When readers of Yann Martel's Life of Pi learned it was going to be turned into a movie, I suspect their first question was: how? How do you take such a rich, imaginative story, with themes of spirituality that are more conceptual than tangible, and put them on film? After seeing Ang Lee's adaptation, the answer becomes oh so clear and we leave the theater not asking how Lee did it, just thankful that he did.
I recently read and enjoyed Martel's book. Whether that makes me subconsciously biased toward the film, I can't say for sure, but what I can say is it exceeded my expectations. And because the movie is so striking and well made, I'm confident it would have been just as engrossing had I not read the source material. Just as Martel did, Lee utilizes simple yet classic storytelling devices, which prove highly effective. With a likeable hero; an incredible conflict; and a thoughtful, moving ending, Life of Pi becomes a film of relentless beauty and energy, the kind we wish would go on forever.
What makes Life of Pi - both the book and film - even more remarkable is that it engages us despite us knowing how it ends. We know, for instance, that Pi, the main character, will survive his lost-at-sea journey because he's the one narrating it to us. You'd think this information would hinder the story's efficacy and suspense, but that's hardly the case, probably because this is hardly your average story.
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