Life of Pi (2012)

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Life of Pi (2012)

Genre: Adventure/Fantasy

Starring: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu

Directed by:Ang Lee

Rated: USA: PG, UK: PG, India: U 

Some movies are made to cherish, and Life of Pi is one of them. An astounding story of adventurous journey for survival, which may not bring tears to your eyes, but the smile on your face - is guaranteed.


Some really beautiful CGI & VFX, some highly intensed cinematography, some nail biting sequences, some praiseful dialogues, some meaningful lessons and above all the story of Piscine Patel and Richard Parker, together they made a movie you would love to watch.

Life of Pi is a finely crafted masterpiece that you would not want to miss. The film as we know, is based on Yann Martel's 2001 (novel of the same name) but the end is not as ambiguous as the book's.
And oh! if you can watch it in 3d, then do not miss some amazing 3d effects this movie has for you.


Why Should I See?: See it and you will know
Why Should I Not?: Some unnecessary effects, but that does not spoil anything at all.
 
Rating: 9/10

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The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

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The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)  

Genre: Superhero/Action/Sci-fi/Spinoff

Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Irrfan Khan

Directed By: Marc Webb

From the directorial debut from 500 Days of Summer to the reboot of Spider-Man saga, Marc Webb indeed has come away a long journey. I hope he knew that this movie is going to be compared with the 2002's Spider-Man directed by Sam Raimi.


What occured to Sony Pictures Entertainment's mind to go for a reeboot is a mystry as it was a big risk to take when the last movie of Spider-Man franchisee generated more than 890 million USD (which was Sony Pictures Entertainment's highest grossing film to date). They could have continued with the old story and would have changed the director / star cast which has happened many times in Hollywood history rather than going for a reeboot.

Andrew Garfield undoubtedly portrayed the character very well and Emma Stone has always been a charm to see on the screen. But the point where movie loses scope is - Plot. The depiction of story has not been justified properly.

The film has stronger characters and amazing effects which makes the movie watchable, but when it comes to the plot, it has a million loose ends. Few of them being:

1. The story of Peter turning into wall-crawler has not been depicted properly as it was in Spider-Man (2002).

2. It has been shown that there are millions of biotic spiders, which means there are millions of chances of getting bitten somehow and turning into wall-crawlers.

3. In some places the movie is over-dramatic

4. Where is Dr. Rajit Ratha?

5. What was the purpose of showing small lizards shown time to time?

And the rest, I will leave on the readers to tell, if you watch the movie.

All in all, The Amazing Spider-Man is a worth to watch for its effects and effective star casts. DO NOT expect much from the movie and do not think of comparing it with 2002's Sam Raimi's classic, then only you will find it worth.

Pros:  Vfx
Cons: Weak Plot

Rating: 6/10

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