Awesome 216 out of 10

Rating: 10/10 (7 April 2002)

I laughed at someones review mentioning humourously about "Indie film positive discimination", I expected loads of that on here but too my surprise there isn't that much. Aronofsky may be a "one off", his contribution to film with "Pi" is pretty unique. "Pi" may be a bit too arty at times with brains being stabbed with pens on subways etc. I think I got the metaphors but it was sheer brilliance without them. I think the point about the maths (and the story) that some people may have missed was that this underlying number as an answer to everything in the universe to explain "chaos" was not a possible clean and logical mathematical conclusion but more a divine and holy number that mortals should never be allowed to know. Max Cohen found himself for example predicting the wall St. Stock prices for no apparent mathematical reason. He had found something special in the 216 digit number that went beyond calculus and into the spiritual realms of "Lenny Meyer's" true name for God and another power this number held. A brilliant piece of writing where everything was referenced to the point of being believable. It's also the first time I've liked Drum+bass music, pretty cool sound track. Top film and Sean Gullette brilliant. (Should confound a few theologans as well as number theorists).