Cast Away - ending

[@albertlilly]

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.

[@adnan_honest_jihadist5775]

he just cant decide which way he wants to go bruh bcs he was on that island for so long what symbolism is there?

[@kevinendo9613]

wrong.. he never left the island.. he's faced with new choices.. his journey continues.. great lesson

[@naverilllang]

@@adnan_honest_jihadist5775 the video fades with him looking north again, smiling. So maybe he went back to that woman.

[@adnan_honest_jihadist5775]

@@naverilllang just shows that he cant control his feelings i would rather go somewhere where there is no human

[@tennisace40]

I think the symbol on the rear of the truck was a sign he should go back to the lady in the truck.

[@icemav5740]

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.

[@subodhahemathilake9387]

Proud of you man.

[@edwinrivera2887]

I'm so sorry for your loss

[@arshadarmaan4296]

You are so strong I don't think 💬 I would have survived that kind of suffering.

[@bestlions]

Keep going hero you have 3 angels watching over you.

[@brianhiles8164]

Everybody has a story. Everybody.

[@richardpierce4908]

I love how this last scene gives us that spark of hope. As Chuck said, "Gotta keep breathing."

[@mtsky-tc6uw]

too bad the woman in that scene actually died a young age,cancer

[@antmagor]

When movies are written more like books. Actual thought is put into the plots conclusion.

[@georgeburns8447]

Yeah, but in reality there is no hope, so take a friggin' chill pill.

[@richardpierce4908]

@@georgeburns8447 Well that’s your opinion and you’re entitled to it.

[@rokulus7910]

Get busy living or get busy dying. Yeah I know, wrong movie. But they have a lot in common.

[@YouJustAintHearinMe]

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.

[@joelstein4657]

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.

[@JJ-hg9ue]

@@SlavicGirl. I just watched that movie and really enjoyed it. Thank you for that recommendation :)

[@khatfull]

I don't think Zemeckis let us decide at all. The wry little smile on Chuck's face while looking north says it all.

[@khatfull]

@@ER.5 Hahahaha, that could be too 😆

[@juanjugador12]

@@khatfull Destiny, the choices We make, not the chances We take

[@luisrizo8813]

@@khatfull Tom Hanks (to James Lipton in 2006) 'He went back and made babies with that woman'.

[@jimmartin7881]

Fun fact, Castaway is the longest FedEx commercial ever filmed.

[@shadowbanned5164]

Not the best commercial in the world is it.....We guarantee to get your parcel to you within 4 years lol

[@ricktheis5931]

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.

[@tacodeazul1713]

@@ricktheis5931 Ever order next day air? Welcome to Memphis International. That's every day.

[@chuckthebull]

yeah it only happened once that someone finnaly got their package...

[@compaholic83]

So this is where my package ends up when delivery goes past the ETA date and then changes to "Pending" indefinitely...

[@adg7147]

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.

[@maryschneider2759]

I love that movie....She was so stunning. rip

[@dougcoffey7354]

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.

[@maryschneider2759]

@@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.

[@dougcoffey7354]

@@maryschneider2759 I did enjoy Lari White's music. She had that voice that you can't resist loving.

[@melperry3576]

@MichaelKingsfordGray you need to quit playing with yourself, idiot

[@mikeg.3688]

Of course we know which road he took. Those wings saved his life.

[@Markus_Meister]

i agree.

[@VladislavBabbitt]

Yes. It is a great scene.

[@kylestewart8354]

Dont be so sure. Have you ever been to Mobeetie TX? Haha.

[@dopeytripod]

YUPP, he went the opposite way as her...he doesnt want to go thru heartache ever again

[@garycastronova7939]

Nope. Just leave it be.

[@jackkraken3888]

When she said :"Good luck cowboy." I felt that.

[@osmanyousif7849]

"Reach for the sky"

[@SeanMcReynolds025]

So long…partner

[@peterdelmonte9832]

And that beautiful actress died not too long after. Poignant or what?

[@MU-rx1tc]

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 :(

[@cottonclarksa]

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.

[@capenjck]

I did not know that. I looked her up, beautiful lady, good singer.

[@CasinoMan2005]

More beautiful people lost to cáncer including my wife. F*ck Cáncer

[@googleaccount570]

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.

[@romulusremus7537]

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.

[@chuckstephens7992]

Amazing, a woman has such screen presence that being on film for less then two minutes makes us remember her forever...

[@RSTI191]

Lari White-- she was a bigtime singer. Died of cancer 2018..

[@pctshooter]

I know, she was fine as hell. I would've followed her.

