A great deal is made about how Pi is Christian, Hindu and Moslem at the same time because all religions lead to god – but this mélange of religions never escapes the feel of a tourist guide for shallow religions. The opening 30 minutes consist of anecdotes about French swimming pools, shots of various religions and animals. If it were only the story of Richard Parker and Pi in a life-boat I would have thoroughly loved Life of Pi but unfortunately the movie comes packed inside a spiritual selfhelp guide. Ang Lee explores both the beauty as well as the danger of nature. From time to time the ocean is rendered in a beautiful majesty – at other times the ocean is a terrible force to fear. Add to that the visual vignette of director Ang Lee and this story is a marvelous thing to look at. Richard Parker is beautifully animated and the power-struggle between man and animal is thoroughly engaging. ![]() The central story of Life of Pi is a great showcase of visual effects driven storytelling. Next to a few other animals there is a big tiger – named Richard Parker – in the lifeboat and Pi has to learn to not only find food but to somehow survive while a tiger wants to kill him. He is now alone in a lifeboat… well not alone. Unfortunately a storm causes a shipwreck and kills everyone of Pi’s family. When the family decides to sell the animals oversea they all board a ship transporting them and the animals. The movie is about Piscine „Pi“ Patel (Suraj Sharma) whose father owns a zoo in India. ![]() Life of Pi is an adaption of the book of the same name by Yann Martel.
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