Pretty good movie, with a great theme!

Rating: 7/10 (27 April 2017)

Cast Away, is based on a man (Tom Hanks, starring as Chuck Noland) who ends up stranded on a lonely island after his FedEx plane crashes, and he is the only survivor. Chuck ends up being stranded on this island for four years, without any human contact. The only contact Chuck has during these four years is with his friend Wilson (who is a volleyball). During this movie they show Chuck finding different ways to survive. He builds a raft that helps him sail home. The theme of Cast Away is not to take things for granted. Chuck leaves behind the love of his life several times to pursue his career. He ends up leaving around Christmas and doesn't come back for four years due to his plane crashing. When he sees Kelly again, after four long years, one of the first things he says to her is that he never should have left that night. Kelly was distraught when Chuck came back because everyone told her she needed to let him go, although, she still knew he was alive. Because they told her to let go, she ended up getting married and having a daughter with someone she did not truly love. She described Chuck as the love of her life. Wall-E, is a movie that has the same theme. The characters in this particular movie do not take care of their garbage properly and it ends up destroying the earth. Wall-E shows the beauty of things on earth by saving the items to enjoy for himself. When Chuck wakes up on the Island, it is really gloomy outside. This symbolizes the loneliness that he will be feeling while on the island. A motif of Cast Away, is when Chuck keeps pulling out the gift that Kelly gave him with her photo in it. It is constantly shown throughout the film and displays the emptiness he feels from leaving Kelly that night. The film Cast Away, Chuck displays his feelings of taking Kelly for granted. She wanted to be with him so bad, and it really hurt her when Chuck would leave. When he leaves around Christmas time, he doesn't come back for four years due to the plane crashing. Throughout his time on the island, you can sense Chuck's loneliness and how much he misses Kelly. When he comes back he tells her he never should have left that night. The director of Cast Away, Rob Zemeckis, does an amazing job at displaying the importance of the theme through the whole movie.