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Nov 20, 2012 · 127 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 2012. Roger Ebert. November 20, 2012. 4 min read. Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” is a miraculous achievement of storytelling and a landmark of visual mastery. Inspired by a worldwide best-seller that many readers must have assumed was unfilmable, it is a triumph over its difficulties.
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In a rare alignment of artistic vision and blockbuster ambition, Life of Pi stretches the horizon of cinema's new technology to restore old-fashioned movie magic. Full Review | Jul 29, 2019
Life of Pi. After deciding to sell their zoo in India and move to Canada, Santosh and Gita Patel board a freighter with their sons and a few remaining animals. Tragedy strikes when a terrible...
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Nov 20, 2012 · Directed by Ang Lee. Adventure, Drama, Fantasy. PG. 2h 7m. By A.O. Scott. Nov. 20, 2012. It is spoiling nothing to disclose that Pi Patel, the younger son of an Indian zoo owner, survives a...
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By Jim Vejvoda
Posted: Nov 20, 2012 8:28 pm
Director Ang Lee delivers a gracefully realized, visually gorgeous, and emotionally powerful film in Life of Pi, a wondrous adaptation of the Yann Martel bestseller. Ostensibly a tale of survival on the high seas, Life of Pi is also very much a meditation on religion, man’s place in the animal kingdom, and storytelling itself.
The film follows Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel from his youth (where he adopts three different religions by the time he reaches adolescence) to middle age. It primarily focuses on Pi’s 227-day spell as a shipwreck survivor lost at sea with only wild animals – including a Bengal tiger named “Richard Parker” – for companionship.
Leaving India behind due to political strife, Pi and his family board a freighter bound for Canada and a new beginning. But during their sea voyage, a massive storm sinks the ship, leaving Pi the sole human survivor. He then endures a Job-like ordeal that ultimately brings him closer to God even as he struggles with his most primal, animalistic instincts.
This film is such an extraordinary accomplishment when you consider that a huge chunk of it is set in one location and features a protagonist played by a non-actor performing opposite CGI animals. So many things could have gone wrong with Life of Pi – once deemed by many to be an “unfilmable book” – and yet it turned out so very beautiful.
Life of Pi is full of wonder, life, and beauty, a visual spectacle that never forgets to connect with audiences on a human level. One of the year's best films.
Nov 20, 2012 · VIDEO: ‘Life of Pi’ trailer. Fear becomes Pi’s first ally when a storm rips at the ship. The will to survive will kick in later.
Oct 2, 2012 · Movie Reviews. Life of Pi. FILM REVIEW: Ang Lee's 3D adaptation of the best-seller is a gorgeous accomplishment. By Todd McCarthy. October 2, 2012 6:00am. Sharma keeps his wits about...