[@nocturnaljoe9543]

@@pctshooter You would have been her Cowboy.

[@RSTI191]

@@pctshooter Hell with that. I would have been her saddle...Woof-Woof...

[@zombiehunter1152]

Amazing women do that to you.

[@sevriety3268]

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.

[@walterwhite1]

It was just nature sounds. Did you know that?

[@petergough2534]

Couldn't agree more such a powerful movie. Another of Tom Hanks is a Road to prediction so underrated 🇬🇧

[@stevehansen4755]

This scene says to me that no matter what happens, life goes on with new opportunities on the horizon.

[@SexyFace]

just keep breathing

[@adnan_honest_jihadist5775]

yes bcs Allah gives us new chances to redeem ourselves

[@nandi123]

@@SexyFace Until you are old. Then no one is interested in you.

[@billyjonesy2972]

😉Ob-la-di, ob-la-da Life goes on!

[@charlier711]

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 :)

[@joet7136]

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!

[@thefirststrike]

Oh yeah.

[@keystonedaytrip238]

What a loss :( She was a lovely woman !

[@johnbowman1076]

I've been at crossroads in the south and lost. Not once has a woman that pretty stopped to help. Oh. well.

[@asc_missions3080]

@@johnbowman1076 Tell that to Robert Johnson.

[@allanchurm]

its nice to know there are girls like her in the world..

[@kristikristi1183]

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.

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

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.

[@megapulsar9244]

@@Gunners_Mate_Guns We'd love to meet more girls like her.

[@mywifesboyfriend5558]

@@megapulsar9244 Oh they're around, they are just all taken.

[@tomking1890]

So natural

[@megapulsar9244]

@@mywifesboyfriend5558 Aaand that's why I said that.

[@thepanel2935]

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.

[@RadioactiveSince1990x]

I'd love to hear more about that experience you had

[@JustJake77]

It's literally the last days of 2024... I spent this last year in school for the first time in 30 years. I'm currently standing (metaphorically) in that crossroad. Knowing the old way is over.... old life... old friends... old habits... old ties that no longer serve value to anyone.... Unsure of the new direction. But I gotta choose one.... I have never felt so scared and alive at the same time it's almost debilitating.... Hope is a crazy thing to feel.

[@thepanel2935]

@@RadioactiveSince1990x my mother died, my fiance' tragically died around the same time, and I was deeply sad. But my mother left me a generous inheritance and I had more money than I have ever had. A life-changing sum of money. I've held onto most of it, too.... that was six or seven years ago.

[@NeverQuiteAlex]

At a literal crossroads in his life; beautiful scene.

[@voornaamachternaam6159]

Follow the redhead with the wings🤔

[@NeverQuiteAlex]

@@voornaamachternaam6159 agreed. Any other choice is wrong, or foolish.

[@benwebb4567]

A great moment when he can finally make a choice for himself and not forced by the island to do something to survive.

[@MrNo-dc2wp]

Just wanna know. Where was location???

[@voornaamachternaam6159]

@@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;

[@johndegennaro2822]

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.

[@jeffreymehlman2142]

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.

[@Mshine2]

the butterfly insignia was stamped on the RD part of the back of the pick up F O R D (Right Direction?)

[@tombristowe846]

@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]

@Samson 92 I'm overdue for watching it. Tom Hanks looks soooo young. Texas looks soooo lovely and remote; well, the panhandle anyway.

[@Radb707]

@@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...

[@philparkes-1]

When she called him cowboy she must’ve recognised him from Toy Story

[@houseofrandomness]

Look!! I'm woody!!! Howdy! Howdy! Howdy!!

[@cornonthecob1268]

LMAO, why can't I think of clever comments like this?

[@seizethedayandlive]

that's a brilliant observation

[@keithmangold2263]

lol

[@herbmarsh8519]

hahahahahahaha

[@MVMullins]

The easiest decision ever. Rest in Peace Lari, you were truly an angel here on earth.

[@garymitchell5899]

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.

[@almostfm]

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.

[@Grandpaw2511]

That's what I think too.

[@LukeLovesRose]

Probably a lot more loyal than Helen.

[@RadioactiveSince1990x]

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.

[@JD-kf2ki]

Keen eyes. Good job!

[@hawgsfan]

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.

[@tkell31]

Well, she's also the one who got the package judging by the tailgate...so more to it then that I think

[@stenic2]

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

[@ricochetVendetta]

@@tkell31 Remind me what was the package, not watched this in twenty years

[@ksbs2036]

@@ricochetVendetta it was a package that was on the deserted island with him. IIRC he felt some duty and purpose to deliver it

[@DrJonesUSA]

🤔 good but deep . . . . .

