Cast Away (2000) Movie Reaction - THIS IS HEARTBREAKING! - First Time Watching - Tom Hanks

Hey Knights! Watch as we experience the captivating journey of Cast Away, featuring the brilliant Tom Hanks! In this reaction video, we share our genuine emotions and thoughts while watching this iconic film for the first time.
This movie had such powerful storytelling. Tom Hanks' truly delivered a mesmerizing performance, and the film's themes of survival, isolation, and hope are ones that stuck with us. From unforgettable scenes to breathtaking cinematography, we discuss the impact and meaning behind it all.
So glad we watched this! Cast Away was a phenomenal film. We hope you enjoy our reaction and review. Let's get ready to delve into this timeless classic.
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[@OfficialMediaKnights]

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[@nareshkumar3526]

Watchh '3 Idiots'

[@kavinsky2]

NEXT TOM HANKS MOVIE: THE TERMINAL You'll laugh-cry at that one too ;)

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Heard great things about this one! It’s on our list! 😃

[@vp9672]

You should check out Philadelphia with Tom Hanks.

[@tulacagas]

The actor who played Wilson was also in Top Gun!

[@Silky808]

Think of how good of an actor you have to be, to make the audience sad for a volleyball. 😂 Tom hanks is great

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Hahaha that's so true though - he carried this movie on his shoulders and made it look easy! What a phenomenal performance - real, heartfelt and earnest!

[@eschiedler]

@@OfficialMediaKnights Wilson carried the movie and made the audience cry for Hanks. Lol.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

For sure! We are beyond furious when we learned Wilson the Volleyball was snubbed from getting the Oscar that year by some Crowe dude.

[@JB-kl8ml]

Tom Hanks also liked to fly to Epsteins pedo island.

[@pnerualevolI]

i still remember being around 6 years old and crying at that scene, might have been the reason I attributed feelings to inanimate objects through my childhood LOL

[@boboca20]

Thank God for Tom Hanks man, within a period of 10 years he gave us: Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Toy Story, Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan, Cast Away and Green Mile... what an actor. All memorable and iconic performances

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Seriously though!! What a legend - his resume is STACKED with incredible movies and performances!! The man can do no wrong!

[@nicholaslindsey7087]

Even though it came out in the late 80’s his film “The Burbs” is an absolute gem!

[@rytterl]

The terminal

[@carlesmacuaid]

Also Toy Story 2, Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail and A League of Their Own, all great movie also.

[@munsterbox]

The terminal is such a good film too!!

[@nathanburr]

I was driving across the country and took a 2 hour detour in Texas just to stand at the crossroads location. The roads stretch as far as you can see in every direction. No traffic. No noise except for the wind. It felt like the center of the universe. Like…this is where everyone’s journey starts.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Wow... What a comment! We can only imagine what that must feel like. It gives you the feeling that you truly may go wherever you want to. The visual representation of the crossroads also gave this movie a subtle but optimistic approach. He is free from his old life - and though it is painful and he lost so much, he can choose how to live it on his own terms and on his own time!

[@Whateva67]

Cool😊

[@user-vd6fn8sn8s]

I thought Wilson deserved an award for best supporting actor 😂

[@cleoandlucy]

LOL😂😂😂

[@AlisaM-L]

😂😢😅

[@stathissdz2125]

At the end, he looked at the direction of the girl, and smiled. And that's what the tide brought!

[@bigdaddy741098]

It ended with him staring down her road smiling, do you think he went back to her place to talk to her? Imagine him telling her his story and the journey that package has been on.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Aw man... We truly hope he did end up going to talk to her! Would be one helluva story to hear!

[@AsylumSaint]

@@OfficialMediaKnights Even if he didnt go back he wrote his name on the note he left. She would have found him. You dont leave a note talking about how this package that was shipped 5 years ago saved your life without needing some answers.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Very true! We like to think they both ended up having a great life after the finale of the film 😃

[@mikesparks3216]

And she had 86d the guy she was with at the start, hence "Rick" being g cut from the sign over the entrance drive LOL.

[@jeremygray1331]

I’ve seen at least one interview with Hanks where he says confidently that he went after the girl.

[@DoctorD250]

I really feel that Tom should have won the Oscar for this film. He is on screen by himself for over an hour and it is absoliutely spell binding. A masterful performance.

[@chrisn4315]

True. Brilliant performance by Tom Hanks. Your comment actually reminds me of "All is Lost" starring Robert Redford. Only Robert Redford. This is the most amazing one man show I have ever seen. Those are the exceptionally great ones: the actors that completely suck in the audience all by themselves.

