Life of Pi 3D
Winner of four Academy Awards, Ang Lee (who picked up a directing Oscar for his efforts) adapts Yann Martel's best-selling novel, the fantastical journey of a young boy adrift in the Pacific Ocean after a shipwreck. On a lifeboat he is accompanied by a hyena, zebra, orangutan and 450-pound tiger.
Pi (newcomer Suraj Sharma) is the precocious, spiritually-inclined son of a zookeeper from Pondicherry, India. On route to a new life in Canada with his family and a selection of zoo animals, the freighter they hitch a ride on sinks. Pi finds himself fighting for survival on a 26-foot lifeboat along with his beastly companions.
High-profile filmmakers have been attached to the project since 2003 - M. Night Shyamalan, Alfonso Cuarón and Jean-Pierre Jeunet versions all fell through.
- Director:
- Ang Lee ('Brokeback Mountain', 'Crouchin
- Writer:
- David Magee
- Cast:
- Suraj SharmaIrrfan KhanGérard DepardieuRafe SpallTabuAdil Hussain
Reviews & comments
Stunning film-making
This is a stunning, magical movie and to me it is film-making at its best. I was never interested enough to read the book but I gather that this is a very faithful rendition of a story that people thought would never make a successful film. It tells the tale of Piscine Molitor Patel (later shortened to "Pi" to avoid continual schoolboy teasing about...
Poor
I thought was disappointing. The special effects were very bad (all the animals were unbelievable), and the general aesthetic frankly ugly - typified by the opening title sequence. I'm in the minority it would seem - but I thought it was long and not engaging. There were moments that were fantastical and hinted and something stronger, but "message" ended up...
Enthralling
I took my 7 year old to see Ang Lee's new movie, 'Life of Pi' in 3D. He was enthralled throughout the 127-minute duration... as was I. Based on Yann Martel's magical novel, it's a tale of faith and the power of human storytelling as a means of making sense of the chaos about us. In doing so it utilises 3D technology to create depth and dimension in a...
Total Film
pressRadiates spirituality. But it's also a simple, thrilling and gently uplifting tale of a boy, a boat and a tiger.
The New York Times
pressIt may cause you to doubt what you see with your own eyes - or even to wonder if, in the end, you have seen anything at all.
Roger Ebert
pressA miraculous achievement of storytelling and a landmark of visual mastery.
Los Angeles Times
pressLee's most provocative work... it's as if the filmmaker has found the philosopher's stone.
A.V. Club
pressIt's more compelling to focus on Lee's visceral cinematic experience than on the larger, fuzzier messages.
Total Film
pressRadiates spirituality. But it's also a simple, thrilling and gently uplifting tale of a boy, a boat and a tiger.
The New York Times
pressIt may cause you to doubt what you see with your own eyes - or even to wonder if, in the end, you have seen anything at all.
Roger Ebert
pressA miraculous achievement of storytelling and a landmark of visual mastery.
Los Angeles Times
pressLee's most provocative work... it's as if the filmmaker has found the philosopher's stone.
A.V. Club
pressIt's more compelling to focus on Lee's visceral cinematic experience than on the larger, fuzzier messages.
Stunning film-making
This is a stunning, magical movie and to me it is film-making at its best. I was never interested enough to read the book but I gather that this is a very faithful rendition of a story that people thought would never make a successful film. It tells the tale of Piscine Molitor Patel (later shortened to "Pi" to avoid continual schoolboy teasing about...
Poor
I thought was disappointing. The special effects were very bad (all the animals were unbelievable), and the general aesthetic frankly ugly - typified by the opening title sequence. I'm in the minority it would seem - but I thought it was long and not engaging. There were moments that were fantastical and hinted and something stronger, but "message" ended...
Enthralling
I took my 7 year old to see Ang Lee's new movie, 'Life of Pi' in 3D. He was enthralled throughout the 127-minute duration... as was I. Based on Yann Martel's magical novel, it's a tale of faith and the power of human storytelling as a means of making sense of the chaos about us. In doing so it utilises 3D technology to create depth and dimension in a...
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