[@GhostRiderSpiritOfVengeance]

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 🙏.

[@lordgoro]

I was homeless 35 years, across ALL of America.

[@lordgoro]

now I write about it!

[@realTexans2024]

Damn didn’t realized you had it like that mr donkey Kong

[@mastershooter64]

@@lordgoro how do you live being homeless? where do you find food? job? shower?

[@lordgoro]

@@mastershooter64 havent been homeless for 4 years now. But Im a true survivor.

[@barkermjb]

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

[@benjiskitts]

When he saw the wings 🪽 on the back of the truck 🚚 we know what he did ❤

[@RadioactiveSince1990x]

@benjiskitts Yeah, you know where he ends up going but it's a tasteful choice not showing it. He settles his look toward the road she went down and smiles, that's all we need to know about what he does next.

[@kat35lulu88]

I like to think he showed up at her ranch..... she fixed ice tea and some supper. He decided to settle down in the town and get a nice little house......get a dog or two...... takes the lovely lady dancing and to flea markets and candle light dinners..... ❤

[@axiomist4488]

It was obvious, first from the fact that she got out of the truck to tell him and the flirty look in her eyes, that she really liked him. The message is that even though he just totally lost the love of his life, Life goes on and right here is an opportunity to get a new lady . I like to think (and I kept telling him while watching the movie) that he went after her. I see it in his eyes and the smile that starts breaking from his lips .

[@jasonjones7205]

A prostitute tried to pick him up.

[@jmason61]

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

[@oubrioko]

She called him _cowboy_ because his voice clearly reminded her of a certain cowboy in a well known Pixar movie

[@dragonlord1997]

A reference to Woody

[@bvdatech1]

@@dragonlord1997 no

[@outsyder8523]

@@bvdatech1 yk he's the actor of woody right

[@adnan_honest_jihadist5775]

thats called butterfly effect

[@Sunne2day]

A world of everything in his expression. No matter what we've lost or what we've been through, there's always a future.

[@marks6290]

Sunne2day Well said. You just gave me a boost today that I needed.

[@nathdeb3476]

i hope so

[@vicsaul5459]

the sun will shine

[@kbanghart]

No. I'm just so depressed by his ex wife leaving him for someone else.

[@juliansandoval8022]

@@kbanghart i was already depressed for a similar reason. But also depressed because regardless what future awaits, we will die.

[@macpotts8474]

Lari really was Chuck's angel! Angelicly smiles and rescues our hero. So sad to read that she died! RIP Lari.

[@GobiSubramaniam]

Her truck even came with an angel-wing logo (1:42).

[@doctorslayer2106]

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..

[@francistindale9520]

What sane man would have done anything other than follow Lari to the ends of the earth.

[@patb00y]

@@doctorslayer2106 didn’t kelly cheat on chuck

[@T-800..]

​@@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.

[@barrybegley5379]

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.

[@Rob-Benny-Hill]

Same here. what a beauty, what a shining light. RIP Lari.

[@danielmorris6523]

I LOVE her accent. Very sad that she's no longer with us. RIP from the UK.

[@ProfessorIgor]

if only Tom Hanks wasn't such a walking piece of satanic excrement, eh ?

[@enigma51ted]

she didnt ask him for a ride at the end of his life omg

[@Rob-Benny-Hill]

You are mistaken. @@enigma51ted

[@NateZukoski]

What a stunningly beautiful woman. Was stunned to IMDB her and find out she had passed. What a tragedy. RIP

[@LukeLovesRose]

Weird.

[@thunderstruck8087]

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!

[@R281]

Letsbe Rationalhere Sad. Edit: saw the cause of death.

[@thunderstruck8087]

Advanced peritoneal carcinoma (an aggressive form of cancer).

[@Kelly14UK]

Whaaatt????????

[@bridgecross]

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.

[@peytonbass5396]

I never looked at it from that perspective. Thank you

[@ey67]

True

[@kazooshu606]

A brilliantly poignant reply bc. You should exploit your talent.

[@michaellayman945]

Well said.

[@flybobbie1449]

That's the point of the scene.

[@Silver_Something]

One of my favorite endings in movie history. The fade out is just brilliant

[@oilbull48]

She was his angel….watched over him…..there are angles in our lives that guide us…..we just don’t know them ….sometimes we realize they are right in front of us

[@XYtotheZ]

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.

[@malcorub]

Underrated?, this is one of the most popular movies of its time.

[@TucsonDude]

@@malcorub Shhhh! You're killing this observer's glory.

[@GarretGrayCamera]

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.

