Great movie that is very spiritual

Rating: 8/10 (1 September 2001)

While I don't feel it was as brilliant as many have said it was a very good movie that had some excellent points to make about life. All in all this is a movie that can easily be enjoyed.
***Spoiler***
Before I saw it I was afraid that the ending would be your traditional "guy gets rescued and reunited with girl, everyone lives happily ever after." I was very pleased to see that this wasn't the case. For those that think spiritualness can only be expressed by praying then they don't understand the subtlety of spiritualness.
The film depicted spirituality with the symbolism of the whale looking out for Hanks. Was he just cruising around looking for a meal or did he understand in someway that another of God's creatures was in need and was trying to help?
The ending also showed a spiritual side in connecting the package to Hank's ultimate destiny. His true destiny did not lie in Helen Hunt but possibly in someone he had never met and a deeper understanding of life.