poll: (Love and Semantics) In the movie Splash!, there are several relevant incidents. Near the beginning, Tom Hanks is having a fraught telephone conversation with his girlfriend Victoria. “What do you mean, do I love you?” he asks. He’s clearly been put on the spot. “Well, do you love me? Huh? Huh? Well, there you go then!” But this doesn’t work out well, and shortly afterwards we find she’s left him.
Later, after Hanks has met Daryl Hannah, she unexpectedly gives him an enormous fountain as a present. “Why did you do that?” he asks, bemused. “Because I love you,” she answers. Hanks is taken aback by this forthright declaration. “I love… this present!” he stammers, as usual avoiding the fatal words. Then he reconsiders. “I love you, Madison!” He’s surprised he wants to say it.
When Tom Hanks's character told Daryl Hannah's character that he loved her, was he promising something or asking for some kind of promise from her?
—> people who voted for: Yes, he was making a promise to her. For example, he was promising that her well-being was important to him, and that he would always, or for a long time, care about her.
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Later, after Hanks has met Daryl Hannah, she unexpectedly gives him an enormous fountain as a present. “Why did you do that?” he asks, bemused. “Because I love you,” she answers. Hanks is taken aback by this forthright declaration. “I love… this present!” he stammers, as usual avoiding the fatal words. Then he reconsiders. “I love you, Madison!” He’s surprised he wants to say it.
When Tom Hanks's character told Daryl Hannah's character that he loved her, was he promising something or asking for some kind of promise from her?
—> people who voted for: Yes, he was making a promise to her. For example, he was promising that her well-being was important to him, and that he would always, or for a long time, care about her.
