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They could figureout how to make fire and find water and eat food. “There are a lot of, like, logs and diaries thathave been found of people who were shipwrecked or cast away on islands,and they can actually battle the elements for a while. That’s how he learned that the toughest aspect of these situations wasn’t the prospect of physical death.
TOM HANKS CAST AWAY MOVIE
His preparation for the movie also included reading actual accounts of people who had been in similar situations. Hanks reportedly lost close to 50 pounds in the time off, so as to achieve the proper shipwrecked look. To achieve his different looks, the film was shot in two parts over the course of 16 months, with a one-year hiatus within that time. One of the things that happens to him in the film is a physical transformation, as audiences watch his hair and beard grow out and his waistline trim. They’re stuck on the island with them - with Chuck - no matter what happens to him.” Or drug-running pirates weren’t going to land in a seaplane in the lagoon, you know … We said we’re going to take this so far that the audience has no recourse. “Well, we had a philosophical credo that said we’re not going to suddenly have one of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit models show up for a photo shoot, or something. Not exactly the splashy sort of star you might expect in a big budget Hollywood movie, but Hanks says it was essential that he sweat it out alone on that island. The cast includes Helen Hunt as his girlfriend, although Hanks's main co-star is the volleyball he nicknames Wilson.
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That’s where Chuck begins to crack, and begins to lose the battle of his own desperation.” He’s completely removed from any of the distractions that fill up our lives. “It’s about a different brand of loneliness that is very different from being home on a Saturday night with nothing to do. “Once Chuck has figured out how to stay alive, his battle is no longer against the elements, it’s about desperation,” Hanks has said. He told Good Morning America’s Diane Sawyer that the film is ultimately about isolation. Hanks's stint at island living brought both physical and mental challenges.