Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Essay On Life Of Pi Movie And Movie - 795 Words

â€Å"When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we didn’t know we had.† -A.P.J Abdul Kalam, this quote means that when we overcome something unexpected we become more resilient. There is a book and a movie version to â€Å"The Life Of Pi† LOP. They have several differences and some similarities. Written by Yann Martel â€Å"The Life Of Pi† is a realistic fiction story about a boy named Pi. When a storm hits his familie ship he ended up stranded at sea with a tiger a.k.a Richard Parker. At first they have their differences but when Pi notices they will be stuck together until they are found , Pi decides to train Richard Parker. The movie isn’t completely like this and it isn’t completely different either, but there are†¦show more content†¦A good dint†¦Ã¢â‚¬  Pi used the tarpaulin hooks in the book but when Pi finds the water breaks the seal and opens the can no problem. Another difference is th e colour of the water cans, in the movie the cans were silver but in the book they were a pale gold colour. According to page 86 of the Code- X text book it states, â€Å" On the lifeboat, the wine of life was served in pale golden cans that fit nicely in the hand.† The book says the water cans are gold but in the movie Pi was chugging from Silver water cans. There may be more differences than similarities between the book and the movie but there are still similarities. There is one main difference between the book and the movie. For instance in the movie it shows Pi on the edge of the boat and being so tired he fell into the water below him, since he was up all night on the edge of the boat with nothing but the lifebuoy holding him up he hurt his neck and his back. According to page 79 of the Code- X it states, â€Å" My neck was sore from holding up my head and from all the craning I was doing. 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