[@mikewest712]

Garret Gray knew it.

[@josephkelley8641]

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?" ...

[@billygunn3001]

Makes sense.

[@icedice6393]

I'd watch that movie

[@josephcarl4167]

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

[@outdoorfreedom9778]

If he doesn't turn around and go talk up the redhead then he wasn't on the island long enough!!!!

[@MrRolyat98]

I believe this was strongly hinted since he looked in her direction and slowly started to smile

[@Cavindar]

Soo true

[@MatthewPettyST1300]

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.

[@MrRolyat98]

DrinkwithaMexican lol. Director’s cut, right?

[@kooartsi]

You hit the nail straight on head. ;-)

[@Glen.Danielsen]

I miss sister Lari White. Pure country class and heart. Even in this brief clip I savor her spirit and spunk. 🫡💛

[@stephenhenley7452]

Her upon seeing the package: "FINALLY! That satellite phone I ordered..."

[@xHICKORYx]

And those lighters.

[@RayoBeatz]

@@xHICKORYx and the inflatable doll for a prank i was going to do

[@NichaelCramer]

Actually “...that solar-powered satellite phone I ordered....”

[@_indrid_cold_]

Thanks for the laugh, great comment!

[@JDsLines]

That foldable cruise ship I ordered

[@peterlarsen7779]

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..

[@drowssapma]

Hanks doing what Hanks does best: pretending to be someone else, someone brave. Fuck. Tom. Hanks.

[@houston252]

@@drowssapma oh my God 😂😂

[@rickwyant]

Yuk

[@kengunn100]

Isn't tom hanks a kiddy diddler?

[@ruk2023--]

@@kengunn100 Isn't you a moron?

[@nunosoares2329]

Rest In Peace Lari White. Sincere overdue condolences to the family for your loss. 😔💐

[@SilentKnight43]

RIP Lari White. She was gorgeous...and a great country singer. Taken far too soon. I always remembered her in this memorable scene.

[@TheAerovons]

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.

[@JakeBor]

RIP Isaac Kappy

[@IMCcanTWEESTED]

Nooooooo. She was such a sweet presence in that film.

[@r.a.7161]

@@JakeBor shh

[@kevinquinn3763]

Good luck cowboy.

[@desertroad4378]

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.

[@beachcomberocean4859]

Remind anyone else of the ending of Casablanca? Possibilities ahead, experience behind.

[@ellevictory1339]

Amen

[@brucekilby9957]

That is such great ending. After spending so long on the Island,he ends up on his own in nowhere.🍍🌽🍍

[@Dutchman536]

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 !

[@quaoar213]

...actually..... he didn't follow the bettina.... the wind guided him....again.

[@TheSaintFrenzy]

Just a damn fine scene, life at a literal crossroads.

[@analogue2019]

then chuck sell his soul to be a guitar god (sorry for bad english)

[@samsonguy10k]

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.

[@bobg6638]

So very much agree

[@donjuan4067]

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

[@Jim-wr9iz]

I have to admit. I am not a Tom Hanks fan. But this was a pretty good flick.

[@ChristopherCudworth]

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.

[@jameydenison2045]

One of the most perfect endings in film even though it wasn't really an ending, it was a beginning.

[@JohnUSA7]

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.

[@chostany]

Beautifully said

[@Eye_Witness]

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

[@1nvertedReality]

Lari White was perfect for this!!! Never fell in love with a character so fast. Wow!

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

No doubt. She was so gorgeous, and her gentle flirtation would have made even a gay guy's head spin.

[@bobdobalina2931]

"It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford slowing down to take a look a me."

[@JB-xu1pm]

She had welding rig in the bed of the truck as well.

[@roberthill7335]

Isn't a flat bed, but still, yeah. LOL!!

[@martinwest4980]

Not a flatbed she didnt slow down....wtf is wrong with you

[@FearItselff]

@@martinwest4980 its a country song

[@billlozier5551]

I'm taking it easy..

[@catapodaca3601]

That farm, truck and dog is heaven in itself. The beautiful, down to earth woman..that’s a gift. Few find it.

[@georgewashington6225]

He knew she was an angel...what a beautiful film.

[@deetlenroy]

If a woman in a Ford step side with a dog in the back and calls you cowboy you marry her!

[@MrLikeke]

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...)

[@samsmum]

@Christopher Laughlin It's ok man.....Take it easy...

[@artvandalay13]

@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.

[@deetlenroy]

Vandelay Industries that’s from the Cowboy way lmao woodie Harrelson

[@markhall7646]

Yep.

