Ludicrous premise but interesting

Rating: 3/10 (5 August 2015)

The author of this book and movie wants the reader/viewer to believe that a tiger and boy would survive long enough in a boat. OK. I also own ten shares of the Golden Gate Bridge, but even I have limits about 'willing suspension of disbelieve'.
In short, the boy has managed to convey to the tiger that if he is to survive, the boy must survive, and the tiger cannot eat the boy. The boy will successfully fish for food for the two of them to survive, the boy manages to help the tiger conclude.
It's a feel good premise. But haven't I heard that some where else? "We are all of us alone together." "Divided we fall, united we stand." "One for all, all for one." "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you..." "Thou shalt not..." "Love your neighbor..." And in the end, I could never get beyond the ludicrous premise of a tiger and a boy stranded together in a boat...
I did wonder, how the producers did that--putting a tiger and a boy in a boat--and apparently, it was done through computer generated graphics.
It was an interesting premise, however ludicrous and therefore unbelievable; and I can't help but wonder whether other stories achieved the measure way better without stretching credulity. "To Kill A Mocking Bird"--Leo Tolstoy's "Death of Ivan Ilyich"--"Breakfast at Tiffany's"--"My Fair Lady"--"Mary Poppins"--to cite just a few instances.