The meaning of 1500 days

Asa 2022-03-21 09:01:04

In the last shot, Chuck was standing at an intersection. The camera was slowly raised. The two intersecting roads looked like a cross. Chuck looked around, not knowing where he was going.

He obviously doesn't know how to go. He who often flies all over the world, he who can discern the direction of the wind on a deserted island, is definitely more familiar with geography than the beauty who drives a truck.

In 1500 days, my companions were buried, there was no food, no electricity, no fire, and no rescue. What is it for desperately trying to survive?

The processing of this section of the movie is a bit rough. After the survival of the previous few days, it was dazzling, 4 years later. Four years and a few days are not the same thing at all.

So I can’t help but believe in love. Before boarding the plane, she gave him this heirloom, and he gave her an engagement ring. Unexpectedly this difference, the reunion is far away. In peace times, how can one ask a girl to wait for a dumb man for 4 years?

Later, they met. It happened during a heavy rain. The two embraced and kissed each other in the rain. Back in the car, the two looked at each other. Kelly didn't wear any underwear. After getting wet, she was very sexy.

Chuck said at this moment, "You should go home." A look of disappointment appeared on Kelly's face.
It can be seen that Chuck is a very rational person. When he was on the island, he knew that he would lose Kelly forever. However, he still had to live, even if he couldn't fulfill his promise, he had to end it face to face.

It's not that he never thought of dying. Since you can't decide to live, then decide to die. He tried to hang him on the cliff with a rope made by himself. Although this method of death is beautiful, it is a question of whether the rope made of bark is reliable, so he needs to do a test first.

Because the tide sent a sail, he rekindled hope. The rope used for that test also made up enough length for him.

The purpose of coming back alive is to meet Kelly and give her the family heirloom; to send the courier with the angel pattern to the original owner, thanking this job mission for supporting his belief.

Then what? After seeing Kelly and delivering the package 4 years ago, what's the meaning of being alive next?

He can't go back to his past life. The belief in racing against time to create wealth collapsed, because the four-year-delayed express delivery was more meaningful than the $2.9 million. He finally felt that he was in such a world, in which there was no sacred aura, no lofty ideas, only scientific principles and capital logic. In this world, he feels homeless. The principle of capital does not provide any spiritual value goals, its goal is its own continuous existence. Its continued existence means constant proliferation. All human activities and hobbies that have nothing to do with capital proliferation are all personal trivial matters. Recalling his life state 4 years ago, his contact with Kelly relied mostly on phone messages. In the race against time, life emotions are squeezed into the position of personal trivial matters.

In this sense, the era of capital is an era of empty meaning. Standing at the crossroads, Chuck understood the nothingness, like a tsunami, rushing towards his face, swallowing his whole person.

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Cast Away quotes

  • Chuck Noland: I'm sorry, Wilson. Wilson, I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

  • Kelly Frears: [picks up her phone] Hello?

    Stan: Kelly it's Stan.

    Kelly Frears: Oh how are you?

    Stan: Good. I have something to tell you.

    Kelly Frears: Okay.

    Stan: A cargo ship was out at sea today and they found someone floating on a raft... It was Chuck! He's alive!

    [Kelly drops her phone and faints as her husband Jerry looks up from feeding their daughter Katie]