VIEWING CUE: Life of Pi

In Life of Pi (Ang Lee, 2012), a young man survives a disastrous shipwreck in the Pacific Ocean and is set adrift with a Bengal tiger through a series of fantastical episodes.

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Discussion Questions

After watching this clip from Life of Pi, consider the questions below. Then submit your response.

Question 1.

This sequence contrasts two spaces within its mise-en-scène, the small lifeboat and the vast ocean surrounding it. How does the sequence use these two spaces to generate its dramatic tensions and energies?

Question 2.

Would you describe this mise-en-scène, including its use of the tiger and the remarkable explosion of fish, as realistic in some ways? If so, how and why does it push the notion of realism in new directions?

VIEWING CUE: Life of Pi

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