Life of Pi is going to be remembered as one of the visually story telling masterpieces.
Each & every frame of the movie is breathtaking.
The visionary Ang Lee just pours out his creativity & imagination into this one. This is not an easy film to be made. It took about 3-4 years to make this movie. The challenges must have been tough but Ang Lee in the end delivered.. I havent read the novel but im sure whoever has must have been satisfied with the movie also. The story is of a indian boy stranded in the middle of the ocean in a life boat with a tiger. The digital rendering of animals, especially the Bengal Tiger, is beautiful to behold. The opening scene in Pi's family zoo, a montage of nature gorgeous in its simplicity. The several formalistic shots of the boat at night are worthy of the best lighting in the best aquariums in the world. Together with the impressive use of 3D, director Ang Lee has visually taken us from the opulence of Crouching Tiger and the minimalism of Brokeback Mountain into a fusion world of fancy and reality. The images are stunning.
It is more that a survival story and it is not about friendship. This story is about faith. Director Ang Lee use all the tools he have to make this movie about a solitary young man not a boring one. It is narrated by both, young Pi and the Adult Pi, it uses music all the time so there is not space for uncomfortable silents and the rhythm of the scenes is fast. The result a very entertained film.
There was only one problem i have hared prople complain about as well as myself. The end of the movie didnt sit well with everyone. The point where the tiger just walks into the jungle when they reach land. People were expecting more of a strong ending. Also the portion where the Japanese interview Pi seemed to extremely slow down the pace of the movie. But these are minor things in a larger picture. In the end Life of Pi stands as one of the amazing movies ever made in the history of cinema.
