
Based on the best-selling novel by Yann Martel, ‘Life Of Pi’ is a magical adventure story centering on Pi Patel, the precocious son of a zoo keeper. Dwellers in Pondicherry, India, the family decides to move to Canada, hitching a ride on a huge freighter. After a shipwreck, Pi finds himself adrift in the Pacific Ocean on a 26-foot lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan and a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, all fighting for survival.
MPAA: Rated PG for emotional thematic content throughout, and some scary action sequences and peril
Principal Cast: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan and Adil Hussain
Director: Ang Lee

After Pi adopts various tenants of multiple faiths, his father discourages him from believing all religions and to focus on reason instead.
Themes: Religion, Science, Philosophy, Faith, Belief, Understanding, Baptism, Childlike, Reason
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When Pi dangerously attempts to feed a tiger by hand, his father immediately rescues Pi and reprimands him.
Themes: Curiosity, Danger, Enemy, Protection, Safety, Warning, Naïve, Childlike, Fear
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After being stranded at sea, Pi sends a message in a bottle and cries out to God for help.
Themes: Lost, Despair, Seeking God, Prayer, Survival, Plea, Faith, Belief, Hope
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After months at sea, Pi soon discovers that the seemingly insignificant things, like his relationship with a tiger, Richard Parker, have kept him alive.
Themes: Purpose, Fear, Paradox, Survival, Salvation, Isolation, Hope, Perspective, Serendipity
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When a school of flying fish passes across the lifeboat, Pi must battle the tiger for food.
Themes: Survival, Fighting, Resolve, Aggression, Miracle, Bravery, Courage, Tenacity
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