Cast Away: A Lesson in Staying Afloat

Thanks so much for 50K subs! In this video, we discuss the 2000 film Cast Away, its overarching themes, and the emotional/spiritual effects and implications of its ending.

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Articles mentioned:
Desert island risks | The Guardian
╰ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/jan/12/culture.awardsandprizes

Searches for the Significant: Robert Zemeckis' Cast Away as a Late Twentieth Century Response to Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe | Journal of Religion & Film
╰ https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1670&context=jrf

Lost at Sea and Back Again | The Austin Chronicle
╰ https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2000-12-29/79994/

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0:00 Intro
1:10 A Simple Premise
6:33 Time
11:45 Isolation
17:13 Crossroads

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