Life of Pi (2012) | Movie Reaction | First Time Watching | This Movie is Amazing!

Thank you to Grandaddy Markus for the Special Request! We both check out Ang Lee's beautiful adventure tale, Life of Pi (2012). Here's our reaction to our first time watching.
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[@jagdtony]

“I suppose In the end the whole of life becomes an act of letting go. But what always hurts the most is, not taking a moment to say goodbye.” Kills me every time

[@UltimaTheSeraph]

Those who lost people in unexpected circumstances feel this..

[@py16667]

Only hits harder since the actor Irfaan Khan passed

[@61rudster]

Of course the second story, The horrific story, was the real story. To get through this traumatic event and live the rest of his life, he had to believe in the tiger story. It mentally gave him some way to deal. The island was a somewhat solace and tempting , it was shaped like his mom lying on her back, but it was certain death. Giving up. It was better compared to the turbulent sea, but something was telling him, the tiger was telling him to not give up. Go back in the boat and keep trying to get back to find land. Once he’s did, he was able to free the tiger from his Soul. He didn’t need to have the tiger in him now. But it was bitter sweet bc the tiger is what gave him strength and courage that kept him alive. One of my fav movies. Great reaction!

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Which gives the whole thing about believing in God all the more poignant. God is not the truth. But it makes for the better story. That's why people prefer to go with it.

[@MrGittz]

Look up what Richard Parker actually means. That will tell you what story is true

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Are you refering to the E.A. Poe story where Richard Parker is a boy who gets canibalized and there is a dog called Tiger?@@MrGittz

[@61rudster]

@@MrGittz There isn’t a question of what story is true, the adult Pi asks the writer “which story do you prefer?” of course, the horrific story is true, who would make that up? His story changing all the characters in to animals was faith in God, and a way of psychologically, dealing with the aftermath of a traumatic situation that happened in his life so he can deal, living the rest of his life as a normal person again.

[@vishvnaik2756]

the island was shaped like god vishnu which they hint at pretty early in the movie

[@jose9593]

Ang Lee won Best Director with this movie. The movie itself was nominated for a ton of Oscars.

[@Kylopod]

I thought the actor who played the teenage Pi was overlooked for an Oscar nomination.

[@jose9593]

@@Kylopod Absolutely.

[@serendavies7375]

That's incredible!

[@blueeyedcowboy8291]

My wife and I were just speechless when we left the movie theater after watching this, then we talked about it for an hour. We had no idea what it was about, so we pretty much had the same type of reaction. Just a great movie. Like Mrs. Movies said, it works both ways. Either story could be true, and both are amazing stories; one dark and morbid, the other inspirational.

[@ledestroyer22]

I like to believe the theory that Richard Parker represented his hatred. Theres many stories in which survivors are kept alive by what we would consider “negative” emotions. Pi tried to control Richard Parker/his anger, he failed. Pi tried to dominate Richard Parker/his anger, he failed. Finally Pi learned that the only way was to co-exist with Richard Parker/his anger. His anger kept him alive, but once he landed to shore, there was no need for his anger no more, that’s why Richard Parker leaves.

[@parcaleste]

"Her lotus flower hiding in the forest". The image that this line put in my head... and I was eating. Goddammit.

[@dad_jokes_4ever226]

"Lion" is a really good movie about a young Indian boy who gets lost from his village in India and the movie shows him trying to get back there ..... Its based on an unbelievable true story as well ... Really well worth a watch

[@sacharichmond1438]

Beautiful movie, I am surprised I can't find any reactions to it on youtube.

[@joepike1972]

45:38 The Island of mircats was his ability to live on the ocean on his own. He was able, as a body, to be self contained and provide for his fresh water an dead fish, but to move on he had to leave the seductive ecosystem he created and return to civilization.

[@pohanahawaii]

📽 1) I'm sad you didn't get to see this on a giant screen! Some films are feasts for the eyes and Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" is one of them. 2) 😂 "Piscine" is French for swimming pool. 3) 🙏 RIP, Irrfan Khan, who passed away in 2020. He played the adult Pi.

[@DomR1997]

HE'S DEAD?!?!?! What the fuck, dude was amazing in every role he played! That's such a loss.

[@Otaku_editz-04]

​@@DomR1997it was so sad , as he was such a nice person irl , RIP Irrfan Khan , a true legend ...

[@kumarn992]

Hindu mythology states that Lord Vishnu is thought to be floating in the cosmic ocean on an island. The Lord provided Pi with shelter when he had given up on ever surviving. It is an illustration of a belief.