[@tonym362]

For Tom to basically carry this movie with a volleyball shows how great of an actor he is

[@1938superman]

44:05 The implication is that he went after the woman in the truck. She is the other person who was on the island with him. Even though he didn't know her. Her symbol with the wings became very important to him. Also, we know some important things about her that show she's available. At the beginning of the movie, that sign didn't just have her name on it. It also had her husband's name on it. Now it's gone. Because we saw at the beginng, when we were following her package that she sent to her husband, that he was cheating on her. So, she's newly divorced, Chuck has nowhere else to go, and her symbol helped to keep him going on that island as much as Kelly's photo. He looks in the last shot at the direction her truck drove off and he smiles. She's what the tide brought in.

[@TheAerovons]

The girl at the end was Lari White, wonderful singer and super person who sang on many recordings I did in the 80s and 90s. She passed away from cancer, bless her heart.

[@Sawyer1982OAC]

On the DVD commentaries the director says he went to a desert beach to actuallly find out how to survive (he even had to figure out how to make fire) and several days in his experiment he found this old volleyball and started talkig to the ball because he felt lonely. And that´s how Wilson came to be in the movie... the ball was not in the original script.

[@MrHarbltron]

9:18 The funny thing is that as bleak as his situation is at this point, he's EXTREMELY lucky. Not only did he survive the initial crash, he also secured a lifeboat and avoided not just the engine exploding but also miraculously, every piece of shrapnel from that explosion.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

You are so right!!! It truly is miraculous that he survived that crash... So many things went right, and the fact that he ended up on that speck of an island, too. There could have been nothing!

[@Vlasko60]

True, and if you analyze it, most of everyone's life is luck.

[@joits]

Another cool titibit is that for the entire duration of his stay on the island that they show during the movie, there is no music at all... until Chuck successfully escapes the island and looks back at the place he spent 4 years on. I love the score of this movie.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Yes!!! The lack of score and the choice in filling our senses with what Chuck hears (the sounds of the island) helped put the audience in his shoes and really increase the feeling of isolation!! So many fantastic choices in this movie that truly elevated the story! What a joy to watch!!

[@mcsinger7719]

when I was in the theater seeing it.... EVERYONE SOBBED THIER EYES OUT WHEN "WILSON" was lost!!

[@lou7139]

I saw this movie when it came out in theaters...and it has stuck with me to this day. Another great but underrated (and rarely reacted to) Tom Hanks film is _The Terminal_

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Movies like this that provide you with something to think about and give you a life lesson are invaluable! And yes!! We added it to our list and will be reacting to it shortly!

[@chrisn4315]

I love the movie Terminal - "Because is home." Man, Tom Hanks at 100%. It should be on everyone's watch list.

[@spicymemes7458]

YES YES YES YES YES

[@user-ov1bp8br8y]

I love the Terminal, especally since my fiancee is half Ukrainian and what has happened to the country.

[@lethaldose2000]

Hey Denise and Ari, The package for sure saved his life, because it helped keep hope alive. -------- The contents of the box didn't save him, but the wings symbol motivated him to keep going. --------- The package gave him hope that he would return to civilization. Fun fact: In BTS clips, the director joked in an interview that the winged package might have contained a satellite phone.

[@evacombs9720]

Tom Hanks has said, he thinks (or hopes) the character followed the woman with the wings back and had a relationship with her, that that was the road he chose.

[@vincerussell6893]

Loved the way you gave each other "high five" when you two spoke in harmony "how cute", love your reactions!

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Thank you so much for showing some love! It means a lot to us ❤️

[@krystallvinter7438]

Somehing I love about this movie is how many scenes there are shot at seemingly "nothing", and often for several seconds at a time. There are a lot of "filler scenes" where initially it seems like nothing is going on, and that those scenes were shot just to make the movie longer, when in reality they're in the movie to put emphasis on situations and create the atmosphere that the character is experiencing. Those scenes that last like 5 to 8 seconds of just nature really emphasize how alone Chuck is, and that he really is at the mercy of nature. More movies today should do the same, instead of just filling it with action every second. Perspective and immersion creates phenomenal masterpieces, and Cast Away is one of them.

[@bobnanni4015]

In the cinema, on the big screen, the ship slowly appearing, first the water rising, then the bow, and finally the whole side sliding down and obscuring the horizon behind the protagonist, while he was still unconscious, was a scene of incredible power.

