I am really surprised that the movie polarises

Rating: 10/10 (17 November 2018)

Relatively many seem to take offense at the religious themes. They feel that the religious undertones are thick and overwhelming. I thought that the openness of Pi to all religions and Atheism sorted all that out; and that early on in the movie and very thuroughly, as well. This opens the viewer's mind to the plot theme of "matter of perspective/circumstance" and Pi representing the spectrum of human nature. It covers all from purely survival driven instinct to questions of higher purpose. I myself am an Atheist and I get swiftly annoyed with religious narratives. Annoyance at that (or anything, for that matter) didn't even occur to me here.
The most ridiculous negative criticism I read was that the main character didn't evolve or learn anything at all throughout the movie. Here, I can only conclude, that that person did not grasp the animals' symbolism at all. Maybe they had already mentally tuned out by the end of the movie, where it is all revealed really quite simply and blatantly.
I was late to the party with this movie. It is definitely one of the best movies I will ever have seen! I can't think of a single flaw. Very deserving of the praise it has received.
A+-gold-star-magnificent!