Life of Pie

 Hello readers! Here, I am going to write down an another blog on ' Life of pi ' - Film Screening, which was organized by Department of English. This blog is inspired by Yesha Ma'am. In this particular blog I am going to share my views upon this movie. 

Introduction:-

Life of Pi is a 2012 adventure-drama film directed and produced by Ang Lee and written by David Magee. It is Based on Yann Martel's 2001 novel of the same name. The storyline revolves around two survivors of a shipwreck. One is a sixteen-year-old Indian boy named Pi Patel. He survives 227 days after a shipwreck while stranded on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger which raises questions about the nature of reality and how it is perceived and told.

           The main message in "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel is that life can and will be difficult. However, people must persevere by any means necessary. Being adaptive and having faith in yourself and a higher power can help a person achieve any obstacle in their path.

The storyline revolves around two survivors of a shipwreck. One is a sixteen year old Indian boy named pi patel and the other is a Ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker that are on a lifeboat stranded in the Pacific Ocean for 227 days. 

   We can understand that this story is all about a true survival. How sometimes our survival becomes so much difficult but, still we have to cross all the obstacles which came in our path and we have to survive. 

The Movie cast:-

Pi Patel - Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan and Gautam Belur, Ayush Tandon

Write - Rafe Spall

Gita patel - Tabu

Ravi Patel - Vibish Sivakumar, Aryan Khan

Santosh Patel - Adil Hussain

   Movie starts with the natural scenario. It included Indian architecture animals and Indian music as well.The movie Life of Pi focuses on the character of Pi, the full name was Piscine Patel from inspiration of the Russian swimming pool , but changes his name to Pi.

   Movie focuses on him from his Childhood as he was a curious child and started exploring different religions and believing in them. His father, a zoo keeper, was a strict person who did not believe in god and his mother who was a faithful believer of Hinduism. However his faith is put in question when his family sinks in the ocean (his mother, father and brother dies in it) with a large ship and Pi survives with some Zoo animals. 

     Significance of the Name Pi:-

 The name of Pi has significance within it. In the beginning during discussion of the name of Pi Patel, Pi Patel reveals the secret behind his name. In Paris, there is a pool named Piscine Molitor, which has very clean water. Uncle of Pi Patel, whom Pi Patel calls Mamaji , is a great swimmer. One day Mamaji said pi's Father is that "Of all the pools in the world the most beautiful is a public pool in Paris." Before the birth of Pi, Mamaji said to his father that "If you want your son to have a clean soul, you must take him to swim in Piscine Molitor." His father took it too seriously and named him Piscine Molitor Patel. But this name Piscine becomes problematic for him as his classmates address him as 'Pissing'. But later on he himself chooses his name as Pi, π which is a concept of maths and lets others know about the significance of his name also.

Significance Tiger:-

Richard Parker is the Bengal tiger that symbolizes God or faith through love and fear, and also survival. He symbolizes being an imaginary friend as well. However, it can also be argued that Richard Parker symbolizes that he and Pi are one in the same.

What is the difference between Spirituality and religion? What is the significance of doubt in it? 

  A majority of us often use the words - 'Religion ' & ' Spirituality ' interchangeably. But, they both are entirely Seperate concepts that we need to understand. 

 'Religion is belief in Someone else's experience. ' 

' Spirituality is having your Own Experience. ' 

 As we all know that there is very thin line and Slight difference between these two. It is never ending debate. Because, every one has their own thinking & own views upon this matter. We can understand that the concept of religion and spirituality is very well presented in life of pi movie. 

  Pi patel serves as the main character for Life of pi, and could be called a spiritually curious person. In a way, we can say that Life of pie is all about :- a young man's Journey to find his Spiritual center, helped along by a shipwreck and a tiger named Richard Parker.

My Views on Movie:-

The movie Life of Pi is a great movie with its cinematography and the VFX that is the highlight of the movie. The story and the symbolism used in it is also very good. It's a good adventure movie along with the representation of allegorical references of god and religion and faith. The end of the story and the narrative of the second story that Pi tells to officers of Ship company gives an idea of an original survival story that could have been presented by the makers but the motives of makers were to demonstrate the faith in god and religion and spirituality that the movie delivers pretty well.

Significance of Island:-

Island is a place where has lives and give everyone source for living and peaceful. Well, that's true and here in this novel that also we can see but there is also a surprise for Pi and Parker in this Island. This Island is carnivorous one. If we read the novel carefully we will know that this kind of tree always addicted to swallow what living on its land and it's always funny and suspicious at the same time that if it is carnivorous Island how there were so many animals living on that Island. There are so many opinions about the significance of the Island in the novel like Island signifies Life that how First and form outer side it seems so beautiful and easy but as we know more and deeply it consumes ourselves. It also symbolises spiritual journey of the Pi throughout the novel. At first it seems perfect place to stay, Pi find food for eating and place sleep but when he find that a tooth in the tree he realises that it is a carnivorous tree. 

What is the difference between Spirituality and religion? What is the significance of doubt in it? 

Spirituality is something that’s often debated and commonly misunderstood. Many people confuse spirituality with religion and so bring pre existing beliefs about the impact of religion to discussions about spirituality. Though all religious emphasis spirituality as being as important part of faith, it is possible to be 'spiritual 'without necessarily being a part of an organised religious community.

Spirituality and religion can be hard to tell apart but there are some pretty defined difference between the two.

Religion is a specific set of organised beliefs and practices, usually shared by community or group.Spirituality is more of an individual practice and has to do with having asense of peace and purpose. It also relates to the process of developingbeliefs around the meaning of life and connection with others.One way that might help you to understand the relationship betweenspirituality and religion is imagine a game of football. The rules, referees, other players, and field markings help guide you as you play the game in a similar way that religion might guide you to find your spirituality.Kicking the ball around a park, without having to play on the field or with all the rules and regulations, can also give you fulfilment and fun and stillexpresses the essence of the game, similar to spirituality in life.

People may identify as being any combination of religious and spiritual,but to be religious does not automatically make you spiritual.

Conclusion:-

The ending part of the movie is very much emotional. Because In the last one can see that Richard Parker vanishing, disappearing from the life of pi & Lost somewhere in the forest.