[@thatepicwizardguy]

I was 10 when this came out. I remember sitting and crying so hard watching this movie. What an insanely good performance throughout by Tom Hanks.

[@yasminehl89]

I've only watched this once because it stresses me out so much and I cried for ages but it was time to revisit it. It all feels so real, from the storm to the general desperation to the TOOTH. I could feel it all, and also I wouldn't make it a day, I have zero survival skills. But yeah, between this and Philadelphia, Tom Hanks did not let me live peacefully for a while there. And I did not have tissues to hand for this rewatch, which was a mistake. Thank you for the journey, it felt better to go on it in great company. We miss you, Wilson.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Hey Yasmine! Glad to hear you enjoyed the reaction. Watching movies with friends is our favorite thing in the world ❤️ I do believe that everybody should take at least a short course on survival! You really never know when it might come in handy to know some extra stuff. Wilson will be missed! Thank you for watching this with us 😄

[@janialakoski7548]

Did you know that the actor who played Wilson is the same who appeared also in Top Gun.

[@waylonmccrae3546]

Loved him in both ..... a very 'Well Rounded' Actor , seemed more down to earth in Top Gun tho. !!😊👍🏻

[@gergopiroska5749]

​@@waylonmccrae3546 yeah he is" all around" a great actor

[@waylonmccrae3546]

@@gergopiroska5749 true dat , very well rounded .... but can suffer from inflated Ego. at times !! 😏

[@gergopiroska5749]

@@waylonmccrae3546 He is also a rapper if you didnt knew His hit single "Ballin'" broke records Even Eminem didnt dare to diss him

[@waylonmccrae3546]

@@gergopiroska5749 Yea I forgot about that one ... I just remember his Big Hit with Ratt - 'Round & Round , & Steve Winwood - 'Roll With It Baby' !! 🤔

[@dive2drive314]

I LOVE this film. the story and acting is good and all, but it's the immersion of the whole thing and all the great shots that draw me in. That scene at night looking around with only the sound of the crashing waves is probably my favorite scene.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Masterfully shot! There’s so many sequences in this film that really give you the sense of isolation. Loved it!

[@Ilovewatchingsupernaturalparan]

Mr Tom Hanks is an incredible actor...he smashed it.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

We already knew he was talented but being pretty much the only performer on screen for the majority of the runtime is a whole different level of talent. Tom Hanks is a beast of a performer!

[@Ilovewatchingsupernaturalparan]

@@OfficialMediaKnights...Yes sir indeed.

[@saaamember97]

Even though this movie ended with no real solution for Chuck, I like to believe that he finally decided to "Go get the girl." At the beginning of the movie, she shipped a package, and when the FedEx driver showed up, you could see the names on the gate arch over her driveway. It evidently had her and her husband's name on it ..... "Dick" and "Bettina." However, when Chuck shows up to finally deliver the package at the end of the movie, the "Dick" is gone (pun intended) and it only says "Bettina." This leads one to believe that in the four intervening years, she divorced her husband and got the ranch in the settlement. Thus, just like Chuck, she was available too. I like to think he went after her, they both found love again, and they lived happily ever after!

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Great point! And it would also be an excellent ending for both of them! ❤️

[@denniswashburn9662]

YEP, THATS THE ENDING I CHOSE!

[@pikemeredith5604]

Can't help but love Tom. He gives an excellent performance in all he does & Castaway was no exception. He took a break from this movie to lose weight which he did as U can tell. I just recently watched A Man Named Otto & I enjoyed him in that too. As I said, he shines in all he does & has alot of past movies that we'll never forgot.

[@CofyjunkyPNW]

Films like this is why Hanks is one of the smartest movie makers/story-tellers ever! The man is gifted with never making a bad movie! Even his trailer for the Mr. Rogers movie made people weepy-eyed! 😢🥰

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

He has such an incredible way of performing filled with nuance and thought into it. We’ve been loving the films he’s in so far!

[@WanderingRoe]

Best reaction of this movie I’ve seen! And the way he looks at the end…you just know they’re gonna talk about his journey and eventually fall in love. 😄 Ends on such a hopeful note. Thank you for giving us this amazing, insightful reaction! 👏

[@LiamsDad001]

Great reaction to one of my favorite movies. The island where this was filmed is Monuriki Island in the Mamanuca Chain in Fiji. Certain places offer day trips to visit the filming location, and we flew around the island in a helicopter on our last visit. I am really enjoying your channel.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Oh no way?! That is so cool, that must have been incredible!! Hope you got to take some cool photos!! Thank you for your support, we truly appreciate you!

