1. Adventure texts always teach us something
... . Effective camera work and a good script can make or break a movie and in the case of Cast Away the fantastic filming combines with the striking dialogue (or lack there-of!) making the movie memorable to all who see it. The story begins with a shot of an open road reaching to the horizon and then shifts to an area where four such roads meet. These shots immediately set ... audience. They would know the story was completely untrue and thus not become as involved as they do with Hawkins character. Because Stevenson, so cleverly places us in Hawkins" shoes, we experience all that he experi...
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