'Joe vs. the Volcano' and the Inevitability of Change
At its core, 'Joe Versus the Volcano' is about realizing how small life is and learning to surrender yourself to the things that truly make you happy.
Life is dreary and monotonous for Joe Banks (Tom Hanks). Every morning is a slow, funeral-like procession to his clerical job at American Panascope. Surgical tools, rectal probes, and petroleum jelly are the moneymakers. Everything is gray, and the only sign of life and hope anywhere near the factory, a bright daisy, is crus…
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