Question: Was the whale in the night scene in the raft an illusion? I only ask because it faded away instead of going under the water. Is this intentional or just bad special effects? Thanks.
manthabeat
21st Jan 2009
Cast Away (2000)
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Answer: I noticed this too. He is really seeing a whale. This scene shows what is coming as a whale wakes him up in time to see the ship. As for the special effects, that is still up in the air.
manthabeat ★
The whale is he's guided salvation to being rescued when the cargo ship goes past waking him up with water sprays.