Math, God, and Pain

Rating: 9/10 (9 October 2006)

Despite it heady subject matter, PI is a movie best experienced with your mind in low gear. Watch this movie several times, and each time another piece will fall in place. Like the mystery it seeks to unravel, the meaning in this movie cannot be expressed in simple equations. Its truth is in between the scenes. PI at times seems a bit too pretentious, but always manages to redeem itself by its utter simplicity. Even the antiquated computer parts lend credence to the timeliness of this movie. Few movies are truly meant to be in black-and-white, but this is one of them. The stark, frenetic energy of the video sequences helps build everything to a relentless crescendo. I believe PI to be a true classic in its blending of surreal concepts with very frank realism. Pain and prescience in a grand dance before the Gods of knowledge and gain.