Life of Pi
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The Movie, Yes or Not?
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Jan 08, 2013 02:43PM
Life of Pie, is one of my favorite books! Definitively in my top 10, it was life changing. I loved the way it talks about religion and life. I was very enthusiastic about the movie, but almost none of the movies based on books really deliver. And I am soo afraid the movie of Life of Pie is just another disappointment. Without giving spoilers, about how they did with the end, do you advice me to go and see it?
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It depends on whether or not you're okay with it being changed, or altered a lot.
The previews look good. I didn't like the book, read it years ago but would like to see the movie for it's visuals.
I loved the film, it's very beautiful and the (three) actors playing Pi are all wonderful.
I want to watch it :))
I really enjoyed the movie, and I feel in some ways it even improved on the book.
I thought it was fabulous. The actor is perfect. There are a few things that they kept out of the movie, but I don't think it altered the overall power of the story.I saw it in 3-D and was awed by the beauty of the animation. It wasn't one of those 3D movies where you have trouble focusing on the film because of the graphics; for the most part, they were subtle additions. I would absolutely recommend the movie.
I loved the book and was not disappointed with the movie: the screenplay followed the book quite closely. Obviously there were differences, but the ending was well done and essentially not changed. And the 3D experience was visually brilliant. Go see it!
I too am a massive fan of the novel and was worried that going to see the film may tarnish my view of my favourite book. However, I must say it is a wonderful adaptation and completely sticks to the same story as the book. The only thing they added was a girlfriend but she's barely in it and it doesn't take away from the focus of the story. I also imagined Pi to be much younger so this made me sceptical when I saw the trailer but I didn't notice whilst watching the film. It's beautifully shot and I highly recommend it. In fact, I really want to go see it again.
Thank you all, I already bought the tickets and I'm watching it tonight... Now I am quite enthusiastic about it. I'll tell you my opinion!Thanks again
It is beautiful, the visual effects are breathtaking! It may be one of the best book adaptions I've ever seen, the actors (the 3 Pi's) are really good. I think the director really portraited all the important topics of the book. The only scene I would add is where he is getting baptized, I love the book's approach to religion.
I thought the film was breathtaking. 3d really enhanced it. I didn't take to the novel at all and gave up on it early on, but the film was just sublime. The actor who portrayed Pi in the boat was outstanding. I got a real sense of his fear and desperation.
The movie's enhancement with 3D was great. Its just a lesson for other directors that when you adopt a book, try to take it to next level, rather than just skipping the details. Thumps Up for the Movie
Breathtaking visuals (though I could have done without the 3D spectacle), deep storyline which improved upon an already impressive book, good casting (I can't believe the kid who played Pi had never acted prior to this!). All in all, one of my favorite and best-reviewed films of the year.
Butterfly wrote: "I really enjoyed the movie, and I feel in some ways it even improved on the book."Totally agree!
awesome movie. the visual effects were so beautiful. somehow, i thought they dragged the movie a little too much in the last half hour..
even then one should go and watch it.
3D-all the way
That's nice to hear, it seems most people think the movie was great! I read the book when I heard it was being made into a movie. I hope to see it soon.
The movie was good. I like how they Slumdog Millionaire'd it, heheh.I didn't like the scene where they were on the boat, and the sun was setting, and we could see their reflections in the water. It was beautiful, but too unrealistic for me. The ocean is not a pond! It's *never* that calm. Another part is where Richard Parker ate the hyena. The CGI wasn't that good. Very sloppy. Other than that, the CGI was great.
What I found weird was the overwhelming theme of spirituality and god. Was that in the book? Because I don't remember that at all (I read it 10 years ago when I was around 14).
Good movie. Ang Lee was faithful to the locations in the book. It starts and ends in Montreal where Pi lives with his wife and children. The person he tells his story to is Yan Martel (played by an actor, of course).
Stayed pretty close to the book, and the visuals were outstanding.
I've just read your opinions and- thanks! I read the book and I loved it and hated it at the same time... Loved 'cos it's a wonderful story and hated 'cos it's just too 'hardcore' for me (animals and what happened to them and some descriptions). I want to see the movie but I was also afraid of it, but thanks to your opinions I'm gonna see it. :)
Daniela wrote: "Life of Pie, is one of my favorite books! Definitively in my top 10, it was life changing. I loved the way it talks about religion and life. I was very enthusiastic about the movie, but almost none..."I loved the movie. I don't watch 3D, so I wasn't bothered by it's being overdone, as some of the posters here were. I thought it was visually stunning and very true to the book.
I really enjoyed the film and thought it was beautiful but the books are always better than the film.
