Great visuals, pieced together story

Rating: 7/10 (28 November 2012)

The setup and foundation for this story were interesting and unique but there are some fundamental flaws which give the story a fragmented feel. The writer tried way too hard to establish motivation for the main character. When a character's motivation is too obvious, the story loses meaning. I am not sure if the writer intended to push a religious agenda onto the reader or he/she didn't know how to keep the story moving without a spoken "meaning" behind everything Pi experienced. Sometimes it's enough to just tell a great story. The visuals were impressive enough to keep my attention throughout the film but overall, I would rate it as a mediocre experience which is quite a shame since there was so much potential.