[@rookswoodjana3400]

I just found your channel and love your reactions. I don't how long after a reaction after you read the comments, but that was actually Fred Smith, the CEO of FEDEX making the speech about welcoming him home. A little true story about Fred Smith the CEO of FedEx. He was doing his Master's Degree at Harvard and his thesis was about making an airline to carry packages. His Professor was one of the academics that has never been in the real world and gave a very low grade on the thesis and told Fred his idea would never work. Fred Smith found some investors and bought about a dozen French-made private jets, had the seats taken out, reinforced the floors, take the windows out of the planes, and covered the windows, and started a company called Federal Express. The rest is history. Just a little back story about Fed-Ex.

[@mohanicus]

Here's a laugh for you both........ Robert zemekis was asked in a Q+A "What was in the package that chuck gives to the woman at the end of the movie...the package he never opens"???? bob zemekis replied "there was a waterproof...solar powered satellite phone in the package" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Solveig16]

I remember when this movie came out it broke me. I was in the midst of losing so much and everything was falling apart. I had had too much and I tried to remember that I had to keep breathing and the sun will rise. I recall someone telling me they thought it was a bit much tha the was so upset over losing Wilson and that it was just a volleyball. I told them it wasn't about losing a ball, it was the pent up grief and fear and loss of the past four years, of being alone, of the trauma he had lived and his last tangible piece of stability was lost and he could do nothing to save Wilson. Sometimes you lose people. He was breaking down over everything that he had been holding and here is was in the middle of the ocean alone, with just a glimmer of hope that he would not die out there alone. That is how life feels for me most of the time. I'm out here in the middle of an ocean, lost, with no love in sight, with a sliver of a chance that I will survive this. This movie is heavy in so many ways. 😥

[@rrmemphis427]

I loved this movie. I'm from Memphis and the joke about our football team being in Nashville cracks me up every time. Great reaction!

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Thank you for watching! Love all the way to Memphis ❤️

[@saturnyman]

So glad you reacted to this film, guys! Another great one from you both! I'm sure I'm not going to be the first one to say this here, but my heart breaks for Hanks's character every time I see him yell out to Wilson "I'm sorry!", as if somehow he was abandoning his best friend in the world. But Wilson got him through such a tough time, so it's completely understandable, the pain of that kind of separation.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Thank you for watching this with us! That scene in particular is so hard breaking. Wilson is all the company he had. And for a few moments in the middle of that ocean Chuck truly felt alone. The performance during that scene alone was golden! We were so happy to see the ship a few moments later

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

There aren't many actors who can carry a movie that is almost 2 hours and 30 minutes long, focusing mostly on them. Hanks is an incredible actor, and this is one of the many movies that highlight that talent. If not for Russell Crowe's amazing performance in Gladiator, Hanks easily would've won best actor at the 2001 Oscars. And yes Denise, don't get me started on FedEx, lol.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Absolutely agreed - Tom Hanks has shown such incredible versatility with his ability to make you cry and laugh within seconds of each emotion! Also man, FedEx and I got some beef 😂😂😂 looks like I'm not the only one! We shall get through our suffering together! 😂

[@KS-xk2so]

yeah... honestly after Tom Hanks went back to back in the early 90's I think he'll really have to do something absurdly special to ever take home another Oscar.... he's been nominated at least like 4 or 5 times since I believe.

[@WheresWaldo05]

The timing of him ripping off the bandaid and the rush of air in the plane is absolutely perfect and catches you off guard. Due to being solely focused on the bandaid and nothing else as you wait to see the cut damage.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Yesss!!! The way they lingered on that moment, only to bamboozle us later was such a smart editing and cinematography choice - you get caught off guard the same way Chuck does!!

[@wendell6468]

i used to work for FedEx as a package handler, tug driver, safety team member, dock supervisor and training manager. great company to work for. they told us to always look for the golden package. i loved that company...👏👏👏

[@perico1014]

That moment, when he sees the wings on the back of the truck is everything. The tide brought him that moment with her. What a hopeful future.

[@derbydriver]

We watched this in school when it came out on home video. I remember the class laughing and joking about him talking to the Volleyball. Nobody was laughing when the ball floated away.

[@tylertucker9460]

I haven’t been watching y’all long, but I absolutely love you guys. You guys talk about movies like my wife and I do while watching them. Y’all are adorable.

