Are we devolving?

Rating: 2/10 (27 January 2014)

I really enjoyed the first 30 minutes of the movie. I really did. I even turned to my wife and said, "this is surprisingly good." But then the ship sank, as did the movie. The reason I was so surprised by the first 30 minutes, was that I saw the previews, which seemed quite boring. Well, had they starred Tom Hanks in this movie I would have thought it was Cast Away 2. There is no doubt that the movie is visually stunning (thanks to ripping off James Cameron), but you could watch Avater for all the the same special effects. But "Eye Candy" candy only goes so far, at least for me. Actually, you could have named this movie many other titles than Life of Pi...Castatar (Cast Away meets Avatar), The Old Man and the Tiger (Old Man and the Sea meets a Tiger instead of a Marlin), etc... I can see awards for cinematography, but that's it! Nominated for Best Picture??? Are you kidding me??? The last hour and 30 is so dull you really want the tiger to eat the boy. Unfortunately, you know it won't happen cause the boy is telling the story.... Really would have made the ending much better if the tiger ate the boy.... Then the credits run....