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#58 - Life of Pi (2012) ~ April 25
I enjoyed the beautiful journey of this film, but I thought the framing of it all was done way too heavy-handedly and on the nose. I would've liked this more if the ideas that are communicated through the scenes in India and the scenes in the present (when our main character is already older) were transferred a bit more subtly and elegantly.
I also thought that the obvious message that this film tried to sell had a few problems with it, especially when you look at what's actually being implied if you put the earlier and the later scenes next to each other. The film basically says that you can make up your own truth and believe in it just because it makes you feel better and even clearly links this idea to the concept of religion. I feel that's a very problematic sentiment to convey, both from the perspective of the believer as from the perspective of the non-believer.
I personally would've focused the entire film on the journey (without the framing) and would've ended the film somewhere during (or just after) the conversation with the Japanese investigators. There would be much more room for thought for the viewer and the film wouldn't be as problematic as it is now.
Last edited by Cobpyth; 04-28-17 at 09:09 PM.