[@philphilips1020]

Thank you. Thank you for giving a name to something I've felt for years but couldn't properly describe to anyone. At the very end y'all mentioned "choice paralysis". I've always just said, "Too much choice equals no choice." Now I have a name for it.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Thank you!! It's such an odd sensation to feel, to be overwhelmed with options that you literally get paralyzed and stuck, not knowing what to do... There is some comfort in knowing that it is a universal feeling!

[@SFAPowerhouse]

32:52 Your reaction to Kelly's home life was exactly spot-on! I was cussing loudly when I saw her husband and child... And I hate myself for that since I'm a family man myself.

[@celticson]

When I first saw this movie I had to keep reminding myself that it wasn't a horror movie. Because I was like "there's something dangerous in that cave" or "oh no he's bleeding in the water!" Now, it's actually kind of a comfort film for me. Something about the sound of the waves and the quiet. And then the sense of utter freedom at the end. These days I don't re-watch a lot of stuff, there's just too much to see, but this is on that short list.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

The open ending suggesting a happy resolution was perfect for this story. Everything about this film was incredibly done and Tom Hanks killed that performance. We’ll definitely watch this again throughout the years 😃

[@ammaleslie509]

The sound editing in this movie is exceptional. The way the water/ocean sounds were done... chef's kiss

[@stevennabakowski108]

I saw this in theaters when I was a kid. My mother took me on Saturday afternoon. It was so good; we came back Synday evening for another watch. Just amazing; those scenes atop the cliff and the wide shots on the beach; the crash sequence and the lake of fire. It was an experience.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

We can imagine watching this in the theater back in the day! The cinematography and atmosphere is absolutely stunning! They accomplished greatness with this film and of course Tom Hank’s performance to top it all off 👌

[@stevennabakowski108]

@@OfficialMediaKnights I saw the original Star Wars Trilogy in theaters, as well. My mother was a major movie buff; so I got to see so many good films. When they first digitally remastered Star Wars IV, V and VI; they re-released all three in theaters. Mom took me to each film twice. Now, when I tell you that was amazing; there's still no words for how good they were on the big screen. Pretty sure they will never be topped. [ unrelated ]The only recent film that blew me away in theaters was Don't Breathe. That was A BLAST! What all films were best for you in theaters?

[@hidoradaikaiju4205]

I just want to say that this and Green Mile are probably my favorite Tom Hanks movies.

[@dazediss6629]

Tom Hanks is the US answer to Daniel Day Lewis. One of the very few US actors who actually earns his money and isn’t just cast in roles because he’s good looking. A true master of the big screen, he could play absolutely any role.

[@Tonyrayyt]

A lot of times when I see humanity acting foolish in this world, within my mind I just yell "Wilson!!!!" 🙂

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Put all your heart into it! WILSON!!!

[@horsepower523]

Wilson - The nicest and most talkative volleyball in movie history. He should've won an Oscar for the best supporting actor lol.

[@vrextar]

I really wish they'd make a sequel to this and follow up on how Chuck's life changed and moved on from his experience. I think they could do something where Kelly gets put into a similar situation and they find their way back to each other because no one else can possibly understand what they've been through except each other.

[@srahhh]

There was an absolutely hysterical Superbowl commercial that year spoofing the end of this movie. They had Tom Hanks's character be like "just curious, what was in that package after all?" and the lady cracked it open & started pulling stuff out like "let's see-- waterproof matches, flare gun, satellite phone..."

[@crazyfvck]

My favorite Tom Hanks movie :) I used to watch it a LOT, and many nights I fell asleep to the DVD menu after the movie finished, because it was just the repeating sound of crashing waves with a short video clip of the island :) And if you want a happier Tom Hanks movie, that is also one of my favorites, check out Joe Versus the Volcano. It is great :)

[@joeybossolo7]

Pretty sure his smile at the end means he’s going back to Bettina and get to know her better. After all, “Who knows what the tide may bring in?”

[@Eggmanontheair]

A FedEx commercial during the 2003 Super Bowl telecast featured the final scene of the film where Chuck returns the package to its sender. In this version the woman answers the door; when Chuck asks what was in the box, the woman replies, "Just a satellite phone, GPS locator, fishing rod, water purifier, and some seeds. Just silly stuff."

[@Terminator484]

I always interpreted the dentist husband's actions at the hub as him attempting to keep Kelly from seeing Chuck out of jealousy, knowing he can't possibly compete with her long-lost love. And then, at the very end, it looks like Chuck is thinking about going back to that farm (which had the second name cut off the sign) to say hello, talk about the package, maybe make a friend, and possibly more.

