Director’s Legend

""Life of Pi," a 3D epic, has a controversial ending." - Los Angeles Times.

The box office of Youth Pi is not outstanding, but thanks to the word of mouth, the box office trend is very stable, and because the film is an Olympic film, it has a long release date of several months, breaking 100 million in North America and breaking 100 million worldwide. 500 million is not difficult.

"Watched the premiere at the opening of the New York Film Festival, the only feeling is that the picture is really too! Stunning! The plot is very compact, the ** is stacked, and the 3D effect is not covered! Again, it is really too good! !” Netizens commented on Timely Sasa.

"It's also a story about youth and adventure. I have to say that "Hugo" is more than one or two points better than Lao Ma. For the first time, the 3D feeling is no longer so commercial." Netizen Xianren Geng said.

"I vaguely feel that the tiger did not look back is my greatest recognition of this film. After the second story was told, this film reached another height. Life is constantly letting go, and the only thing we can do is to say goodbye properly. "Netizen ethan_mo said.

"I have no regrets after watching this movie before the end of the day. The 3D effect is like a mortar! For Shao Shuaijun and Li An, a three hundred and sixty-one-degree five-body kneeling exhibition!" said netizen Xiao Mingwa.

"Li An made a movie this time that can be described as 'the most beautiful', 'the darkest' and 'the scariest' at the same time... Yes, this "Life of Pi" is also known as "Corpse Boy" "The Horror Drifting"... It is said that Shao Shuaijun and Li An worked together to create it, two great Chinese directors. They jointly presented a wonderful 3D art commercial film!" Said the naughty monk from the netizen.

These are the movie-watching feelings of netizens, but what is really popular is the interpretation of the movie.

Many people began to stir up speculation on the Internet. What Li An wanted to express was not the first story, but the second story. The first story belongs to the beautiful version, which is just people and animals drifting at sea. The second story is a dark version, a life and death struggle of four people at sea.

It even extends to a darker third version, the cannibal version. The floating islands encountered in the sea are not floating islands at all. Instead, pie is eating the mother's body. That's why this floating island gushes out acid to melt the fish and shrimp. Those meerkats are the maggots and plants that grew out of Pai's mother's body. It's Pie's mother's musculature...

for these three versions. Which one is correct. Netizens were arguing and expressing their opinions. Many famous people also joined in, such as the writer Prince Ma. Just on the scarf, published the long scarf of "Li An's Metaphor Forest and Three Stories of Young Pi", and explained it in detail.

In essence, Prince Ma also believed in the third version, that is, Pai was able to survive at sea by relying on the cannibal. Because whether it is the first version or the second version, there is a huge flaw, that is, whether bananas can float on the water. The Japanese staff clearly stated that bananas cannot float on the water, but in the two versions of Pi’s story, whether it is the orangutan or the mother, they all floated over with bananas.

And neither the first version nor the second version introduced, where did the orangutan or the mother's body go. Especially in the second version, the chef is a person who is very obsessed with food. He can eat mice and kill sailors as bait, but he kills Pie's mother and throws Pie's mother into the sea to feed the sharks instead. This is a huge waste.

Prince Ma thinks this is a flaw that Li An deliberately kept to remind everyone that the previous two versions are fictitious.

Moreover, Li An is good at various metaphors. For example, in the movie, Pai and Tiger Richard are one group of metaphors, while the other group is mother and lotus. At the beginning of the movie, the mother draws a lotus flower for Pai to see. While drifting, Pi overlooks the bottom of the sea, and the fish turns into a lotus flower, which then takes on the appearance of the mother. The lotus represents the longing for the party mother.

There is another person in the movie, Ananti, Pai's first love, who uses Ananti's dance to elicit an important metaphor "lotus in the forest". Pai asked Ananti what he meant, but Ananti didn't say anything. It wasn't until he went to the cannibal island that Pai picked a lotus flower and found a tooth in it.

From this, it is deduced that the lotus flower is the longing for the mother, the teeth in the lotus flower represent the death of the mother, and the whole cannibal island, that is, the mother, the acid pouring out of the island represents the fate of the mother. Not eaten by sharks, not drowned, but digested by the acid in the stomach...

"Li An described the first story very beautifully, but he was so stingy with the second story that he didn't even have a shot, and he was even willing to use metaphors to carry the third story. He wrapped the reality in a beautiful sugar coat, Put a cruel sandwich in the reality and pass it to everyone. The writer and the insurance company believed the first story, and pi himself believed the second one. In order to strengthen his belief, he even believed in one more Judaism. As for the audience It is up to them to be willing to peel off several layers of sugar paper." Prince Ma finally said.

Of course, this is just the words of Prince Ma's family, and there are countless opponents and supporters.

"After reading this film review, I am very disappointed with Prince Ma. It is a bit of a mystery. Li An's story and emotions are actually very straightforward. On the contrary, this movie makes me dislike Li An even more. A typical three views have Problematic human beings. Also, the producer is Shao Shuaijun, a popcorn movie lover, and he expects the movies produced by him to have connotations, nonsense!" Netizen Xingyi Liuguang objected.

