I hadn't gone to see this movie on Christmas Eve 2020. Thank you Robert Zemeckis, William Broyles Jr. and Tom Hanks. You saved my life.
Proud of you man.
I'm so sorry for your loss
You are so strong
I don't think 💬 I would have survived that kind of suffering.
Keep going hero you have 3 angels watching over you.
Everybody has a story. Everybody.
On a deserted island and nowhere to go, then in the middle of a crossroad, and every possibility to go wherever he wants...such great symbolism.
he just cant decide which way he wants to go bruh bcs he was on that island for so long what symbolism is there?
wrong.. he never left the island.. he's faced with new choices.. his journey continues.. great lesson
@@adnan_honest_jihadist5775 the video fades with him looking north again, smiling. So maybe he went back to that woman.
@@naverilllang just shows that he cant control his feelings i would rather go somewhere where there is no human
I think the symbol on the rear of the truck was a sign he should go back to the lady in the truck.
Lari really was Chuck's angel! Angelicly smiles and rescues our hero. So sad to read that she died! RIP Lari.
Her truck even came with an angel-wing logo (1:42).
My Theory is The woman and Chuck are truly Destined to each other.
Yes Kelly is Chuck's True Love But I Think The Woman is Chuck's True Soul mate
As they say
Love Moves is Mysterious Ways..
What sane man would have done anything other than follow Lari to the ends of the earth.
@@doctorslayer2106 didn’t kelly cheat on chuck
@@patb00yNot really. He was missing for 4 years and presumed dead because of the plane crash and no trace of him. She didn't cheat, she moved on.
I love how this last scene gives us that spark of hope. As Chuck said, "Gotta keep breathing."
too bad the woman in that scene actually died a young age,cancer
Her real name was lari white…she was a country music singer and passed from cancer in 2018. She took that long road north to heaven. Rest In Peace.
I love that movie....She was so stunning. rip
Michael, that was uncalled for, man. No one is a liar here. That was country artist Lari White and yes she is up with the angels, sad to say.
@@dougcoffey7354 Hi Doug. yes I was a bit taken back by that comment of his....very negative. may I say again she was so pretty and Rip. You have a Happy day.
@@maryschneider2759 I did enjoy Lari White's music. She had that voice that you can't resist loving.
@MichaelKingsfordGray you need to quit playing with yourself, idiot
Fun fact, Castaway is the longest FedEx commercial ever filmed.
Not the best commercial in the world is it.....We guarantee to get your parcel to you within 4 years lol
@@shadowbanned5164 Next -day- leap year delivery......
Agreed - and when I realized it, (when he returns and all the FedEx planes are lined up) it ruined the movie for me - never watched it again and never will.
@@ricktheis5931 Ever order next day air? Welcome to Memphis International. That's every day.
yeah it only happened once that someone finnaly got their package...
When she said :"Good luck cowboy."
I felt that.
"Reach for the sky"
Truly profound moment. A man deciding his fate standing in the middle of an intersection. I really like that Zemeckis let's us decide on what that fate will be.
@@SlavicGirl. I just watched that movie and really enjoyed it. Thank you for that recommendation :)
I don't think Zemeckis let us decide at all. The wry little smile on Chuck's face while looking north says it all.
@@ER.5 Hahahaha, that could be too 😆
@@khatfull Destiny, the choices We make, not the chances We take
@@khatfull Tom Hanks (to James Lipton in 2006) 'He went back and made babies with that woman'.
The actress is Lari White , a brilliant country artist from Nashville and a friend , sadly we lost her to cancer in January of 2018 , I will miss her :(
Anonymous I My condolences to you for losing your friend, Lari. We only saw her just briefly in this movie, yet this scene is one of the most powerful ever put on film. Indeed, “who knows what the tide may bring in”… Lari is forever tied to this moment. I’m from west Texas myself, and Lari portrays a welcoming yet totally feminine power that is at the core of gals in the Texas Panhandle. I’m glad she played the part.
I did not know that. I looked her up, beautiful lady, good singer.
More beautiful people lost to cáncer including my wife. F*ck Cáncer
Sad to hear of her passing. lovely lady, I would go back to this seen any time I watch the movie. Never realize she did some country music.
I loved her music and had her CDs. I didn't realize she's gone. That's sad to hear...but her music is still here and is loved.
Lari White made the ending of the movie Castaway. She was wholesome, she was natural and she had an attractiveness that just shone through the country-girl part that she was destined to play.
I have literally watched that ending scene a hundred times + and she and Tom Hanks fill me with a sense of JOY that is difficult to put into words.
Unfortunately the world lost Lari White on January 23rd 2018 from a battle with cancer. R.I.P. Lari. You will be immortalized by this film.
Same here. what a beauty, what a shining light. RIP Lari.
I LOVE her accent. Very sad that she's no longer with us. RIP from the UK.
if only Tom Hanks wasn't such a walking piece of satanic excrement, eh ?
she didnt ask him for a ride at the end of his life omg
You are mistaken. @@enigma51ted
I have watched this ending scene a number of times over the years. As Tom stands at that dusty intersection, swivelling his eyes in all four directions, it reminds me of a time in my own life when everything I knew came to an end and I had to decide a new existence and future for myself... the old way of doing thing is gone and now you have to re-invent yourself totally.
