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Just before the film started Anand, occupant of seat B-14, won a lucky draw; landing him an all-expenses paid trip for two to Soneva Fushi Resort and Spa, Maldives, courtesy: FedEx. Within minutes the show began leaving me, Anand's neighbour at C-12, wondering about prizes for people seated around him. Director Robert Zemeckis introduces Tom Hanks as Chuck Noland, a systems engineer and living example of FedEx and what the company represents: on time package delivery. Noland is meticulous to the second. It actually helps him juggle well the diverse demands of his life: travel at short notice, a family and a mature relationship with girlfriend Kelly, played by Helen Hunt.
Seeing a distant light, Noland attempts to venture into the sea with his raft and hopes of being rescued. The endeavour fails; he is badly injured and henceforth fears taking such steps. He does his math: at the time of the crash, his plane was away from the scheduled route by about 500 miles trying to get around the storm. For rescuers this involves a search area of five lakh sq miles or as Noland says "Twice the size of Texas." The possibility that he may never be rescued dawns. Time flies. In the process he gets good at fishing, creating fire and sharp tools for cutting. He also creates a companion, Wilson, a volleyball that had earlier drifted ashore along with other FedEx packages. Wilson serves as someone who Noland can bounce his thoughts off.
What awaits him back home? What are the effects of his long solitary living, if any? Cast Away handles these questions with great finesse and little drama. The end brings some respectability to the idea of marriage, devoid of any fluttering turn or twist. Cast Away does put the fear of total solitude into us; the other side of which is gratitude for companionship and the countless blessings bestowed upon us. Chuck Noland's last lines just about say it all: "I know what to do. I just need to breathe. The sun will rise tomorrow and who knows what the tide will bring?" Also please visit the Cast Away website: www.castawaymovie.com. The writer would be happy to hear your feedback and/or comments on this review at gauthamadithya@hotmail.com.
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Chennai, Mar 1: FedEx yesterday held a special screening of up coming, Tom Hanks starrer Cast Away. The international courier corporation presented the movie for its customers and a few special guests writes Gautham
Adithya.
Things get a bit unpleasant mid-air while on a delivery trip. Their plane encounters turbulence and crashes into the Pacific Ocean. Noland alone survives the sea and the stormy night in an inflated raft and finds himself on an
uninhabited island. Once ashore neither his meticulousness nor jugglery is of any use. Its visual and emotional portrayal is absolutely brilliant. No dialogue or music, just pure Tom Hanks at the height of his pain. Noland's essential spirit to live however remains undiminished. Soon enough he learns the ropes of physical survival: water, food and shelter.
All of a sudden Noland's urge to take on the rough waves reaches a critical mass: "I would rather take my chances out on the ocean than stay here and die." Leaving the island and later parting with Wilson are a must-see.
