Life of Pi

Life of Pi (2012)

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Directed by: Ang Lee

Starring: Irrfan Khan, Suraj Sharma, Tabu, Adil Hussain

Genres: Adventure, Drama

Corrected entry: In one part of the lifeboat scene, Richard Parker tries to attack Pi but slides down the tarp. Tiger claws are sharp enough to cut through a canvas tarp and even if Richard has no claws, his weight can tear the tarp.

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Correction: Tigers (like all members of the cat family except Cheetahs) have retractable claws (which is why their tracks don't show claw marks unlike dogs) which is how he slide down without tearing anything, and there's no reason to think his weight would tear the tarp.

Bishop73

Corrected entry: At one point in the film the family is eating dinner and Pi's father complimented his wife for the lamb dish she served. Then later, on the boat, the family refuse to eat meat because they are vegetarian.

Correction: The father eats meat, but the others don't. Thats why after complimenting the lamb, he says "You're all missing out". Further, onboard the ship, Pi's mother says "My sons and I are vegetarians" when served by the French chef.

Correction: I'm older than Pi was supposed to be, and my hair is much thicker. I can go over a week between shaves with only a minimum of visible stubble.

Phixius

Corrected entry: After the tiger drags the zebra under the tarp, there is an overhead shot of the lifeboat. There is no blood or any other evidence of an animal kill.

Correction: There was no blood because the zebra hadn't been mauled; the tiger killed the zebra by clamping its jaws around the zebra's throat, cutting off its airway.

Phixius

Corrected entry: After Pi's father has found him in the back room of the zoo, he feeds a goat to the tiger. The goat is tied on one side (a) with vertical bars which are are about the size of someone's arm in separation distance. When the tiger comes in (side b) he manages to somehow grab the goat and drag him through the bars and away in one piece.

Correction: The goat is in one piece, but it certainly has several broken bones. So long as the skull fits between the bars, there's no reason the tiger couldn't have dragged it through without spilling a drop of blood.

Phixius

I believe that this is intentional. It is not possible for the tiger to have pulled the goat through the bars, this is in keeping with the fantastical quality of the story and a suggestion that the narrator is not reliable.

Factual error: On the isolated island, the meerkats stood up and see Richard Parker and then Richard happily eats some of them while the others watch. Meerkats would run away when they sense, hear or see a nearby predator.

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Suggested correction: The reason for this is explained in the book. It's because the island is so peaceful they have no reason to fear predators.

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Trivia: Rhythm and Hues won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects for this film. It was their third Oscar. But ironically, the company had to declare bankruptcy and lay-off half their staff just a few months before they won. And when the company was brought up during an acceptance speech for the film, the microphone was cut off. This led to widespread demonstrations and protests against the film and director Ang Lee by effects artists, as they are often marginalized, overworked and underpaid by studios.

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Question: Why does the tiger keep trying to kill Pi? It has 3 other dead animals to feed on. The monkey and the hyena were fresh kills, the hyena killing the monkey then the tiger killing it, and the zebra killed the night before. With all that fresh meat, why attack Pi?

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Chosen answer: From the Tiger's perspective, Pi is competition for territory (the boat) and may try to steal his food.

Phixius

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