Sadly, not all can appreciate this movie...

Rating: 9/10 (27 December 2000)

I saw Cast Away for the 2nd time tonight and I was amazed at what I had missed the first time. Everything made me love it even more than I did before. Unfortunately, not everyone in the theater shared my sentiment. Several left with only 15 minutes to go and one idiot even yelled how much the movie "sucked." To ignorant people like these, I suppose Wilson was just a volleyball, not an object to represent Chuck's rational side and will-power survive on the island. His drifting away signaled that Chuck no longer needed him; he had fought on and now he was to be rescued. Many griped that Chuck should have opened the winged package. Why? Here was his FedEx instincts at work and his commitment to never turn his back on time. Who cares what was inside?! Anyway, I could go on forever about all the symbolism in this movie, but I'll give that a rest.
Everything in Cast Away was superb: the acting, the script, the awesome cinematography, and of course, Bob Zemeckis's wonderful direction. Tom Hanks should at least be nominated for Best Actor, but I doubt he'll get it. In any case, his brilliant work really carried the movie when there wasn't much verbal communication.
Well, if you're reading this and have seen the movie, I hope you can relate to what I am saying. If you haven't seen it, then definitely go, but only if you can appreciate this movie for its depth and presentation of the relentlessness of the human spirit. Otherwise, you are likely to be disappointed.