The year 2000 was destined to be interesting. Not only was it a leap year, it was the start of a new decade, the beginning of the 21st century and the debut of a new millennium. Computers everywhere survived Y2K, Hillary Clinton was elected to the Senate and Microsoft was found guilty of violating anti-trust laws. It was also the year that 20th Century Fox released Cast Away upon US movie goers. Opening just a few days before Christmas, box offices across the country raked in more than $28,000,000 during the first weekend. The movie went on to become the third highest grossing film of the year. FedEx even parodied the movie for a Super Bowl commercial. It was the inspiration for the hit television series Lost (Wikipedia). The movie’s success was a mark of distinction for the director, cast and crew.
The film is about, Chuck Noland, a man caught up in the busy details of his career and life. He is seemingly addicted to time management and he even has to schedule time for his girlfriend, Kelly. After surviving a plane crash over the Pacific Ocean, Chuck is marooned on a small, deserted island with little chance of rescue. He spends the next four years on the island trying to survive physically and emotionally.
According to the directors commentary of the movie, Robert Zemeckis admits that the story was Tom Hanks idea. Hanks hired the writer William Broyles Jr. and they worked together on the script. Approximately five years later the film went into production (Cast Away). Since he was part of the initial development of the film, the main character, Chuck Noland, was written with Hanks in mind. Indeed, after seeing his sincere and confident performance, it is hard to imagine anyone else playing the role. In pr...
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...the initial of Chucks first name added to his surname it reads ‘C Noland’ or ‘see no land.‘ The license plate on Chucks car, “KAZ 2AY” is equally humorous (IMBD).
Overwhelmingly, the film is a reminder that many of the old, worn out cliches we take for granted are more than hand me down phrases with little importance. They are the gold of experience left by generations of those before us. The lessons that should not be forgotten. Cast Away cautions us to not take anyone for granted, to stop sweating the small stuff and to live each day like it’s our last. We are shown that no man is an island; we are meant to share life, love and be loved. Chuck’s message of hope is perhaps the most important lesson of them all, “And I know what I have to do now. I gotta keep breathing. Because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring” (Cast Away).
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An exceptional film revolving around Dalton Trumbo and many other Hollywood artists. In 1947, Dalton Trumbo and many Hollywood figures were blacklisted for their political beliefs. This film depicts the effects that the blacklist and those who enforced it had on the lives of the communist in America; particularly those in Hollywood. Trumbo gathers his fellow Hollywood writers and tries to prove to said enforcers that their beliefs are theirs alone and does not affect their ability to produce great films. This film does exactly what its set out to do; it brings you to the time when amazing writers were blacklisted for believing in something other than the norm, and fighting for their right to believe in whatever they choose.
The movie teaches us to look beyond the cover and into who someone is as a person. We also learn that sometimes contact with people makes us reconsider our judgement towards them, to find out the real person underneath.
There is a scene in this movie where the coach takes the team on a long run in the middle of the night. They end up at the break of dawn at a cemetery. The coach tells the young men of the battle that was fought on that ground. He told of the blood shed on those grounds that turned the whole area red. This can help many people that want to make a difference in this world. They had to stand up for their new knowledge to people that they love and trust.
It not only opens the eyes of the audience, but it also allows one to quickly learn from Chris McCandless’ mistakes and unintentionally harbor a great deal of respect for the naïve adolescent. Though one may not take such extreme measures to live in the Alaskan wilderness with no supplies, it serves as an emotional punch for life and its casualties. The end the film expresses both the fear and elation of life as individuals struggle to find his/her own path instead of what society tries to dictate to us. Overall, McCandless teaches us that human life cannot be ruled by reason and this unfortunately disestablishes our ability to have any certainty in life. What is the point of knowing exactly how your life will play out? Sean Penn accurately portrays these thoughts and feelings in the astonishing film “Into the
I really enjoyed what philosopher Avital Ronell, from the film, Examined Life, said about our need for meaning. Humans tend to want and crave meaning. Ronell expressed that individuals need to see the arbitrary moment, and leave things open. She suggested people stop questioning why things are happening and see them for what they are. She reminded me to accept the moment, and don’t question why situations are happening. This has been helpful for my current situation because lately I have been overthinking and not accepting the moment. Ronnell’s view of meaning brings me peace and to focus on the here and
The character this film is primarily centered around is Will Hunting. Will lives in a tattered house in a bad neighborhood in the city of Boston. He grew up in foster care where he sustained continual physical abuse as a child. Will has a few close friends he is always with but never opens up about anything below surface level. Will is incredibly gifted with intelligence however he works as a custodian at the highly prestigious school, MIT. Professor Lambeau teaches advanced mathematics at MIT and is the one who discovers Will’s incredible talent for solving advanced mathematical theory. Professor Lambeau has high hopes for Will and pushes him into getting jobs with prestigious employers so that his gift is not wasted working as a custodian. Chuckie Sullivan is one of the closest of Will’s friends. They’ve known each other for years and Chuckie drives Will to work every day. Chuckie cares for Will and realizes the gift that he has and tries to convince Will he should be doing something of greater importance with his life. Skylar is a college stu...
