Beatutifally weird

Rating: 8/10 (20 March 2013)

I Was in two minds about "Life of Pi," but hearing its high praise from others made me curious enough too see it.
I Can still see it as something people will either take or leave though. Its about an Indian boy who gets trapped on a boat with a tiger, so seems like a random idea to begin with. Or is it an original idea? Either way, its both so visually amazing, and beatifically weird, how the film makes a full length feature out off such a bizarre subject, that its hard to ignore. Making me understand where its Oscar nods are coming from.
It does get a bit too weird later on though, and despite having some laughs, it can hardly be described as a comedy. In fact its hard to figure out what "Life of PI" wants to be, but maybe that's part off what makes it so new and unique. Its special effects are what got it noticed, and they are very good, even though that damn tiger does seem to change size throughout the movie. Something the animators still seem too have trouble getting right, even these days.