Amazing movie

Rating: 9/10 (26 March 2014)

I enjoyed the film, it was easy to follow and there were several thrilling moments where you didn't know what was going to happen. And there is more than just the plot, the film has a deeper meaning.
They used a lot of music and the music and the story are fitting perfect together. They make sure that there is no space for any uncomfortable silents and that the music is used to reinforce your thoughts of what is going to happen. The music makes several scenes very mysterious, like the scene on the open ocean with the water that's glowing when Pi touched it. In other scenes the music makes you sit on the edge of your seat because something might happen.
For example when Richard, the tiger, is in the boat and Pi on his raft en Pi pulls the rope so his raft gets closer to the boat, the music makes you a little nervous and on the moment he looks under the sail he saw Richard lying on the bottom and Richard started growling at him.
The animations they used where beautiful, like when Pi looked down into the water after he saw that Richard was staring at the water he saw so many things, the universe, the drowned animals and finally on the bottom he saw the boat. That was a magical moment.
And don't let us forget the best animation of them all, Richard, the tiger, fully computer animated and barely noticeable that it isn't a real tiger. His movements, his eyes, just everything is perfect and if you can only imagine how difficult it is to combine human and animated for a full film.
They thought about even the smallest detail. Even the clothes of every character fit perfect to the situation and how it is and would be in reality. The actors did their job extremely well. The actors brought the emotions and mental state of Pi like if it would be happening for real.
Different than you would expect, the film isn't about friendship, but about faith. Like the reporter told Pi: "They said you could tell me a story that will make me believe in God."
It isn't about wrestling with a tiger till you win and become "friends", it is about finding your own way how hard it even might be to believe in God. The first thing you notice about that is that Pi when he was young and couldn't choose between the religions. But the whole story is a parable. Richard his original name is "Thirsty" and how can you be thirsty in the middle of the ocean. Knowing that in Hindu culture water symbolizes 'the ocean of life' and that Pi, short for Piscine which is French for swimming pool, can hold the water. And then the animals, they all represent someone and they each have their own meaning: the tiger actually is Pi, who doesn't know how to believe in God. The orangutan represents his mother, and a mother's love is eternal, so the orangutan stands for eternal love. The brutal hyena represents the characteristics of the brutal cook and the wounded zebra is the wounded young sailor and represents the innocence of youth and how fragile life can be.
But why Pi told two stories instead of just one, you will have to see the film yourself and I guarantee you it will be worth it.