I'm happy, this is my 75th post. :)
I've reviewed 'Hugo' on my 50th post, and just when I thought of sharing about the movie that inspired me the most in the next post, I'm also happy that this happened to be my 75th post. Lemme Disclaim that this is not a review. It's an unforgettable 120 minutes reverie in Sathyam cinemas. I've Lived throughout the movie, and living with it's soul forever.
Heck a lot of people have already praised, analysed it's technical brilliance, and if I gonna say all those well known facts, again,it would sound a cliche'. Ang-Lee's attempt is beyong criticisms, reviews. 'Life of Pi' re-explores the potential and the magic of cinema. It's the bravura piece of filmmaking.
What I'm gonna share is how I do I relate myself to this spectacle. What U think the most adverse, difficult time U ever crossed in ur life? A fateful Accident U've met? A financial crisis? Difficult times of searching job? Watch 'Life of Pi' and U'll realise these are not a problem at all. We all been multi-coated, laminated with various layers of religious beliefs, caste and creed, Social ethics, fairy tales of 33000 hindu GODS, Bhagawat Geetha, a Bible, a Quron.!.. We may think we're all Theists. i.e., we're all believers of GOD. But the bitter fact is that, we're all Agnostic. i.e., We're skeptical about the existence of GOD, and we're not sure about our beliefs. In my point of view, 'Life of Pi' oblige that the real faith U have on GOD will unleash at the most difficult situation U ever face.!
In the words of the movie, which probably taken from the yan martel's original book, " Believing in all GODS is as good as believing in nothing." :) Only when you're in the verge of death, U're mind wont conflict with it's ideas. There wont be any conflict between ur intelligence and ur faith, and thats the moment, U'll realise GOD is oneness.
Theists, Atheists, Agnostics are all branches of the same tree. 'Faith' is GOD. U've to faith in something. U've to faith in the future, no matter how darker ur present situtaion is in. Faith keeps U going. Being a fan of Paulo cohelho's vision, I cant help every frame of 'Life of Pi' reminds me of Cohelho's words. Be it cohelho's alchemist, or yan martel's 'Life of Pi', the ultimate message delivered is that 'Letting Go' is the ultimate key of Life. The ultimate celebration of Life is not in keeping you're faith when U have everything. Its in keeping faith , when U've lost evrything. Still Let go and hope for the future.
I imagined myself lost at the pacific, with fearsome memories of my family, the girl i love, everything vanished in a moment and I'm all alone. It's the time, the GODS I've been praying since time immemorial, to save me. It's the moment where the faith I've kept in GOD, is put to ultimate test. Now, not Lord Brahma, who craeted me, or Lord krishna, the savior of Humanity is gonna save me. Only my faith does. The faith I have on these GODS does save me.
Throw away ur religion, just believe in something, without any form, any name, that created U, the creatures U consume, the creatures which consumes U, the mighty very Nature that reminds it's prowess with frequent disasters. U're less than a dot before that ultimate power. The Creator's intelligence is beyond human scope, and very few experience the ultimate moment of facing HIM. Through the protogonist, the 120 minute celluloid brilliance presents U a platform to realise it. :)
Just introspect urself. have the patience for Questioning u're existence, have some patience for analysing that the objects u're striving for is really worth it? The most difficult question U'll face at the end of the movie is that, 'Am I Living or Just Existing?' for which obviously majority of the answers would be existing.
The most touching moment in the movie is when, the boy drained off energy lay motionless on the sands , the Tiger, with whom he shared the most near-death situations, just goes through the jungle and without taking a moment to look back at him. The adult 'Pi' literally cries, when recollecting the moment the Tiger left him.
" We cant be with the loved one togther always. It's neccesity and survival instinct to go. But take some time to bid a final 'Good Bye' " Awesome words. How badly I expected 'Good Bye' from many, and felt bad most of the times, they left me just like that. :(
The Book and the movie ends with the open note and the climax is surprisingly hypothetical. Pi narrates another story, personifying Zebra as his mom, fox as the co-traveller and threading a new story with it is awesome. And ironically, he lefts out equal emotions when narrating this version too leaving the audience skeptical that whether the latter version is true.. For a moment , I felt Akira Kurosawa's touch. They give us choice.. "Which version of the story do U prefer?" :)
I prefer Tiger story..the most. Because, I think am already living other version of the story with all sorts of betrayals, losses, faith, hatred everything..
I wish and yearn to be alone myself with Tiger, Richard parker in deep , untraceable, unravelled islands in the pacific.., :)
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