Life of Pi: Ang Lee answers your questions

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  • Life of Pi: Ang Lee answers your questions
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    Director Ang Lee answers your questions about his 3D adaptation of Yann Martel's Life of Pi, the Booker prize-winning novel in which a young Indian boy finds himself shipwrecked on a life raft with only a Bengal tiger for company
    • The Life of Pi is released in the UK on Thursday 20 December

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  • @breakingcallsaul7197
    @breakingcallsaul7197 6 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    there is something peaceful about this guy. he is like a monk.

  • @dropndeuces82
    @dropndeuces82 8 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    a very deeply symbolic movie of a boy struggling with his faith

    • @xavierhoek2391
      @xavierhoek2391 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you the tiger represents his faith right

    • @x_gosie
      @x_gosie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The movie is all about existential crisis about the struggle for life.

    • @fatheranthony4pope
      @fatheranthony4pope ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@xavierhoek2391 Richard Parker represents Pi's primal survival instinct.

  • @LighteningXT9
    @LighteningXT9 10 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    He should have directed The Las Airbender.

    • @nadiapierre4395
      @nadiapierre4395 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Noooooo the legend of kora

    • @kiarat3428
      @kiarat3428 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LighteningXT9 yes! Some of the music reminded me of the last airbender

    • @coffeeleanor
      @coffeeleanor 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      YES I WAS THINKING THE SAME

  • @marneebox
    @marneebox 11 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    there were a lot of beautiful visuals in this film but Richard Parker has to be the best digital creation every brought to film.

  • @BijaySayami
    @BijaySayami 9 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    everyone should see this movie

    • @ramonlopez4235
      @ramonlopez4235 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Bijay Sayami or read the book

    • @logixindie
      @logixindie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ramonlopez4235 or both.
      .... Wonder what the next person to reply in the next 2 years gonna say...

    • @junesjaf3821
      @junesjaf3821 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@logixindie i am saying hello

    • @Cheyfi16
      @Cheyfi16 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ok then I’ll just come back in 2022😂

    • @hippityhoppitygetoffmyprop1000
      @hippityhoppitygetoffmyprop1000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I promise I’ll comment back in 2022 as well

  • @natureboihikes162
    @natureboihikes162 7 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    What I enjoy most about this film was the complexity of the story the encouragement it gives to viewers to learn, and the artistic beauty of it. The timid boy and Richard Parker were the same and throughout the film you see this interaction between what appears to be two characters (in the lifeboat). However, it seems that Richard Parker is actually the alter ego, the raw, untamed nature of adulthood and/or change that the boy must face (like we all must), which is frightening and yet an important part of human development

    • @JaySalia97
      @JaySalia97 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Amazing observation, brother

    • @misterbobby8913
      @misterbobby8913 ปีที่แล้ว

      More to do with: Survival

  • @supastar25
    @supastar25 11 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    I watch tons of movies because I'm a bit of a cineaste. And I can honestly say Life of Pi is one of the best films I've ever seen. A masterful piece of work.

  • @Cheeks730
    @Cheeks730 8 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    ang lee please direct the alchemist PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

    • @oxyacetylene7432
      @oxyacetylene7432 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I would love to see that movie.

    • @Cheeks730
      @Cheeks730 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      VitTand it would be visually incredible and great story

    • @learn9122
      @learn9122 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How can we petition this

    • @omomadara8001
      @omomadara8001 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That would be one of the best movies ever

    • @Cheeks730
      @Cheeks730 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@omomadara8001 it really would be. Get the script writer from Life of Pi and you're set.

  • @angelenriquerodriguez1572
    @angelenriquerodriguez1572 9 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I friggin love the little Indian boys voice

    • @BobMcCoy
      @BobMcCoy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      RAJESH KOOTHRAPALI VOICE, eh?

  • @CWTHenrik
    @CWTHenrik 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I just finished watching this film again on Netflix. This is my second time watching this movie and I must say this is truly a masterpiece. He cinematography and the meaning behind the story is remarkable.

  • @ancientdarkness3102
    @ancientdarkness3102 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Animals surely do have souls. That's why they're called animals. Anima is Italian for soul. And that comes from Latin of course

  • @The_guy907
    @The_guy907 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    great interview and some very good questions n answers, I can especially relate to the ending as a writer myself, making the content then looking at the content you made is far different then looking at the content of someone else. It is is impossible for you to look at it the same way you look at the content of others. For when you look at your own content you remember the experience, the struggles, the joys and the intentions you had for it. Plus you already know each scene since u wrote it so that is abit of a spoiler : P

    • @jirayuchulacharit1298
      @jirayuchulacharit1298 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      just curious why he chosen Tiger?

