Life of Pi has got to be included in one of the most meaningful movies I've ever seen. For this year, it's the first movie I've watched and I'm off to a good start. Of course books can never be replaced by cinema, but I have to say the movie complemented it. Well for one, the movie gave highlights to the visual seduction of nature, the same nature that lured Pi to being an outcast. The movie gave characters life. Having affection for a live Bengal tiger who could easily be someone's death while like Pi, we question, demand and surrender to faith all over again. If you haven't read the book, the movie is an already a powerful treat. If you pursue reading the book after watching the movie, then much better.
Life of Pi, more than the spectacle that the movie presents, efficiently laid out important life messages that will stick and make a huge impact. The movie moved me in such a way that I was scared how Pi was so recognizable. I may not have his brilliant mind or suffered the same peril as he did, but his cycle of faith astonished me. From being mesmerized by someone powerful like God, to having unwavering faith, to be seduced by beauty and hope only to endure more suffering, to taste hope only to lose it, to question God and not get an answer, to misunderstand until anger erupts so we can finally surrender and let go. Don't we all go through the same episodes at some point?
This story paints a picture of how we go through life's sufferings and how we stand in the matters of faith and God. We end up believing what we want to believe and some of us come out being better persons. More than anything, this movie is a story about faith and hope amidst obscurities. It also includes important parental lessons in life plainly presented. It's good to watch with family and friends, perfect if you want to do something productive and meaningful in your life today. You'll never know, it moved me so much that it inspired me to do something different and see life and God in a better perspective.
Life of Pi, more than the spectacle that the movie presents, efficiently laid out important life messages that will stick and make a huge impact. The movie moved me in such a way that I was scared how Pi was so recognizable. I may not have his brilliant mind or suffered the same peril as he did, but his cycle of faith astonished me. From being mesmerized by someone powerful like God, to having unwavering faith, to be seduced by beauty and hope only to endure more suffering, to taste hope only to lose it, to question God and not get an answer, to misunderstand until anger erupts so we can finally surrender and let go. Don't we all go through the same episodes at some point?
This story paints a picture of how we go through life's sufferings and how we stand in the matters of faith and God. We end up believing what we want to believe and some of us come out being better persons. More than anything, this movie is a story about faith and hope amidst obscurities. It also includes important parental lessons in life plainly presented. It's good to watch with family and friends, perfect if you want to do something productive and meaningful in your life today. You'll never know, it moved me so much that it inspired me to do something different and see life and God in a better perspective.
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