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Actors: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Cast Away |
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Chuck Noland(Tom Hanks)is Fed Ex executive who always lives by the clock. He is deeply in love with his girlfriend Kelly(Helen Hunt. His life on the clock is brought to a halt when his plane goes down over the Pacific ocean and he is marooned on a desert island by himself.
--Will Dame, Resident Scholar
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Federal Express executive Chuck Noland is obsessed with his job and time. But when his plane goes down in the Pacific Ocean and he finds himself stranded on a small island, he has all the time in the world to figure out how to survive, and how to get back to civilization (never mind what he might do there if he makes it back). The middle 4/5 of this movie is a tour-de-force of acting and narrative, largely without dialogue (Hanks is astonishing), but the framing story unfortunately does not quite measure up to that level.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Cast Away |
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Plot
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Wilderness adventure
Yes
Plotlets:
- stranded
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
- Chest and Buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- caring
- aggressive
- happy
- sad
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- natural phenomena
- fight for survival
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
- Midwest
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Russia
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Pacific Islands
- Russia
Water?
Yes
Water:
- lifeboat
- lost at sea
Island?
Yes
Island:
- food/shelter preoccupation
- stranded
- Pacific Island
Misc setting
- building
- cave
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
- in awe
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
- seeing nude male butt
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 2 (a little)
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
- drowned
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Lot of special effects?
Yes
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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