The use of anthropomorphic agent in movie: case study of Cast Away (2000) / Azahar Harun and Mohameed Razeef Abd Razak

This paper presents a case study of a Hollywood blockbuster movie called Cast Away (2000). The analysis is based on two anthropomorphism theories called Familiar Thesis and Comfort Thesis. Categorised under adventure drama, Cast Away (2000) depicts a story of a Federal Express executive named Chuck...

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Main Authors: Harun, Azahar, Abd Razak, Mohameed Razeef
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Art and Design 2019
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29573/
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description This paper presents a case study of a Hollywood blockbuster movie called Cast Away (2000). The analysis is based on two anthropomorphism theories called Familiar Thesis and Comfort Thesis. Categorised under adventure drama, Cast Away (2000) depicts a story of a Federal Express executive named Chuck Noland who survives a plane crash and is stranded on an uninhabited island in the Pacific for four years. Cut off from the modern world, Chuck adapts to the harsh environment of the tropical island by salvaging FedEx packages washed up on the beach. One of the packages contains a Wilson volleyball which later in the plot becomes Chuck’s companion. This study employs a scene-by-scene analysis approach to understand how anthropomorphism theories are exploited and presented in the plot. From this, several important scenes that promote the meaning of life and social relationships have been discovered. In this regard, the study concludes that the Wilson volleyball is not just an advertising gimmick but an anthropomorphic agent that helps provide companionship, care, comfort and motivation which are essential for human survival.
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spelling uitm-295732020-04-07T16:59:20Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29573/ The use of anthropomorphic agent in movie: case study of Cast Away (2000) / Azahar Harun and Mohameed Razeef Abd Razak ijad Harun, Azahar Abd Razak, Mohameed Razeef Drama General special. Including criticism, aesthetics, etc. Film genres. Semiotics. Illusion in motion pictures This paper presents a case study of a Hollywood blockbuster movie called Cast Away (2000). The analysis is based on two anthropomorphism theories called Familiar Thesis and Comfort Thesis. Categorised under adventure drama, Cast Away (2000) depicts a story of a Federal Express executive named Chuck Noland who survives a plane crash and is stranded on an uninhabited island in the Pacific for four years. Cut off from the modern world, Chuck adapts to the harsh environment of the tropical island by salvaging FedEx packages washed up on the beach. One of the packages contains a Wilson volleyball which later in the plot becomes Chuck’s companion. This study employs a scene-by-scene analysis approach to understand how anthropomorphism theories are exploited and presented in the plot. From this, several important scenes that promote the meaning of life and social relationships have been discovered. In this regard, the study concludes that the Wilson volleyball is not just an advertising gimmick but an anthropomorphic agent that helps provide companionship, care, comfort and motivation which are essential for human survival. Faculty of Art and Design 2019-09 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29573/1/29573.pdf Harun, Azahar and Abd Razak, Mohameed Razeef (2019) The use of anthropomorphic agent in movie: case study of Cast Away (2000) / Azahar Harun and Mohameed Razeef Abd Razak. (2019) International Journal of Art and Design (IJAD) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/International_Journal_of_Art_and_Design_=28IJAD=29.html>, 1 (6). pp. 54-60. ISSN 2710-5776 https://melaka.uitm.edu.my/ijad/
spellingShingle Drama
General special. Including criticism, aesthetics, etc. Film genres. Semiotics. Illusion in motion pictures
Harun, Azahar
Abd Razak, Mohameed Razeef
The use of anthropomorphic agent in movie: case study of Cast Away (2000) / Azahar Harun and Mohameed Razeef Abd Razak
title The use of anthropomorphic agent in movie: case study of Cast Away (2000) / Azahar Harun and Mohameed Razeef Abd Razak
title_full The use of anthropomorphic agent in movie: case study of Cast Away (2000) / Azahar Harun and Mohameed Razeef Abd Razak
title_fullStr The use of anthropomorphic agent in movie: case study of Cast Away (2000) / Azahar Harun and Mohameed Razeef Abd Razak
title_full_unstemmed The use of anthropomorphic agent in movie: case study of Cast Away (2000) / Azahar Harun and Mohameed Razeef Abd Razak
title_short The use of anthropomorphic agent in movie: case study of Cast Away (2000) / Azahar Harun and Mohameed Razeef Abd Razak
title_sort use of anthropomorphic agent in movie: case study of cast away (2000) / azahar harun and mohameed razeef abd razak
topic Drama
General special. Including criticism, aesthetics, etc. Film genres. Semiotics. Illusion in motion pictures
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29573/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29573/