Fortuitously, the movie has turned out to be one of the best motion pictures of the year. Once again, Clint Eastwood surprises us all with his work as a film director. He gives the audience a chance to consider life from another viewpoint. The movie makes one think about what he or she has achieved in life and Maggie shows us that it is never too late to have a dream fulfilled. After all, this is why we are actually born and live to fulfill our dreams.
The movie depicts what it was like to be Australian in the decades of the 50’s and 60’s and the decisions of the Australian government over this period, through the journey of four Aboriginal women and one Irish man. The movie explores the treatment of indigenous people living in this era in comparison to white Australians. The unique ways in which the characters made their living provided for scrutiny, judgement and vulnerability. In the movie you see just how differently the Aboriginal community was treated compared to the white Australians during these era’s.
The movie is about two cowboys Jack and Ennis whose job it is to protect sheep on a mountain called Brokeback during the summer of 1963 in Wyoming. During the summer Jack and Ennis fall in love. But at the end of the summer they part ways and continue on seeing each other at various times in their lives. Jack goes on to marry a woman named Lureen Newsome and they have a son together. Ennis himself marries a woman named Alma and they have two daughters together. But Alma finds out about Jack and what see saw she can’t forget and she eventually leaves Ennis and remarries. Jack finally decides that he wants to leave his wife for Ennis ...
This movie is a wonderful production starting from 1960 and ending in 1969 covering all the different things that occurred during this unbelievable decade. The movie takes place in many different areas starring two main families; a very suburban, white family who were excepting of blacks, and a very positive black family trying to push black rights in Mississippi. The movie portrayed many historical events while also including the families and how the two were intertwined. These families were very different, yet so much alike, they both portrayed what to me the whole ‘message’ of the movie was. Although everyone was so different they all faced such drastic decisions and issues that affected everyone in so many different ways. It wasn’t like one person’s pain was easier to handle than another is that’s like saying Vietnam was harder on those men than on the men that stood for black rights or vice versa, everyone faced these equally hard issues. So it seemed everyone was very emotionally involved. In fact our whole country was very involved in president elections and campaigns against the war, it seemed everyone really cared.
This movie was inspiring and encouraging to anyone who is struggling with something. Overcoming his controversies in life became the main point of the movie. Knowing that this movie was based upon a true story inspires the people even more.
There are many more examples throughout this movie that can be connected or assessed to the many different concepts that was learned. There are many real-life events and these concepts are important because they allow people to see how different types of people and families deal with stress and problems and it is important not to judge or jump to conclusions and maybe take a step back and take time to consider what others may be going
This movie takes place in Los Angeles and is about racial conflicts within a group of people which occur in a series of events. Since there are a wide variety of characters in this movie, it can be confusing to the viewer. In the plot, Graham is an African-American detective whose younger brother is a criminal. His mother cares more about his brother than Graham and she wants Graham to bring his brother back home, which in turn hurts Graham. Graham?s partner Ria is a Hispanic woman who comes to find that her and Graham?s ethnicities conflict when she had sex with him. Rick is the Los Angeles district attorney who is also op...
Not only does this movie deal with the issues of society, but it points to biblical scriptures that help lead us in the right direction. The biggest lesson that this film taught me was that if I put my complete faith in God, then no matter what happens, he will provide, watch over, and take care of me. I learned that expressing belief in God is not enough. I have to live everyday believing and trusting him and I have to show my trust and faith through my actions and my words.