"Children upstairs, Shao Shuaijun is a famous producer. He won the best picture at the Oscars. He just likes to shoot commercial films and likes to earn a lot of money at the box office. It doesn't mean that he is not deep enough. "Nightman: Reflection", "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" "No one dares to say that this depth is not enough." Netizen Hanzhi Feilong resolutely defended Shao Shuaijun's reputation.

"I agree that Cannibal Island is Pai's mother. First, Cannibal Island happened after the storm, which means that Pai encountered great difficulties and had to eat his mother as a last resort; secondly, the outline of the island can be interpreted as Pi's mother , can also be interpreted as Vishnu, Pai is justifying his mother-eating behavior, and Vishnu incarnates as a mother to save him; in the end, Pai took a lot of food from the island when he left the island, which means it is very clear Already." Netizen Pocket Tiger agreed.

"The three stories are all fake. Pi escaped because he went out in a storm. His mother can't show up. It should be a story about Pi drifting alone and fantasizing every day." Netizen Kai Shiqingtian denied everything.

And there is a man named Yue Xiashan, who even wrote an article "High IQ Logic Emperor Refutes Prince Ma's "Mother-eating Theory" and Reveals the Real Metaphor of "Cannibal Island"" to refute Prince Ma.

In the article, the man under the moon refuted this. He believed that the lotus flower in Indian mythology, "A lotus flower grew out of Vishnu's navel, on which sat Brahma who created the world, and then Brahma began to create human beings. Brahma, Sara Swati, Lakshmi and some other gods are sitting on lotuses." Obviously. The lotus represents fertility. And then expressive.

Prince Ma regarded Cannibal Island as Vishnu and as Pai's mother, but he did not regard it as Pai's first love, Ananti. In fact, Pi is bored alone at sea. Fuck it by yourself. Meerkats can be seen as maggots. Why can't it be seen as a sperm. Little Lu Yiqing. The lotus in the forest is indeed dead, so it is said that it will be wiped out...

In short. This debate has gradually turned crooked.

But it is undeniable that "Life of Pi" has become popular.

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2012 was not a year of big news and big stories. Everyone was waiting for the moment when the world will be destroyed, but the rumors are rumors after all. Open your eyes, life is still going on, plain and boring.

But in the film industry, it was a year worth mentioning. In China, the small-budget comedy "Lost in Thailand", produced and written by Shao Shuaijun, directed by Xu Zheng and starring with Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang, is a smash hit, and the momentum has stunned the entire Chinese film circle. up.

More than 200 million yuan in the first week, more than 200 million yuan in the second week, and more than 200 million yuan in the third week... The entire box office trend is heading towards the 1 billion yuan mark. It seems that it is not difficult to surpass the Chinese film champion of "Old Boy".

In North America, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" produced and distributed by Summit Entertainment broke through the box office of 500 million US dollars in two weeks, heading towards the global 1 billion US dollar mark. billion dollar movie.

Previously, "The Avengers" had a global $1.67 billion.

As famous as Shao Shuaijun, the great director known as the twin stars of Hollywood, the last part of Christopher Nolan's dark series trilogy, "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises", started in a dangerous incident of a shooting case, and achieved global success. With a box office of 1.084 billion U.S. dollars, this is Nolan's second film that broke the 1 billion U.S. dollar mark worldwide.

Moreover, the reputation of The Dark Knight Rises is beyond imagination. Some people even commented that compared with Nolan's Black Knight series, the movies created by the Marvel Cinematic Universe are as naive as a child's play house. Including the Women's Federation directed by Shao Shuaijun, in terms of connotation and shocking power, it has also been evaluated by countless people, which is much worse than Black Rider.

Of course, people who like black rides will elevate black rides infinitely, but there are also many people who don't like black rides. At least in terms of entertainment, black rides are much worse than women's federations, and the box office is a proof. On Rotten Tomatoes, the reputation of the Black Knight is not as good as that of the Women's Federation, and compared to Heath Ledger's god-level performance in the second "Batman: The Dark Knight", the rise of the Black Knight does not have much madness worth remembering.

In any case, this year, Shao Shuaijun and Nolan were still mentioned side by side, and no one could surpass the other.

And this year's third film to break $1 billion worldwide is "007: Skyfall", jointly produced by Summit Entertainment and United Artists, with a global $1.108 billion. The film production is excellent, and this year is the 50th anniversary of 007, with the help of the two shareholders, it is possible to reach such a height in one fell swoop.

While paying attention to the box office, the battle of Olympic films has also become a topic of most concern to the media.

"The Fantasy Drifting of Pi" was previously released, and it has received a global box office of 500 million U.S. dollars and received rave reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes and other media, Boys Pi has achieved an incredible unfavorable rating, all of which are positive. Therefore, during the awards season in December, the Youth Pi almost swept away the major awards, and Li An once again became weak when he won the award.

In addition to Boy Pi, Ben Affleck directed and starred in "Escape from Tehran", which is also a big hit at this year's Oscars. What's interesting is that this handsome guy, who played the leading role in "Daredevil" back then, had ups and downs in acting, but as a director, he was outstanding and made people jealous. He directed three movies, all of which were well received.

In short, at the end of 2012, major magazines, newspapers and other media are taking stock of the many influential news that happened in the past year, especially in the film industry. Major magazines have begun to make lists and vote for the year. The best film, top10 or top20. (to be continued..)