Cast Away Assignment

Following the horrific crash of his company’s plane, former FedEx executive Chuck Noland is stranded in the midst of the South Pacific after fighting to get to shore.

Although Chuck initially thought FedEx would deploy rescue efforts to connect him back to civilization and reunite him with his fiancée Kelly in Memphis. The likelihood of being rescued grew bleaker, while more than 200 weeks passed without any sign of human contact. Meanwhile, his family in Memphis is forced to assume he’s deceased.

In a first endeavor to create a fire, Chuck cuts a deep, gushing wound in his hand. Out of frustration, he tosses around numerous miscellaneous items including a Wilson Sporting Goods volleyball derived from a FedEx package. Noland draws a face on the ball with his bloody handprint and names it Wilson. With the lack of human contact and loneliness, Check’s yearning for companionship, and he begins talking to Wilson. The pair start to form a special bond that grew stronger as time went on.

Four years later, Chuck is accustomed to talking and arguing with Wilson, as if they’re father and son. Wearing a loincloth, as his body is increasinly emaciated, Chuck’s bearded and his hair is much longer. In order to survive, he’s become proficient at spearing fish and creating fires.

Following a large section of a portable toilet, washing to shore, Chuck crafts it into a sail and bonds several pieces of timber together to construct a raft. After devoting a substantial amount of time to building and stocking timber for the raft, while gauging the optimal weather conditions for launching away from shore via an analemma sundial he created in his cave to monitor the seasons; he finally departs the island with the sail to conquer the rigorous waves with Wilson in tow. Following hours of unsuccessful progress, a storm hits nearby and nearly obliterates his raft.

The next day, Chuck wakes up on his raft in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and frantically yells “Wilson where are you?” Upon realizing Wilson fell from the raft, he’s crushed by loneliness and desperate to find Wilson. Chuck persistently tries to spot Wilson, as he repetitively screams his name, while simultaneously trying to maintain his balance – endeavoring to stand on his dilapidating raft. After spotting Wilson floating hundreds of feet in the distance, Chuck dives into the freezing water to try and rescue his sole pal. But after struggling to catch his breath and stay above water Chuck starts pulling his raft toward Wilson, while assuring him “he’s coming”. After Chuck’s unnourished and frail body fails to drag the weight of his raft, he’s forced to let go and give-up hopes of reuniting with Wilson. Crying and screaming, Chuck is sobbing over the loss of Wilson, and constantly yelling, “Wilson, I’m sorry. Willlllllllson I’m sorry”, as he’s struggling to swim back to his raft with the aid of an attached rope.