This scene says to me that no matter what happens, life goes on with new opportunities on the horizon.
just keep breathing
yes bcs Allah gives us new chances to redeem ourselves
@@SexyFace Until you are old. Then no one is interested in you.
😉Ob-la-di, ob-la-da
Life goes on!
I agree, great message. The world has so much to offer and there are so many interesting people to meet - maybe even a pretty lady the side of the road :)
When she called him cowboy she must’ve recognised him from Toy Story
Look!! I'm woody!!! Howdy! Howdy! Howdy!!
LMAO, why can't I think of clever comments like this?
that's a brilliant observation
lol
hahahahahahaha
I lost my wife to cancer in 2013. Eight years of treatments and remissions of ovarian. Scenes like this resonate deeply with me of course. They speak to us beyond words, which is why there are few spoken. Even her directions are spare. Her manner distinctly friendly yet unintrusive. She seems to sense the situation, as they say. I’m an artist also. Have been all my life. The wings are both obvious yet open to interpretation in her work. The fact that she drives away leaving a wisp of dust “shows the way” whichever way he goes. Her loveliness hangs in the air. Wry honesty too, which both appeals to him and makes him wonder. What comes next? In my case I found love again. A woman that shares my interests, and I hers, as did my first wife. I’ve been at that crossroads. Essentially we’re all there at many points along the way. A sense of wonder is mostly what keeps us going.
One of the Best endings ever ..... she lit up the Screen!!! little bit of magic she left us with.... R.I.P. 💜
The woman playing her passed away?
@@BNatoAkLari Michele White 1965 -2018
0:41 Her exit out of the truck is epic-level. The beautiful smile, the wind in her hair, the bounce out onto the gravel road and her warm, welcoming voice. Perfection!
Oh yeah.
What a loss :(
She was a lovely woman !
I've been at crossroads in the south and lost. Not once has a woman that pretty stopped to help. Oh. well.
@@johnbowman1076 Tell that to Robert Johnson.
its nice to know there are girls like her in the world..
I cannot think of any unattached man who would not follow that gorgeous ray of sunshine. Just a few moments on-screen and Lari White is immortalized.
and many of the attached men (and a few women) . . . .
@@danielweston9188 And even the gay attached me.
They made sure that she flashed her empty ring finger……
In my mind, he does a u turn and follows her to explain his message....
@@the_lost_navigator7266The movie **heavily** implies that is exactly what happens so you are correct lol.
Tremendous ending. The last few seconds are brilliant. He turns his head first, then squares his stance, settles in to show you that this may just be the right way to go. Then the little head tilt and the big finish with the little smile.
The end means- he walks out the crossroads -looks N,E,S,& West. Camera tracks in he looks into the camera-meaning -the way to go... is up to you.
the butterfly insignia was stamped on the RD part of the back of the pick up F O R D (Right Direction?)
@Samson 92 It was the same as the sign over the Bettina Ranch, where he had just delivered the parcel to. So the parcel was for her. I haven't actually seen the film so I don't know the full story.
@Samson 92 I'm overdue for watching it. Tom Hanks looks soooo young. Texas looks soooo lovely and remote; well, the panhandle anyway.
@@tombristowe846 The parcel was FROM her. She put the wings on it. At the beginning, the ranch sign supposedly has a different name and it's implied she sent the package to her husband and they divorce in the four years between. Then the dvd extras showed the contents as a satellite phone...
The scoring to this entire movie is breathtaking. It adds so much gravity and heart to a lot of scenes. Of course the acting, the writing, the cast, directing. All of it; phenomenal. Great movie.
It was just nature sounds. Did you know that?
One of the most perfect endings in film even though it wasn't really an ending, it was a beginning.
I agree ......it was a beginning.
I would love to see the continuation of this movie if at all possible. I will guess it will definitely be a welcome romantic story.
Beautifully said
Thank you, much appreciated. I saw this when it was first released at a drive-in theater. The sound wasn't very good because of those tiny speakers. I'm going to watch it again, have it bookmarked. Blessings.@@chostany
Amazing, a woman has such screen presence that being on film for less then two minutes makes us remember her forever...
Lari White-- she was a bigtime singer. Died of cancer 2018..
I know, she was fine as hell. I would've followed her.
@@pctshooter You would have been her Cowboy.
@@pctshooter Hell with that. I would have been her saddle...Woof-Woof...
Amazing women do that to you.
I lost everything including my entire family a week after turning 18. I was homeless for a short stint. When I got on my feet, I moved into a place and didnt have cable or internet. I didnt have a car, but wanted to attend college...I would walk 2 miles one way every other day to get to class. At home, I watched this movie constantly along with a few others. I'm now a post graduate with a Master's in Public Administration. I have worked multiple admin jobs, trying to help anyone in a bad place like I was. This movie was *my* package with wings.
**EDIT:** A year later I came back to watch this clip after I just recently hit a big milestone that I thought I would never reach (I bought my own home after struggling for 2 years). I saw my old comment and was shocked by the likes. I'm not really into clout, but it truly shocked me how many people read something that was so personal to me, and took the time to either like it, or comment and share a sense of compassion. I went through every single comment, and it made me tear up. Although this is a big moment in my life, I don't have family to share the news to....but coming back and seeing all of the unexpected support from my original comment made me realize the world isn't as lonely as it makes you feel at times. Thank you all for neing who you are, and thank you for sharing this moment with me today 🙏.
