A wonderful film about abandonment and moving on

Rating: 8/10 (9 January 2015)

I first watched this film as a rental shortly after my son was born. My ex was well onto her way towards leaving for good, and she still hasn't explained why, at least not with any grip on reality.
Without giving away any spoilers, this movie is a wonderful parallel to the simple fact that in life somethings things happen which are completely beyond our control. We can kick ourselves silly trying to figure out what we might have done better, but when it comes right down to it, the answer sometimes comes up, "Nothing."
Chuck Nolan finds himself in the same situation, faces additional setbacks, yet somehow manages to survive. His road back to life was as long as mine.
He made it. I made it. Perseverance is wonderful, even though it's initially painful as hell. Cast Away does a wonderful job paralleling the severe emotional journey of abandonment, survival, recovery, and the eventual re-awakenings of life all men go through when they're abandoned by their spouses through no fault of their own.
The term "cathartic" is a huge understatement.