Life of Pi

Director Ang Lee’s Life of Pi (2012), based on Yann Martel’s novel by the same name, illustrates a tale about faith—faith in oneself, in others, and in God. Outwardly, it tells the story of a boy lost at sea in the company of a tiger. But, like religion, this story may point to something greater than its literal worth. With glassy waters and orange skies, Life of Pi presents the visually stunning, psychologically unbearable, and spiritually enlightening coming to age narrative that makes me wish I read the book first.