[@Gstang05]

I loved this movie but it made me cry like a baby. Especially when Richard Parker walks off at the end.

[@livingcorpse5664]

The proboscis monkey's nose literally is just to let the female know how fertile he is. So yes, it's literally meant to be phallic looking by nature's design.

[@Eidlones]

The main reason for the aspect ratio change during the flying fish scene, was to help accentuate the 3D. If you look close, you can see the fish "break out" of the new aspect ratio, to make it seem like they were literally flying out of the screen

[@THEvagabond29]

This was a required read before i left for a half year in Africa for field research work (6 books, this was one of them). Helped me understand life in a new land, and how to look at it through their eyes. Some day ill retire back to doing that same research... it really was a life changing experience out there.

[@swarnimchoudhary7108]

RIP SIR IRFAN KHAN , THE ONE WHO PLAYED ADULT PI , he was a legendary actor .... as an indian i can surely say that there are very few actors who have the utmost respect of indian audience because its very hard to earn , indian fans just find a way to hate a celebrity believe me , HE HAD NO HATERS , he had insane acting skills , he was just like keanu reeves from india . UNFORTUNATELY ,HE PASSED AWAY IN 2020 DUE TO CANCER.

[@py16667]

He has the respect of Hollywood too, he made his mark on both of the biggest film industries in the world

[@Mc4est]

Richard Parker is a name always associated with cannibalism.. so him being the Tiger, the scene when he was 1st time eating "biscuits" and somehow he was vomiting, you know what's up.. and my theory about the Carnivorous island is just the metaphor of his situation.. his boat is a little island of cannibalism and also you guys notice the island is shaped like a person, which some people theorized that its his mothers rotten corpse that he was eating.. maybe he was eating it and when he saw his mothers tooth then he snap back to his senses and immediately thought he have to leave that "island" which he don't want it to be his last moments..

[@williamschaedel5527]

yes that’s exactly what it is, and the Meerkat’s are maggots.

[@raychee6007]

When yo little one walks in and they cheer haha golden 😅

[@RedHeadKevin]

This was amazing in a big 3D theater screen. The flying fish sequence changed aspect ratios, but it also simulated a 3D effect by having the fish come "out" over the black bars. It's a really cool effect that wouldn't work in a lot of other movie scenes.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

I only watched it at home, but I have 3D-TV set so, yeah I agree, the movie is great in 3D. Especially because it was actually shot with 3D cameras instead of being turned into 3D in post.

[@DaniBlazin]

Nature is crazy. I was in the bush tree planting for 2 months and words can’t do justice explaining some of beauty landscapes and wildlife I witnessed! 🌲 🐝

[@testfire3000]

That is cool! Good for you and I hope you took a lot of pictures!!

[@thomas_dries]

Wow! What an unexpected reaction! I remember seeing this one when I was little. Hopefully rewatching it again with you guy’s will illuminate some of the more adult aspects of the film that I missed when I was younger.

[@dad_jokes_4ever226]

The actor who played the adult Piscine was so good

[@sumukhhegde6532]

RIP Irfan Khan🤍

[@dad_jokes_4ever226]

Pi needed the tiger to survive, he needed that animal ferocity and will to live ... a beautiful story

[@chrisw1555]

The black triangle in the bottom middle of the screen made me think my cell screen was broken.... pucker factor 100.

[@JonCandlin]

Doesn't matter which story is true, its what what you believe! A lot of Hindu spiritualism involved here...the island is the shape of Vishnu, the God of preservation and the salvation of humanity.

[@logblack116]

I remember me and my brother watching this in theater and good lord we had these large drinks and no bathroom breaks 😂 great movie though even though it was torture when we discovered the movie was on water.

[@a.a677]

The book is great. The movie too is a good adaptation, I remember watching it in the cinema. I cried like a baby at the ending when Richard Parker left him, both when watching the movie and reading the book. It is so philosophical.

[@tacticalgrace6456]

Every time I hear you guys say “Tiger” when talking about it afterwards I had the Eye of the Tiger song play in my head, if we go with the version where Pi metaphorically is the Tiger. Because he had the eye of the Tiger. I prefer the version where there was a real tiger. Losing his family on the freighter was horrific but somehow even more so if in fact the cook killed his mom and had turned to cannibalism. It’s somehow worse when it’s human beings causing the horror. I loved this movie and when Pi wakes up to a doldrums and the Pacific water is smooth as glass is probably one of the most beautiful visuals I’d ever seen, helped I watched it on a 4K screen (years ago when 4K had just come out as a resolution). Something hyper-real about that moment.😅

[@zimvader25]

The book makes it clear that the second story is the real one. In case anyone is wondering.

