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Cast Away (2000)

Film

DirectorRobert Zemeckis

Meta takes2

Figures

Locations

The four-year time jump on the island
The island as a setting

Form & technique

The plane crash sequence
The film's overall narrative structure
The absence and return of non-diegetic music
Chuck's final scene at the crossroads

Tropes

Wilson the volleyball → The Phantom Object of Desire
The unopened FedEx package with angel wings
Chuck Noland's physical and emotional transformation → The Intertextual Star Persona
Chuck Noland as a FedEx employee

Films most connected to Cast Away

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) — via The Intertextual Star Persona
Begin Again (2013) — via The Intertextual Star Persona
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) — via The Intertextual Star Persona
A Star Is Born (2018) — via The Intertextual Star Persona
American Beauty (1999) — via The Phantom Object of Desire
Three Colors: White (1994) — via The Phantom Object of Desire
The Master (2012) — via The Phantom Object of Desire
Finding Nemo (2003) — via The Phantom Object of Desire