I was homeless 35 years, across ALL of America.
now I write about it!
Damn didn’t realized you had it like that mr donkey Kong
@@lordgoro how do you live being homeless? where do you find food? job? shower?
@@mastershooter64 havent been homeless for 4 years now. But Im a true survivor.
She got that country singer vibe going on.
The music,the implied ending,the woman who was with him all along,that final look into the camera, no one else could have pulled this off,thank you Tom for being you,rip miss white
Isn’t he a Legendary actor?
Hell yes
Lari charmed the whole world by just being on the screen for a few seconds. I can't think of anybody else who has ever done that. Rest in Peace to her.
An example of a beautiful woman whose personality elevates her to stunning.
Her body language, voice, and smile make it impossible to look away from her for the less than one minute that she is on screen.
So sad that she died from cancer.
@@Gunners_Mate_Guns We'd love to meet more girls like her.
@@megapulsar9244 Oh they're around, they are just all taken.
So natural
@@mywifesboyfriend5558 Aaand that's why I said that.
If he doesn't turn around and go talk up the redhead then he wasn't on the island long enough!!!!
I believe this was strongly hinted since he looked in her direction and slowly started to smile
Soo true
A beautiful Red Head, Driving a old Pick Up with what looks like a welder in back and a Dog???? Probably had some Beer on the seat next to her. Gentlemen,That is what I call a Keeper.
DrinkwithaMexican lol. Director’s cut, right?
You hit the nail straight on head. ;-)
That red hair, that smile, and those dimples. Lari White, you're missed.
I didn't realize she passed away from cancer. That's a loss.
@@ohioguy215 u a slow boi
One of the most earned (implied) happy endings in cinema. After everything Chuck went through and lost, he deserved this moment. I love Bettina has this angelic presence both figuratively and literally since she essentially saved his life. RIP to the wonderful Lari White.
How did the package save his life?
@@Manatti06 Without it he wouldn't have been able to build his raft and leave the island.
@@Manatti06 His goal of delivering the package gave him a purpose, and hope.
Yeah some people confuse this as an open ending. Chuck looks at each path of the crossroad and settles his look toward where she went and smiles. He went back. Plus, there are so many hints that point to them hooking up. Her husband cheated on her and his name is now removed from the ranch. Chuck lost who he believed was the love of his life and now only had his one purpose left which saved him, delivering that package. Which happens to belong to a recently divorced beautiful woman who is friendly, if not even flirtatious with him in their short conversation. The entire movie builds up to this.
Who is betinna? I’m assuming who had the package
At a literal crossroads in his life; beautiful scene.
Follow the redhead with the wings🤔
@@voornaamachternaam6159 agreed. Any other choice is wrong, or foolish.
A great moment when he can finally make a choice for himself and not forced by the island to do something to survive.
Just wanna know. Where was location???
@@MrNo-dc2wp The cross-road of your Life. So perhaps it's not even a location, unless you mean the location they used in the movie🙂. This is the location www.atlasobscura.com/places/cast-away-crossroads
Proverbs 1:20 Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;
That look in his eyes when he decides, and a tiny little smile. Of course he goes after her. And who wouldn't - she's gorgeous.
The sad thing is that Lari White passed away in January. Got to meet her back in my radio days. She was a real sweetheart.
That's what I think too.
Probably a lot more loyal than Helen.
He definitely does. Her husband is shown having an affair at the beginning of the movie and she obviously seperated because his name is removed from their sign at 0:15. They most definitely hook up.
Keen eyes. Good job!
There are two powerfully emotional moments in Castaway for me.The scene in the rain with Helen Hunt and this with Lari White. One is a beautiful ending and one is possibily a beginning. I love this movie and when I rewatch it I learn something new about life and true love each time. Rest in Peace Lari, you are unforgettable.
One minute on screen and I've never forgotten her. As has already been said here, Lari White was a famous country singer. She lost the little finger on her left hand when she was a child but could still play guitar just fine. You can see her missing finger as she puts her arm out of the truck window just before driving away. I also love how she waggles her hand dismissively when she says "California"...
I've always thought/hoped that Chuck gets back in his Jeep and goes after her. But I also love that the movie ended as it did.
On the island he had two choices, to die or survive. Then after finding out the love of his life isn’t available, he comes to a crossroads in life. Three of the four roads are paved, meaning that they are well traveled. Then comes the redhead and after looking at all his choices, he travels down the gravel road, after the beauty. The road less traveled. Just beautiful.
Well, she's also the one who got the package judging by the tailgate...so more to it then that I think
I have always thought the same thing about this ending, the crossroads is the metaphor for the choice you make in life, it’s just brilliant
@@tkell31 Remind me what was the package, not watched this in twenty years
@@ricochetVendetta it was a package that was on the deserted island with him. IIRC he felt some duty and purpose to deliver it
🤔 good but deep . . . . .
He went west to California. He found Wilson washed up on the beach and they opened up a taco stand and it's been going strong ever since.
Garret Gray knew it.
I can't see Tom Hanks opening up a taco stand.
Maybe buying the entire corporation.
But not involved in the day-to-day operation.
One of the biggest tragedies of my life?
Old friends with incredible minds - comic minds - creative people.
Heading into accounting firms for 30 years.
Or towers (Air Traffic Controller).
Or the trucking industry.
No one will willing to risk, gamble, roll the dice.
i.e. a willingness to accept something, anything -
That they KNOW they're not going to like, i.e.
