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[LEFT][FONT=Georgia]Dude, that is because you are a film expert, not a food scientist. Any food scientist will tell you no one can survive a 227 days at sea with only eating four people's meat. Both raw and cook meat rots within a few days. The only way to survive 227 days at sea is to catch fresh fish from the ocean every one or two days and drink collected rain from the sky. The first story is the only way out, that is why Ang Lee put it into 3D, not the second story!![/FONT][/LEFT]
Yaa,It is really a very good movie.One will get some great knowledge from this movie.I know 3-4 my friends who are also saying the same that this is the movie to watch out.
It's interesting reading different perspectives of this story.
My first impression of this story was that God represents the preference of goodness.
Goodness, being true to one's nature, one's potential.
It is in carnivorous animals' nature to eat other animals - that is how they were created to be.
Humans are not created to kill each other.
Humans have more intelligence, potential and ability to choose, rather than go by instinct.
Choosing the story about the animals, over the other story, is a way of accepting the "circle of life" among animals and refusing to accept such animalistic behavior from humanity.
Pi's experience alone on the boat & raft reminded me of the ultimate struggle - to conquer one's own ego/pride. "The kingdom (realm/experience) of God is within you." Sometimes we have to get to the place where somehow we don't have other gods before God (looking for love in all the wrong places) & are somewhat al-one enough to experience God. As we get deeper in exploring the kingdom of God within us, we must confront every obstacle, so it can be a partly hellish & partly heavenly journey to the depths of our souls.
After thinking about other perspectives, I see more spiritual lessons from this story...
Focusing on the grim reality & trying to get through this life on the belief of self-determinism is lonely, uninspiring & even discouraging.
We cannot help but think in subjectively limited (illusional) ways, we might as well have our illusions/thoughts work for us, rather than against us, especially considering the power of our subconscious, which seems to be accessed best by belief in a higher power.
Yet, there is a delicate balance between focusing on what inspires us & embracing reality, to be able to respond in the most beneficial way.
We need "functional illusions."
It doesn't matter so much what illusions we embrace, as long as they are functional by honoring and loving (striving for what's best for) others as well as ourselves.
That sounds so simple, but it isn't!
Most of us want to cling to something or someone we find inspiring, when really, the most functional illusion (God), IMO, is an ever-changing process, because it is in responding "best" to each evolving circumstancial moment. This is why some type of belief in a higher power is important, however, even such belief needs to be open to expanding to new truth.
Last edited by SuperSoul; 05-06-2013 at 09:36 PM..
Really great movie! I cannot recommend it enough!!!!
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