Today I went to the movies at Plaza Las Americas
Probably some of you have already seen “The Life of Pi,” but if you’re not among them, don’t delay. It isn’t one of those films that you will enjoy just as much on DVD. The scope is too large.
I love going to the movies but when my friend Susana called and suggested we take in a flick this afternoon, I felt so-so about the idea. I like uplifting films, and I’d heard that The Life of Pi is muy triste. I am glad I didn’t listen to those rumors and skip going because it certainly was not true.
Metaphorical from the start, The Life of Pi is open to several interpretations. 
The protagonist, “Pi” is an Indian boy from Pondicherry. He survives 227 days in a life boat with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. The relationship that develops between the two is surprising.
Ang Lee is the director of this adventure tale that also touches on other themes such as Farewells, Friendship and Family.
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i had no clue what this movie is about. thanks for shedding some light on it. we live in japan and i believe it may already have made its way here. at $18.00 or so for a weekend matinee, we need to make sure we are going to see something we both enjoy. when we first moved here we went to see a movie that i assumed would be worth watching because sean penn and brad pitt were in it. wrooooong! we finally walked out about 3/4 of the way through.
enjoyed your previous post. i agree with you and most of the commenters, there is nothing wrong with women or men only events.
have a great week!
teresa in nagoya
How cool that my blog is read in Japan… I wonder how you found me? But yes indeed, The Life of Pi is incredible. Well worth the $18 admission. Thank you for your comment. After you see the film, maybe you’ll let me know what you think of it?
Must totally agree with you, seeing it on a big screen is incredible! You neglected to mention that it was Yann Martel’s first book and I believe it won the Governor Generals prize for literature in Canada and the Mann Booker Award in England in 2002. The great thing about the movie is that it leaves you questioning yourself…Was it real? Was it a youthful analogy for the sad experiences from his past? This is one case where the movie is better than the great book!!!
Thanks for that extra info about “The Life of Pi” I have not read the book so I can’t say if it was better or not, BUT it would have been difficult to improve upon that movie. Questioning myself? I can’t get it out of my mind!
Pi has been high on my list, mainly because of the relationship between the human and the animal. But tell me–is the movie really as loud and raucous as the trailer suggest? Maybe the preview was just designed to attract that particular film-fan?
When I went to see my current all-time favorite, The Artist, I regretted not taking ear plugs just to sit through the previews.
In places it is but most of it isn’t. It is the best film I’ve seen in a long, long time. Iknow you would like it very much