AniInterview
Sorry, this movie sucks
Wordiezett
So much average
UnowPriceless
hyped garbage
Deanna
There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.
thegornie
So this dude was the lone survivor of a shipwreck, and he floated around for 8 months before washing up on the Mexico coast. That's a rare, amazing story as it is. No need to embellish anything about it. The mundane parts of figuring out how to catch fish, constantly being on the verge losing hope, being unbearably lonely, and weathering storms in a tiny vessel? You can easily tell those stories and keep my interest. As the Tom Hanks character did in Cast Away.Telling such an incredible, completely ludicrous life story that any sane listener would naturally assume he was embellishing? The charm of Forrest Gump was that the Tom Hanks character wasn't embellishing.Of course the main point of The Life of Pi is to spotlight the natural human awe of storytelling, particularly to explain things beyond our feeble comprehension like religion. But if I was the author dude, I would have punched this jerk in the face for wasting my entire day. I can't recall ever feeling so frustrated from a movie as I did with about ten minutes remaining in this embarrassment of a film.That said, visually beautiful and a great musical score, yadda yadda yadda. But the story is so absurdly frustrating and unforgivable.
shakercoola
An epic journey of adventure and discovery layered with messages about the true nature of God and storytelling, told in a fabulist style.
Very life-like special effects are used to good effect - critical in terms of telling a story about a young man and a connection with a fearsome Bengal tiger.
The film borders on brilliance for the large part because of the skilful storytelling at sea and marvellous cinematography.
But, since it's been elevated into 'great film' and '10 out of 10' territory by many reviewers who are led by sensation alone, it is worth pointing out that illusion is one of at least a dozen critical elements to a film's triumph. Illusion must be tightly linked to meaning and truth. Pleasingly, the special effects meet this criteria. Unfortunately, the film's narrative does not. The backstory about a writer who has writer's block serves as bathos, worsened by a self-important dialogue which produces some stilted acting at times. As a fairytale and a survival drama it keeps nature 'red in tooth and claw' which is refreshing. If only we didn't have the flash-forwards because it spoilt the tension created by Suraj Sharma's lead performance which was enchanting. All in all, it's a very good film. Its false note is a relentless articulation of thematic aims which failed to create enough subtext.
arghod
It is a masterpiece.
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stephen_loftus
I had to watch this movie twice to grasp the true beauty of the story and the amazing visual masterpiece that it truely is.
You cannot help but love the characters even if Richard Parker is a CGI tiger,he cannot be tamed but the mutual respect between the two is amazing and shows that's they both needed one another in order to survive.
It is a must see and it will not disappoint in any way.
