self discovery
...lism of fire and water represent the cleansing, or stripping away of Chuck’s former self for a process of self-discovery to begin. Self-discovery is a common concept of exploring how individuals make realisations about their own abilities, expectations and limitations. These types of self-discoveries can include; increased capacity to express emotions, acceptance of change and ability to move forward, the value of challenging life experiences towards personal growth, and a discovery of inner resourcefulness. Self-discovery is explored in the core film text ‘Cast Away’, song lyric ‘You Learn’, Harwood poem ‘In the Park’, and ‘Bridget Jones’ Diary’, via film technologies, figurative language techniques and the features of print media. The Robert Zemeckis film text ‘Cast Away’ (DreamWorks 2000) explores Chuck Noland’s process of self-discovery. A plane crash provides the catalyst for self-discovery, forcefully removing Chuck from his work obsessed, time-orientated existence- symbolised by clocks, pagers and diaries in the opening scenes. As a consequence of being cast adrift, Chuck must discover an inner resourcefulness, an acceptance of his mortality and an inability to control his existence and the need to accept change and move forward. The plane crash represents the unexpected, violent nature of Chuck’s process of self-discovery. His watch removed, Chuck is thrust violently from the bathroom, and overwhelmed by a torrent of water. The thunderous noise of the engines and setting of the tempest accentuate the chaotic nature of this process. The symbolism of fire and water represent the cleansing, or stripping away of Chuck’s former self for a process of self-discovery to begin. Self-discovery is a common concept of exploring how individuals make realisations about their own abilities, expectations and limitations. These types of self-discoveries can include; increased capacity to express emotions, acceptance of change and ability to move forward, the value of challenging life experiences towards personal growth, and a discovery of inner resourcefulness. Self-discovery is explored in the core film text ‘Cast Away’, song lyric ‘You Learn’, Harwood poem ‘In the Park’, and ‘Bridget Jones’ Diary’, via film technologies, figurative language techniques and the features of print media. The Robert Zemeckis film text ‘Cast Away’ (DreamWorks 2000) explores Chuck Noland’s process of self-discovery. A plane crash provides the catalyst for self-discovery, forcefully removing Chuck from his work obsessed, time-orientated existence- symbolised by clocks, pagers and diaries in the opening scenes. As a consequence of being cast adrift, Chuck must discover an inner resourcefulness, an acceptance of his mortality and an inability to control his existence and the need to accept change and move forward. The plane crash represents the unexpected, violent nature of Chuck’s process of self-discovery. His watch remove...