"What else was I supposed to do?"
...
Makes sense.
I'd watch that movie
I heard John Taffer had to go in and rescue the taco shop and he totally made him throw out Wilson and now the bar is failing it truly is a tragedy
When Chuck gave the pocket watch back to Kelly, Kelly gave the unopened engagement ring box back to Chuck. She wanted to open it when he came back to her. She didn't have the heart to open it after the funeral. It always sustained her faith that somehow, he would come home. She held on to it unopened as a remembrance of their love for each other.
Chuck went back to visit with Bettina after she left him at the crossroads. With that last look she gave him, who wouldn't! She was in the barn getting ready to do some work. It being a hot day, she invited him to join her in having a cool iced tea. Chuck explained to her all that had happened and how that package sustained his faith that he would return home from the island.
This was better than any therapy he could ever have. She was kind and listened with her heart.
It wasn't his intent to find love, but rather to find himself and a path forward.
Delivering that package, was the key to that journey.
Eventually they would fall in love and live happily ever after, but it took a lot of time for her to learn to trust again and for him to open his heart to her after losing Kelly. Bettina added Chuck's name to the arched entry to her land.
They named their first child Wilson!
And a couple of years later Chuck would have found a new career to obsess over and start neglecting his loved ones until his wife started banging his dentist.
@@Paul-vf2wl Then all that time on the island would have been a waste of time for Chuck. What Chuck went through was life changing. No way would he have done what you have suggested.
@@TheNewMexicoMan Nobody changes if he had he would have tossed her package away
@@Paul-vf2wl You're missing the whole point of the package. Setting his mind on delivering it, was keeping his hopes up that he would get off the island. That's why he wrote that the package saved his life. When he delivered, it was closure.
It also introduced him to a crossroads in his life. When he met Bettina, it was an opportunity to either go back to the way he was or move forward toward a new chapter and a better way of living. Bettina was the totally opposite of who Chuck used to be. The movie leaves us guessing what he did. I just cleared things up a bit!
That farm, truck and dog is heaven in itself. The beautiful, down to earth woman..that’s a gift. Few find it.
Her upon seeing the package: "FINALLY! That satellite phone I ordered..."
And those lighters.
@@xHICKORYx and the inflatable doll for a prank i was going to do
Actually “...that solar-powered satellite phone I ordered....”
Thanks for the laugh, great comment!
That foldable cruise ship I ordered
If a woman in a Ford step side with a dog in the back and calls you cowboy you marry her!
Oh wow, here I was thinking of metaphors of the crossroad and Frost's poem. But now I wonder, was this a bow to Jackson Browne''s song? (It's a girl, my Lord, in a flat bed Ford slowing down to look at me...)
@Christopher Laughlin It's ok man.....Take it easy...
@Deet Lenroy that's funny man. Is that what your husband did in his construction outfit? He call you his little cowboy and you two got married? Congrats man! Hope you two are happy.
Vandelay Industries that’s from the Cowboy way lmao woodie Harrelson
Yep.
The ending music is a mixture of deep sadness and hope. The musical genius combined these two contradictory feelings together with great success.
Nailed it…what emotion.
Alan Silvestri, man! One of the filmic greats!
Indeed, the last musical seconds described the state of the film’s hero, which was brilliantly embodied by the great actor Tom Hanks on his facial features: sadness and ..hope.
(The genius) Tom Hanks combined all these feelings in his final scene in the movie. Only a few seconds confirmed his exceptional superiority.
I was not aware that Lari White had passed away. Her brief performance in this incredible film was just SO perfect. She was (and will Always be!) THE woman that any man on Earth would hope to get directions from when at a crossroad in life. This scene said so much and I’ll never EVER forget it…or Lari. And now I can’t wait to hear more of her sweet music.
John 14:6 Jesus said unto him, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.
John 3:18 “He that believeth in Him is not condemned; but He that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Revelation 21
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers,and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
1 Corinthians 6
18 Flee fornication. Every other sin which a man doeth is outside the body, but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
Matthew 12
45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.”
Romans 8:6
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6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace,
Luke 12:20
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20 But God said unto him, ‘Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee. Then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?’
1 Timothy 5:6
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6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
1 Corinthians 6
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God? Be not deceived: Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners shall inherit the Kingdom of God.
1 John 2:17
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17 And the world passeth away and the lust thereof, but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
Matthew 22:29
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29 Jesus answered and said unto them, “Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
John 8:51
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51 Verily, verily I say unto you, if a man keep My saying, he shall never see death.”
2 John 9
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9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ hath both the Father and the Son.
Titus 1:14
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14 not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth.
2 Peter 3:18
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18 But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
Romans 12:2
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2 And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Hebrews 9:24
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24 For Christ has not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into Heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.
Colossians 2:10
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10 And ye are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power,
Deuteronomy 6:14
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14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people who are round about you
2 Corinthians 11:14
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14 And no marvel, for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
Jeremiah 7
18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke Me to anger.
1 Corinthians 10
20 But I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils and not to God; and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
1 Timothy 2:5
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5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Deuteronomy 8
19 And it shall be, if thou at all forget the Lord thy God and walk after other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
1 John 5
20 And we know that the Son of God is come and hath given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true; and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and Eternal Life.
Acts 17
29 “For inasmuch, then, as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold or silver or stone, graven by art and of man’s devising.
