And so it is with God ...

Rating: 10/10 (2 August 2014)

Well, actually, despite going to church nearly every Sunday I don't know exactly how it is "with God", but it was a good line towards the end of the movie. I'm giving this a qualified ten, which doesn't make much sense, but I found a lot about this movie somewhat hard to follow. On the other hand I found much of this movie very haunting and that is often a good thing. I guess the best advice is to sit back and accept the somewhat different perspective of the movie and enjoy the mind-blowing cinematography as Pi and "his" tiger Richard Parker coexist on a lifeboat and attached raft at sea. I think it's great when something unusual (and slowly paced, in its own way) hits it big in the box office, so much of what is out now is just the same old rehashed junk from other "popular" stuff. The beginning of the movie is too harsh for me but once we get down to just Pi and Richard things are magical. I can't embrace the universal religious philosophy but what is presented is positive and upbeat and permeates the entire movie. Nice job on a good story.