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Life of PI Sunday, December 02, 2012 @ 2:34 amAfter so long, I've finally come back to update this dead blog. While getting used to this new template on blogger, this reminds me of how long i haven't been keeping track of my life, letting the days pass as it is, not taking down the minor details that made my day. Alright, time to add "blogging" into my routine! I think i shall start afresh now, since I've got no more GP but still need good English to write all kinds of reports in school, I shall try to write in good English. The key word here is TRY. Yes, I WILL TRY. hahahaXD Without an prior plans, I went to watch "Life of PI" today(or rather yesterday) with my parents. I;m not sure if you all have watched the movie yet, but things that my dad said made me think a lot after the movie. So I shall do some kinda review/reflections (which i have never done before after any movies haha)  (SPOILER ALERT! DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED YET!) Disclaimer: My own thoughts! No right or wrong answers! In the movie, PI started with how he got his name, his family, his background and of course, his zoo. The only interaction with the animals shown in the movie was the tiger named Richard Parker. He wanted to "make friend" with Richard Parker by giving him food without his father's concern. His father, who was noticed by the brother, was very disappointed with PI's dangerous act, hence showed him that animals are not humans as they do not have the same feelings as us. His father gave Richard Parker a live goat, and the tiger tore the goat into pieces and brought it back to its "cave" to enjoy the sumptuous meal. Tiger aside first, the movie mentioned that this story is a story that would make you believe in god (I think god here does not mean God, but rather any of the spiritual beings you believe in). PI followed 3 religions, and his father was kinda against it (I think) as he said "believing in all 3 religions means that you actually do not believe in any". But anyway, that not very important part. So that whole adventure started when the family have to move to Canada due to some reasons (according to Wiki, political situations in india was the cause) and they had to bring the animals to Canada for sale. During the trip, they met with a terrible thunderstorm. The ship sunk, everyone else died except for PI who was the only human survivor. He survived on a boat with an injured zebra, an Orang utan and a hyena. Due to hunger, the hyena attacked and killed the zebra, then the Orang Utan. PI was so angry and sad as he can't accept the natural way of how the food chain worked in nature. Suddenly the tiger Richard Parker jumped out from the boat's tarp, attacked and ate the hyena. Out of fright, PI made a raft out of the boat and maintained a distance with the tiger. Throughout the journey, he made attempts to train the tiger and managed to gain the tiger's trust. Also, it was the tiger's presence, that caused fear, to enable PI to be able to survive until he landed on Mexican shore. (Yes I skipped a lot here.) When they landed, PI collapsed on the shore, but it was Richard Parker who made the first step into the forest. Without looking back (as a sign to say goodbye) he went into the forest and PI lost him ever since then. When he was resting in the hospital, Japanese officials came to visit him to learn more about how the ship sank (yes, forgot to mention that the ship was a Japanese cargo ship). So PI told them this story with the zebra, orang utan, hyena, the tiger, and all the adventure he had went through with the tiger. However, they did no believe him and so he told them another story. He said he survived on the boat with an injured sailor who was also a vegetarian and ate gravy and rice on the ship, a cook, and his mother. The sailor's leg was beyond help as it was infected badly. Everyone on the boat tried to save him but in the end they failed. The cook suggested that to use him as a bait for food, but the mother was against it as it was brutal, the cook killed her in the end and used both of them as bait. PI could not take it an killed the cook, surviving the journey himself until he made it to Mexico. The official seemed to believe the second story although both stories did not explain how the ship sank. (According to wiki the officials chose the first story) In this story, the sailor represented the zebra, the mother represented the Orang utan, the cook as the hyena and PI being the tiger. He asked the writer which story did he prefer, and he chose the second story with the animals. The movie ended with a happy ending as PI has started anew with his own family. (SPOILER ENDS HERE) After the movie, dad asked me which story did I believe in. Without much thought, I answered the first one, because it was more interesting. The poster of the movie was the boy and the tiger, and most of the show was spent talking about hoe gained the tiger's trust and how they managed to survive together. I thought it was a movie about perseverance and friendship (although the tiger kinda abandoned him after they got on shore). Then dad said he believed in the second story instead, and this made me think a lot and thus this blog post. He said the second story was more likely to happen and the movie was actually showing the brutality of humans that would only be shown during situations like this. However, if the show and the book just told the story like that, it would be a thriller. If you read deeper into the lines, you will find out that its more about the inner evil people had when they are in a dangerous situation that people had to fight for survival. Yeah, I kinda agree, and now I start to doubt myself, so which story was true? There is no way to prove which is true or which was fake. And also now i start to think of all the movies and books I have read, are they just the way they are I read them, or did they have a deeper meaning that I did not actually find out. hmm good question to ponder about. Back to the movie, so if the second story was true, so does that mean that the tiger was the other side of PI that he himself did not realise that was within him? And when the tiger left without looking back, does that mean his evil thoughts have left him as he is back to civilisation? Or does that mean he wants to forget about all these cruel reality about the human society? Hmm... good questions to ponder about again. Ok, I think I should not think about this too much now since its just a movie!!! Content aside, I think this is a good movie, worth your money to watch in the cinema, and better still if you can get the 3D tickets (or if they are financially acceptable for you since many of us are still students) The effects are beautiful! Haha after so long that i neglected my blog, and I start with this kinda thing to post. haha. Maybe many of you will skip this post b'cause its a gigantic spoiler, but I'm proud of myself writing so long after finals haha! Before I end, here is a funny version of the poster i found on weibo! haha cute max! Nights everyone :))  |
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