Abstract - Movie CAST AWAY

CAST AWAY celebrates the idea that no matter how many obstacles are thrown in our paths, we will find ways to accept them. The story is not so much about the survival of a human being, but rather the survival of the human spirit and an image of the idea that surviving is easy, it's living that's difficult.
The actor (Chuck probably) is FedEx’s mail runner whose personal and professional life are ruled by the clock. His fast-paced career takes him, often at a moment's notice, to far-flung areas and away from his girlfriend Kelly.
Chuck's overexcited existence abruptly ends when, after a plane crash, he becomes isolated on a remote island cast away into the most uninhabited environment imaginable. Much away from the conveniences of everyday life, he first must meet the basic needs of survival, including water, food and shelter. Chuck finally figures out how to sustain himself physically. Chuck begins his true personal journey of survival.
After four years, fate gives Chuck a chance to fight his way back to civilization, only to find an unexpected emotional challenge greater than all the earlier physical ones. His ability to continue and to hope is a product of his life-changing experience. Though the conclusion of Chuck's story may not be a predictable ending, which use to be the endings of Indian or Hollywood movies, it is, like life, full of truth, pain and promise.
The scenes of Chuck struggling for physical, and then emotional survival feature very little dialogue and no music are the scenes among the most active parts of the movie, because something important is going on every second. Chuck makes a daring escape from the island after four years. He returns to civilization a profoundly changed human being.

By: Darvesh Karim, M.Ed 2009