strong reason that a person holds onto until the end‚ that would make all the battles worth the fight. For workaholic FedEx troubleshooter Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks)‚ the drive that kept him up until the end was hope. The hope to return to his old life‚ to be back together with his long time sweetheart Kelly Frears (Helen Hunt). The movie Cast Away (2000) – in which Robert Zemeckis had directed in it – had shown perfectly a goal-driven kind of journey. They managed to emphasize how much Chuck wants
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Summary : The movie Philadelphia stared by Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington entails the story of Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) suing his old employers for firing him based on prejudice against his HIV + condition. Andrew is a senior associate at one of the largest corporate law firms in Philadelphia who’s asked to be the head lawyer in a major case for the firm. While he’s working on the case he’s dealing with the condition of being HIV + avoiding to come to work not to raise suspicions about his disease
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He starts off the movie as a work emerged employee of FedEx‚ having time for nothing else due to his strenuous business schedule‚ traveling the world. Beginning as stressed and overwhelmed‚ he gradually evolves‚ later victimized in a plane crash in the ocean. He then washes
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Overall‚ Castaway was a decent movie. There are two things that I would change with the movie. The first thing I would change would be the lack of dialogue‚ and the only reason this film was able to get a good rating with such little dialogue was due to the fact that Tom Hanks had the star role. I think that the movie would be better if we were able to see more of the movie where Chuck is talking with Wilson. We would also be able to see his struggle to keep his sanity‚ as he was stranded on an island
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Cast Away Report In the movie Castaway‚ directed by Robert Zemeckis. The film focuses on the character Chuck Noland. Hard working‚ strict‚ a perfectionist and workaholic. He values organization‚ timing & the committed staff very highly and always wants to have better improvements for the consumers for example the orders arriving earlier than the approximate or given timeframe and supporting his team through encouragement & praise. However‚ usually he has trouble balancing his values with
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for "Cast Away" "Cast Away" is a fantastic film that has many hidden meanings beneath the surface. Before being analysed‚ it seems like it’s simply about a man who experiences an adventurous journey after his plane crashes into the Pacific. After more thought was put into it‚ many symbolic meanings that demonstrated his human nature‚ mainly consisting his drive of survival‚ faith‚ hope‚ and morals‚ was revealed. I am able to arrive at the conclusion that yes‚ I do agree with the quote‚ "Cast Away delivers
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Thomas Jeffrey Hanks‚ better known as Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks is known as the icon of movie productions and entertainment. He is most definitely one of the most notorious actors of all time. He is also known for his nature of giving towards the holidays to the needy and less fortunate. I think that Tom Hanks is a great actor and a good example of a hard worker. Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born in Concord‚ California on July 9‚ 1956. He was a middle child with one older sister Sandra Hanks and brother Lawrence
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analyzing it I think the actor that I like and that caught my attention since I was young is Tom Hanks because he was a collogue student that seemed to have no future in acting and he was not very good on his classes in theater‚ I leaned that he was born in Concord California his childhood was like a normal kid with‚ divorced parents his father was descendant of British and his mom Portuguese descent. Hanks was a very shy boy‚ so the theater classes in high school were as a refuge since he was not
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Cast away notes An understanding of a physical journey is one which a person goes through physical as well as emotional obstacles and experiences‚ with the end result being a new image or view on life. The Adventures of huckleberry fin‚ The road not taken and Cast away show the concept of the Journey to be so much more than a simple movement from one place to another – it is a challenging and unpredictable learning process which shapes who we are and the world in which we live. In relation
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If all humans gave up we would be nowhere. If I gave up on school‚ then I would fail. My determination made me not give up so that is why I am not I am not failing. Castaway that movie shows determination in surviving. Chuck Nolan was determined to get off the island. If he didn’t have determination‚ he would have never got off that island. Without determination‚ he probably wouldn’t have even tried to get off that island. “[to
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