Life of Pi

Last wednesday my roommate came to me expressing his desire to go see a movie, he mentioned Jack Reacher was coming out on thursday and if I would be up for that. My first reaction was filled with a decent amount of hesitation, I had seen the trailer for the movie and well.. it didn't look great.
So I responded: "sure, but let's bring some beer", when looking at the showtimes however we stumbled upon a greater treasure. Life of Pi was having its first showings in the Netherlands, and this was a movie I was actually looking forward to. So after spreading the word around, we gathered a group of 4 willing participants.

Thursday evening came around the corner and the weather outside was frightful, and inside the heating was oh so delightful. So it took some serious dedication to drag ourselves out into the rain, as we were riding through the downpour, feeling like drowning cats. I said to myself: "This better be worth it." Anyways, after the struggle and the cold we managed to settle in our seats and mentally prepared ourselves for the upcoming two hour feature.

The movie itself felt nice to me at first, it was visually brilliant. The use of 3D in this movie is beyond anything I have seen so far. For me, without a doubt, the best 3D movie made to date. And that coming from a guy who hates 3D with a burning fury of a thousand suns. The story was a little silly at first and felt like children's tales at times. But I accepted it for what it was, and enjoyed myself thoroughly.
What I was not prepared for however was a mind blowing shift, that added incredible dimensions to this film that still occupy my mind. You could feel the entire audience holding their breath because of what was unfolding in front of their eyes. It was an experience in itself and for me it lifted this movie to extreme heights.
Of course I am trying to stay somewhat cryptic in an attempt not to spoil anything. Basically what I want to share is that for me this movie is about truth in life, and experience and perspective. And probably most of all, which is something that also interests me because of my affection for art, the message versus the way of conveying that message.

In short: "Go see this breathtaking masterpiece."

As always,

Live long and prosper,

Teun

Movies of november

November was slow, but december should be better.

Wristcutters, a love story (2006) - Quite interesting, I liked it.
Paranorman (2012) - Was more of a children's movie than I expected.
Milo (2012) - Not great, not bad.
Johnny English Reborn (2011) - Was fun.
Barfi! (2012) - Actually watched this twice, one of my new favorites. Just great.
Cloud Atlas (2012) - Incredibly interesting movie, need to watch this again.
Looper (2012) - Awesome.
The Sweeney (2012) - Simply terrible.
50/50 (2011) - Great movie, even got my quite emotional at times. Third time I watch it.
Chasing Amy (1997) - Just rewatching a Kevin Smith movie, was a good watch.

Looking forward to the Hobbit and Wreck it Ralph.

As always,
Live long and prosper.