MYST #2 Life of Pi

I watched Life of Pi a few weeks ago and I really enjoyed it. I didn't really know what to expect before watching it because I hadn't really heard much about it, but the storyline, cinematography, and special effects were all great. It also won a few Oscars this year. An adult Pi tells the story of his life to a  man who wants to write a book about him, narrating the story. 

This movie is about a family moving to Canada from India. The family had a lot of exotic animals because they owned a Zoo, and they brought all of their animals with them on the ship to Canada. A violent storm at sea caused the ship to sink and the main character, Pi, escaped on a life boat. After the storm settled, he realized there were other occupants on the life boat. There was a Zebra, Hyena, Orangutan, and Tiger all on the boat with him. Pi spends a lot of time on the boat and the animals and Pi try to coexist. The hyena kills both the zebra and the orangutan. The tiger then kills the hyena and Pi and the tiger live together on the boat for a long time. Pi keeps his distance from the Tiger and he even builds a small raft off the boat to stay away from it. As the movie goes on, Pi and the tiger get closer to one another and Pi feeds the tiger by catching fish. The tiger, "Mr. Parker", serves as an inspiration for Pi and keeps him motivated to go on. 

You later learn that all of these animals are symbols for other people. I believe the orangutan symbolizes Pi's mother, the hyena is the "evil" chef from the ship, and the tiger represents Pi himself. 

I really enjoyed this movie because the plot was exciting, the special effects were some of the most interesting I have ever seen, and the symbolism really made you think. 

My favorite scene was the huge storm sinking the ship because the special effects were amazing and the scene was exhilarating. The boat was getting destroyed, there were animals floating everywhere, the camera focused on Pi struggling to stay out of the water to catch his breath. 

The camerawork in this movie was incredible. The effects and cinematography really made this movie special. The effects were pretty unrealistic at some points, but they were still fascinating. There is one scene where Pi is laying down on his raft watching the stars and the camera is above him looking down, and all around him in the water you can see glowing fish under the water. This was a very cool scene and probably the most memorable to me.

I really liked this movie and I would recommend it to anyone. I watched it with my family and we all enjoyed it.