Talk About "Life of Pi" - The Real Story 2

Until now, many audiences still cannot accept the second story. Let me give you some details that director has provided before:

1.The ship encountered a storm. When Pi jump to the lifeboat, the Chinese sailor shouted: Zebra! Zebra! After that, Zebra jump into the lifeboat.

2.When Pi's mother want to eat vegetables, the cook was very vile.It's in keeping with hyena's character.

3.The orangutan was the only animal helped by Pi to get on the lifeboat.

4.After orangutan be killed by the hyena, tiger suddenly killed the hyena. It is very similar to the second story. Pi killed the cook because he cannot bear his mother's die.

In this case, we know the first story is a metaphor of reality. It has two meanings: i,The metaphor of the real events. ii, Through Pi's comprehending, he gets a reflections on human nature. These two meanings are the core of this film.

Firstly, we need to talk about the name "Pi". It also means "π", the infinite digital unreasonable number. Pi's father said, technology gives humanity achievements in this for hundreds of years are worth Belief's achievements in thousand years. This achievement alluding to the endless human desire, like π.

Pi believes a variety of religions: Hinduism (family background), Christianity (talk with the priest) and Islam (he was touched by chanting of Islam). He believes that these religions can be compatible. He considers if he did this, he can be close to God, understand the God. In fact, Pi is a symbol of all mankind. No matter which religion, human need to introspect their belief.

People believe in God. However,people are doing things contrary to the nature of God at the same time. Everybody has endless desires. Nobody can separate bestiality in the hearts. Pi's father told Pi: If you believe everything, that means you believe nothing!

In the second place, let's think about Pi and tiger. If we compare the first story with the second one, we can find that Pi is the tiger in the first story. Then, who is "Pi" in the first story? In my opinion, Pi in the first story is the God in his heart. It is an invisible God who will guide mankind in reality. It is independent of the human, also is a part of the human. Humans abandoned this "God" many times, but to accept his guidance at a critical moment.

So we can say: In the first story, the tiger is humanity's evil and bestial side. Pi is humanity's divinity side.