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Life Of Pi

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Joe Schlager Professor Mollman The Life of Pi Analysis The Life of Pi was directed by Ang Lee and was released the 8th of August 2012. The film is a tale of a little Indian boy born in India named Piscine Molitor Patel and his journey of faith. Piscine undergoes a journey of faith at a very young age observing Catholicism, Hinduism, and Islam. Along his journey his faith is tested heavily. Piscine or Pi's family decides to move to America for better job opportunities. This move enrages and sadens Pi greatly because he had recently fallen in love with Anadi a gorgeous India native as well. On the way to America by boat, There is a storm and Pi's whole family is killed in the shipwreck. Pi makes his way to a lifeboat and so does Richard Parker an adult Bengal tiger, Orange Juice an orangutan, an injured zebra, and a hyena. The Hyena slowly eats away at the innocent zebra horrifying Pi. The hyena then goes after Orange Juice the kind orangatang. Orange Juice puts up a fight but eventually the hyena kills him as well. The hyena now starts to eye down Pi when out from under the lifeboat tarp come Richard Parker who swiftly kills the hyena. Pi now has to deal with a viscous Bengal …show more content…

Piscine played by Ayush Tandon and Irrfan Khan (older Pi) is one of the single best acting performances I have ever seen. Ayush who plays the Young Pi is clearly attached to the story line and his character in a personal way which is why the audience can feel Pi's emotions like they are real. For example in the scene where Pi is screaming at the hyena to leave Orange juice and the zebra alone we feel that Pi actually cares for these animals like they are his family as he screams bloody murder at the hyena to stop. That scene has a slur of emotions and they are all

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