I enjoyed the book, but several in my book club did not. The movie was fantastic. I didn't know how they would pull it off, but it was better than I could have imagined. I highly recommend the movie - see it in 3D.
Enjoyed the book - read it years ago when it came out. Due to advanced years had forgotten enough of the book not to notice changes too much and the bits I remembered were in there.
Visually stunning film. Very well acted.
So yes, film worth a look. 3D for sure.
I enjoyed the movie, especially as I had trouble visualizing the situation with the life boat when I was reading the book; however, I found the ending of the book far more moving than the ending of the film, to the extent that I thought they must have changed it. They didn't, but for me at least the ending works better on paper than on film.
I read the book several years ago and liked. It was thought provoking. I saw the movie and also enjoyed. It did stay true to the book. I didn't see it in 3D. It seemed to be advertised as a children's movie and there were children there when I saw. I don't think it is a child's movie, it is not inappropriate for children. I just think it more interesting for adults than children.
I love this book and have read it couple of times. Not sure I want to ruin my memory of it by watching the movie. ..
Anita wrote: "I enjoyed the movie, especially as I had trouble visualizing the situation with the life boat when I was reading the book; however, I found the ending of the book far more moving than the ending of..."That's what I was afraid of..
Holy hell, the movie was good. But the book....I can't put it in words. Jesus christ it was amazing.
I loved the first half of the book and disliked the second half. I thought the movie was very true to the book. It is visually very appealing.
One of the few movies that were as good as the book :)
NOT! Visually appealing but nowhere near as good as the book.
the movie was okay...... not as mesmerizing as the book.....
The book captivated me. The movie in comparison, was a disappointment. I didn't find it was closely tied to the novel and it really lacked the magic I felt in the book.On its own, the effects were beautiful and the actors fantastic, though.
The book was notably better than the movie, but still worth seeing. They made unnecessary changes in the movie that apparently made it more appealing to mainstream movie audiences. An example would be the tiger continually lunging at Pi... that didn't happen in the book. It made for a different relationship between them.
i hate it when they do that... (change the script) (i also hate it when tigers lung at you...just to be clear!) LOL~
Linda wrote: "i hate it when they do that... (change the script) (i also hate it when tigers lung at you...just to be clear!) LOL~"
Lunge
I really liked the movie. Although it was a version of it I think it was loyal to the book and very original and full of quality at the same time. I just fell in love with both. I highly recommend watching the movie. Just don't over think it
I thought it was a great adaptation,the visuals were stunning ,I would definitely recommend it
Jamie wrote: "Linda wrote: "i hate it when they do that... (change the script) (i also hate it when tigers lung at you...just to be clear!) LOL~"
Lunge"
oops! lunge.
Loved the book; loved the movie. They are different, but both excellent of their genre. Ang Lee managed breath-taking visuals with serious consideration of the ideas about spirituality , and truth, and reality and - I know which version I want to believe!
I don't have enough adjectives to discribe the beauty of this movie, it is a visual art form. I also know which version I believe...
It took me a few pages to get really hooked on the book. Once hooked, I couldn't put it down. I have not seen the movie. I like the images my mind created and I'd hate to spoil that.
Loved the film...Love the book. The screenwriter who did the adaptation is a genius. One of my all time favorite stories.
I was impressed but not in love with the book, but truly enjoyed the movie. I was so grateful to the moviemakers that they presented the "alterantive" ending as a spoken story, not as a visual, which would have been much more disturbing....
The movie was very true to the book and brought the words to life. I appreciated the story for the surface and obvious representations.
Personally,I found that the movie actually helped in a way to understanding the book. Or at least, how Ang Lee thought of the book. Definitely breath-taking visuals throughout the movie!
Just watched this last night. Life of Pi has been one of my favorite books so I was a bit afraid to see the movie, as IMO they are usually disappointing. But this one broke the mold. It was beautiful. The visuals were fabulous, the acting was great, I love Ang Lee as a director so that was a bonus, and it made me cry, which I never do. I can recommend this to most everyone, unless you're one of those who don't enjoy a movie without an explosion.
Beautifully filmed and acted. I read the book years ago, and very much enjoyed it, but cannot recall it in enough detail to compare with the film The imagery and CGI is astonishing. However, I disliked the preachy tone, and I find it interesting that some people, who would themselves be first to say they have no spiritual aspect to their lives, found it wonderful, but I wondered if that was because it was so beautiful to watch or because it touched something deep inside that they hadn't hitherto considered. To expand on the comment about preachiness - the story is the important thing, with no need for the characters to spell out the philosophy behind it as well. We get it, we get it!
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