Movies/Scenes
Representing Loneliness
- Almost
Famous (2000)
- The emptiness/loneliness of fame. (see review at Cinema in Focus)
- Cast Away
(2000)
- The entire movie "Cast Away" is an excellent portrayal of loneliness and our need for relationship. The scene just before Tom Hanks is rescued from his raft shows the dilemna of whether he should risk his life to save "Wilson" (his only friend - a volleyball). A very moving portrayal of how important relationship is to mankind. (Troy Hodgson)
- As Good As It Gets
(1997)
- In a scene from as Good as It Gets, Helen Hunt's mom is trying to get her to go out on the town with her. Helen Hunt's character has dedicated herself solely to caring for her sick child. Hunt's character fights the mothers suggestion that they go out, and breaks down and talks about her loneliness. (Susan Cochran)
- Taxi
Driver (1976)
- Travis Bickel: "Loneliness has followed me everywhere...There's no escape. I'm God's lonely man." (DVD chapter 12) Taxi cab as a metaphor for drifting loneliness.