[@drcarp7377]

Loved this film, and Tom is superb. He says so much without talking. You know what he's thinking. He doesn't need to say it. Great actor.

[@kingpin22s]

Definitely one of the best actors ever.

[@Harlem56]

One of the Best endings ever ..... she lit up the Screen!!! little bit of magic she left us with.... R.I.P. 💜

[@BNatoAk]

The woman playing her passed away?

[@longgowhereto]

@@BNatoAkLari Michele White 1965 -2018

[@alpinweiss]

Imagine if he just started running across america

[@shoot_the_glass5654]

😆 Or found a Zoltar machine.

[@frankrogers436]

Lol nice

[@marioyamasaki1925]

From now on if he’s going anywhere........HE WAS RUNNING

[@joysoul4089]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 GOOD one

[@justinb5468]

the algorithm favors you my friend

[@chasgorman1086]

This scene of the crossroads was a great metaphor to wrap up this movie.

[@BagofBones61]

And also, Chuck being surrounded by a ocean of grass for a change, after being marooned amidst a ocean of water.

[@zaltmanbleroze]

But what about Wilson?

[@tinman3586]

He's a castaway all over again but in a different way.

[@heatherninneman558]

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.

[@juancarloskruz6524]

2 Heather. Two of us lol

[@pulsarlights2825]

Are you saying you are trapped on an island all alone?

[@kengunn100]

@@pulsarlights2825 I think she means she has no one in her life.........I am in the same boat......so to speak.

[@bradley8575]

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.

[@roquefortfiles]

what an insanely sad comment.

[@jeffreyk5734]

Lari White was my Biggest Country Crush ever and I fell for many female singers, but she was special. I was madly in love with her, she had so much personality. I honestly thought she was Thee Most beautiful woman in all of Country Music even over Shania Twain. I loved Shania too, and she was no overnight success either, but Lari in my opinion should have and could have been damn near as big. Nobody had a better voice or more stage presence and she was a brilliant song writer. Never a favorite of Country Radio Programmers who loved to stick her in a 7 hour rotation, she somehow still managed 6 Top 20 country singles, 3 Top 10's and one Number 1 song on the Gavin Report. Her second Album "Wishes " in 1994 was certified Gold, but there were incredible songs that never saw a release on that album that could have easily pushed it beyond platinum. Her next two CD's which she produced were even better, should have established her as one of the biggest Stars of the day. Neither got much promotion and only had one video a piece. Nashville sure didn't and still doesn't know great talent. She was an awesome, singer incredible songwriter and one of the Best-Looking ladies I've ever seen in life. Could have been a huge Movie Star. She did appear in some TV movies and Television series.

[@onlineclientone1826]

Tom hanks, the only person putting packages back ON the porches.

[@Fortnitefan111YT]

Good one

[@mattg2520]

In a world of porch pirates, he's a porch pilot.

[@markburnsworth3591]

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

[@tomkjr1]

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.

[@EphemeralProductions]

:( Crap. That makes the scene feel entirely different. what a bummer about her! RIP to her.

[@animationcycles7109]

I was just about to mention this... despite her age, her physical appearance, and beauty, is astounding. She made quite an amazing presence.

[@tomkjr1]

@@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.

[@lineygoblue4252]

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.

[@EphemeralProductions]

@@lineygoblue4252 i have never seen that movie so o have no reference. I’ll have to watch it now to see that part lol

[@77AbleArcher]

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.

[@beachgirl9304]

Me, too.

[@MS45636]

"At one point I was lucky enough to learn how to live for others." - really? how did you manage to do that?

[@Gamble661]

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.

[@DarkFilmDirector]

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.

[@TheGoldcountry]

Choices. He had choices. His only choice on the island was dying or surviving. Now, he suddenly can go anywhere.

[@tewksburydriver8624]

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.

[@dub814]

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.

[@tewksburydriver8624]

@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.

[@tewksburydriver8624]

@@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.

[@tewksburydriver8624]

@@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.

[@ready4sea301]

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.

[@allanchurm]

lovely story sir

[@hedegaard8]

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!

[@faisalmemon285]

You and your kid’s girlfriend watched it together?

[@fed3_chill]

What a beatiful story, sir. Where exactly is that place.

[@prestonransome5362]

Nice memory. Thanks.

[@dutchflats]

That moment in which a tiny spark of hope ignites in our soul......beautiful.

[@richtl8881]

Lari White was a sweet lady I was honor to play guitar with her and her father Larry in our church band.

[@r.a.7161]

How'd she pass?

[@Vange-kw4ye]

"You look lost" Chuck's smile when the scene fades out "not anymore"

[@wpatrickw2012]

I think that would have been a great ending.