[@johnkirk864]

First date movie with my wife of 22 years. The end of the movie was made for me. At a crossroads. Angel Wings. Wife's email at the time was "lorangelic." It was meant to be.

[@Keysdwj]

Lol, my favorite part was you guys telling Wilson he should be more supportive!

[@MrGox]

I seen this movie so many time, and i still enjoy re watching it. You two are amazing, and always looking forward to your reactions!

[@3duFernandes]

Thank you for this reaction! This movie is an absolute masterpiece to me. So many messages all along till the end. Heartbreaking, but "real". The real life, as it is...

[@stunningandbrave7475]

This movie is a 10/10. Great video, guys.

[@lethaldose2000]

Hey Ari and Denise, CAstways shows we all need that human connection with another living creature. -------- And when that is absent we invent one in our imagination. ---------- People in the wilderness reach out to wild animals and make them pets for companions. Tom Hanks only had Wilson. --------- So when Wilson floats away, it's like a gut punch we feel his desperation, such a clever way to tap into the human psyche

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

This is a great breakdown, absolutely agreed! The claustrophobic loneliness he endured forced him to find some kind of coping mechanism, and it's truly worth thinking about, the lengths we have to go through to survive!

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

i like that you guys watch with full headphones and not just one earbud in one ear. it's how movies were meant to be experienced (well, aside from the theatre)

[@kellifranklin4432]

Such a wonderful movie. Tom Banks proves over and over why he's one of the greatest actors ever. Really enjoyed y'alls reactions to this movie..

[@Hey_Jamie]

That’s not his name lol

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Surely it's a typo 😂 Thank you so much for the support, and we are so glad you enjoyed our reaction and that we got to share it with you!

[@adamcuster8181]

The thing you guys missed is the life raft has a survival bag tied to it with a gps transponder which is what got caught underwater and was lost when the strap broke. if that had not happened he would have been found ASAP because of the beacon.

[@TenTonNuke]

I love how calm and focused he is after that 4 year jump forward. He doesn't fidget or shift uncomfortably. He moves deliberately and takes his time with each thought and action. It's a nice reminder that this modern world is full of distractions that keep us needlessly on edge.

[@sarahmoller7308]

Tom Hanks is easily one of my alltime favourite actors (along with the legendary Robin Williams). I love actors who play important roles with lots of depth.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Such depth, compassion and empathy! They are able to show all of it on screen. Thank you so much for watching this with us ❤️

[@adondrebrown3646]

My god 🥺 I remember watching this on TNT when I was little and the movie makes you appreciate life and the small things you have. Can’t even imagine being stranded for that long and coming back home to more life changes.

[@antgonz4436]

When this movie came out I was going thru some very difficult time in my life. A few months ( 1999) before this movie came out life and decisions came between the woman that I love, my soul mate. She had to leave NY and go to start her life in Italy. We kept calling and talking to each other from time to time. But in time she had moved on with her life and got marry. After she got marry I kind of stop talking to her and let her be! But we still kept in touch and from time to time talk but only as friends. Years and year pass by and she once came back to NY to visit her dad and brothers. The first time that we saw each other for the first time after all those years was unforgettable, magical, sad and extremely happy. We clearly saw in each other the love that we still felt after all those years and after moving on with our lifes! ……. We had a very similar moment….She told me “ I love you!” I have always love you! You are my soul mate and the love of my life! ( and many other things ) I felt so happy, so relieved and sad so sad! I told her I love her that I love her too and never stopped loving her, but she is marry now and we can’t do anything. It’s bitter sweet! To know that the love of your life, your soul mate loves u just like u love her bit at the same time can’t be together because of the decisions that u made in the past! This movie reminded us of our love, of the past, and of how fragile life is that one good, bad, decision or action can choose the outcome of the future. My life, my love story is a movie! If I wrote my story and publish a book I’m 100% sure that I would get a movie deal! But I am kind of lazy tho write it! Whatever u just read is not even 10% of my entire story, all I’m going through say is that there are many things that can look for to show you when a person is the real deal “ Soulmate “ 95% of people miss used this word!

[@taintedgaming8750]

I love that you never figure out what's in the last package.

[@daveeskin1193]

For your next ‘Hanks’ movie I would like to recommend ‘Joe vs the Volcano’. It’s a good movie and ironically also involves Hanks and an island.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Adding them to our list! Thank you for the suggestion 😃

[@kenyabrunson4985]

Seconded! One of my favorite Tom Hanks movies!

