You don't need to be a math genius to understand.

Rating: Null/10 (7 April 2001)

Pi is about a mathematician, but you do not even need a rudimentary knowledge of mathematics to understand the true wonder of this film. The math is simply a tool to tell the story. The real subject of this film is a how a person can be consumed by their beliefs and obsessions and also that there is a very fine line between genius and madness. Max begins this movie towards the top of a downward spiral and "Pi" follows him as he moves toward rock bottom with increasing speed and intensity. His rapid decline can be attributed to his obsession with proving his theory or his getting too close to knowledge that was never meant to be understood by man. The movie wisely allows you to decide for yourself.
Like all great directors, Darren Aronofsky knows when to make a film and when to stop making a film. By avoiding spoon-fed answers and an easy ending, he allows the viewer to arrive at his own conclusions and make his own decisions, just as Max had to do in the movie's climax. This movie is a cinematic milestone that will only achieve greater appreciation in the years to come.