[@kenb2671]

I was lost but now I'm found.

[@kenb2671]

I was lost but now I'm found.

[@Saulg21]

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.

[@vincentlok8894]

LOL, seriously, get the man a steak!

[@Ristopistox]

Yes. But its properly cooked. Some way they had to show he now has everything.

[@MrDragonorp]

@@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

[@fredwerza3478]

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

[@donjuan4067]

And they fly him back on a plane

[@marcdb1412]

I watched and loved this movie. I would watch it again... Thank you very much.

[@stanleydavis7904]

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

[@walterwhite1]

Isn’t he a Legendary actor?

[@stanleydavis7904]

Hell yes

[@jemert96]

90s/early 00s is one of the best eras of Hollywood IMO. So many great films

[@johndeere8594]

That’s exactly what I was thinking. It was before the world went nuts.

[@mywifesboyfriend5558]

Before we allowed liberals to spread their poison all over everything.

[@Sodiumreactor]

I had always hoped that he turned around and went back to her house and they both lived happily ever after. Loved this movie!

[@fortminor85]

Tom Hanks says the same thing

[@gugy68]

Maybe he did.

[@tombergman5419]

I would have at least gone back to see what was in the package 📦

[@LordTimelord]

​@@tombergman5419 Could you imagine if it was a satellite phone so she would have reception anywhere on her ranch? ROFL

[@randomrecipes5007]

That's the whole point of the ambiguous ending... he could have.. I think the film suggests he will considering the wings are that sign that drives him, that motivates him, moves him, keeps him going. Then to his shock realizing this special, beautiful woman who's willingly trying to help him, was that sign, he then stands in a literal cross road, and contemplating where to go next, and he then thinks if he should go back to her house, to tell her... which in my belief always watching it, he does. Cause who the hell wouldn't!?!?

[@SurvivalHunterNM]

I loved that movie and always had a crush on the actress from the last scene... Just based on that last scene. Now, years later, with the miracle of the Internet, I looked her up and learned that she was married, had 3 kids, and died in 2018 of cancer. Her name was Lari White. For years, in my mind, the personality and look of the character that she portrayed in Castaway was the epitome of the perfect woman for me. I'm sorry for her family that she's gone.

[@elmoblatch9787]

This woman is on screen (or heard off screen) for just one minute -- exactly 60 seconds. She is luminous...just an amazing expression of modern female beauty. She is flirtatious without being obscene. That extra glance she gives him at the end is an invitation to destiny...

[@kencummings953]

Elmo Blatch And her music had similar qualities. As did her videos.

[@justinmjdell]

Yeah, Elmo, who'd you kill?

[@Thearmorcav]

What the fuck are you smoking. You are the front line of "Give anyone a free pass of any load of Shit" You Missed the mark on the ending of this movie so much. The last part of the Movie had Nothing to do with the woman. It was Just One more crossroad for Toms Character must Cross. It started from the Plane crash, making his way up the mountain only to find dead friends. Wilson was a play on his loneliness and isolation. The loss of Wilson was fear of more of the same. The only thing the woman was at the end was a way for him to move on Like his wife did. OMG Try watching the movie from the start, ugg you used the word Obscene.. in this movie. I feel sorry for you.

[@denniswarren3211]

That lady was Lari White a great singer/songwriter who has since past away. My favorite memory of her was her singing Amazing Grace to close a gospel show at an amphitheatre next to the water in Pensacola, FL.

[@themetalmario77]

A volleyball, without determination, or feelings. *BEST CHARACTER IN MOVIE HISTORY*

[@LloydIsom]

The best part of this movie. I could feel his relief just flow through my bones. One of the best actors in the business right there.

[@miltonsmith974]

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.

[@nicedoppy2077]

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 !! .....

[@Ristopistox]

Maybe Wilson has a tennis ball girfriend too!

[@superspunk6969]

Wilson!!!!!!

[@samerdrich5579]

He should go for a younger woman, not a divorcee who's damaged.

[@coinraker6497]

LOL. Or they find Wilson, he starts talking to it and she realizes she married a crazy person.

[@fantasycamp4000]

one of my favorite movie moments

[@caramanico1]

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..."

[@ecomarinebd]

Yes, you are. Plain to see.

[@elmerfudd6305]

Your a good man,, but it still is just a movie..

[@rcald-gz5jd]

I feel you. I cried too.

[@greggibson3188]

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.

