A word about cast away
It is a film that carries within it a deep meaning of hope, and presents us with a wonderful model of patience and endurance, even though this hope seems out reach.
Tom Hanks gave a fantastic performance in this movie, making you, as a viewer, fight with him in every shot, in order to stay alive and so that he can return to his homeland.
number one
When he was relieving himself on the beach, he saw a light almost close flashing in the water, and he knew that it was a ship, so he shouted with all his might for them to see him, but the darkness prevented that, so he ran and brought a small flashlight, and tried to send an SOS signal, but they did not see him either, but he did not despair, and got into the lifeboat and rowed quickly, to catch up with them, but the waves were hitting him hard and throwing him backwards forcefully, and yet he was very insistent, until one of the violent waves overturned his boat, and he was injured in his leg because of it, so he returned to the beach, forced, while he carried signs of despair on his features, it was a scene that carried terrible frustration for him, as he realized at that time the impossibility of leaving this island, with the presence of those violent waves, which makes any person wish for death, but he forced himself and entered a nearby cave, and stretched out on the ground, very tired, until he fell asleep from the severity of what had happened to him.
The power of this scene lies in the presence of two contradictions: the insistence on saving himself and then the frustration that followed his failure to do so. Nature was certainly stronger than him, and he had to overcome it with his mind and not his strength, which later made him use his mind and the available capabilities to get out of this terrible crisis.
number two
When he talked inside the cave with his friend the ball, and his friend was blaming him for his crazy idea of suicide, a year ago, and that the rope he almost hanged himself with had helped him today, in building a small boat to leave the island, and Chuck's (Tom Hanks) reaction was that he knew he was right, then he imagined his friend the ball telling him that he did not believe the idea of leaving this island would succeed, so Chuck told him that he would rather venture into the heart of the ocean, than spend the rest of his life talking to a ball, then he kicked him out of the cave, but he quickly screamed at his friend the ball, and ran out of the cave like a madman in a state of hysteria, searching for him while he was collapsing, until he finally found him, so he carried him and hugged him, and also apologized to him for his behavior, he was crying at the time with real remorse, and returned with him to the cave and drew his friend the ball's face again from his blood, then he teased him and asked him if he had forgiven him for what he did, and a smile appeared on Chuck's face after that. In my humble opinion, it is one of the best movie scenes in history, as it depicts the ugliness of being alone, versus inventing a friend from your exhausted mind, and living with him completely as an absolute reality, and embodying him in a ball, nothing more, even if this is a path of madness, everyone will see it as such for sure.
But I saw that with that friend, he really avoided reaching the stage of madness, and that he also backed down from the idea of killing himself that he had, and his friend the ball that he called Wilson prevented him from doing so.
When he threw his friend the ball Wilson out of the cave, he knew at the time that he would soon leave the island, so he rebelled for a moment against this illusion of a friend, but he quickly realized that he needed him at that time, as he might fail to leave the island, which would make him alone again, if he lost his friend the ball Wilson.
It was truly a very creative scene, you might be confused about how to interact with it, whether to laugh at his behavior, or be sad about the illusion of the friend, or be surprised by the strong connection of his feelings with his friend the ball.
It is a creative and unusual scene in every way, performed brilliantly by Tom Hanks.
Number three
The scene between Chuck and Kelly is commendable, but for the writer who created the dialogue here, it is a truly confusing scene. How would the meeting be after all these years, and in light of her marriage to another man and her having a child with him? Chuck certainly needed an explanation. How did she give up the love that brought them together even with the complete loss of hope for his return, or even his existence alive?
There are people who live on the memory of those they loved no matter the pressures, and there are others who quickly give up on that, and there is a group that suffers over time and then chooses the easiest solution with difficulty, so that they can live in peace.
The question was pressing in his mind, but every time he let his feelings lead the matter, he tried not to make their meeting complicated or full of sadness, enough of the pain of the years that they both lost in the absence of the other.
The meeting began with a hug from Kelly that Chuck had not expected, and there was surprise in his eyes, but he quickly rejected the surprise, and felt the warmth and love in him, then she moved away from him slowly when she felt his feelings overflowing, then he entered the hall of the house and they started talking about ordinary things, and he was going to ask him how she gave up on his love like that, but he changed his question at the last moment, so she sighed in relief because she had expected this, and was afraid of a harsh moment for him and her like this.
They were talking about ordinary life matters, but in the middle of this she remembered what he liked to drink, and he remembered that she had planned to be a teacher, but she had abandoned her dream when his plane crashed, and she told him that she would try again, as if she was telling him that his return had brought her dream back to life.
Chuck took out the watch she had given him on the day he passed away. He wanted to return it to her because it was a family heirloom and should remain in her family. He was surprised to find newspaper clippings and maps on the desk. She told him that was all she had at the time to know where he was. But he told her, looking at it lovingly, that he had no choice but to get on that plane. She held his hand and told him that she would show him something. She led him to the garage of her house to show him his car, which she had kept since he passed away. He was surprised by that and asked her if he could drive it. She told him that it was his.
Their eyes were filled with love in the midst of all that, as if they were making up for their deprivation all these past years, and the coming ones as well. Chuck prepared to leave and got into his car, and she asked him what he was going to do, so he told her that he didn't really know, so she took the initiative with a kiss of love and a final farewell before he left, and he was about to leave, but she screamed his name and ran to the car, panting, so Chuck got down to her and they hugged each other tightly, while they were kissing each other, and she responded to his question that he didn't ask, that she knew he was alive and felt that strongly, but everyone told her not to say that and that she should forget him, then she told him that he was the love of her life and he said the same thing, but he added that he loved her more than she knew, and they got into the car and exchanged looks full of love, and also carried sadness with them.
Kelly tried to say something, but before she could say it, he replied that she should go back home, as if she remembered her family at that time, so she nodded her head to him in agreement, looking at him in silence and regret.
The scene that was painful to the heart and suitable for the mind ended, and a scene came in which he was talking to his friend about his description of what happened between them, as if it was an extension of the painful and very touching scene.
This scene is a true masterpiece by Tom Hanks, as his sad feelings overwhelmed his words, and he was describing to his friend that he was going to hang himself out of despair, but he couldn't do it, because clinging to life was stronger than losing hope, and that when the tide gave him a sail to overcome the waves, he was able to return to discover that he had lost Kelly forever, and this made him very sad, but he would not give up or die, because who knows what the tide will bring him tomorrow?
A creative scene and profound words that always make us continue in our lives, no matter how hope is absent or weak, fate stands with those who fight for the continuation of life, and does not pay attention to the slackers who give up in the first round.
comment on the movie
- This movie is considered a summary of the journey of life, it is wonderful to have a good life, a home, a job and a lover, but there are always ups and downs in life, and when you find yourself losing all of that, it is something very tormenting and frustrating, and the hardest thing is that you do not see a way to get it back, so do not let that defeat you or destroy you, it is just a round, the battle is not over yet, and you will definitely win if you do not surrender, just be a fighter until the last moment, even if it comes and you are defeated, you fought with determination, courage and honor, and this is enough in my opinion to consider you victorious.
- Love is the most powerful motivating feeling in life, so use it well in your steps, and try to realize the amount of positive energy that it infuses into your veins, and moves you with it, it is a real and wonderful investment in the journey of life.
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