Life of Pi Movie Analysis....

Life of Pi

Fiction-Realistic

Setting: The setting narrows further and further. Life of Pi began in the wide-open spaces of childhood – in Pi's heady exploration of science and religion. We hear more and more about Indira Gandhi and the worsening of the political situation in India. India seems totalitarian, confining. The family leaves. Finally, after the shipwreck, Pi ends up in a lifeboat with a man-killing beast. You can't get any more claustrophobic than that. But Pi also dedicates himself to religious rituals on the boat. He cares for a creature who'd like nothing more than to eat him. He has a few spiritual insights and experiences wonder. Everything Pi learned as a boy about zoos and religion comes together in the practice of survival. And the relationship most would consider dangerous, possibly bloody, turns out to be one of true friendship. You might be able to say Pi experiences something like freedom on a twenty six foot long boat.

Plot: Life of Pi is divided into three sections. In the first section, the main character, Pi, an adult, reminisces about his childhood. He was named Piscine Molitor Patel after a swimming pool in France. He changes his name to "Pi" when he begins secondary school, because he is tired of being taunted with the nickname "Pissing Patel". His father owns a zoo in Pondicherry, providing Pi with a relatively affluent lifestyle and some understanding of animal psychology.Pi is raised a Hindu, but as a fourteen-year-old he is introduced to Christianity and Islam, and starts to follow all three religions as he "just wants to love God.". He tries to understand God through the lens of each religion and comes to recognize benefits in each one.

Piscine Molitor Patel-Piscine Molitor Patel is the protagonist and, for most of the novel, the narrator. In the chapters that frame the main story, Pi, as a shy, graying, middle-aged man, tells the author about his early childhood and the shipwreck that changed his life.

Richard Parker-Pi’s companion throughout his ordeal at sea is Richard Parker, a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. Unlike many novels in which animals speak or act like humans, Richard Parker is portrayed as a real animal that acts in ways true to his species.

Gita -Pi's mother is named, but she's mostly just referred to as "Mother." She's an incredibly warm presence for Pi. She's sympathetic when his father tries to teach him a lesson about the danger of animals with the zoo's tiger.

The Hyena / The Cook-If there's anything like pure evil in Life of Pi, it comes in the form of the hyena, who, in Pi's second version of his experiences at sea, is the cook. In a way, it's much more understandable in the form of the hyena. It's a vicious animal and so it shouldn't surprise us that the hyena would eat a zebra and kill an orang-utan.

The Blind Frenchman / The Cook-Mr. Okamoto and Mr. Chiba identify the blind Frenchman, who sails up to Pi late in the telling of the first story, as the hyena. This guy complicates the allegory, but, like we said, it's not exactly your standard allegory .

 The Zebra / the Taiwanese Sailor-The Taiwanese sailor simply suffers. In the second animalless story told by Pi, the cook needlessly amputates the sailor's broken leg to use as fishing bait. The zebra, in the story with animals, breaks his leg jumping onto the lifeboat only for the hyena to tear off the limb. Really, the hyena eats the zebra alive, and Richard Parker finishes the job. The sailor is on the receiving end of grave injustice.

Santosh -Pi's father, , carries the banner of the New India. This means he stands for progress and not religion. He cares about the business of the zoo and worries about losing Pi to religious fanaticism. When the priest, imam, and pandit fight over Pi, Pi's father says, in defense of Pi, "I suppose that's what we're all trying to do to love God" He's practical, pragmatic, and a successful zookeeper.

Ravi-Pi feels intense guilt about Ravi. When Pi leaves to investigate the explosion on the ship, he shakes Ravi but decides to let him sleep. Big mistake. Ravi goes down with the ship. Pi still feels guilt over this pages and pages later when the blind Frenchman, in some ways a double for Pi, and a product of Pi's madness, admits to killing his brother.

The Author-We think it's a little cheeky for Martel to include himself as a character. In the novel, he's kind and earnest, considerate toward Pi and initially suspicious of Francis Adirubasamy.

Mr. Okamoto and Mr. Chiba-We admit we didn't understand the two investigators at first. They're hapless. They disagree and lose focus. They seemed more like a comedy duo suddenly invading a tragedy.

1.       1What does the title mean in relation to the film as a whole?

           The title mean in the relation to the film as a whole refer to Pi he was a guy who sacrifice to live in the sea with a tiger and with the three animals .

2.       2 Among the characters, to whom can you relate to?

                   I can relate to the character of Pi because it show me that every problems that come to my life their where have a solution and we must face that problems.

  

3.       3Which part of the presentation struck you the most? Why?

                  The part  when the Tiger go to the jungle and never say goodbye to Pi. In that part I was become sad because in real life if your friends or family go anywhere and he/she never say goodbye to you it was very sad because in your mind he/she never loves you and respect you but we know that the tiger is  animal and he have their own shelter to live and give love to them.

4.       4What is the movie’s message?

       The message of the movie that never give up if there have some problems that comes in our life. Show our love to our parents. Always give a good relation to our wild animals love them and take care of them.

5.        5Did I like this in general? Why?

         Yes, because it speaks about our faith and confidence to survive in any situation that he encountered. He never lost hope and faith to God to survive and give him  strength to fight in any problems comes to his life while he suffer lost in the ocean.

6.     6 Did I agree with the main theme/purpose? Why or why not?

           Yes, because Pi is a strong man he always have faith to God and he never give up to survive.

7.      7 What specifically did I like/dislike? Why?

             I like this movie because it gives me a reason that every problems have a solution, never give up cause in the end you will know that you will become successful and survive any problems that come in our life.

        8. Are there any aspects of theme which are left ambiguous at the end? Why?

                 Yes, because in the movie we didn’t know who was the main character in the movie the tiger or Pi but we know that the main character is Pi because he was the person who tell his story but in the end it will reflect the love of a person to animal.

         9.How does this film relate to the things that are happening in your life?

               It relate to my life because sometimes I have a problem but in my mind I said to myself that, never give up to that problem because it can cause failure to your life. Always think positive because God is always with us and give us strength to fight and guide us always.

Poem

Don’t Quit

By Edgar A. Guest

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill

When the funds are low and the debts are high

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh

When care is pressing you down a bit

Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns

As every one of us sometimes learns

And many a fellow turns about

When he might have won, had he stuck it out.

Don't give up though the pace seems slow

You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than

It seems to a faint and faltering man;

Often the struggler has given up

When he might have captured the victor's cup;

And he learned too late when the night came down

How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt

And you never can tell how close you are

It may be near when it seems afar;

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit

It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

I choose this poem because in every challenge that I face,

I won’t give up to face that problem and solve it in a good way.

 Don't give up though the pace seems slow, You may succeed with another blow.

I choose this stanza because it can relate to my life.

 I face a lot of failures that I done but I won’t not give up

so that I have a confident to solve that failures in my life.

 Being a positive thinker always have a confident to yourself

that you can do to make your goals in life will become successful  .

Realization,Learnings,Resolution

.....2013 is a new journey of my life.to..start my day with a big smile...I realize  last year 2012 I become inspired in many things, like I found my special someone and I  become more closer to my friends  and to know about them more and last year I face a lot of problems but I solve it in a good way., I learned that always be in myself, respect the opinion of other people, always make a good relationship to my friends and we must forgive and move on because 2013 is a new journey for me to start a new relationship to my friends and relatives. My new resolution in life is to maintain my high grades in my minor subjects and major subjects. Start achieving my goals in life and to be a good daughter to my parents.