Needless to say that the story is well-known. The adaptation of the book, telling the story of and Indian man, named Pi, who survived a storm in the Pacific ocean on a boat, is stranded there with a tiger, called Richard Parker, also makes the viewer experience a journey of faith and belief beyond words. This young man, who is so blindly led by his faith in God and in his will, fights for his life with the force of nature - the tiger. Eventually the two find a way to communicate and live side by side.
The whole film keeps one guessing whether the story is real or whether it is just the fruit of Pi’s imagination, blocking real and traumatising events. However, if one chooses to believe in Pi’s magical story about friendship, understanding and the difficult, yet rewarding belief, he is in for a quite a lesson.
Effortlessly mystical and surreal, this film takes the viewer to a different world full of optimism and hope, strength and will to live. It teaches patience and will-power to conquer one’s darkest fears. The biggest one yet - the fear of disobeying God, sinning and failing to lead the chosen religious path.
Though it is not only about religion. It is also about a naturally formed friendship. A human and a tiger, sharing only one boat and surrounded by an endless ocean, are forced to be together. It is up to the human to look out for the animal, who is perceived as the weaker one, even if, from the first glance, it might not seem so.
The tiger, who definitely is the most charismatic character in the film, is frightening in the beginning. His wild and savage behavior startle and put one off but eventually this magnificent beast is understood especially with the help of his eyes, reflecting his thoughts (which is very emphasized throughout the film). You eventually fall in love with Richard Parker and sympathize with him until the very end when he chooses to leave you.
Nevertheless, the magical, the ‘actually magical’, taste of the film somehow leaves a bitter aftertaste. At times the water just feels like fairy dust or some radioactive waste. The green and bluish colours constantly creating this luminescent sparkles do not play a fitting role in the film. It just leaves one guessing whether what is happening is real or not, and the point of the film is to portray the story as the ‘possibly surreal, but magnificent enough to believe in’.
Overall, if you are looking for a film with a mystical feel and a touching story, that will leave you with a smile and a warm feeling, you should definitely consider watching it. On the other hand, if you do not enjoy constantly seeing water or mystified marine life on the screen, or even seeing a human and an animal bonding and trying to communicate and form a friendship, this is not a film for you.
7.5/10
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