The story that will make you believe in God.

     "Life of Pi" for me is the number one movie of the year. It's a touching story that encompasses many facets of my interests. I absolutely love animals and religion, and this movie is full of both. I am a very big fan of the book, and so when the film came out I had to see it. Many of you will be skeptics, but let me assure you, this one is worth seeing.
     I don't want to give away any of the plot, but if you know anything about the story, you know it is about a young Indian boy who gets trapped on a lifeboat with a bengal tiger. That may sound ridiculous and impossible, but that is one of the many joys of the movie. You believe it. I don't want to say anything else about the plot, (mostly because, honestly, there isn't much else to say) so I'll leave that alone. The beauty and joy that this movie brings is in the details. Speaking of the digital effects, I knew that Richard Parker (that's the name of the tiger) was a mixture of computer animation and a real tiger, but I honestly could not tell the difference. The colors, the lighting, and the sounds were so vibrant and bright that you could almost smell the sea water.
     This movie is a visual masterpiece. The director of the film, Ang Lee, pointed out that ultimately the sky was a representation of God, and the sea was life/death. In one point in the movie (trying not to reveal anything) Pi, and the tiger are sitting on the boat on a calm night. As the camera rests above the characters, the water, and the starry sky seem as one, creating fantastic symbolism of the sky being the resting place of God, and the water, representing life, coming together as one. To say it was beautiful is not giving it justice.
     Recently I heard of some of my friends saying they didn't like this movie because it didn't have as much action in it as the trailer would suggest. This is true. It's not an "action movie", as much as it is a suspenseful drama. Don't be fooled by some of the trailers/previews, it really is more of a Cast Away or 127 Hours type movie. (If you haven't seen either of those, you should...)
     I've been watching some truly fantastic movies lately and I'm giving away four stars like crazy. This movie earned all four of those stars. Andrea also gave it four stars.

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