Life of Pi

Movie analysis

Title: Life of Pi

Genre: Adventure, Drama

Characters: Piscine Molitor, Richard Parker,  & Pi’s family

Setting: Pacific Ocean

Symbolism: “ TIGER “ a symbol I chose to share because in life represents as an obstacles in our way to success. We choose to fight it to overcome every problems that what we encountered in our life. Sometimes we choose to take it for granted by taking no actions to answer it right away.

Plot: Pi's parents named him Piscine Molitor after a swimming pool in France. As a child he changed his name to "Pi” as the mathematical symbol, because he was tired of being called "Pissing Patel. Their family owned a zoo, and Pi took great interest in the animals, especially a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Pi’s father decides to move the family to Winnipeg in Canada, where he intends to settle and sell the zoo animals. One night there is a storm the ship begins to founder while Pi is on deck. He tries to find his family, but a crew member throws him into a lifeboat. Pi watches helplessly as the ship sinks, killing his family and the crew. He builds a small raft and stays at a safe distance from the tiger. Pi begins fishing and is able to feed the tiger. He also collects rain water for both to drink. After many days at sea, Pi trains the tiger to accept him in the boat. He also realizes that caring for the tiger is keeping him alive. Weeks later and half dead, they reach a floating island. Both Pi and Richard Parker eat and drink freely and regain strength. But at night the island transforms into a hostile environment: the fresh water turns acidic, the resident meerkats sleep in the trees, the plants are carnivorous. Pi discovers the island's secrets when he finds a human tooth. As Pi and the tiger leave by next morning from the said floating island. Pi is crushed that that the tiger does not acknowledge him before disappearing into the jungle. Without saying goodbye for a person who cares a lot is a big insult and disrespect for a feeling before it goes.

Questions:

1.     What does the title mean in relation to the film as a whole?

-          This film talks about that as a simple person steps on its journey, that person is brave enough to face whatever challenges that may encountered in the way of experiencing life through hard works, have faith in God, and most of all a big trust for itself. To me everything is everything, nothing is impossible to pursue the great achievement and dream.

2.     Among the characters, to whom can you relate to?

-          I can relate myself to Pi’s characteristic, because in times of needs and troubles he is confident enough to face the reality what happening in his life. Although at first he feel nervous because in middle of nowhere you just scramble, everything went down, no see’s no one hear.  I can say I got this never say die attitude, because in my life there are times that I give up, there times that I fight for what I have to do. Never say die spirit for is a never give up situation, as God’s is always at our back to watch us, guide us and protect us in every trials in our life.

3.     Which part of the movie struck you most? Why?

-          The part of the movie that struck me the most is when he teach a tiger to be control and to be under by him when in times of calling, tiger is calm although it was a beast. He can control the attitude of the tiger the emotions what the tiger feels and specially his uniqueness to train a dangerous beast.

4.     What is the movies message? 

-          The message of the movie is that in life we continued struggles meet trials, but it doesn’t mean that our journey ended that way. We are always welcome to face it to overcome it and to improve it by learning our mistakes what we have done in the past. We should learn how to control our life by fighting it back in a good way.

5.     Did I like this in general?

-          Yes, because despite by the sufferings, loneliness, down in deep shit, experience and trials he encountered he manages to survive he had faith that he believe that behind darkness there’s a light will shine after his painful experience will mark as a mythical moments in his life.

6.     Did I agree with the main theme/purpose? Why or why not?

-          Yes, because purpose of this movie is to wake up us to cease a problems in our daily life circulations. It helps us to realize that every seconds in our life is so precious that we cherish every moment even if it in down fall or up. We should stay focus in our life journey to succeed and to be remembered by every person we met in our life.

7.     What specifically did I like or dislike?

-          I like the most is that Pi is fighting over the lost of his family. He fight the pain what he feels were in nothing he can’t do to save his family. It’s a big lost in his part because it is only his treasure in his life.

8.     Are there any aspects of the theme which are left ambiguous at the end? Why?

-          Yes, there is. When they reach the shore and he was found by the people and suddenly the tiger also found his home the jungle. Were the tiger is staring only at him without any actions that shows thanks to Pi for being there as a friend in times of their experience.

9.     How does the film relate to the things that are happening in your life?

-          Yes,  there is but you know my life is an open book. Try to scroll down other post you will see there. J thank you. God speed.