Review of Life of Pi (2012) by Rm G — 10 Feb 2014

After an extraordinary long act one that bombarded me with seemingly pointless information (40 minutes before the protagonist hits the water), I was skeptical. Just before the film's final moments, I was about to give this movie a B or B+, but the end of this film took me by surprise and achieved something that only some of the best films in the industry have accomplished in the past: force the viewer to look at something in a totally different way, ultimately alter their mindset, and create a spark of sudden clarity (even if it's only for a brief moment).