[@stevenwheat3621]

This is one of those movies that when flipping the channel and it popps up, I'll watch it.

[@teeheeteeheeish]

I remember seeing this when I was in middle school / high school. I was one of those kids who did sports, clubs, and honors classes. The thought of being trapped on an island sounded like heaven to me lmao.

[@m0lika1]

If you want a funny Tom Hanks movie, one of his earlier films 'The Money Pit' is hilarious and so underrated I feel

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Adding it to our list! We haven’t watched that one 😄

[@franj1414]

I prefer Joe vs. the Volcano. Super funny.

[@flarrfan]

Big is an early one that showcases young Hanks very well. @@OfficialMediaKnights

[@mhjmstultiens]

This is my favorite Tom Hanks movie. The last scene between him and Wilson is heart wrenching and the scenes after his rescue are just icing on the cake. The world has moved on, but I see in Chuck a strong person. He's alone yes, but his trials have made him extremely adaptable. Knowing how important this is from his time on the island, he'll seize and cherish life. Whatever happens with Chuck, when we see him in that last shot I believe his future will not be easy but nonetheless it's filled with hope.

[@offgrid4360]

Hey guys. If you like this , then you will loose your shit over this one. Alive (1993) If I have an absolutely horrible day, I will watch this and appreciate everything I have. It's a true story . We wouldn't have this movie if somebody didn't survive. Check it out . Love your Reaction !! . Hanks always delivers .

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Ooohhhhh!!! Heard about this one, we are DEFINITELY gonna react to it! Thank you so so much for such a wonderful recommendation and your support, it truly means the world to us!!!

[@dazediss6629]

The amount of kids I saw in swimming pools from 2000-2002 who would swim after a ball floating on the surface shouting “I’m sorry Wilson”! Is honestly astounding.

[@reallyoldtom9352]

Chuck 's gonna be okay. Did you notice that he was looking back at the girl in the truck?

[@praktisktro]

Fun fact: Tom Hanks did make the fire as wee see, and the reaction "Fire" was not scripted 🙂 - also, he did lose a lot of weight midt movie for the role. Thanks for another great video 🥰

[@Etrius10]

"We buried you." hits like a truck every time for me.

[@daddydevito5395]

Recently found your channel and loving all the reactions and content so far ❤️🕺🏻

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

That means so much to us! Thank you for watching these with us ❤️

[@4WallsAndaScreen]

A remember in the DVD there was an easter egg with the angel wings and if you select it an audio clip will play of a Q&A where a person asks, "So what was in the package?" And someone repsonds, "A waterproof, solar powered, satellite phone"

[@lordcrispen]

Great editing for these youtube cuts. I'm always amazed how much you can get in there without getting struck down. I hope you have backups of all your vids and I hope you never need them. Oh and genuine reactions as well as actually understanding the movie making process. You two are great. Just keep breathing.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Awww dude it's always great to see your name pop up!! To be fair, the editing process is gruelling, we have to be so careful in how much we keep to avoid the famous copyright claims, but thus far we've been doing ok😂 As you said, just gotta keep breathing! Thank you for your wonderful words and support, it truly means the world to us!!!

[@coax47]

Did anyone else pick up on the whole let's get this over with ripping the band aid off to symbolise the situation he's about to be in ??

[@_BELMONT_]

My name is Wilson, This volleyball stole all my thunder and now everyone does the "WILSON!!!" when they see me.

[@thereserystedt3883]

I read somethig in the Trivia on IMDb. During all the time he was stranded on the island you couldn´t hear any music at all. The sad music starts when he finaly manage to escape the island. The reason behind was so the audience really could hear what he heard and feel what he felt. Because IRL you don´t have a theme music. I never thought about that until I red about it and it´s very powerful and briliant.

[@-C.S.R]

Saw it at the theater back in the day and didn't like it. But years later saw it at home by myself and thought it was a masterpiece! It's a movie you need to see alone to truly grasp it.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

It's a movie that provides you with something to reflect on and introspect. Truly great art if we're still thinking about it!

[@mikeaninger7388]

“Does Tom ever get the girl?!?!” That got me laughing!

[@AARONANKRUM]

I have always wondered where Wilson ended up. That would have made cool ending to the movie, showing Wilson washing up on some remote but populated island and the natives trying figure it all out.

