Enchanting, a visual spectacle

Rating: 8/10 (23 February 2013)

This movies is simply enchanting and a visual spectacle to behold; it's not surprising to me that it made it to the Oscars. What is surprising, is that it made it from book to film; I could not have imagined this could be done and give the story justice. How can you bring such a wonder of imagination and well written prose to the screen? Well, Ang Lee did; his work, what I've seen of it in the past, certainly lets one to believe that he has no fear and is blessed with every author's dream, a total appreciation of their work.
It was a friend, and fellow author, who lent me 'L'histoire de Pi' by Yann Martel. Nothing unusual with a local author introducing to another, the work of yet another one, except that I was not into fantasy novels. My mind has been open to it, in no small part by Martel's third literary endeavour; I can now enjoy, and boy do I, such work as Mark Lawrence's The Broken Empire, for the beauty of the style( I hope to god someone put that on film).
Anyway, the life story, the fantastic part it certainly, of Piscine Molitor Patel is one that begged to be put on paper and thanks to Ang Lee also on screen. The special effects are well done and will garnish some oohs and ahs to be sure. A film the whole family can enjoy, but caution to those looking for a merry fable; it is a harsh depiction of life. I do not wish to spoil anyone's pleasure by revealing more and will simply sayÂ… Go see that movie.