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Chekhov's Hobby: A very subtle one: Right before the family diner scene, the audience briefly sees Chuck's sailing certification and sailing awards.

Chekhov's Gunman: The female welder who sends one of the packages counts as well, as Chuck runs into her during the finale scene.

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Chuck's offhand comment early in the movie about needing to go to the dentist.

The Porta potty that washes ashore on the island.

In an interesting case, the writers chose these items by drawing them from dozens of others out of a hat, then asking survival experts how they could be used.

He finds a use for all of them, especially the volleyball.

Chekhov's Armory: After a while, Chuck opens the FedEx boxes that washed ashore with him, and the contents appear to be comically useless for his situation: video tapes, a volleyball, ice-skates and such.

All sorts of little items or mementos were put in the casket by his friends and family. Burying a Substitute: Chuck finds that a funeral had been held for him when he was presumed dead.

Upon his return, Chuck notices the seafood and understandibly doesn't want any of it.

Near the end of the movie, Chuck has a volleyball in his car.

At the end of the movie his name has been cut away from the sign above the entrance to her ranch.

At the start of the movie, Bettina Peterson, the art welder, sends a FedEx package to her husband Dick in Moscow, who we see is cheating with a Russian woman.

What's more, "All Shook Up" is playing in the beginning, when the "winged package" is picked up by FedEx, and "Return To Sender" is playing at the end, when Chuck himself returns it.

Bookends: The movie begins and ends at the same rural crossroads in Texas, near the ranch that the "winged package" came from.

Which is hinted by him being at a crossroads and able to go in any direction he wants.

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At the very least Chuck is now free to go wherever he pleases, and that he still has a full life waiting for him. They reluctantly agree that they're Better as Friends, however time will tell if either of them are happier about it and Chuck still feels alone. Bittersweet Ending: Chuck escapes the island and becomes a celebrity with an upcoming autobiography, but finds his fiancée Kelly is now married to someone else.Beard of Barbarism: Chuck has plenty of time to grow some pretty wild facial hair during his time on the island and no razor to shave.Bathos: If there's any question about why Tom Hanks deserved that Oscar nomination, name any other actor who could make the audience cry about the death of a fucking volleyball.We have a football team, but they play in Nashville? Not right away, at least.Ĭhuck: So, let me get one thing straight here. Bait-and-Switch Comment: Near the end of the movie, it seems Chuck is about to ask Kelly why she married someone else.It's cemented when he paints it on the sail of his makeshift raft. Arc Symbol: The winged symbol on the last FedEx box, for Chuck, symbolizing his unstoppable desire to survive and return home.At the Crossroads: Chuck finds himself at a literal crossroads at the film's end, with two possible paths to his future.He even apologizes to Kelly for not returning like he promised.

Despite, you know, being marooned on a deserted island at the time.

Apologises a Lot: Chuck, upon returning to civilization, does this to Stan, his friend and co-worker, apologizing for not being there for Stan as his wife was dying of cancer.The Aloner: Chuck is the only human on that island during a four year stay.Accidental Misnaming: Chuck realizes that he kept referring to the crew member Albert as "Alan" when he fishes out his corpse from the shore and checks the deceased man's wallet.She offers to divorce her husband to get back together with Chuck, but he doesn't think Kelly should. Accidental Adultery: Confusingly, Chuck's long-term partner Kelly says that she "always knew" he was alive, but marries a dentist after everyone pressures her to move on.