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Life Of Pi Review

The Life Of Pi was brilliant. Incredible effects, stunning landscapes and emotionally choking, Ang Lee’s adaptation of the Yann Martel Man Booker Prize For Fiction winner is definitely a picture worth watching.

I went into the cinema unsure of what to expect, as I haven’t read the book, apart from hearing the novel is supposedly unfilmable. However, what I did find was a wonderful story of adventure and emotion.

The Life Of Pi tells the story of a young Indian man named Piscine ‘Pi’ Patel who survives a shipwreck and is stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean on a life boat with a hyena, an oranutuang and a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.

The film stars Suraj Sharma as the lead role and Irrfan Khan as the older version of Pi. Sharma delivers a remarkable performance in his debut acting role during the movie. We really feel his pain as he loses loved ones and almost dies of starvation.

Fun/Geeky Fact: Irrfan Khan also starred in the reboot of the Spider-man series ‘The Amazing Spider-man’. Peter Parker’s father is named Richard Parker, the name of the tiger in the Life Of Pi. Just thought I’d mention that…

The 3D in the film was very good. However, the film would probably have quite a few scenes where, when watching it in 2D, you think why are we seeing this. For example, there is a scene where Pi holds a stick towards the camera for a few seconds and it is right in your face. In 2D, this would look stupid and pointless.

Something I found annoying about the Life of Pi was the fact that it kept cutting from Khan telling the story to the actual film, which made the film feel a little slow and boring at times.

The soundtrack wasn’t the best soundtrack I’ve heard this year (Especially when you compare it to the TDKR Soundtrack - but that’s like the best soundtrack in the world…ever!). I thought it was slightly clichéd with a very typically Indian sound. Saying that, it was quite good at points.

In summary, I give the film an 8/10. Definitely worth seeing, in 3D, but make sure you take a few tissues.

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