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Re: Cast Away

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In Reply to: Cast Away posted by rico on January 03, 2004 at 09:52:31:

Yeah, I loved this movie. The symbolism was a bit heavy handed, but I loved it's Zen stillness. I believe there is a 40 minutes section of the film that has no dialogue. A happy, but not pat ending. The arc of Hanks's character is gigantic. His difficulty in assimilating back into civilization is right on the $.
Lots of people find this movie extremely slow, plodding and dull. While I can understand that, I think the movie captures the feeling of loneliness and desolation perfectly. People that like to be alone seem to enjoy this movie.

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Re: Slow, plodding, and dull - rico 11:42:19 01/03/04 (0)
Hanks' favorite movie is 2001, which (like yours truly) he has seen countless times. There are a couple of obvious references to the earlier film in Cast Away, the most obvious being Hanks squatting and contemplating the newly arrived Porta-Johnny "sail", like the ape
Moon Watcher in 2001.

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