Great psychological analysis

Rating: 10/10 (30 March 2001)

Pi is a deeply moving psychological analysis of an obsessed man. It shows what can happen to someone who is utterly fascinated and beyond control. Max cannot break away from his obsession. The entire film is underlied with this basic presumption. Although other plot elements are indeed interesting, the movie is, above all, a character analysis.
In addition, those who are interested in math but do not understand it will enjoy the small "vignettes" the movie presents throughout that explain all of the basic concepts involved. To find a movie this fresh and interesting among the hordes of blood/action/violence flicks on nowadays is rare. The movie is fantastic.