In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films: the 2000 American survival drama film "Cast Away" directed by Robert Zemeckis. The film stars Tom Hanks as Chuck Noland, a time-obsessed systems analyst executive, who travels around the world to resolve productivity problems at FedEx depots, who becomes stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific. Throughout the film we see Chuck Noland desperately attempting to survive on the island where he finds himself, while using everything that he can find - including items within packages that he recovers from the downed FedEx aircraft that he was on - in order to stay alive so that he may one day return to civilization and reunite with his long-time Kelly Frears (played by Holly Hunt). And it is the thought of returning home to Kelly, along with the company of a certain blood-stained Wilson Sporting Goods volleyball, that keeps Chuck Noland motivated to do what must be done, to overcome his fears, and to make every effort to realise his dream of returning home through any means necessary. A wonderful and inspiring film that delivers a truly emotive message about why we should never give up, no matter our circumstance, no matter what we are going through, and no matter where we find ourselves in life. The film also includes a beautiful and stirring soundtrack by composer Alan Silvestri.
