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2	* At the beginning of the film, we can see a small (barely noticeable) certificate for sailing and navigating at Chuck's home.
3	* While the "death" of [[CompanionCube Wilson]] is very sad, in order for the main character to function normally in society, Wilson ''had to go''.
4	* The title itself, referring to the fact that the film is mostly Creator/TomHanks on his own, i.e. with the rest of the ''cast away''.
5	* Compare the scene where he climbs to the top of the island for the first time and grasps his situation with the final scene at the crossroads -- 360 degrees of isolation compared to the infinite pathways the crossroads represent. It's that contrast that hits him in that moment.
6	* One possible reason Chuck has another Wilson volleyball at the end of the film, was he bought it and is planning on delivering it to the original person who ordered one. That is, of course, if he remembers the address.
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8	[[AC:FridgeHorror]]
9	* What if the last unopened package contained a waterproof satellite phone with heavy duty battery?
10	** In the parody [=FedEx=] commercial, it was, along with a GPS, fishing rod, water purifier, and seeds. In an earlier version of the script, two bottles of Salsa Verde.
11	* We see the hard work that goes into making rope for Chuck's raft -- he pulls small saplings, strips the bark, weaves it together, etc. Now picture him going through this painstaking process for the first time -- all with the goal of ''making a noose to hang himself with!''
12	* The same coral reef that kept larger, more dangerous fish away from him also kept him from leaving the island, or being able to attract attention from passing ships.
13	* Chuck apologizes for not being there for the funeral of Stan's wife. The horror kicks in when you realize that Chuck was going to call a doctor he knew to have a look at Stan's wife, but due to the plane crash, he never got to make that call. That leaves the possibility that due to Chuck not being able to make the call, Stan's wife wasn't able to be diagnosed and treated sooner, and that Stan's wife may have been still alive if the plane crash hadn't occurred.

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