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Cast Away
This movie was a triumph for director Robert Zemickis and for star Tom Hanks and as well made as the film is, I have no desire to ever watch it again. I found this film a very troublesome watch. First of all, the plane crash is one of the most terrifying and realistic ever mounted for a film...Zemeckis really found a way to put the viewer inside that plane and made us feel like we were sitting right next to Hanks, clutching his seat and the picture of his girlfriend (Helen Hunt) as the plane hits the water...I was literally holding my breath and couldn't figure out how this guy could possibly survive. Zemeckis also went places with this kind of story that had never been broached before. Hanks actually finds the body of the pilot and is observed going through his wallet...I had never seen a plane crash drama before where one of the dead bodies was discovered by a survivor. It was unsettling watching Hanks' first few moments on the island, arrogantly assuming that the rescue teams were already en route. The story gets even more uncomfortable as the man actually has to learn how to stab fish with a stick in order to eat. I literally had to turn away from the screen when the man developed a toothache and had to pull out his own teeth. However, the worst part for me was the man's relationship with Wilson. Its sad that the man is so lonely and that he is becoming so emotionally shredded that he develops a friendship with a volleyball. The scene where he loses it when the volleyball falls off the raft is just heartbreaking. It's a well made movie, but there's no way I could ever sit through it again.
Cast Away
This movie was a triumph for director Robert Zemickis and for star Tom Hanks and as well made as the film is, I have no desire to ever watch it again. I found this film a very troublesome watch. First of all, the plane crash is one of the most terrifying and realistic ever mounted for a film...Zemeckis really found a way to put the viewer inside that plane and made us feel like we were sitting right next to Hanks, clutching his seat and the picture of his girlfriend (Helen Hunt) as the plane hits the water...I was literally holding my breath and couldn't figure out how this guy could possibly survive. Zemeckis also went places with this kind of story that had never been broached before. Hanks actually finds the body of the pilot and is observed going through his wallet...I had never seen a plane crash drama before where one of the dead bodies was discovered by a survivor. It was unsettling watching Hanks' first few moments on the island, arrogantly assuming that the rescue teams were already en route. The story gets even more uncomfortable as the man actually has to learn how to stab fish with a stick in order to eat. I literally had to turn away from the screen when the man developed a toothache and had to pull out his own teeth. However, the worst part for me was the man's relationship with Wilson. Its sad that the man is so lonely and that he is becoming so emotionally shredded that he develops a friendship with a volleyball. The scene where he loses it when the volleyball falls off the raft is just heartbreaking. It's a well made movie, but there's no way I could ever sit through it again.