Last night, we saw Life of Pi, an Ang Lee film based on Yann Martel's prize winning novel by the same title. The movie is a bold and wondrous visual 3D creation that immerses you in the survival story of Pi, who is cast away at sea after a tragic ship wreck takes the lives of his family. Pi does have four surviving zoo animals on board the life boat for company including a feline friend, a hungry Bengal Tiger name Richard Parker. The screenplay follows closely to the book. Thanks to Lee's master of literacy adaptations and attention to details, the supposedly unfilmable book was not lost in translation to the big screen. The themes of religion and faith flows beautifully through the story but in a rather subtle manner. There are occasional clunks in the story telling but the acting is superb and the sumptuous, naturalistic beauty on display is a real viewing pleasure.
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