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After the cancellation of Bosom Buddies, the show that gave him his start, Tom Hanks starred in his share of goofy comedies throughout the late eighties and early nineties. While Big and Turner and Hooch are both entirely watchable movies in their own right, Joe Vs. The Volcano is the one that stands as one of the all time must download movies.

So, what makes this one so much better than his other early nineties comedies? Well to start off with, those other comedies provided big laughs and a charming leading man, but Joe vs the Volcano provides something more. Not only is this movie funny, weird and unpredictable, it also contains the meaning of life. No joke.

We start off in a dismal state of affairs, with Joe experiencing an existential crisis, having no idea why he was put on earth. This is driven home by the excellent production design of Beetlejuice’s set designer Bo Welch. The factory where Joe works, sitting in the middle of a vast expanse of muddy terrain, is simply disgusting and soul crushing.

Joe, a hypochondriac, goes to a doctor and is told that he has a Brain Cloud, which will kill him in about six months. From here, Joe meets an industrialist who essentially gives him his life back. He offers him a chance to live like a king, die like a man.

The industrialist uses an island, the Waponi Woo, for mining, and in order to keep the people happy, he must sacrifice someone to their volcano God, lest he get mad and blow the whole island up. The chief of these people would rather someone from his own tribe do the deed, but they all seem a bit too cowardly. Joe is more than happy to give his life and die like a man, since it’s that or waste away on a hospital sickbed.

This scenario gives Joe his life back. From here he becomes more daring, more appreciative of the human experience. Therein lies what makes this movie so special, it’s core philosophy: Stop worrying and enjoy life for what it is, because it’s really pretty great.

This belief is reflected in the look and feel of the film. It’s not just another comedy, it takes place in a world all its own. As Roger Ebert said of the film: So many films you’ve seen before, but you’ve never seen this movie before.

Interestingly, the original draft of the script (SPOILER ALERT) had the industrialist and the doctor getting their just deserts at the end of the film. It’s probably better that that ending was nixed, as these two characters can almost be seen in a heroic light. While their scheme was dastardly, the fact is that they serve not only as the villains of the film, but as Joe’s saviors as well.

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