[@knives5964]

@@elmerfudd6305 not just a movie

[@AceVideosOfficial]

Me: has not watched Cast Away in years. KZbin: watch this movie clip and if you don't, I'm gonna keep recommending it to you until you do

[@God-fs9bs]

👍👍👍⭐🔥⭐⭐🔥👏👍👊👆

[@hostile0893]

Never thought I would find a comment of yours but here I am. Love your videos man, makes my day when you upload.

[@Stiitchjones]

Been a while since I've seen it too...

[@frankosmokes]

Ace love your videos !!

[@toma8156]

One Tom Hank's best movies Beautiful story of survival,love and life.

[@rockutron9000]

He needs to follow those wings right back to that farmhouse.

[@whatshisname3304]

next film, stalking, the road to perdition.

[@xHICKORYx]

Where she opens the package and inside is a lighter... or better yet a satellite phone.

[@thefirststrike]

I have often thought that a cool ending would have been them getting together.

[@morikanteyekeyeke6147]

He shacks her in the next movie, Bruce Springsteen wrote a song about it “ red Heeaded woman”.

[@oubrioko]

@@thefirststrike Perhaps they did. It fades with him looking in her direction... _with a slight smile._

[@257squadron]

Probably one of the greatest American actors ever in my humble opinion.

[@1942Dreamer]

That scene is filmed up by Canadian, TX in the panhandle. We lived there a few years. Beautiful place, especially when a thunderstorm is rolling in on the horizon and you can smell the rain.

[@MrRaynemaker]

I put some machines in a nursing home, in Canadian a few years back. I asked one of the ladies where they went if they wanted to see a tree.

[@austrocedrussp]

Coordenadas geográficas, por favor, o nombre del cruce, números de las rutas. Thank you

[@larrylewis5721]

A few years ago, I attended the dedication of a memorial gazebo built to honor Lari, in her hometown of Dunedin, FL, near my home. It was a beautifully moving event....we received one of the small painted stones distributed then. On a background of musical notes, ours reads, "Lari Rocks!" on one side, with "Joy" on the other. It's my paperweight and reminder.

[@MikeSmith-fs9wh]

Thanks for your remembrance. She was a beauty, in body and soul.

[@mtnbiker4480]

Went to High School with her. She was the real thing. Very sad when I heard about her passing.

[@michaelbyrnee9584]

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.

[@danielweston9188]

and many of the attached men (and a few women) . . . .

[@marydestefano9487]

@@danielweston9188 And even the gay attached me.

[@bro7269]

They made sure that she flashed her empty ring finger……

[@the_lost_navigator7266]

In my mind, he does a u turn and follows her to explain his message....

[@RadioactiveSince1990x]

​@@the_lost_navigator7266The movie **heavily** implies that is exactly what happens so you are correct lol.

[@marktwain580]

With this scene, she made her mark on this world!

[@gt-tv3gb]

That red hair, that smile, and those dimples. Lari White, you're missed.

[@ohioguy215]

I didn't realize she passed away from cancer. That's a loss.

[@mikelindellspillow2609]

@@ohioguy215 u a slow boi

[@owensweetland342]

Texas! Such a beautiful state. I was stationed at Cannon in NM in '78. Drove to Amarillo just about every other weekend. Just beautiful!

[@KB-ke3fi]

@j eliot Then stay the hell out

[@RandySWilson]

Love how he is at a crossroads. She leaves and he looks at her road. Turns to his right on the road. Turns directly South of her road. Turns to his right again. Last shot he turns back onto her road again and smiles at the camera. That’s some great directing right there.

[@davidbarriga1491]

Of course, she's a cute redhead, with dimples.

[@ownpetard8379]

Yes! François Roland Truffaut on his BEST day, wouldn't suggest to an actor to face in 4 consecutive directions to pointedly illustrate the choices before the character. Zemeckis is a master! Dare I say genius? j/k

[@JamieTransNyc]

Of course it is a crossroad. The entire film is about nothing else but choices and priorities. In fact, the crossroads scene was so overdone it was like hitting us in the face with a shovel.

[@jogman262]

And thinking, “I found her.”

[@kevinendo9613]

the only time he is cast away is when he comes home.. he realizes he still on the ocean travelling.. he's still out at sea looking for his place in life.. great scene.. and the movie ends without a conclusion

[@mikeinindy2856]

They could have made an entire movie just out of the aftermath of his return to the civilized world

[@robjohnson8861]

This movie was incredibly sad, but thank god the producer left us with a great ending. In my top 10.

[@robjohnson8861]

@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.

[@SRV2013]

Something's Gotta Give - The Return of Martin Guerre

[@FineFlicks342]

I wish they had. It's bothered me for decades not knowing whether he did what we all believe he should have done.

