Cast Away

The theme of people and their possessions and relationships being cast away through life is woven throughout this amazing tale. Tom Hanks transforms before your eyes as he first cast away his girl friend for another seemingly urgent business trip. A career that cast away, or he thinks he must cast away his personal life, or forever put it on hold for another delivery. The fate of life rips him from the seemingly urgency of everyday life and it's false priorities, and casts him away to a life where he must cast away first his worthless pager, then the things that are now worthless in his isolated deserted island life. The seemingly worthless items that wash a shore with him prove to be of great value, like ice skates and the volleyball. As he cast away his preconceived notions of what things are important in life, he so struggles to hang onto the hope of reconnecting with his girl friend. Days of early survival melt into over four years as he finds his only priority in life is to just be able to breath each day, one day at a time. Time is recorded as marks on a wall, not by the precision of watches, clocks and calendars. The physical and emotional transformation of Tom Hanks is beyond remarkable, it is stunning. Yet the best is saved for last. His reunion with his old friends as he steps back into his previous life confronts him with a personal reassessment of what in life is important, not urgent, nor just wasting your life on this earth. He first finds that his old girl friend has in one way cast him away to marry someone else, yet she has followed him as he was lost at sea and his eventual rescue in every detail. Her heart was in some way never letting go of the hope that he might live, yet her head cast away the relationship to allow her to continue on with her life, marry and have children. She almost wants to cast away her husband, children and her comfortable life to return to the love of her life, yet he knows in his heart that he must at last cast away his heart felt hope of someday returning and marrying her. His hope was his life line, yet his hope now must be cast away to free himself to live the rest of his life. He follows his heart in the closing scene to find himself faced with a decision that many of us never allow ourselves to face, that of in which new direction do I live my life. As he stares at the four roads that each lead to four or more irreversible paths with his life, we are left wondering as he is, what life changing choice to make, and which others to cast away. Knowing that the choice of one, casts aside all others. Helen Hunt again proves herself as one of our great dramatic actresses. From her look of heartfelt disappoint as he leaves for another urgent trip, to her uncomfortable feelings as she again reconnects with her lost love. Tom Hanks rises above and beyond acting as he becomes the man who must chose to live or to die with each of life's choices. He faces the pain of isolation by sharing himself with Wilson his imaginary friend. Technically the movie on DVD is spectacular, with the special effects adding the visual impact that the writers envisioned in their imagination. You do not leave the movie when it ends, you yourself begin to examine each time consuming part of your life. Things, jobs and relationships and wonder what should I keep and what should I cast away.

Great movie! One of the best!

good movie

I had never seen this film all the way through. I finally decided that now was the time to watch it. I have to say that Tom Hanks did a marvelous job as the UPS manager that gets stranded on an island after a plane crash in the ocean. The special effects of the plane crash were awesome. With regards to the island that Hanks makes his way to, it seemed as though there was a limited amount of space for the cameras, but Robert Zemeckis as the Director somehow managed to film everything naturally as if no one was there but Hanks. Of course, a lot of that credit goes to the Director of Photography, who determined where to place the cameras and the type of lighting that would be done for the background. As I watched the island sequence unfolding, it found it to be utterly believable in what am individual would have to go through in order to survive for as long as he did. I know after three years I would've hated coconuts and fish. Helen Hunt as the fiance of Tom Hank's character had rather a short and thankless role. She was made out as the bad person for finally marrying someone else after being told that Hanks was dead. I think she handled the role magnificently and helped it to blend into the final sequence perfectly. All she could do was give him the strength to continue on. Some might call the ending of the film a little cheesy, but I loved it because after what the main character had gone through, you wanted there to be some hope in his life. The final scene gives him hope for a better future. I, for one, would like to find out what happened between him and the lady rancher. There's a lot of extras on the making of the film, which I certainly enjoyed. More so was the showing of the Charlie Rose interview with Tom Hanks. Some very poignant questions were asked about the character, the making of the film, Mr. Wilson the volley ball, and also about Saving Private Ryan. It was a very good interview. So, I would rate this as a pretty good movie that deserved all of its Oscar nominations. I'm certainly glad I finally got to see the whole thing. Better late than never. The two-disc DVD set is definitely worth buying, especially at such a fantastic price.

I love this movie. Yes, it is sad, it shows what can happen one never expects, Tom Hanks is so believable in it. The whole story is very well done, connected as movies well made should be, and teaches tgeyviewer a lot of lessons on so many levels. I have watched it so many times, I decided to own it. On TV, they cut out parts I had never seen before. Get your own copy.

Quality movie and was packed well and shipped fast

good

Classic movie

Il film, che avevo visto in televisione, non mi aveva colpito solo per l'analogia con Robinson Crusoe, che nel romanzo di Daniel Defoe simboleggia la capacità umana, nei frangenti difficili, di sfruttare le risorse fisiche e intellettive. Nell'ingegnere informatico impersonato da Tom Hanks e magistralmente diretto da Robert Zemeckis ho visto anche un uomo schiavo del tempo e interessato a sfruttare ogni secondo per incrementare il proprio guadagno economico, poi, di fronte alla solitudine dell'isola dove ha fatto naufragio, un sopravvissuto che, con un grande sforzo di adattamento, si riappropria di ogni momento della giornata, rivalutando il tempo interiore, gli affetti lontani e ingegnandosi per progettare il ritorno. Ho acquistato il film nella 'Special Edition' di 2 DVD, che suggerisco vivamente, per poter seguire le fasi dell'allestimento del set, le dichiarazioni di attori e di quanti hanno realizzato un prodotto davvero ottimo.

It's my most favorite movie. Amazon_India's service is perfect. I received the DVD without delay. It has good picture and sound quality. We watched it in our 55In Sony Bravia 3D TV with home theater and enjoyed lot.

Great film one of Tom Hanks best movies. Great picture quality on blu ray speedy delivery.

Superbe film, très poignant.

Tenía rato que quería cambiar mi película en DVD a blu ray y quedé muy satisfecho ya que la calidad del video y el audio es muy buena. Tiene audio inglés y español latino, excelente compra.