[@mijmijrm]

so, if I understand correctly ... the Tiger was really the Lead Character in a Tiger Suit?

[@yrnsmadeit]

28:31 tiger was like do it u won’t no balls 😂

[@drlee2]

Great film. Ang Lee won Best Director and the film should have won Best Picture.

[@Kylopod]

It was the second time he'd won Best Director without his film winning Best Picture--it happened also with Brokeback Mountain (which I haven't seen). If I'm not mistaken, he's the only director who had this happen twice.

[@jitteryjet7525]

When I watched the movie I was struck by one thought: much of the movie was all about food and eating! Also the movie gave away the transcendental nature of Piscine right at the start. The number Pi is a transcendental number. A story with God (and animals) is the better story.

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

The meerkat island is pretty much a perpetual discussion among readers of the book and fans of the film.

[@CuCulainn1]

3:30 "I can already hear people hating this reaction" .... nope you two are so cute making fun of each other. You can see the ❤ there.

[@serendavies7375]

I can't believe that the person who plays the writer in this film is Timothy Spall's son!

[@jamiemacdonald436]

Looking forward to this one. Honestly can't remember most of the plot line, but I remember that I loved it.

[@cassolmedia]

I feel like this is a common experience with this movie/book lol

[@stefanconradsson]

The plot line is that the guy is the tiger. He killed all of them and can't cope with the memory, so he goes into fantasy land. There, now you know what it's about. Cheers 🍺

[@arm3199]

Btw..all not all hindus from indias are completely vegitarian! There are many hindus who eat meats..its part of different cultures and traditions!

[@59eurobug]

I love the applause track when the baby shows up. It's so unique.

[@CalebWaggener]

17:15 That is the cutest dress of Ms Movies Jr.

[@Musarrajim]

Totally thought this would be boring also until I watched it. A beautiful story!! Love you guys and your reactions! Thanks for all you do!🤗

[@llanitedave]

I've read the book and seen the movie. This is one of the very, very few cases where the movie was actually better than the book.

[@K7CG2004]

I haven’t seen this movie in FOREVER. Brings back a lot of memories. Love this movie so much!

[@timothymcnerney3352]

The tiger story was Pi’s way of mentally dealing with what he went through, its real for him and that’s why he tells the reporter thank you when he says he also prefers the tiger story

[@johnw8578]

Is that the story you prefer?

[@baishihua]

I think if you go with the more "realistic" story, then the island with meercats is actually his mother's dead body and those meercats are the maggots, acid pool for being gastric acid, the island looks like a person lying down. So he is basically feeding on her corpse to survive.

[@williamschaedel5527]

Yeah it’s pretty bad once you realize it

[@xtremejay2000]

I mean it's ok if people want to see what they want to see. That is what film is all about. If you get something good out a film but it isn't what the writer or director intended that is ok. But legit the True story is the one he tells in the hospital to the Japanese men. It's pretty obvious when he asks the writer in his house which does he want to believe: the story of tragedy and trauma, where people (including himself) were their worst? Or the story of hope where a boy and a tiger survived together. Pi basically tells him he created a fantasy because he couldn't bare to relive the trauma.

[@Adrianne519]

Exactly! And at least for me when I go back and re-watch it I can practically see the real tragedy unfolding. Especially when the Orangutan dies and the tiger appearing.

[@MrsTreehouse]

I believe in true history. About cannibalism and murder. But I also believe that the story about animals and the tiger that you have inside you in such situations is a miracle of survival. This is a film for atheists and believers. You believe what your brain wants in a given situation.

[@MishkaParcvania]

My all time IMDb N1 movie ❤

[@DrunkenG007]

Same here ❤

[@Keith2XS]

Great changer of pace, thanks for switching things up!

[@endless013]

How much of this movie is real and how much is story? As far as I figure everything up to the 34:20 strange trip is real and half of everything after that is real, everything on the boat or raft is real because he's still on them in the ocean but I doubt everything he sees from this point on he's an unreliable narrator I don't even trust the Island, we see that same person shape before the trip starts. So am I close or what?

[@lisasu7094]

the ending always makes me bawl.

[@hydragaming4265]

Rip irfan khan ❤

[@thomasgriffiths6758]

The famous French actor Gerard Depardieu plays the cook in this film and I highly recommend watching his films especially Cyrano de Bergerac.

[@ChimkenRiceNuggy]

This movie was amazing, people should react to this more!

[@bhagyarajnayak3050]

Actually there is an alternate ending where there was an article of the 'tiger spotted in mexico' present in that file.

