Though Chuck does not end up opening the package in the movie, in the script he did. But that isn’t the point and Chuck wouldn’t have learned a lesson. Chuck looks down the road in the direction of Bettina’s farm, and the screen fades to black suggesting Chuck will now go with what the tide has brought him instead of trying to hold onto his past.įor fans who insist on knowing what is actually in the package, many have theorized that it was a satellite phone-which could have been used to get Chuck off the island quicker. The final shot mirrors the opening shot as Chuck stands at the crossroad, signifying his freedom of being able to choose his next move. Chuck’s time on the island was not wasted, as he now learns the importance of time, but understands the need to be flexible. It is just a shame it took a disaster to bring them together. The unopened package serves as a device to bring Chuck and Bettina together, as she was perhaps his soulmate after all. He learns to “go with the flow.” What is in the package is irrelevant to what its purpose is. That is when the tide brought in a ripped piece of door from a porta-potty and gave Chuck the idea of using it as a sail.įor Chuck, he is casting away his need for control over his life, and he has to learn to accept life as it comes instead of fighting against the tide. But soon after contemplating suicide, Chuck accepted his fate and continued surviving despite all the odds. The package, locket, and volleyball also serve as symbols for Chuck holding onto control and his life prior to the crash.

Chuck even created a noose at one point off-screen. The thought of one day being able to return the package gives him something to look forward to. RELATED: The Shining: What Happened To Danny In Room 237? Like Chuck’s locket with a picture of Kelly, and his volleyball he personified with the name Wilson, this package gave Chuck a reason to continue living and not end his life like he had been thinking of doing. Chuck opens all of the boxes to find anything useful-all except for one box marked with orange angel wings and blue loops. On the island, FedEx boxes wash up on shore. Instead, he is the sole survivor of a plane crash and drifts onto an island in the middle of nowhere, off course from the plane’s assumed route.

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