[@Memento--Mori]

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.

[@tlalotoani]

Saw this movie after a year of dealing with depression, almost was out of it, this movie ending gave me that little push I needed, in life I was alone, and at last it was ok.

[@SteelBustingBiker]

One of the greatest endings in motion pictures. A simple package kept for years..dragging a lone human through the worst..and in the end, the best of times waiting. The young Lady was his Angel destiny..simple as that.

[@Srennoc]

That intersection is just a bit from my house . Been there many times !

[@dustinvanravenswaay9960]

Looks nice there

[@billybob9461]

Where is it?

[@Srennoc]

@@billybob9461 just outside of old mobeetie tx

[@billybob9461]

@@Srennoc thank you, I didn’t catch it before but she says 83 south. Been to Canadian many times. I thought it looked like the panhandle

[@crashpal]

I wonder if that is uninhabited land. Always wanted my own land where I could grow corn.

[@kwatt-engineer796]

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.

[@mudemmeonick]

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.

[@GeekBoyMN]

@@mudemmeonick As it turns out, the redhead actress/singer also died of cancer a few years after the movie. How sad is that?

[@kwatt-engineer796]

@@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.

[@barryromano0451]

@@kwatt-engineer796 Based life. You made it man.

[@Schrankerle]

It's all good when you get to marry the woman you love. Sometimes, you get 2 shots at it.

[@MrRolandMichel]

The sheer poetry of this scene... Love and Hope encapsulated on film!

[@e.r.6039]

Woman: lives alone with a Dog Man: lives alone with a Volleyball Perfect Match ❤️

[@mikeekim242]

Damn it Spot, quit chewing on Wilson!

[@woiowoiow190]

Damn Wilson will you keep your head still!

[@humbertoflores2545]

sure, the man will play with the woman, the dog will play with the ball..

[@dogfacedogface1]

That would’ve been cool if she said to her dog. “Let’s go Wilson”

[@aboodmki3]

Don’t say that man it would’ve been heart breaking for us

[@geraldcooktwo7272]

Right!!!

[@terrancethomas9792]

Turn a follow her. You’ve got a story to tell. It may work. She’s what the tide brought in.

[@jpaxonreyes]

I would have rolled my eyes so hard.

[@1moredayof]

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.

[@Whitpusmc]

In case anyone wonders, he goes after her, eventually marries her and lives to 89 yrs old on her ranch. He never flies again. Yeah, I made that up but he deserves a happy life after what he’s been through.

[@eligebrown8998]

I like it

[@michaelmercado2810]

Good ending and they had a lot of little Wilson's running around the ranch

[@andrebaudoind]

@@michaelmercado2810 a bunch of volleyballs?

[@kellandreader]

A few years ago I visited that intersection. Parked my car where Tom's Jeep was parked. It was somewhat different as the road signs weren't the same, the movie's road signs were used to comply with the time-frame of the scene, and there are wind generators in the fields now. Still, it was a pretty cool moment.

[@absabs129]

Actually 2 things saved him on that island. 1 was the thought of his fiance'. 2 was the angel wings parcel he refused to open and use- but made his mission to deliver ( his duty, his purpose, his goal, his direction). Just like North is a grounding reference point on compass ......this angel is also on the North Road - when he is at the crossroad in his life - metaphorically and literally. She is his real purpose..until now hidden purpose.

[@MoctezumasRevenge1]

Wow great take. Thanks for explaining it to a dumbo like myself.

[@turanamo]

Now, could you explain what the f was he staring at the back of that truck?

[@absabs129]

@@turanamo angel wings logo… same as on the parcel he just delivered. He just realised it was her ranch. Her parcel he had all along

[@absabs129]

@@turanamo she is his angel. Hope of delivering that final parcel also kept him alive on that island. She is his future.. on the north road.

[@turanamo]

@@absabs129 gotcha thanks!

[@eagleeye8920]

The ending music is a mixture of deep sadness and hope. The musical genius combined these two contradictory feelings together with great success.

[@KISStributeNYC97]

Nailed it…what emotion.

[@DunmoresMovieMania]

Alan Silvestri, man! One of the filmic greats!

[@falconm9792]

(The genius) Tom Hanks combined all these feelings in his final scene in the movie. Only a few seconds confirmed his exceptional superiority.

[@masshoudy8474]

Music sometimes expresses feelings

[@Traveler19491]

One of the finest scenes in all of movie-making.

[@stephenfermoyle4578]

the BEST ending / beginning....that lovely lady was on the screen for a blink of an eye and captured so many hearts!!