Thursday 31 January 2013

Movie Analysis - Life of Pi

Title: Life of Pi
Genre: Fanstasy Fiction
Characters: Pi, Pi's mother and father, Pi's brother, Richard Parker (tiger), Orangutan, Zebra, Hyena
Settings: Sea, Pacific Ocean
Plot: About a boy named Pi who lost his family in a storm while heading to Canada via cargo ship and he was left alone with a tiger named Richard Parker. It's about keeping his faith with God and never giving up.
Symbolism:

Questions:
1.) What does the title mean in relation to the film as a whole?
       -it tells us about the life of Pi, the main character and his life and also the journey he encountered when he was lost in alone with a tiger in the ocean for many days. 

2.) Among the characters, to whom can you relate to?
      -I think I can relate to Pi because, sometimes I'm like him that if I have a problem the first person I run to is God.

3.) Which part of the presentation struck you the most? Why?
      -It's when Richard Parker left Pi in the island without even glancing back at him. Pi was really expecting him to glance back but he didn't and Pi was left alone in the sand.

4.) What is the movie's message?
      -It's about your faith in God. Even though many tragedies, problems, and challenges will come to us, if you lose your faith in God you will have a hard time but when you don't God is always there for you no matter what.

5.)Did you like this in general? Why?
      -Yes, because the movie is just great.

6.)Did I agree with the main purpose/theme? Why or why not?
      -Yes, because it opens the of everyone who watches on how to keep your faith in God.

7.) What specifically did I like/dislike? Why?
      -I like how Pi trues to be strong in every day of his life while he was still stuck in the middle of the ocean because it makes me realize that in every problem there is always a solution.

8.) Are there any aspects of theme which are left ambiguous at the end? Why?

9.) How does this film relate to the things happening in your life?
      -I can relate with that because Pi lost his family. Even though it happened he still kept strong and tried to move on with his life alone. I also lost my father not that he died but for other reasons and I also tried to be strong and be focused with my future along with my mother, my two siblings and other family members.