good movie about a kid stuck in a boat with a tiger

Rating: 7/10 (22 January 2013)

Life of pi is a very good film, What Ang Lee does visually using 3D and the surroundings are amazing throughout and a testament to his confidence behind the camera. The themes of religion and story telling and all that hoo hah are presented well enough and I had a lot of moments where I was all like "this can be applied to my own life and stuff, man" so I'd be surprised if you walked away from this completely unaffected.
The majority of the film that takes place upon the boat is incredibly well handled and often told through purely visual means without having a character speak. The computer-generated animals are also a marvel to watch and came about as close to seeming tangible as I've ever seen in a movie.
One of my problems with the film is it's bookended by the grown up Pi relating his story to the shell of a journalist that presumably once contained a personality, and as far as existing to provide a basis for the narration it works, but it's a VERY obvious narrative tool.
If you're looking for some competent awards season fare that raises some mildly interesting questions about faith and identity while also having some very life-affirming moments give this a watch. If not, I recommend you watch anything by David Cronenberg and feel violated in knowing you just saw what you just saw.