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's character, 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.
What did Tom Hanks's character mean when he told Daryl Hannah's character that he loved her?
Later, after Hanks has met Daryl Hannah's character, 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.
What did Tom Hanks's character mean when he told Daryl Hannah's character that he loved her?
He had tender (“warm and fuzzy”) feelings for her
He had sexual feelings for her
He had both tender and sexual feelings for her
He some other kind of feelings for her
He was saying something about his feelings, but he was lying
He wasn’t saying anything at all about his feelings
Poll added by: Manny
