The Life of Pi has become one of my favorite movies. You hear people say...oh, that story about a boy - trapped on a boat - with a tiger. Yes, that's part of it ... but it's SO much more than that. A captivating story, spiritual, adventurous and sad. Part of it is present day...told by Pi as an adult to a reporter who is writing about his surviving the shipwreck as a teen.
And the cinematography! The visuals are beyond belief (glowing fish, millions of meerkats, a beautiful botanical garden in India) As a young boy PI is both fascinated and confused w/ religion and ends up becoming a Christian, a Muslim and a Hindu, all at once. Which sorta sounds like me, as I am Catholic but am also fascinated with Buddhism and Hinduism. And I really loved how he found something good in all of them!
Another amazing thing ... the main character (Pi) has never acted before! And although he is ferocious, mean and hungry - you will also end up loving his sidekick - the bengal tiger "Richard Parker" The way their friendship is forced to develop ... between the fear, the hunger, the endless ocean and the desperate struggle to survive. This small thing that Pi says regarding their relationship is so heartfelt and full of despair!
“Dare I say I miss him? I do. I miss him. I still see him in my dreams. They are nightmares mostly, but nightmares tinged with love. I still cannot understand how he could abandon me so unceremoniously, without any sort of goodbye, without looking back even once. That pain is like an axe that chops at my heart." ~Pi
So, if you haven't seen it, rent it. And the book is worth reading, too. Here is some great art I found!
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