Proverbs 14:12
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12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
1 John 4
3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not of God; and such is the spirit of Antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come, and even now already it is in the world.
2 John 1
9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ hath both the Father and the Son.
John 8:12
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12 Then spoke Jesus again unto them, saying, “I am the Light of the world. He that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
Mark 8
35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for My sake and the Gospel’s, the same shall save it.
John 8
51 Verily, verily I say unto you, if a man keep My saying, he shall never see death.”
John 17
3 And this is life eternal: that they might know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent.
1 Timothy 2
5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Acts 4
12 Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.”
James 1
21 Therefore lay apart all filthiness and the superfluity of wickedness, and receive with meekness the engrafted Word, which is able to save your souls.
John 11
25 Jesus said unto her, “I am the resurrection and the Life. He that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live;
26 and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. Believest thou this?”
John 6
68 Then Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life,
Psalm 119
30 I have chosen the way of truth; Thy judgments have I laid before me.
Psalm 119
11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee.
Romans 12
2 And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
1 Corinthians 2:5
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5 that your faith should not stand on the wisdom of man, but on the power of God.
1 Peter 5
8 Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walketh about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
1 John 2:16-17
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16 For all that is in the world - the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - is not of the Father, but is of the world.
17 And the world passeth away and the lust thereof, but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
James 1:21
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21 Therefore lay apart all filthiness and the superfluity of wickedness, and receive with meekness the engrafted Word, which is able to save your souls.
1 Corinthians 15
44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
1 Thessalonians 5
9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ
John 3
18 “He that believeth in Him is not condemned; but He that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
John 3:36
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36 He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life; and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.”
Luke 6:5
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5 And He said unto them, “The Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath.”
Matthew 22:29
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29 Jesus answered and said unto them, “Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
John 5:29
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29 and shall come forth - they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
John 8:12
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12 Then spoke Jesus again unto them, saying, “I am the Light of the world. He that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
John 8:32
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32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
John 6:40
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40 And this is the will of Him that sent Me: that every one who seeth the Son and believeth in Him may have everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the Last Day.”
Mark 13:13
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13 And ye shall be hated by all men for My name’s sake; but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Revelation 14:12
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12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
John 8:36
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36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Mark 13
31 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away.
It's so unfair that she had to leave us so soon.
Her Cameo was a fine way to end a fine movie. Hanks at his best. RIP Lari White.🏵
"It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford slowing down to take a look a me."
She had welding rig in the bed of the truck as well.
Isn't a flat bed, but still, yeah. LOL!!
Not a flatbed she didnt slow down....wtf is wrong with you
@@martinwest4980 its a country song
I'm taking it easy..
Gotta love how she says "good luck, cowboy"....so many scenes in this film hint at past/present/future scenarios where a tiny thing can change any life forever... great movie
She called him _cowboy_ because his voice clearly reminded her of a certain cowboy in a well known Pixar movie
A reference to Woody
@@dragonlord1997 no
@@bvdatech1 yk he's the actor of woody right
thats called butterfly effect
A red head sayin' "Good luck cowboy" would have me chasing her down for some better luck!
All that time he thought he was meant to survive for his ex, but he was meant to survive for the woman with the angel wings on her car. He wrote on that package that it saved his life.
One of the most, if not the most memorable film endings in movie history. I imagine that everyone seeing this movie would be thinking the same thing, follow that gorgeous Bettina.
Remind anyone else of the ending of Casablanca? Possibilities ahead, experience behind.
Amen
That is such great ending. After spending so long on the Island,he ends up on his own in nowhere.🍍🌽🍍
That would be the easyway out , no , he will not do that , his first love , is gone , he will look for the freeway , life on his own !
...actually..... he didn't follow the bettina.... the wind guided him....again.
Imagine if he just started running across america
😆 Or found a Zoltar machine.
Lol nice
From now on if he’s going anywhere........HE WAS RUNNING
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 GOOD one
the algorithm favors you my friend
I always felt, that when she looked towards her direction, she wanted to say “ if you head in that direction, I’ll be there “ but that brief pause before she said it was that universal indecisiveness of women, when they think “if he wants to he will.” and left him there to make up his own mind.
This film spoke to me in ways that almost none ever have. Loss, solitude, and new beginnings. None of my friends really understand the depth of this movie. I remember the first time I saw it and held back tears when Wilson drifted away. I've watched this film at least 30 times....it still causes me to react as if it was the first time. Absolutely a magnificent film and I couldn't see anyone but Tom Hanks playing this role. Evidently we all share an underlying fondness of this film. Cheers.
A world of everything in his expression. No matter what we've lost or what we've been through, there's always a future.
Sunne2day Well said. You just gave me a boost today that I needed.
i hope so
the sun will shine
No. I'm just so depressed by his ex wife leaving him for someone else.
@@kbanghart
i was already depressed for a similar reason. But also depressed because regardless what future awaits, we will die.
I am beyond sad to learn that Lari White is dead. She was beautiful and seemed so full of life to lose it at 52 yrs old. RIP Lari.
:( Crap. That makes the scene feel entirely different. what a bummer about her! RIP to her.
I was just about to mention this... despite her age, her physical appearance, and beauty, is astounding. She made quite an amazing presence.
