Life Of Pi

Ang Lee is without a doubt one of the directors in this world, who can tell powerful stories, and also make cinema magic. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a timeless classic, i don´t know how many times i have seen it, but you never get tired of good movies. It takes a certain feeling to make movies that will be remembered. If you think about it, so many movies are released every year, but only a few will leave an impact on the audience. Life Of Pi have made an big impact on audiences and movie crititcs all over the world. Is this the masterpiece we all have been waiting for, or is the hype too big to be true ?

 Pi Patel ( Irrfan Khan ), is a middle aged indian male, is being interviewed by a novelist. Pi is ready to tell the true story, of what happened to him. When Pi was a young boy, his parents owned a zoo, where Pi had great interest in the animals, especially in a Bengal tiger, named Richard Parker. Pi´s father Santosh Pathel ( Adil Hussain ) tells Pi that they must move to Canada, to settle down and sell the animals. At the age of 16, Pi Patel ( Suraj Sharma ), he is travelling with his family by a ship, towards Canada, but a storm sinks the ship, as Pi manage to survive with some of the animals in a life boat. Even Bengal tiger Richard Parker manages to come on board. As a zebra dies, and a hyena on the life boat, Pi Patel and Richard Parker manage to stay alive, on their journey on an endless ocean.

I would not be surprised if Life Of Pi wins at least 3 Academy Awards, most likely for best special effects. Some of the scenes in the ocean are stunning, visually and technically fantastic. This is where Life Of Pi delivers in the best possible way, cinema magic. The beginning of the movie feels kind of simple, and would have needed a different angle. But once you pass the 35 minutes, then you get a completely different type of movie. Leading actor Suraj Sharma is a very talented actor for his young age, only 19 years old. The scenes where he tries to survive the tiger attacks looks astonishing. Ang Lee once again proves why he is such a good director, a very beautiful story told in a cinematic way, you don´t really see very often these days. This is not the masterpiece some movie critics say, but i will say this is a really good adventure movie, for both young people and old. Visually maybe one of the best looking movies in a very long time, and that pretty much says everything you need to know.

Rating: DDD