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1LifeofPiGoodafternoon,everyone.It’sagreathonorformetostandheretogivemereport.It’saboutafilmnamedLifeofPi.BecauseIthinkthatmostofyouhavewatchedthefilm.Sothemainpurposeofmyreportistodiscusswhatthefilmwantstoexpresswithyouratherthanintroducingthefilm.LifeofPiisa2012AmericansurvivaldramafilmbasedonYannMartel's2001novelofthesamename.ItwasdirectedbyAngLee.ThestorylinerevolvesaroundanIndianmannamedPi,tellinganovelistabouthislifestory,andhowat16hesurvivedashipwreckinwhichhisfamilydied,andwasstrandedinthePacificOceanonalifeboatwithaBengaltiger.LifeofPiemergedasacriticalandcommercialsuccess,earningabout$600millionworldwide.ItwasnominatedforthreeGoldenGlobeAwardswhichincludedtheBestPicture–DramaandtheBestDirectorandwontheGoldenGlobeAwardforBestOriginalScore.Atthe85thAcademyAwardsithadelevennominations,includingBestPictureandBestAdaptedScreenplay,andwonfour(themostfortheevent)includingBestDirectorforAngLee.Thestoryinvolvesthe227daysthatitsteenageherospentdriftingacrossthePacificinalifeboatwithaBengaltiger.Theyfoundthemselvesinthesameboatafteranamusingandcolorfulprologue,whichitselfcouldhavebeenenlargedintoanexcitingfamilyfilm.Thenitexpandedintoaparableofsurvival,acceptanceandadaptation.PiwasborninIndia.HebelievedinChristianity,Islam,andHinduismatthesametime.Asthesonofazookeeper,Pihadaspecialknowledgeofanimalbehavioranda2ferventloveofstories.WhenPiwassixteen,hisfamilyemigratedfromIndiatoNorthAmericaaboardaJapanesecargoship,alongwiththeirzooanimalsboundfornewhomes.Theshipsank.Pi’sfamilymembersalldied.Heluckilyfellonthelifeboatandsurvived,withhisonlycompanionsahyena,agorilla,awoundedzebra,andRichardParker,aBengaltiger.Inthefirst3days,thehyenakilledandatethegorillaandzebra.Andthenthetigerkilledthehyena.Piknewthathecan'tbeatRichard,sohemadethefinalchoicetogetalongwithRichardinthefaceofdriftlife.Inthe7months,hecollectedwater,fishandshrimp,andusedalltheseasurvivalskillstofeedthetiger,aswellastolethimselfdown.SoonthetigerhaddispatchedallbutPi,whosefear,knowledge,andsmartnessallowedhimtocoexistwithRichardParkerfor227dayswhilelostatsea.WhentheyfinallyreachedthecoastofMexico,RichardParkerfledtothejungle,nevertobeseenagain.Ofcourse,thedriftalsoencounteredstorm,sharksandavarietyofexcitingandandbloodyscenes.Afterashortstayinthecannibalisland,PileftwiththetigerinpanicandbegandriftingagainuntilhewasrescuedinMexicobeach.Atthesametime,thetigerRichardturnedtotheforestanddisappearedwithoutlookingback.ThestoryhadafewgoodshotsthatIcannotforget.ForthepurposetoletPirecognizethatthetigersarebrutal,Pi’sfatherputweakanimalsinatigercage,lettingpisawthebloodyscene.Itwascruel,butitistheruleofsurvival.WhenPiaskedthegorillawhereitschildrenhadgone,wecaneasilytellthedeepsorrowinsideitseyes.It’sthedeepmotherlove.PiandRichardParkerbothlookedatseawaterwhentherewereonly3theytwoleftontheboat.Wedon’tknowwhatRichardParkersaw,butPimusthaveseenhisdeadparentsandhisanimalfriends.WecouldimagineRichardParkersawtheforestwhereitwascaughtbyhuntersatearlyage.Itoncehadhomeandlovedonesanditwasmissingalltheseatthemoment.Ifthemoviestopshere,wewilljustregarditasanfantasymoviewithdazzlingvisualeffectslikeAvatar.ButAngLeeisalwaysbeyondourexpectation.Thetruthis:Pitoldustwostories.Onewasaboutthedriftbetweentheyoungmanandthetiger.Theotheronewaswhatthenovelistconcludedthatthecookkilledandatetheseaman,thenkilledPi’smother,eventuallyPikilledandatethecook.ThegrownPididn’tdeclareagainsttheconclusion.Instead,hejustaskedthenovelistwhichstoryheliked.GrownPisaidthenovelistbelievedingodafterhegottheanswer.Thetwostorieshaveonethingincommon:intheendonlyPisurvived.Butlookingbackthereciprocatingscenesandalldetails,it’snothardtofindthetruththatthefirststoryisthemetaphoroftherealityandthesecondoneisthereality.Somewonderfulsentences:1.Alloflifeisanactoflettinggo,butwhathurtsthemostisnottakingamomenttosaygoodbye.2.Pi:“Religionisahousewithmanyrooms.”Writer:“Butnoroomfordoubt?”Pi:“Ohyes!Oneveryfloor.”3.Imustsayawordaboutfear.Itislife’sonlytrueopponent.Onlyfearcandefeatlife.44.Ifeveryunfoldingweexperiencetakesusfurtheralonginlife,then,wearetrulyexperiencingwhatlifeisoffering...Majorthemes1.LifeisastoryaboutbeliefandcourageLifeofPi,accordingtoYannMartel,theauthorofthenovel,canbesummarizedinthreestatements:Lifeisastory...Youcanchooseyourstory...Astorywithgodisthebetterstory.Arecurringthemethroughoutthefilmseemstobebelievability.PiattheendofthefilmasksthetwoinvestigatorsIfyoustumbleatmerebelievability,whatareyoulivingfor?AccordingtoGordonHousertherearetwomainthemesofthefilm:thatalllifeisinterdependent,andthatweliveandbreatheviabelief.GrowththroughadversitySomepeoplehavedescribedthestoryasoneofpersonalgrowththroughadversity.Themaincharacterlearntthattigersaredangerousatayoungagewhenhisfatherforcedhimtowatchthezoo'sRoyalBengaltigeratealivegoat.Later,aftertheshipwreck,hespent7monthswiththetigeronthelifeboat,facedwithmanydifficulties.Duringthishardexperience,hetriedallhecantosurviveandtogetonwellwiththetiger.Pidevelopedalphaqualitiesashemusteredthestrength,willandskillsthatheneededtosurvive.Lifeisatravelo