[@Kylopod]

I read the novel before I saw the movie. I went to the theater to see it in 2012 because I was eager to see how they adapted it. It was very faithful to the source material overall. The CGI is a little clunky at times, though I can’t imagine how else it could have been filmed. Tigers aren’t exactly easy to train.

[@vishvnaik2756]

there's a mistranslation ; there's only 33 gods and goddesses in the hindu religion and only 7 or 8 are most prominent and fundamental

[@blackpowder99]

You guys should really see this in 3-D❤ the change in aspect ratio makes more sense when you understand this movie was meant to be seen in IMAX 3-D, but I saw it with my Oculus Go and it was one of the most beautiful and terrifying things I've seen.

[@Wpzobazlazaa]

I don't know why the lady's reaction just like hate or scorn.. i didn't like her reaction. If you don't like please don't watch it.

[@itsmesteve1081]

I have depression and anxiety disorder so this movie helped me out a ton

[@vishvnaik2756]

the floating island is a reference to the hindu GOD Vishnu shown earlier in the movie 🌀🛕

[@blackpowder99]

You guys are going to love this story I know I always have, but now I'm really wanting to watch "Slumdog Millionaire" again. One of the greatest most unexpected stories I've ever seen.

[@Crowfears]

The more I watch this movie after the first time, the more I understand. It reminds me of Call of the Wild.

[@rafac7384]

0:01 "That looks familiar" Lol I thought the same!

[@jma9lber549]

Orange juice is cute and the zebras yipping is so cute

[@arjunwarrier4524]

Rip irrfan khan .😢

[@hulkslayer626]

Absolutely loved this book and WOW did the move do a great job!! This and one Jet Li movie are the two most beautiful Cinematic movies I have ever seen!

[@testfire3000]

😄 Which Jet Li movie?

[@hulkslayer626]

@testfire3000 I can't remember lol Looking it up now....

[@hulkslayer626]

@testfire3000 it was called Hero 😊 It was like a live action Anime with beautiful, but over the top fights. But the cinematography and use of colors were awe-inspiring! Soooo good!

[@testfire3000]

@@hulkslayer626 Hell yes!! I loved that movie. I remember it on the big screen and the use of color to highlight the story was breathtaking! I consider Hero to be one of the top three films of that genre along with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the movie House of Flying Daggers.

[@laylaessack4844]

There’s a couple of videos out there on how the movie was shot. Pretty interesting stuff! The tiger was in fact a real tiger in some scenes (ones without Pi) and other scenes were CGI. The flying fish scene took a lot of effort because each fish was programmed to act independently to make the scene as realistic as possible. Such a great movie! Pi’s character is so interesting

[@lisannebaumholz5028]

Based on Yann Martel's 2001 novel. It was also adapted into a play in Sheffield and London in 2022 and I think it's playing on Broadway now. Like Ang Lee's film adaptation, the play won many awards at last year's UK Olivier Awards, including Best Supporting Actor(s) for the puppeteers who played all the animals. No CGI... kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYCbZ6KIf9lroq8si=dSdoFWIsz945N8mS

[@itsmesteve1081]

Obviously the story without the animals on the boat is the true story. We saw on multiple occasions why the tiger isn't real. 1) the tiger was able to pull a goat thru the cage (fully intact) despite it being anatomically impossible. 2) the hyena came out from under the tarp even though that's where the tiger was supposed to be as well. Later on, when we see Pi undo the tarp, we can clearly see that there should have been no space where the Tiger could share with the Hyena. In real life if a Tiger and a Hyena were that close to each other they would undoubtedly fight each other, yet there were no signs of any struggle - which is also weird if you consider the fact that the Hyena and the Tiger were both shown to be quite opportunistic and aggressive as the story progressed. The Hyena kills the Zebra and Orangutan and the Tiger kills the Hyena and makes multiple attempts to attack Pi. His story contradicts itself. 3) The Tiger was never shown to eat the Hyena, Orangutan or the Zebra. Even though the Zebra dead right there, the Tiger kept going after Pi and even ate the rat Pi threw to him. Even though it was shown to be hungry, it never ate the Zebra which is just not realistic. I also don't think that Pi told this story because he needed it to keep him from going insane. I think he did it because he wanted to spare other people from the true story which was much more dark and kind of unnecessary. If you watch the interviews the author of the book does, this is a much more plausible theory. The author WANTS to believe in faith. He didn't make Pi tell thay story because he wanted him to not go insane. He wanted Pi to tell thay story because it introduced you to faith/God.

[@brandonmartin08]

I hate water too! 👍 Scares the shit out of me!

