Monday, November 26, 2012

Life of Pi (film)


We watched "Life of Pi" (3D, in Hindi) last weekend. We thoroughly enjoyed its wonderful visuals and an award winning story. Also, could not remain without being touched by the sensible  portrayal of Indians and religions in the film. There was no insensitive provocation, no blunt remarks on religion, no tagging and no stereotyping done anywhere. References to Baby Krishna, Lord Vishnu, Jesus, Vegetarianism or even religious conversions, were made in a manner which would offend no one. I found this in contrast to what Indian movie makers and even popular TV shows are doing these days with their philosophy of doing social service by offending people. Even the most difficult subject - the concept of God - is shown in a very beautiful manner in the movie. The young actor Suraj Sharma is so splendid. I think India's domestic film industry should learn many things from such movies.

- Rahul Tiwary

PS: You can read more about the film on Wikipedia article [Link]

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