‘Life of pi’ is a fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The novel has sold more than then million copies worldwide. In addition, in 2012, the novel was adapted into a theatrical feature film directed by Ang Lee with a screenplay by David Magee. Thus, I was interested in the novel and movie. When my G12 English class chose the novel, I was glad about it. Today, I watched ‘life of pi’ movie in my English class after discussion of chapter one of ‘life of pi’ novel. I realized several perceptions of the story, my mind, and two questions for my friends to answer while watching the movie.

    First of all, I noticed ‘life of pi’ movie has several means. The story of movie mentioned religion, culture, survival, death, family, friend, and communication with animals. The reason why the movie mentions those is that those were a movie for action of Pi’s survival. Death of Pi’s family helps to survive him on the ocean by making strong heart. Pi had religions, which are Hindu and Christian. On the ocean, he said and prayed to god of Hindu and Christian. Moreover, he had a friend who is a tiger named Richard Parker. Even though Pi could not communicate with Parker like human and there was problem between human and animal at the beginning, he communicated with Parker through feeling. Parker was Pi’s friend on the ocean.

    Second, the movie was brought to my mind that mind of people according the way of thinking. Some doctors said that the main cause why people usually die in uninhabited island is mental problem. They said people die because of mental problem before the stubbing. There is story about mind of people: Saint Wonhyo who is a famous journey the Korean Buddhist 1,300 years ago has a famous story. “Legend has it that he and fellow spiritual seeker Uisang, took shelter from a storm in an old tomb they thought was a cave. During the night Wonhyo became thirsty and began searching on the ground for a gourd of water. He found one and picked it up and drank deeply from it. The water was sweet and refreshing and he slept deeply until dawn. In the morning he discovered that the vessel he had drunk from was not a gourd but a human skull. It was not filled with sweet, clean water but instead was full of dirty rainwater, rotting meat and maggots. He was so revolted by what he had drank that he fell on his knees and vomited” (3WM, 2011). Likewise, Pi survived on the ocean for a long time. (There is more story about Wonhyo: http://thethreewisemonkeys.com/2012/09/03/expats-begin-trek-across-peninsula-on-second-wonhyo-pilgrimage/)

    Third, I have two questions to my friends to answer. One of question is that “What do you think how Pi could survive on the ocean?” Other question is that “Do you believe that Pi stayed with tiger named Richard Parker on the same boat for a long time in realistic?”

    In conclusion, ‘Life of pi’ movie referenced religion, culture, survival, death, family, friend, and communication with animals. In addition, the reason why the movie mention it that it is reason of Pi’s survival. Moreover, I realized the movie said that mind of people according the way of thinking. Thus, I made two questions and would like to ask the questions to my friends. The movie reminded me a lot of thinking.