π

Rating: 9/10 (19 June 2014)

The story revolves around a man named Pi (Piscine Molitor Patel), who lives in Canada and is sharing his story with a novelist of how he survived a shipwreck in which he lost his family when he was younger. He starts off by telling the novelist of how he received his real name and his nick name Pi. Gradually, he moves into detail of his family and his experience of vast religions he found and practiced. Then he announced the almost unbelievable story of being lost at sea for months at a time with Richard Parker, a tiger from his father's zoo. He explained the great ups and downs of their extraordinary friendship. Pi believed that Richard Parker was a true friend to him, until one day they washed up on shore and with no hesitation Richard Parker ran into the forest without glancing back. To know that his one and only friend at the time left without saying goodbye or any acknowledgment of his disappearance left Pi devastated.
One of the major things that really grasped my attention throughout this whole movie is how director Ang Lee did such a wonderful job with the main character Pi. Throughout the whole movie we can feel his pain and sorrow just because he does such a terrific job on revealing his emotions. No matter what situation he was confronted with during the movie he always managed to pull through and overcome every obstacle. If a problem occurred he always handled it in a very nonfictional, believable way. The relationship between Pi and Richard Parker was very enjoyable as well as individual roles. Man and animal surviving together, grieving together, and working together is outstanding! Never have I seen such a remarkable outcome between animal and man. I would most definitely refer this movie to anyone; it is a must see of this century! The theme of this movie is that we never know what life will throw at us. We should never take anything for granted as well as never be afraid to experience new things. One of the worst feelings is not only letting people or things get away from us, but not having the opportunity or chance to say goodbye to them especially to those whom we love the most. What hurts the most is not appreciating all the little things that they have done and coming to a realization when it is too late. Last but not least, the most important message of the movie is no matter what life throws at us our faith must remain intact!