"Life of Pi-The tale of a tiger' A review:

Life of Pi:

The best definition of it that I have is, a story which forces you to believe in god, if u believe in god’s existence you surely gonna believe in the film’s storyline and same if you do not then there is one more story in the same line, replacing the animals with some human characters related to the lead. But that’s not so very happening.

The movie starts with Irrfan Khan narrating his life to a writer sent to him from his uncle’s side, who was in search of a story to be published under his own name, which goes like this somewhat. PI, born in India was named Piscine Molitor Patel in the name of a swimming pool somewhere in France, reason was his father liked that pool so very much. Later on after being teased by his friends he gave a long explanation of changing his name to Pi, using some part of Mathematics and physics to all who called him ‘Pissing’ including his teachers. He had a deep belief in all religion, reason was the love of him towards god and a few influence of Padres. He was a born Hindu yet liked to be a catholic, Islamic, Jew and any religion follower. His father was having a Zoo on the government land, where animals were of his own. Things were going good, Pi got a lesson from his father for showing his courage by getting close to a tiger, Richard Parker named after some misconception at registration desk, when bought and was named on his x-owner’s name. Pi grown up, fell in love with an Indian cultural Dancer and their story was quite simple and sober as still date in villages it happens in any corner of the nation. Twist there is, Pi’s family got into trouble due to his father’s dispute with government on some land issues. Deciding to move to Canada the Pi’s family got into a Japanese Ship with all their animals on it. On the ship they had a problem while getting served by a cook, who was damn rude. Ship was in storms, big waves hitting the ship hard, anyhow Pi escaped, or say was in more trouble but was alive. He was on the ship with a zebra almost dead, a hyena which was the most cruelest character in the whole movie, a chimpanzee who came floating on bananas with Rechard Parker. The hyena was the first to kick off the battle to survive. It attacked the dying Zebra on the boat, killed it and had it almost all. Attacked the chimpanzee, got a hard hit but succeeded in killing the chimpanzee as well, and finally Parker came into the focus killing the hyena and giving a feature of threat to Pi for his life.

The movie then takes a turn and how Pi starts his voyage with a tiger with him all alone fighting with the circumstances coming in front of them in the face of flying fishes or say to satisfy the hunger of Parker. Pi was friendly enough and moreover scared in the beginning later on after striving for the food the tiger got weak resulting the emotional Pi melting totally. Finally they reached a destination and the tiger moved into the forest without giving a look back to Pi which broken Pi’s heart and made him unanswered the reason of Parker’s this gesture. All the way Pi did so much for parker but in the end that ruthless parker didn’t bothered to give a second look to him, that hurts Pi to his core. He cried, hard!

Irrfan Khan is being shown narrating this whole and is left with tears, while completing his words. The question asked to him immediately was is it to be believed? He counter questioned it to the writer. He said YES! Pi had another one, to narrate to the Japanese insurance people who were asking him questions when he landed on the beach with parker. The same he narrated to the writer. The gist of it was he replaced the hyena with the cook of the ship, Chimpanzee named Orange juice with his mother, Zebra with a sailor with a broken leg and Parker as Himself. This was pretty much believable but not as real as the one he said first. Lastly Pi(Irrfan Khan) introduces his wife and two children.

The movie has a message which says never give up, situation be anything. It’s a movie for all, kids learn from the spirit of Pi, youngsters learn to face things adverse, and adults learn to be truthful and morally sound. The movie leaves all with a question how a chap of 19-20 years old survives with a tiger in a voyage, being so humble and easy to it, losing his family in the storm. Was God helping him? Was he lucky? Is Pi lying?

This is Pi-The tale of a Tiger.