Then instead of the tiger killing the hyena, it is Pi who kills the cook out of revenge or self-preservation. Instead of the hyena killing the zebra and sweet orangutan, it was the cook. He tells them a different version of the story: one that uses humans instead of animals. Pi then says, ‘Fine, let me tell you a different version of what happened.’ The Japanese men are reluctant to write the story they have been told because it is too unbelievable. Pi proceeds to tell the Japanese men this improbable story of him and the tiger, and how they stumbled upon a mysterious island. Then the tiger, named Richard Parker, kills the hyena. On the first day, the hyena kills the already wounded zebra and the sweet orangutan. Pi tells his story-he is stranded on a small lifeboat with the aforementioned animals and remains adrift for 227 days. During his recovery, two Japanese officials interview Pi so they can complete their report on the sinking vessel. Pi eventually drifts to the shores of Mexico where he is taken to a Mexican hospital. Much like the book, the ending is left open for interpretation. The only survivors are Pi, a tiger, a hyena, a zebra, and an orangutan. The movie closely follows the book-a young Indian boy and his family travel across the Pacific on a giant shipping vessel, when unexpectedly the ship sinks in a horrific storm, killing nearly everyone onboard. Yesterday, I watched the movie, Life of Pi, based on Yann Martel’s novel by the same title. If you type in “ Cloud Atlas Explained” in Google, my blog is the first one that populates. You can read that post here: What They Didn’t Tell You in Looper. ![]() With the first one, I found myself in a debate with the Writer/ Director of the film via twitter. In the past, I have only written three posts on movies.
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