good movie which could be much better

Rating: 10/10 (1 January 2001)

This review contains some spoilers, nothing direct, just some references
I expected cast away to be an oscar winner. I do not believe it is going to win an oscar after i saw it
Few reasons:
The beginning was too long(they spend 10 useless minutes at the start which can be done better)
The ending was very weak with no point. Usually after someone thought to be dead for (a long time) company least going to keep his job
The island part i thought was the best part i seen this year. If they added more to it like him building home/adapting to the environment (maybe build some part where he keeps caught fish and other food(you cant expect him to only eat what he catches same day))
If they added those parts i think it be a great movie
Volleyball scenes were very good cause it kept him communicating(while some think of it as insanity, i believe it saved him from going insane (he believed the volleyball was like a person, so his decisions were based on them two (more rational/considerate))
I still think its a very well made movie, just not perfected as i have come to expect from Hanks movies