@@animationcycles7109 Lari was one of those rare individuals that naturally draw you in. As soon as she looked at Tom Hanks and smiled, I liked her immediately. It's called animal magnetism, but she was a lady, not an animal. The world is less without her.
She also was the "Governor" that came back at the end of Mr. Holland's Opus. She was the girl that had so much trouble learning the clarinet.
@@lineygoblue4252 i have never seen that movie so o have no reference. I’ll have to watch it now to see that part lol
I’m glad they ended the movie like that and didn’t get stupid at the end. Having him in the middle of the road just looking around was the best way. Leave each of us to wonder what he did next
Tom Hanks!!! One of our greatest actors ever!!!
It ends in a place as far from the ocean as you can get, but the landscape reflects where he has been perfectly. The horizon flat and far away, lonely stretches with few people. It's beautifully done.
I never looked at it from that perspective. Thank you
True
A brilliantly poignant reply bc. You should exploit your talent.
Well said.
That's the point of the scene.
I was on a road trip with my two boys and one of their girlfriends in 2015, and I sprung on them the notion of seeing this exact spot, which I had already found via the Internet. And this location is very much like the movie portrays it. In the middle of nowhere. And if you go down that dirt road the way the hot gal did, after about 2-3 miles, including going through some grazing land and very possibly encountering cattle, you come across Arrington Ranch, which looked very similar to how it looks in this movie. The only significant change is that there are a lot of windmills in the fields now. It was a thrill for me to see the place though because this movie really pulls my heartstrings. I parked my car just like Tom Hanks' jeep was parked, and I basically described the scene where the hot gal drives up. The kids were a little ... patient... about my interest in the place but they did think enough to buy me the movie for Christmas that year! And of course we watched it together.
lovely story sir
What a great story! Now it makes this scene even richer - next time I watch this movie in some years, probably with my son when he's older, I'll remember your story when I get to this scene!
You and your kid’s girlfriend watched it together?
What a beatiful story, sir.
Where exactly is that place.
Nice memory. Thanks.
Nuttin better than a long road trip to clear your mind of confusion, anxiety, and heartache.
At this one scene, I was literally tearing up. This is like one of the best scenes in the entire movie.
Choices. He had choices. His only choice on the island was dying or surviving. Now, he suddenly can go anywhere.
Exactly how I feel when I see this scene. He went from a tiny desolate island with little hope, to the vastness of space and freedom portrayed here.
Exactly. I've always took the film as an allegory for someone journeying through mental illness towards a healthier point in his life, There is no cure, but a stronger, tested sense of self in making life choices. I like how the roads disappear into the horizon so that each road is the same; unclear but not daunting. The sky is the limit.
@TJD 512016 I somewhat agree. Life re-invents itself for so many people, and it doesn't take being stranded on an island for that to happen. It is true that his former life is a memory now, but that is life. I have had my life altered severely by certain events, and I never thought I would recover. We change in some ways, but deep down we are always the same person. Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get. Wrong movie, lol.
@@timhallas4275.. He was dedicated to Kelly, and his career, typical things. When he returned he had neither Kelly or a career, but he only yearned for Kelly, not the career. His drive to leave the island was Kelly. Being stranded on an island sounds nice, but after a month or so you would start to lose your mind.
@@timhallas4275 .. go 1 month without soap, a toothbrush and toothpaste, basic medicine, proper nutrition etc. I agree I also like solitude, but forced solitude becomes prison. Just go camping, no need to be stranded helplessly on a desolate island.
The ending always makes me feel sad for Chuck. He comes back after 4 years being though dead...no family..no friends...his gf moved on. No one there for him. Now I realize that there truly is one person on this earth that knows how I feel on a daily basis. That gives me some measure of comfort.
2 Heather. Two of us lol
Are you saying you are trapped on an island all alone?
@@pulsarlights2825 I think she means she has no one in her life.........I am in the same boat......so to speak.
I am friends with many People and if they happen to be like chuck I will never forget them and when they come 4 years later I will be friends with them again.
what an insanely sad comment.
One of the most powerful movies I've ever seen, so much emotional energy all the way through - unforgettable.
🎯
The easiest decision ever.
Rest in Peace Lari, you were truly an angel here on earth.
Arguably the greatest acting performance of all time....a man and his co-star, a volleyball.
THIS is what makes Hanks stand out from the rest..
Hanks doing what Hanks does best: pretending to be someone else, someone brave.
Fuck. Tom. Hanks.
@@drowssapma oh my God 😂😂
Yuk
Isn't tom hanks a kiddy diddler?
@@kengunn100 Isn't you a moron?
Just a damn fine scene, life at a literal crossroads.
then chuck sell his soul to be a guitar god (sorry for bad english)
To have a pension that takes care of you while you still have so much vitality, I really would drive to find crossroads like those. Following the lady to get to know her would definitely appeal, but so does that road through a lot of nowhere to Canada.
So very much agree
Funny how the movie had life point out to him that he was on the wrong path and kinda narrowed it down for him.. Too bad thats not how it works for majority of the people
I have to admit. I am not a Tom Hanks fan. But this was a pretty good flick.
No matter where life brings us, we must always try to survive and never lose hope that it will get better. It may not always seem at the current moment, but better days will be ahead just as long as we do not give up. Better opportunities are waiting for us in the horizon. That is what the movie is about. For me, the Island is a methaphor of our lowest point in life, where nobody can really help us but ourselves.
