However, Pi’s approach to the concept of faith is sometimes frustrating in its unquestioning idealism. Pi’s all-inclusive, unprejudiced approach to religion is summed up in his mantra that “faith is a house of many rooms.” When the Canadian man to whom Pi tells this confronts him, asking him if there is “no room for doubt,” Pi responds by saying that there is one on every floor. At a young age Pi adopted Christianity, while also continuing his belief in Hinduism he continued to study the kabbalah as well as practicing Islam. He was raised Hindu by his mother, however his father was not very religious at all. As a young boy, Pi was fascinated with religion. One of the most important themes, as well as one of the things that gives the story it’s intellectual intrigue is Pi’s take on religion. Middle-aged Pi is played simply yet engagingly by Irrfan Khan, and teenaged Pi played by Suraj Sharma is also wonderfully cast, showing Pi’s emotional development very well. The acting throughout the movie is impeccable. Pi’s story is truly an emotional, intellectual, and spiritual journey for the viewer, and possesses value even without its captivating presentation. He continues to tell us of “his greatest journey” in which he is shipwrecked and trapped on a small lifeboat with only a fierce Bengal tiger for company.

Pi begins by explaining his childhood in India, providing a charming backdrop to his life. Life of Pi presents the protagonist, Pi, as a middle-aged man telling his story to an intrigued Canadian novelist looking for a subject, and he indeed finds a fascinating story in Pi’s life. This partnered with computer generated imaging and visual effects that are worthy of an award makes for a visual masterpiece. The wonderful impression that this movie’s visuals left me with is practically unmatched by any other movie I have seen. The movie opens with a series of tableaus of a beautiful Indian zoo, these opening images already give us a sense of the aesthetic playfulness and skillful cinematography that are characteristic of the film.

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