Gorgeous film to look at. Truly art via CGI

Rating: Null/10 (3 April 2014)

LOTS OF SPOILERS BELOW: in the DVD extras Ang Lee is quoted as challenging the CGI Tech team to create moving works of art. And boy did they ever deliver.
In a film like this where the ocean dominates the scenery and in itself becomes a "character" and antagonist it is important to have it rendered well and here it is brilliant. So vibrant and realistic.
That's just part of the fun. The tiger is amazing. It's hard to believe it's mostly CGI. And the acting by the young Pi is also incredible, especially when watching the extras and seeing him; eyes fully bugged out in terror at the tiger, while staring at a green screen.
The story line seems bare but when you think about the raw emotions being delivered on screen it really hits home. the maturation of the young boy into a survivalist young man is quite an epic adventure.
The ending - well I'll leave that alone. It' quite the twist and really makes you think hard about what's true, what's a representation of the truth. When he asks at the end "which do you like better" I started re-thinking about what it was I had just watched. And I think that's the mark of a great film.
9/10