Cast Away Is A Fascinating Film

Rating: 9/10 (6 October 2012)

Academy Award-winning director Robert Zemeckis and two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks reunite to explore the blessings and heartache of fate and the survival of the human spirit in this moving drama entitled Cast Away.Hanks stars as Chuck Noland, a FedEx systems engineer whose ruled- by-the-clock existence abruptly ends when a harrowing plane crash leaves him isolated on a remote island.Helen Hunt,Nick Searcy, Jenifer Lewis,Chris Noth,Lari White,Vince Martin and Geoffrey Blake co-star to play key supporting roles.This is an exploration of human survival and the ability of fate to alter even the tidiest of lives with one major event.
Cast Away tells the story of Noland, a Fedex engineer who devotes most of his life to his troubleshooting job. His girlfriend Kelly is often neglected by his dedication to work, and his compulsive personality suggests a conflicted man. But on Christmas Eve, Chuck proposes marriage to Kelly right before embarking on a large assignment. On the assignment, a plane crash strands Chuck on a remote island, and his fast-paced life is slowed to a crawl, as he is miles removed from any human contact. Finding solace only in a volleyball that he befriends, Chuck must now learn to endure the emotional and physical stress of his new life, unsure of when he may return to the civilization he knew before.
This film isn't the first to recognize our modern need for primal tales, but it is among the most accomplished. It plugs straight into our unplugged fantasies.And definitely,it is more than just a similarity with Robinson Crusoe.Tom Hanks gives one of the towering screen performances of all time as his scenes of complete isolation on the island, where barely a sound is heard for minutes at a time, are the best thing about it.Overall,it offers an intelligent script, some of Robert Zemeckis' most mature directing, and a showcase performance from talented Tom Hanks in this fascinating film.