Life of Pi

Life of Pi (Ang Lee, 2012)

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Rating: Q=8, P=8 / Obsession

Scale 1=4, Scale 2=4, Scale 3=4, Scale 4=4

 

Myth, Philosophy, Religion, Survival, Artistic

 

Few films can rival the ambition of Life of Pi. The story and the storytelling are unparalleled in contemporary cinema. I'll state my reputation on that. Ang Lee succeeds in retelling one of the most poignant tales about the meaning of life ever told. This is not just a film about survival at sea or shipwrecks. It is far more, even, than a film about existence and faith. Life of Pi asks us what is reality and what is fiction? What is a story and what is truth? Where are the lines between dreaming and living, imagining and seeing... and which is better?
 

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The Nominations: Oscar Dash 2013

The Academy Award nominees were announced today and it is time for another Oscar Dash! Like last year, my goal is to watch as many nominated films as possible before the ceremony- usually, I stick with Best Picture, Best Animated Feature, and Best Foreign Film categories. This year there are some serious contenders. It was a great year for film!

Click here to see the lists. I'll be reviewing as I see them. It is obviously hard for me to predict anything yet, but based on reviews it looks like Lincoln and Life of Pi will be hard to beat.

 

Amour

Argo

Beasts Of The Southern Wild

Django Unchained

Les Miserables

Lincoln

Life Of Pi

Silver Linings Playbook

Zero Dark Thirty


The countdown begins!