What should have been in the movie

Rating: 6/10 (7 December 2012)

It's a good film, thanks to the fx and some aspects of the story. Other reviewers have written about what they didn't like: the religious angle (if his survival makes you believe in God, wouldn't the wiping out of everyone else make you disbelieve?), the framing device, and the alternate story. To be a great film, here's what they should have included:
1. A scene with a zookeeper feeding the tiger, and his father telling Pi, "Tigers don't love the person who feeds them." Absent this, the movie kept holding out the hope that the big cat would bond with Pi because of getting food. 2. A visit to the circus! This would have shown the proper training of big cats, knowledge Pi could have used on the boat.
btw, if I'm ever shipwrecked, I hope it's off a Japanese freighter, because, man, are their lifeboats well-equipped.