Login
Cast Away is a film that I thought was just an absolutely outstanding adventure with a real taste for cinema experience and experiences in life as well. Some people might not like Cast Away because they would find it boring or just really slow because Tom Hanks is the only person who actually talks in this film. In my opinion, Cast Away is a film that deserves to be watched not only because of the story but because of the cinematic experience it gives to the viewers. Cast Away is a film that is pretty unpredictable because you don't know what's going to happen to Chuck Noland on that island of whether he survives and escapes the island or whether he dies and starves to death. Cast Away doesn't totally focus on Chuck's business and why he was on the trip it just focuses on what the odds are for him to survive and what the odds are for him to die. This film is pretty intense because you really feel for Chuck and want him to return back normally but you will have to wait and see yourself.
Tom Hanks delivers one of his greatest performances ever! I could deeply feel sorry for Chuck after being the only person stranded on the island and with hardly anything to survive with. Chuck is a time-obsessed FedEx systems analyst who is called away for work while a holiday gathering with relatives. I loved Chuck's character a lot because he was desperate and needed to find every way he could to survive. Some people might find this quite ridiculous but Chuck had a 'friend' with him. It was a volleyball that he called Wilson to keep him company and someone that he could talk to. Tom Hanks creates another character with such a big heart filled with hope, courage and determination. Cast Away is definitely one of Tom Hanks' best performances to date. I liked Helen Hunt as well as Kelly Frears who is Chuck's girlfriend. She shows her deep heartfelt love for Chuck in this film and there are a lot of tears that come out of her eyes which can quite hard for an actor to do.
Robert Zemeckis has always been an amazing director about adventure and experiencing different things in life with different stories. Zemeckis' collaboration with Tom Hanks is another masterful one after Forrest Gump. Zemeckis' work on this film was so powerful it's untrue. I loved every single thing about this film and how it was filmed. Zemeckis' work with Tom Hanks in Cast Away made us really want to understand the character like he wanted us to understand Forrest Gump and what his personal problems are. The script is one I find to be more of an original screenplay than an adapted screenplay because it is a very simple story not a story that you have to dig yourself into to try and understand. The work on this film is phenomenal.
Cast Away is Robert Zemeckis' third best work after Forrest Gump and Back To The Future, it is Tom Hanks' fourth best film after Forrest Gump, The Green Mile and Saving Private Ryan. It is my second favourite film of 2000 after Gladiator. Cast Away is an absolutely amazing cinematic experience that I just loved from start to finish that is based on adventure, hope, bravery and courage. It's a bloody masterpiece!!
9/10
