Life of Pi

Life of Pi was not really what I was expecting – more to the point, I didn’t actually give much thought to what the movie was about before deciding to see it. I had not planned on watching it, but my sister insisted that I should, and the trailer was pretty enough that I agreed. Fundamentally, however, I am not the target audience for this film.

Visually, the movie is stunning. I did not get to see it in 3D, but that’s ok. The ocean sequences were plenty impressive in 2D.

The plot, however, is a spiritual journey that edges past “inspirational” to “preachy.” I understand what they were trying to do, and they did it pretty well, and I know that there is a very large audience for this sort of message. It was even clever in places, but it is not a story that I appreciate on the level it was intended to be appreciated.

1. Les Miserables
2. The Avengers
3. The Hobbit
4. Wreck it Ralph
5. The Amazing Spiderman
6. Brave
7. The Cabin in the Woods
8. Looper
9. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
10. The Secret World of Arrietty
11. Argo
12. Skyfall
13. Cloud Atlas
14. The Dark Knight Rises
15. Men in Black 3
16. The Man With the Iron Fists
17. Prometheus
18. Hunger Games
19. The Lorax
20. Snow White and the Huntsman
21. Total Recall
22. Bourne Legacy
23. Mirror, Mirror
24. Life of Pi
25. Dark Shadows
26. John Carter