I like more about the second story

Rating: 9/10 (3 January 2013)

Life of pi is such a beautiful movie that the magnificent scenery haunted my mind long after I had watched it. In addition to the scenery, the storyline is also thought provoking. Born in a non-religious family, I have got no tendency to believe in god. As a student who is particularly interest in science and chose physics as my major at college, it is especially hard for me to believe the existence of any form of god. But this movie really set me thinking. Actually I do not intend to believe the second story, which is generally claimed to be the true story of Pi. Instead, I think the first story which suggested the existence of a real tiger is more romantic and thought-provoking. In my opinion, the second story stress more about the fight between a ferocious Pi and a thoughtful Pi while the second story pay more attention to Pi's adventurous journey and amazing coincidence which proclaims the existence of god. In the mind of a science student, events in life are no more than accidental incidents, which happened predetermined by probability. However, like the story of pulp fiction, the occurrence of certain series of events that led to a romantic or miraculous ending just prompt us to believe in god. I have not seen the miraculous ending yet, but nonetheless I did experience some coherent events that happened one by one which seem to guide me to some secret places although it has not been apparent yet. After watching this movie, I feel better about my past and become more optimistic about the future. Maybe someday in the future, I will believe in something, like god.