Life of Pi

A stunning film. Shattering the bounds of what was previously thought possible through CGI, a complete revolution in filmmaking. This masterful film follows the progression of a young man as his whole life is destroyed. It tests the bounds of faith and beliefs and for what was a main stream film, truly tests the audience beyond the structures that are considered to be the only thing to work for mainstream audiences. It's complex, mystical, ambiguous and thought-provoking. I don't know if it completely broke the constructs of generic Hollywood films but there were definately moments where I knew I was witnessing greatness. It forces tears and laughter and bought me to my feet in more than one instance. Did I like the framing of the writer and the protagonist as an older man? I'm not sure. Maybe that was one part that was generic and overdone, but I think it is easy to overlook this detail in respect to the film as a whole.

I'm not going to go into depth about all the different interpreations or deep philosophical meaning as that would take way too long and these posts are supposed to be shortish, but I would say it's a film which you take what you want from it. No one can tell you how you feel about it, it's ambiguous for a reason

In a sentance: Wouldn't watch it twice but certainly apreciate its original and revolutionary perspective on filmmaking.

Maybe that's a bit of a long sentance for the point of 'in a sentance' but it's a pretty long film s I'm going to leave it be.

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