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Life of Pi
A spiritual journey of one boy and one tiger, adrift at sea
The Story: After a horrific disaster aboard ship, teenage Pi finds himself adrift in a lifeboat with only a tiger for companionship. Will he be able to tame the beast so they both can survive?
The Director: Ang Lee
The Stars: Irrfan Khan, introducting Suraj Sharma
The Themes: Searching for God, Finding God, Survival in Hard Times, Fighting Evil Within
Opening: November 21
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Can Faith in the Story Sustain Us?
Nick Olson
Think of Life of Pi as an inverted "fairy-story" which makes the Incarnated Myth into a mere myth.
Pi's Question and Ours
James Ford
Can a story take the place of the harsh, unbearable realities of life?
Can a Story Make you Believe in God?
Caryn Riswold
Reality is so terrible we construct stories around it to survive.
Postmodern Parable
Tim Dalrymple
The questions the film raises are not concerned with absolute truth, but with preferences about truth. It fits our age perfectly.
A Must See for Missional Christians
Steve Knight
All followers of Jesus should see this movie. It asks the right questions.
Which is the Better Story?
Life of Pi is a sensual immersion in to questions about the nature of reality.
Aesthetic as Theology
Kendrick Kuo
If anything, Life of Pi is an argument for the existence of God based on the experience of beauty
The Problem with Pi-ety
Jeffrey Overstreet
There is a basic flaw in "spiritual but not religious" aspect of Pi's faith.
A 3-D Delight
Phil Fox Rose
Lots of things could have gone wrong with adapting the hit book into a movie, but it works.
Metaphors and Journeys
Sister Rose
'Life of Pi' reminds Sister Rose of another metaphorical movie called 'Big Fish.' Both are journeys of faith.
Life of Pi on PBS's Religion and Ethics Newsweekly
Watch Life of Pi on PBS. See more from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly.
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