Movie: Cast Away
Main Actors: Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Passionate Expressions: Yes there was some
Useless Vulgar Language: I don’t remember any, if there was it slipped right past me
Sex in a Good Light: This movie doesn’t really have anything to do with sex
Sex in a Bad Light: Not really
Manly Violence: There wasn’t really violence in this film, there are some scenes where Tom Hanks has to deal with painful things and I guess they could be considered in this category
Action Violence: Nope
Pointless Violence: Nope
Manly Rating: A
Scorecard
Cinematography: A
Visual Effects: A
Sound/Score: B
Story: A
Acting: A+
Food to Watch With: Something with coconut in it
Plot Synopsis: A fed-ex employee is stranded on a deserted island for a very, very long time.
Review: I’ve read Robinson Crusoe and I really liked the book although I’ve always wondered if it could be made into a movie. Like Swiss Family Robinson I don’t think that the style of writing and sense of adventure could easily be converted into a film. That’s why I like how they did Cast Away, they did it their own way. Tom Hanks puts in an amazing performance and is pretty much the only one in the movie. I can understand people who thought this movie was boring, if getting lost at sea was never a childhood imagination you had or if you have never spent hours thinking about it, how you would do it and what it would be like then this movie would be incredibly boring. There is not amazing action, no super-witty dialog. Just one man going through the rigors of living off the land and going slowly bonkers because of a lack of human contact. It is a brilliant movie, it is a well thought out movie and it is a slow movie. I liked it and I would recommend it to anyone who has read Crusoe, cause that book was pretty long and slow as well and if you liked that you might like this.
Life Lessons: People ship the stupidest things to each other.
Summary: Great movie, great acting, not for everyone.
Would I Watch This Again: Yes, but I need a good year or two between each viewing.
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