[@tvushington6994]

Cool fact: Sport good stores like Big 5 Sporting Goods sold the Wilson volleyball with the blood face from this movie as a promotion. Sure it’s still available to this day. Amazing review for an amazing movie 💯

[@chefskiss6179]

That was quite the stressful 😂 watchalong with you two, thanks for that. I hope you try out Hanks's directorial debut, a little gem called That Thing You Do. You don't even have to do a posting for it, but just to check out on yer own time... just sit back and have a goofy ole smile on the whole time :)

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Hahaha uhh sorry we helped stress you out, we were honestly anxious wrecks whilst watching this as well 😂 That is a wonderful recommendation, thank you so much for that! We will definitely take a look!

[@chefskiss6179]

@@OfficialMediaKnights His wife is in it and has some of the best and funniest lines in it 😂

[@KS-xk2so]

Solid recommendation, that movie is a little gem for sure. and the songs are BANGERS!

[@Baiko]

It's funny how Wilson to this day sells a volleyball with the painted face.

[@sjd5750]

I've told this story before, but I think it's such a cool story, I don't mind repeating it..I used to think, of course they had to shoot the 2nd half of the film first. Figuring that once Hanks was signed onto the film he would have time to work out, grow his beard and hair, get a tan, etc..But no. Hanks wanted to film it in order, but that created a huge problem for Zemeckis (who also directed him in "Gump".)..It created a logistical nightmare for Zemeckis, and all others concerned..That would mean they would film him the way he was in the beginning, then have to wait months, or even a year for him to get in the shape he's in the 2nd half..Zemeckis was freaking because how would he keep the same crew? They have to work!..Luckily another film was available, "What Lies Beneath" with Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer...So he took his whole crew from Castaway, and put them to work on that film, in the meantime, so Hanks had time to get in shape..It was the first time it ever happened in film history..Only Hanks had that kind of pull..Crazy.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Wow! He knew the pull he had with that talent! I wonder why he would choose to do it this way though. It is very impractical and the only thing that can maybe justify it a little is that he wanted to go a little more method and feel the journey as the character would. Glad the crew could figure out a solution. At least the result in the end was worth it!

[@sjd5750]

@@OfficialMediaKnights Yeah, I'm pretty sure he gave a reason, but I can't remember what it was..Your reason sounds as viable as any I can think of..I also read that he came up with the idea for the story, then handed it off to scriptwriters, and Zemeckis. It took more than 6 years to develop, and complete the film.

[@seanmonahan]

While this is not my favorite movie, it is one of the most impactful for me. I have suffered from crippling depression in my life, and anyone who has, knows (hopefully) that when you're trapped in that deep dark hole, your brain is not your friend. Your brain is your enemy. Your brain is a liar, and the biggest lie it tells you is that nothing is ever going to change, things are always going to be this way, and this is how you're gong to feel forever. But the truth is the opposite: You never know what the tide is going to wash up on your shore. It's a mantra that I live by now. His speech at the end was profoundly impactful for me. You have to keep breathing, because tomorrow the sun will rise, and who knows what the tide will bring.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

That’s a beautiful and very true mantra to live by. Everyday is a new day with new opportunities. Things can absolutely get better. We’re glad to hear this film helped you out in such a way!

[@jimcars6468]

Hello first time viewer of your channel. This movie along with several others always hits me in the feels every time. I was definitely prepared with the tissues. Excellent watch and review. I’ll definitely subscribe and be checking out more of your videos.

[@lethaldose2000]

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[@El_Bueno]

“Fuck it! Divorce this guy!” I about lost it. 😂😂😂😂

[@grabol1982]

IT was very weak, by her

[@El_Bueno]

@@grabol1982 IT… was a joke.

[@datwongai3903]

Loved this reaction, you two never disappoint! And as an aside, I'm currently dealing with an infected eyetooth root that has been... unpleasant. Seeing Hanks portray his pain really hit home this time compared to previous viewings! Still looking forward to y'alls watching Apollo 13, and hoping for a reaction to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead if you have not yet seen it.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Ooff man! Teeth issues are the worst! I hope you get to resolve that soon! Apollo 13 is on our calendar for a summer release so expect to see that soon 😃

[@paulineandrushuk8923]

Thanks guys. All I can say is : no canoeing, no sailing, no speed boating, no cruise shipping, in other words "I'm scared to death of water".

[@schmeevo1]

Love all your reactions. You usually nail it on the head. First fell in love with the talent of Tom in Splash. A funny and touching comedy. worth a watch and hopefully a reaction

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Thank you! That means the world to us! Adding Splash to the list 😃