Pretentious and very redundant, bad editing, questionable music

Rating: 4/10 (22 December 2012)

The film was weak the minute it started. The script is sub-standard. It is not the fault of the book (guessing as I have not read it), but the fault of the script writer. It has in so many redundant scenes that serve no purpose at all in constructing the narrative. The prolix debates about religion have no serious connection to the story. They serve absolutely no purpose. The church scene, the issues around Jesus, poorly written, poorly introduced into the narrative. Very unrefined in transmitting a spiritual message. It is certainly not deep, and they had a million ways to introduce the multi-religious themes.
The ship cafeteria vegetarian scene why was it there? The Japanese guy talking about his dish, why was it there? The scene when his father teaches him about the Tigers ways made perfect sense to the narrative.
So after all of that redundant time wasting we get into the meat of the film. Which was okay. Hardly original, You seen Tom Hanks you seen Avatar fuse them together. Tom Hanks on Avatar Island.
Some of the music, esp in the opening did not gel at all. I was shocked by the opening title credits it was absolute devoid of impact. It was like we do not know what to do, let us do something.
And even after making head way they had to go an spoil everything with yet another redundant anti-mood scene in the hospital with anew story. His mother being eaten by sharks, I am like? Why? what did that entire redundant scene tell us? What for. Leave it as it is, the family comes home the titles come up. Weak story telling, Weak subtext, weak editing, weak directing, nice CGI, some nice tension. not well stitched together, maybe for kids.