Life of Pi through my binoculars

Yes we did not want to say good-bye and it ended without those tearful words. Neither could Pi get a chance to say good-bye to the ones who came and left his life and nor could we while being a part of his eventful life. Considering I haven’t read the novel which is the inspiration, I can’t say how much justice Mr. Lee did to it, but if we look at the film as a single entity, it is complete. Touches several things and gives us pretty much to think about. It is for adventure lovers, for spiritual seekers, for nature enthusiasts and many more alike. And who says 3D effects light up just action films, the 3D effects here were breathtaking. The thunder storms were daunting, Richard Parker was intimidating and even the little things looked magnificent.

What shook me was the belief that what we see in the eyes of the other is nothing but the reflection of our own emotions. It is something which I believed in but was unsure if anyone seconds this belief.

Sea was a world here and made me wonder what would be happening right now in the middle of some ocean as I write this. Yes the duration of the movie was short enough to explain the intricacies of the character, but that’s how life is – complicated and short.

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