I can't wait for
Snakes on a Plane. OMG, re-writes done to cater to the burgeoning internet fan base! That's a first! Not necessarily a bad thing either.
As for
Cast Away, I appreciate G.C.'s comments, and won't belabor the film's merits. I will just correct two innaccuracies:
Hanks' character
does open all the FedEx packages on the island, save
one. He finds such useful items as ice skates with blades, and a dress with netting. He leaves one package purposefully unopened - - to retain his hope that he will be someday able to deliver it. He's a FedEx man, and that's what he
does. Saving your sanity, your sense of self, and keeping hope alive are very important aspects of survival.
The film was
not a FedEx commercial. It was simply filmed in the real world, as the real world actually appears. It was
phenomenal that FedEx agreed to be featured. It was
vital to the story that the main character work for a major worldwide delivery organization.
Someone's logo was going to be featured everywhere, and it was fortunate that it was FedEx's (though UPS would have worked).
What would
not have worked was a fake delivery company like "TransGlobal Express." It was a valid choice of the filmmaker to make a fantastical, almost fairy tale story, against an absolutely real-world backdrop. Calling it a commercial for FedEx simply denies how our world really appears.
(BTW, when your plane is shown crashing into the ocean and killing many aboard, it's
not a commercial.)
And now back to your regulary scheduled Movie Musings thread. My musings about
King Kong will have to wait .... I'm off to see Madonna tonight.
