Cast Away – Verschollen (2000)

Cast Away – Verschollen: Directed by Robert Zemeckis. With Paul Sanchez, Lari White, Leonid Citer, David Allen Brooks. A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.

“At the turn of the millennium technology started to get bigger and better. Films were starting to develop in a way that was never predicted, but so did the actors. After watching Robert Zemeckisu0026#39; Forrest Gump 1994, I thought I had seen a true drama, but that was clearly only the beginning.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTom Hanks (Big, Forrest Gump) stars in his Oscar nominated performance as Chuck Noland, a Fed Ex executive who is stranded on an isolated island after a thunderous plane crash.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhen doing background research on this film, I was surprised to see that Russell Crowe had beaten Hanks to the Oscar in 2001. As good as Crowe was in Gladiator, I personally thought Hanks made the most sensational performance of his career here. Hanksu0026#39; character Noland is truly remarkable. From being a comfortable and hard working executive at home with his long time girlfriend Kelly (Helen Hunt), to being an isolated figure in different circumstances. The change in character allows Hanks to express his full acting potential and dive deep within the soul of the character. It is a true battle of human intelligence and human power that Hanks does so well to give and some scenes really got to me, it is such a powerful role and does well to rival his other Oscar wins.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe textu0026#39;s semiotics are remarkably significant. Having left the wreckage of the plane with only a few supplies, Noland builds himself around what he can salvage and none is more recognizable, than Wilson. A silent volleyball, which was encoded into Cast Away so Hanku0026#39;s could use dialogue to express his traumatic emotions.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe plot is made exciting through various scenes. The plane crash is very dramatic and beautifully directed by Zemeckis and scenes shot on the island, when Hanks is alone and wandering what to do are silent and chilling, justifying the drama genre.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe beautiful island is contradicted by the drastic situation, a truly magnificent incentive.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe ending too is wonderful as it paves the way for many possibilitiesu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ea spellbinding film”