[@subculturenz]

He had to become the tiger to survive, remember when he killed the fish and that almost destroying him, but he transformed into the tiger as a necessity to survive and do things beyond his own character. The true story is the cook, sailor and mother but for his trauma he created a fantasy to justify his actions and keep his innocence.

[@sonofliberty1]

Thanks for making me laugh right out of the gate. This film draws a lot of similarities with the themes of the film Big Fish (using stories to entertain when the truth might be more mundane or difficult) which is funny as the book that this film is based on was published two years before Big Fish on September 11th 2001 (but the book that Big Fish was based on came out in 1998).

[@elusiveDEVIANT]

Such a good movie, this and the great exotic marigold hotel.

[@IvorPresents]

Saw this in 3D. It was amazing and beautiful,.

[@kelex12]

Are you doing any Christmas movie reactions this month? So many reactors spend all of October watching horror movies but then don’t watch Christmas movies in December. I’ll take Christmas movies over horror any day. Maybe I’m in the minority.

[@MrDman21]

That swimmer dude must skip leg day 😂

[@sunslap]

That opening was gold

[@NoirFan84]

Yeah this movie hasn't got as much love with time as it should've. I watched this in the cinema in 3D when it first came out & it wowed me. It's the best 3D I've ever seen in a film but the 2D version is fantastic too.

[@theshadowfax239]

God, this is such a beautiful, special movie. I'm happy to see you guys react to it.

[@sergiolopez3965]

Technical difficulties is the sweetest.

[@Prabhu7814]

17:15

[@JamesASharp]

Beautiful but flawed movie in my opinion. Great reaction! 👍🏿

[@illinijoey7935]

Thank you 😎 Cats rule Go Illini

[@charles7836]

For future reference, Award Winning definition means "It blows the dust off a dead man's balls..."

[@Just-Saiyan]

RIP Irrfan Khan

[@JamesASharp]

Wait, he died?!

[@FountainWeeper]

y'all might love Arrival if you haven't seen it already

[@ArchAngelKnights]

i never really thought about it until your wife brought it up (sorry dont remember her name nor yours....so shes not offended lol) but the story he told at the end to the japanese insurance people never really made sense. What does any of that have to do with the boat sinking at all. All he should have had to say was... "there was a huge storm"....

[@arm3199]

So it goes with god..meaning gods and religion is just like stories made up by him at the end..the real one is different but its percieved differently..ultimately its the same! Therefore christ,krishna,allah,buddha are all one! This movie simply about how a human is changed through experience made by tiger,and devine play of god

[@Heathen9]

See, if you believe the Tiger story than you believe in God. The tiger story was the Miracle. I read that in the story a tiger was found dead along the Mexican pacific coast days later. So, the tiger was real. It’s just what I read about the Book. Not sure if it’s accurate. I hope so.

[@jitteryjet7525]

The tuna was chasing the school of flying fish.

[@testfire3000]

Terrific movie! Sad that the special effects company that did all the CGI went bankrupt before the movie even won all the awards. (That is a whole story in itself, worth looking into. I am not going to fill a page of comments about it.)

[@satvikmudgal9062]

one of my favourite movies of all time

[@t0dd000]

The film was great. The book, as is usually the case, was even better.

[@FreeKanal]

Come on guys you need to watch another great story based on actual true story. "Intouchables" 2011 it is great comedy. I love Life of Pi and knew you will like it also :)

[@JT-kr2ds]

Love y’all’s reactions. Happy you both enjoyed.

[@StrongNoah]

You guys should watch Marathon Man 1976!

[@davidgeyser3506]

only if its safe|

[@xtremejay2000]

This, up to the date of this film, was the most impressive CGI. Nothing but the boat and the props Pi held were practical. EVERYTHING else was CGI. He was just on a sound stage in a small pool surrounded my blue screens. Unfortunately the effects company that did the movie went bankrupt. They put everything they had into this movie. I think this is why "modern" CGI gets so much flak. We have seen what CAN be done when done right. Unfortunately the amount of time and money it takes to make something of this quality doesn't allow the big hollywood studios to crank out a new billion dollar movie every year. So they cut corners. Cut budget. Cut FX time leading to crunch and therefore sloppy work.

[@RoadDoug]

Great stuff. Loved this movie. But the best part is when your daughter comes in and the applause starts.

[@mintjulius275]

I love this movie, and share all yalls fear of the ocean. I think the story with people is the real story, but i choose to believe the story woth richard parker

[@eddysegafan6655]

4:29 best response would've been, "And you still put it in your mouth every night 😌" Great film choice btw 😂 jokes aside this is one of my favorite movies!