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    The Castaway

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    The Castaway The short story‚ ‘The Castaway’ follows the journey of a young orphan‚ Nilakanta‚ or “the castaway” as he seeks to win the affection of Kiran‚ the lady of the house he has been given shelter. Nilakanta is a troubled young boy‚ and beaten by his previous master has led an unsettled life. This life has had an impact on him and his personality‚ not allowing it to grow to its full potential but instead “traps him in a half-boy‚ half-man state”-as mentioned in this story‚ “if it was about

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    CASTAWAY

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    CASTAWAY”- NEEDS AND WANTS Needs and wants are defined by many different things. Needs are considered the things that are necessary for an individual to survive or to reach their personal purpose in life. On the other hand a want is a desire to have or do something. Throughout the film ‘Castaway’ by the director Robert Zemeckis‚ the theme of satisfying needs and wants as well as using resources in order to survive is portrayed in many various ways by the main character Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks)

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    Castaway film analysis

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    INDEX Chapter No. Chapter Page No. 1 Introduction Synopsis Cast and Crew Awards and Credits 2 Scene Breakdown 3 Narrative Analysis 4 Character Analysis 5 Aesthetics and Design Misc-en-scene Props Set Lighting Editing Video Audio 6 Auteur Analysis 7 Textual Analysis Symeotics/Marxists/ Retotic‚ Physco 8 Conclusion Introduction Cast Away reunites star Tom Hanks with director Robert Zemeckis‚ their first

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    Castaway Themes

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    demonstrated in movies. Topics like adapting to new environments and changes‚ the culture in early societies and more fundamental ideas like human interaction and communication. The first film that I thought brought up a lot of themes from the class was Castaway. The general premise of the movie that a man becomes stranded on a deserted island and must attempt to survive there. He comes to the island as a stressed business man that is more concerned with his job than with his family. However‚ once on the

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    dejection. Once his mentally ill mother gave up her parental rights Robbie held out hope that his wealthy paternal relatives would adopt him. Their rejection cut him to the quick and plunged him into a state of desperation during his teen years. Castaway Kid chronicles the autobiographical reflections of author R.B. Mitchell‚ who spent nearly his entire childhood in care within an orphanage. Writing in simple‚ strikingly transparent prose‚ Mitchell lays bare the wounds created by repeated abandonment

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    the castaway

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    INDIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION‚ YEAR 2014 TIMETABLE Day & Date Monday‚ February 10 Tuesday‚ February 11 Wednesday‚ February 12 Time 9.00 A.M. 9.00 A.M. 9.00 A.M. Thursday‚ February 13 Friday‚ February 14 Monday‚ February 17 Tuesday‚ February 18 9.00 A.M. 9.00 A.M. 9.00 A.M. 9.00 A.M. Thursday‚ February 20 9.00 A.M. Friday‚ February 21 2.00 P.M. Tuesday‚ February 25 Wednesday‚ February 26 Friday‚ February 28 Monday‚ March 3 Wednesday‚ March 5 Friday

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    Castaway Assignment

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    1) In the beginning of the movie Chuck has a high self esteem and believes that he has power over everything. As a high positioned FedEx executor he decides to travel on an airplane with all his packages to resolve some problems in Malaysia. Chuck left his girlfriend Kelly unknowing that the plane was going to crash several hundred miles later. The plane goes through a thunderstorm and everyone including Chuck goes down in it. Chuck finds a life raft and drifts ending up in an island. Each

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    Isolationism In Castaway

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    In the movie Castaway‚ Tom Hanks plays the role of Chuck Noland. This movie is about Chuck’s life‚ after he has been stranded on an island alone for many years. Chuck gets a large perspective on natural resources and how to survive with them. Chuck uses nature’s tree branches‚ a cave‚ and ocean waves for good in order to survive alone on the island. After Chuck’s plane has crashed he finds himself alone‚ stranded on an island. This first scene on the island is of a revolving camera moving around

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    Castaway ‘‚ directed by Robert Zemeckis‚ is a 2001 film starring Tom Hanks. Hanks stars as Chuck Noland‚ a FedEx delivery man whose life is headed in the ‘right direction’‚ until his plane crashes and he is stranded on an island. He must adapt to his new life on the island; overcoming many obstacles in order to survive. ‘Castaway’ explores three different journeys; physical‚ inner and imaginative. Chuck Noland is a filmic representation of the philosophy of time equals money equals fulfilment. Zemeckis

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    sharma Date 2/2/11 How CASTAWAY Is Related To Our Society. Castaway symbolize that someone or something thrown away from some kind of attachment like love of some one‚ from society‚ family ‚and so on. This movie is directed by Robert Zemeckis based on William Broyles Jr. knowledge where Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt are main character. The movie is simple and

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