Film as junk-food

Rating: 2/10 (8 April 2014)

Life of Pi is a story about a teen who gets stranded in the middle of the ocean with a few wild animals... most notably a tiger.
If the setup sounds interesting to you, than you would probably like the film as that's all there is to it. That and some decent visual effects and nice photography.
As for the story - there is not much there. It starts with "The story will make you believe in God" or something to that effect, but there is no place for God in it. Some claim it is meant to prove non-existence of God... but I did not see it that way. It is too blah to have anything in it really.
Bottom line: in the world where true mysticism and symbolism is lost, there is no shortage of pretentious works of "art" (film, novels, or anything else) which gladly promises to bring some new value. They all have a few things in common:

Story originates in a far away land and/or time

It is based on some completely unimportant and ridiculous premise that only young teenagers may be interested in it

It is visually rich

Whether it is Life of PI or any other similarly dumb fantasy such as Harry Potter or Lord Of The Ring, it does not really matter. They all require that the consumer have low expectations, poor understanding of human condition, and is easily entertained with anything that seems even a little "different".
Often, forced attempts to be different brings us just more of the same, and Life Of PI does just that.