10 years ago, I suffered clinical depression in a foreign country. I started developing an alcohol habbit which soon became an addiction. I remember gulping as much as I can to feel numb, and drinking some more to stay numb, but when my body cant take it any more, Id throw up in the toilet and sob myself to sleep, feeling all pathetic and weak for not being able to help myself. That was my Island.
Recovery did not come easy. I had to live 5 minutes at a time, until I learned to take steps one day at a time. I started focusing on my health. I worked out, and I also tried to be good at my profession. I started finding a purpose higher than myself, and eventually opportunities in the horizon did come for me. I still have to fight relapse though from time to time.
Rest in peace lari❤❤, god bless❤❤
What a stunningly beautiful woman. Was stunned to IMDB her and find out she had passed. What a tragedy. RIP
Weird.
Her name was Lari White. She was 35 when the movie came out. She died 1/23/2018 at the age of 52. Very sad indeed!
Letsbe Rationalhere Sad.
Edit: saw the cause of death.
Advanced peritoneal carcinoma (an aggressive form of cancer).
Whaaatt????????
Very under rated film.
The ending scene is a powerful scene for those of us moving into the final innings of our lives as we look back and ahead.
Underrated?, this is one of the most popular movies of its time.
The final shot of Tom Hanks' face can certainly enhance the point of Chuck's question: "Who knows what the tide could bring?" 👍🏻
Tom hanks, the only person putting packages back ON the porches.
Good one
In a world of porch pirates, he's a porch pilot.
in todays world, he gets shot for opening the screen and walking towards the barn, with some Texan calling him a lib tard or something
My make-believe ending: He goes after that gorgeous redhead. They eventually marry. They take a vacation to the coast and find Wilson floating up onto the shore. They adopt him as their own and live happily ever after. The end.
Ok, final scene, on a lonely coast a classic truck suddenly appears after moving along one of those routes indicated on that cross roads where a wonderful blessing has occurred, oh yeah! and well there they arrive, a dog, a guy (who got that toy story cowboy's voice and a FedEx hat) in the arms of a cute sexy redhead wearing a hot bikini printed with nice angel wings and so then they can join anyone better than Wilson!! who has survived and traveled nautical miles to exactly the same point where they could finally be playing beach volley together happily! and all this happens while they contemplate the ocean and listen in a very chill way to Elvis in the background !! .....
Maybe Wilson has a tennis ball girfriend too!
Wilson!!!!!!
He should go for a younger woman, not a divorcee who's damaged.
LOL. Or they find Wilson, he starts talking to it and she realizes she married a crazy person.
This scene is what a movie should be
She had such a small role but she was so lovely 😢😢😢😢😢. Sadly passed away
One of my favorite endings in movie history. The fade out is just brilliant
This scene of the crossroads was a great metaphor to wrap up this movie.
And also, Chuck being surrounded by a ocean of grass for a change, after being marooned amidst a ocean of water.
But what about Wilson?
He's a castaway all over again but in a different way.
Great movie 🎥 🍿 I've probably watched it a dozen times and it never gets old. This film hits me to the core for some reason, I guess it's being abandoned and the survival skills that he acquires. 🌴🌴
"You look lost"
Chuck's smile when the scene fades out "not anymore"
I think that would have been a great ending.
He needs to follow those wings right back to that farmhouse.
next film, stalking, the road to perdition.
Where she opens the package and inside is a lighter... or better yet a satellite phone.
I have often thought that a cool ending would have been them getting together.
He shacks her in the next movie, Bruce Springsteen wrote a song about it “ red Heeaded woman”.
@@thefirststrike Perhaps they did. It fades with him looking in her direction... _with a slight smile._
This is my most favorite movie in my entire life don't
Thing i can love other movies then this in future
She had angle wings, and her package saved his life. She was a real life angel.
I got a kick of when he's been on an island for so long. Now that he gets rescued, the company gives him a seafood banquet, lol.
LOL, seriously, get the man a steak!
Yes. But its properly cooked. Some way they had to show he now has everything.
@@vincentlok8894 actualyl after eating so many years only fish and coconut I say that eating a full-on steak would cause him major stomach issues. he needs to slowly eat it and let him body recalibrate to the food outside of the sea
I heard the director wanted it to be a seafood banquet as a deliberate joke to the audience --- he also wanted to serve coconut pie as dessert LOL
And they fly him back on a plane
One thing I loved about this movie was how minimal the soundtrack was until very specific points when it subtly rolls in and then completely overtakes the scenes with pure emotion.
Most people are castaways at some point in their life. Feeling lost, isolated, wondering what the future might be. This film teaches people should be hopeful and to take each day as it comes.
Watch her left hand as she is driving away, she lets him know there is no wedding ring on her finger. Very clever scene!
She's missing her pinkie finger on that hand.
She was in a relationship but the hubby left her . In the beginning of the movie you can see that the name on the top of the arch at the front gate is " Dick and Bettina " and at the end when Tom Hanks brings the parcel , we see that only " Bettina " is over the arch and " Dick " has been removed . Tom Hanks and Bettina are both at crossroads where they've both lost partners in a relationship .
@@shanemad1640 Wow good eye.. but it left unresolved.
@@andygossard4293 . I can't take the credit . I saw that a while back on a clip where the ending was explained . There's more to the ending where Bettina sends a letter to her husband who's in some other country where she tries to rekindle the dying fire of their love but i think that the husband doesn't reciprocate . I watched it a while back so have forgotten all the details of the explanation .
