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| Richard Parker keeps Pi at bay. |
Some time ago I mentioned a favourite novel of mine – "Life of Pi," - a Booker prize-winner by Yann Martell.
It has now been made into a film and yesterday I saw that film and loved the
story even more. For two hours I was
mesmerised by the Indian boy, Pi and a Bengal
tiger called Richard Parker.
The film’s gentle beginning has beautiful scenes of India
and the family’s zoological gardens, but these are soon overtaken by the noise
and chaos of a storm at sea with the tragedy of a shipwreck and Pi’s struggle
for survival against both the sea and the tiger.
Suffice it to say that if you enjoy adventure; daring and
bravery as well as the most beautiful photography and seascapes, then this is the film for you. It even has a surprise ending.
I strongly recommend it.
It sounds wonderful Eileen. I haven't read the book so I should put it on my to read pile - in the meantime I might just sneak off and see the film.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy it as much as I did at the Gala Cinema in Durham.
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