From the day it came out, ‘La vida de Pi’ can, and should, be analyzed from two perspectives: form and content. As for the first point, its technical and visual section, we are in front of a dazzling work, truly exceptionalwith one of the best uses of three dimensions to be seen in a cinema to date.
10 curiosities of ‘Life of Pi’
1 fake tiger
In fact, Suraj Sharma, the protagonist of ‘Life of Pi’, never been on the boat with a live tiger, with the vast majority of shots being the result of stunning CGI. Only a few scenes, such as the animal swimming in the water, included a real tiger.
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Two unexpected choice
The aforementioned Suraj Sharma never intended to star in ‘Life of Pi’. In fact, he hadn’t even thought of going to the casting, unlike his brother, whom he accompanied to some auditions in which the film crew noticed him. In the end, Sharma beat more than 3,000 contenders for the lead role.
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3 too famous
In the beginning, Tobey Maguire would repeat with Ang Lee in ‘Life of Pi’ playing the character of the writer. However, the manager she finally decided to do without him because she thought he was too famous for the role and that it would distract the audience.
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4 Oscar stuff
‘Life of Pi’ was the first film in seven years to win the Best Director Oscar without winning the corresponding Best Picture Oscar. The last time this happened was, mind you, with ‘Brokeback Mountain’ which was also directed by Lee.
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5 possible directors
Before Ang Lee took the reins of the project, ‘Life of Pi’ was going to be directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Alfonso Cuarón or M. Night Shyamalan, the director who was closest to making it happen.
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6 visual conflict
The special effects studio ‘Rhythm & Hues’ won an Oscar for their work on ‘Life of Pi’, a triumph that came just two weeks after filing for bankruptcy. A financial blow that was mostly caused by the incessant amount of editing and overtime they had to do for the film by an Ang Lee who didn’t even nominate them when he won his best director statuette.
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7 massive closure
As Life of Pi draws to a close, Ang Lee wanted a large number of people to welcome the protagonist when he finally lands, which happened in the original novel. However, the director couldn’t find enough foreign characters in Taiwanthe place where this scene was filmed, so he had to change his mind and bet on an (unforgettable) look from the tiger.
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8 expert consultant
To achieve greater realism and gain insight into the material he was working with, Ang Lee hired a consultant for “Life of Pi” named Steven Callahan. We are talking about a man who has passed, nothing more and nothing less, that 76 days in a lifeboat at sea until found. She knew what she was talking about, obviously.
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9 film and novel
The unforgettable shot of ‘Life of Pi’ in which we see the protagonist asleep under a beautiful sea full of fish is an almost exact replica of the book’s best-known cover upon which the film is based. A beautiful tribute.
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10 number key
The total number of days Pi spends in the lifeboat is 227. Indeed: a good approximation for the number pi is 22/7. All thought out.
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The spectator is almost literally immersed within the screen, experiencing firsthand the adventures of its protagonist, sharing his gaze and his experiences, hypnotized by each of the unforgettable landscapes and creatures he finds in his path. So yes. As for the content, the teacher Ang Lee launches into the void with a story as complex as it is excitingfull of reflections of a religious nature which require our total complicity.
You can’t approach ‘Life of Pi’ with more weapons than an open mind willing to listen and analyze every detail.. A mission that would have been impossible to successfully accomplish had the film’s central, and virtually exclusive, figure not been up to the task, which is not the case thanks to Suraj Sharma’s emotional and dedicated performance. The icing on a magnificent cake.
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