Reader Buzz: Castaway
October 9th, 2006 @ 10:12 am by Reader Buzz
Mr. Bee and I were watching Castaway on tv last night. I’ve always loved this movie - yes I cried when Tom Hanks lost Wilson. 
In one of the final scenes in the movie, Helen Hunt tells Tom Hanks, “I love you. You’re the love of my life.”
What would you do if you were Helen Hunt, married with children, and the love of your life that you thought was dead suddenly returned?
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11 Responses to “Reader Buzz: Castaway”
gosh, i dont know! i know i’m “supposed” to stay with my husband/kids and “move on”.
but man! i really dont know what i’d really do or really want to do.
I don’t know what I would do either— I don’t think I really would know unless I was in that situation. It kind of reminds me of the movie Pearl Harbor — that’s a very similar situation.
As hard as it would be, I think I would stay with my husband and the father of my kids. I’m sure Helen Hunt’s character really loved her husband a great deal, otherwise she wouldn’t have married. I take the “til death do us part” vow very seriously.
I watched and cried at the same part!!! Its one of those things, for a movie, I would’ve LOVED to see them get back together. But in real life, I understand the responsibilities and all too.
Even though I had seen the movie before, I was hoping for a Jerry Springer moment and Helen Hunt say the kid was Tom Hanks’. That would’ve been great.
One of the things I like best about this movie is that the human relationships aren’t contrived. What would any of us do? I doubt we really know. I appreciate the fact that it’s not wrapped in a pretty package at the end. Life doesn’t work that way.
i think for her to have gotten married in the first place, as much as she loved tom hanks, she had to deal with her feelings for him and come to the decision to give herself closure, regardless of where he was or how he was doing. obviously seeing him again stirred up her old feelings, but in the end, she had already made the decision to move on with her life. it just sucked that it wasn’t anyone’s fault, and they could really have been happy together… but i think if i was her, i would have done the same thing and stuck with my hubby. i dont think its good to go back to the past….
but: what the heck??? he ends up with the wings lady??? did i miss something?
i watched Cast Away last night as well on TNT. i really thought that tom hanks was the one that decided to “move on” and end the relationship once and for all when he said, “i love you too, kelly. more than you’ll ever know.” it almost seemed like helen hunt was ready to re-connect but tom knew better.
We watched that last night too!
I was also thinking what I’d do and well….I think I would stay with the father of my child. You obviously love the guy enough to have a child.
i saw it too. i thought she wanted to get back with him, but he resisted.
i don’t know what i’d do.. in an idealistic world, i’d go with my love and hope that my child would understand, but in real life.. who knows?
we just saw that movie… and was thinking the same thing… toughee…
I watched it that night, too! I think that if she wouldn’t have had the kids she would have gone…definately. It’s a tough question, though…
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It always irritated me how she didn’t get back together with him. I know about personal responsibilities and obligations and all that, but it really seems like if he’s her true love, then she should want to be with him. So, yeah. But at least he gets together with the artist lady, right?