Life of Pi
SCORE: 67
I find in recent months I am challenging
myself as a reviewer. Life of PI is a really good challenge for any
reviewer. This movie touches on multiple different concepts, ideas, and
ideologies. A young man from India is raised in the family zoo. He
explores different religious beliefs. He decides to try and follow all
of them. This reminds me of people who say the only way to know God is
to see him from all belief sets. Of course their premise assumes all
belief sets are looking at God.
His parents move the family to Canada across the sea. Except the
Japanese ship sinks. He is the only human to survive. At this point
there are animals on the boat that survive with him. One of them is a
Bengal tiger. Which makes for an interesting survival story across the
Pacific Ocean.
Some aspects of his story in Life of PI are fantastic. Others are hard
to believe. Such as the huge floating island plant. That he and a Bengal
tiger could survive together. That he kept said Bengal tiger alive when
he had chances to let it drown. It is very easy to question so much of
the content in Life of PI. At the very end of the movie I found myself
questioning which of his two stories were real and true.
There are great concepts in Life of PI as well. He selflessly took care
of the tiger. It would have been much easier to let it die. He cared for
it in a selfless and caring fashion. He never gave up hope. He included
God in his troubles. He wound up with a great attitude about the entire
ordeal.
Life of PI contains violent content, death, the young man wearing little
clothing, and moments of extreme peril. I personally believe Life of PI
earns the PG-13 movie rating since there is so much adult only cerebral
content.
- Paul
Graphics: 55%
Sound: 70%
Replay/Extras: 70%
Gameplay: 80%
Family Friendly Factor: 60%
System: DVD
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Developer: Dune Entertainment
Rating: ‘PG’ - Parental Guidance
{for emotional thematic content throughout, and some scary action
sequences and peril}
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