Quite Right Sir! Good work and a Keen Eye!
RIP Lari White. She was gorgeous...and a great country singer. Taken far too soon. I always remembered her in this memorable scene.
Lari sang on a lot of commercials here in South Fl for me, she was a very "up" and positive person, really talented, always had good suggestions in the studio. Sweet person. Told me "I'm moving to Nashville and gonna see what happens." RIP Lari.
RIP Isaac Kappy
Nooooooo. She was such a sweet presence in that film.
@@JakeBor shh
Good luck cowboy.
RIP Lari White! You will be forever remembered in this film scene!
One of my top 5 movies. I know how this story ended after she drove away. So subtle and so cool.
We, the good guys, do lose in life too. I've tried hard, over and over, and still lost the greatest love I ever had. Life is never fair, and most often, cruel and unforgiving. I never gave up. At one point I was lucky enough to learn how to live for others. This scene really meant a lot to me.
Me, too.
"At one point I was lucky enough to learn how to live for others." - really? how did you manage to do that?
Lari White was perfect for this!!! Never fell in love with a character so fast. Wow!
No doubt.
She was so gorgeous, and her gentle flirtation would have made even a gay guy's head spin.
He went through all that to meet the woman he was supposed to be with.
Earlier in the movie, when he stands at the top of the mountain on his island, he sees nothing but ocean in every direction, trapping him there indefinitely. This scene is a beautiful juxtaposition of that earlier shot, depicting that chuck can go anywhere he wants now, unbound from a sea surrounding him.
Having lost everything after being resuscitated due to coding for 11 minutes after a heart attack (reduced memory and mental performance), the ending of this movie literally had me crying (as I'm doing again right now). The ending of Private Ryan has the same effect: "tell me I'm a good man..."
Yes, you are. Plain to see.
Your a good man,, but it still is just a movie..
I feel you. I cried too.
I had a similar experience to your unfortunate health event. It's been a reality shift and I find emotions easily triggered. Today I would rather cry than be insensitive to emotion evoking scenes in movies. I often believe today I get more out of life this way.
@@elmerfudd6305 not just a movie
They could have made an entire movie just out of the aftermath of his return to the civilized world
This movie was incredibly sad, but thank god the producer left us with a great ending. In my top 10.
@Anton Boludo with all the negativity the media pushes, this movie inspires, enlightens and really speaks to the good in us. Both Hanks and his wife did the right thing vs caving to their deep love for one another. How good will they forever feel about themselves.
Something's Gotta Give - The Return of Martin Guerre
I wish they had. It's bothered me for decades not knowing whether he did what we all believe he should have done.
Coming home to find out that everyone you ever cared for had moved on, and that you might as well have died on that island. Can't imagine a man not being broken from that experience.
As Yogi Berra said, "If you come to a fork in the road, take it!"
Some go mad for the not buttoned down typical movie ending. I love this. Whether he goes back to her (my belief) or does not... he finally has options, considerations, and a future feeling more under his control. The "secret" is that he always had his future under at least some control. He persisted. He made fire. He braved the ocean. He stayed true to his strong will. ... ... would've loved to see a sliver of him rolling back onto her stead and starting a dialogue... one that, in my mind, happened.
He knew she was an angel...what a beautiful film.
Lari White was a sweet lady I was honor to play guitar with her and her father Larry in our church band.
How'd she pass?
Lari White was such a breath of fresh air and an amazing talent
They just dont make the movies like this anymore. The soundtrack and the scenes, just captivating
I felt like the Hanks character at the intersection after I lost my wife to cancer. note: it is possible to make a new start after losing it all.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Damn you cancer. There never are any words, especially from a stranger, that could ever provide some solace. Hang in there.
@@mudemmeonick As it turns out, the redhead actress/singer also died of cancer a few years after the movie. How sad is that?
@@mudemmeonick In my case, I met a wonderful lady, We married and together we built a new life that happily includes my late wife's grandchildren, who became for me the children I never had. Now I am a proud great grandpa. In my new life I have had the privilege of sharing the path to adulthood of my second generation of grandchildren. Their visits to our small farm have been an enriching experience for all of us. Shepherding their paths to new experiences, sailing, fishing , shooting, flying, handicrafts,farming and go karts for both generations. Their delight in discoveries with us is a joy for me. They had great fun hatching and raising our chickens but did not know what to make of hatching snake eggs. Now, with the passage of time this generation of grand children is entering adulthood. It will be fun to be a great grandad to another generation. Now, it is my turn with the Big "C". The prognosis is over 5 good years. No complaints here, it has been a full life with more good to come.
@@kwatt-engineer796 Based life. You made it man.
It's all good when you get to marry the woman you love. Sometimes, you get 2 shots at it.
That would’ve been cool if she said to her dog. “Let’s go Wilson”
Don’t say that man it would’ve been heart breaking for us
Right!!!
Turn a follow her. You’ve got a story to tell. It may work.
She’s what the tide brought in.
I would have rolled my eyes so hard.
That would have been awesome if Chuck followed up and went to talk to her and the two found they found that they had chemistry. It would be a happy ending with Chuck, Bettina and Wilson together.
I think that last parcel was for the redhair. At the end he stares and smiles where she was heading to and where he was coming from... the probably only house all the way to Canada!