Cast Away
Published September 2, 2009
Film info
- Title Cast Away
- Director Robert Zemeckis
- Year 2000
- Run time 2hrs 17m
- Genres Adventure, Drama
- Tagline At the edge of the world, his journey begins
Tom Hanks gives one of the towering screen performances of all time as Chuck Noland, a Fed Ex systems engineer whose ruled-by-the-clock existence abruptly ends when a harrowing plane crash leaves him isolated on a remote island. As Chuck struggles to survive, he finds that his own personal journey has just begun...
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:49 | It bodes well when a film starts with a real life crossroads. |
| 3:58 | I have only just got the reference that the package is from his wife, and then at the end… Film Watch really does make me pay attention. |
| 6:33 | Why do FedEx have those triangular tubes? How many things can fit in there really? |
| 9:00 | I don’t leave answerphone messages, but if I do, I think I will always start them with: “Pick up, pick up, pick up, you’re not there.” |
| 11:38 | This is a kind of redemption movie, right? But he’s not evil at the start. Just obsessed with time. |
| 21:47 | How can he stand there and listen to the pilots concern and then not panic? He knows they’re in a storm, they’re off course, they’ve lost radio contact. My reaction would be: ARGH! |
| 25:17 | This ranks as the second scariest movie plane crash, I think. |
| 27:36 | To quote from another film: “Scariest environment imaginable.” Dark, stormy, wet, shipwrecked. |
| 33:40 | It is a beautiful island, though. |
| 34:35 | I like the fact that he just tripped slightly. I get the feeling that wasn’t directed, or part of the plan, but left in for realism. |
| 38:56 | I wouldn’t know a coconut in its outer shell. |
| 53:44 | I didn’t know it was possible to scream underwater. I guess if it hurts enough. |
| 59:49 | It’s a good job they make FedEx boxes with easy open tabs or he’d have never got into them. |
| 1:03:49 | Are you even allowed to FedEx ice skates? They seem kinda sharp. |
| 1:09:15 | I don’t really understand how he made fire. |
| 1:21:38 | Would the ice skate really still be sharp after four years? |
| 1:29:20 | Wilson ball sales must have shot up. I know I want one. |
| 1:35:55 | There is not a chance I would be dangling my feet in the water on a raft, especially with massive whales wandering about. |
| 1:40:27 | I wonder how he will feel looking back on losing Wilson. It makes perfect sense for it to be heartbreaking, but afterwards, will it still be emotional or… embarrassing? |
| 1:43:37 | I’m sad they miss out on his immediate recovery. I would like to see that. |
| 1:59:16 | Does he remember to drive just like that? |
Thoughts
I’ve seen this film before, probably a couple of times, and I even saw it in the cinema when it was first out. It always fascinates me that the film is 90% Hanks but not boring.
As good as I remembered, and on every viewing, I don’t understand how this film is interesting. Nothing happens. He makes fire. He knocks out a tooth. He spears a fish and drinks some coconut milk. But it’s great!
Rating: 5 / 5