    • @The_guy907
      @The_guy907 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Symbolysm. A tiger represents the following traits. Will power, Determination, and Solidarity. A tiger in real life is a solidiraty animal, it is so extreme that the Chinese even invented this phrase. "two tigers can not share the same mountain". Through out the movie even though Pai started out with many "animals" one by one they all died, the "tiger" was eventualy alone and must survive off it's own "determination and will power"

  • @Jan96106
    @Jan96106 11 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Very nice interview. I like when he said he couldn't watch it like a movie; he had too many flashbacks of the making of it, that it wasn't a movie, it was his life. That's interesting to know. He also handled well with the complex and personal question thrown at him about whether he believed in God. He strikes me as an interesting man to know, someone with depth.

  • @mindmatters5610
    @mindmatters5610 10 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    He is a true movie maker. An example to Humankind and Filmmakers - The world !!!
    Great work. Ang.

  • @ellenli9124
    @ellenli9124 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I didn't know that he's actually really good at speaking English and I'm so proud of him! One of the best director!

  • @spaghett0id
    @spaghett0id 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    "To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation. (1.7.21)"
    Pi's explanation of agnostics, and how even if we don't believe in a god, believe in SOMETHING.

    • @pain002
      @pain002 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't get that

    • @joejett5084
      @joejett5084 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pain002 there's something greater than the physical reality

    • @broom_404
      @broom_404 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pain002 you have to believe in something to be alive, to survive.

  • @gawaynelowers5164
    @gawaynelowers5164 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I always pondered the thought of not being able to enjoy something because you created it. people being "oh wow, this book is amazing" and you the author imagining how it must make them feel as you yourself can't feel anything from it because you wrote it.

    • @arlet101
      @arlet101 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      As a writer myself i can say that's not true at all. Creation doesn't come entirely from the mind. It comes from the heart and shows itself to your mind. You can say the creator is the one that FEELS IT ALL before any reader does.

    • @misterbobby8913
      @misterbobby8913 ปีที่แล้ว

      Interesting ^

  • @vijeta100
    @vijeta100 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ang Lee, you are the best!

  • @BobMcCoy
    @BobMcCoy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Patel: PA-TAIL
    (say with Indian accent)

  • @CaddilacJoe1
    @CaddilacJoe1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    aswome movie if you didn't like it you didn't read the book and approach this movie in deep thought

  • @PeterHBne1
    @PeterHBne1 11 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I agree. I saw this film (literally) 13 weekends in a row and it is faultless. First director to really master 3D and CGI. It wasn't gimmicky, Ang Lee used it to make his story.
    And yeah, I read the book first.

    • @buenasolla4247
      @buenasolla4247 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What is the books main focus (what’s it about)...???

  • @IgnoranceAverse
    @IgnoranceAverse 11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This movie was easily one of the best movie I've ever seen and I've seen a lot. Ang is one the best directors ever in the history of cinematography.

  • @Ajsilva015
    @Ajsilva015 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    life of pi was plagiarized from Brazilian book called Max e os felinos.

  • @arijeetdasgupta9818
    @arijeetdasgupta9818 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Missing you Irrfan khan 😔💓

  • @JillSamonte
    @JillSamonte 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When Ang Lee said he was agnostic, i felt that.

  • @sharonneedlesfreedomsnotfr813
    @sharonneedlesfreedomsnotfr813 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dear mr ang lee;
    In crouching tiger we hear much of chow yung phats previous exploits that lead him to where he is currently in the film.
    Would you plz make a prequel movie that shows his characters life that lead up to the crouching tiger film

  • @divolino
    @divolino 11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Mr. Lee is a gem and his films sparkle.

  • @dadisthatyou2057
    @dadisthatyou2057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No one can really fully understand this movie

  • @CedarSpringWolf
    @CedarSpringWolf ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love how Ang Lee describes his personal relationship to making a film.

  • @BurberryBsv
    @BurberryBsv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ang Lee is the GOAT and this is the best movie I ever watched made me look at life so much different than I ever have

  • @21collei
    @21collei 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Full of love and passion. He is very inspirational :D

  • @Thomasdarya
    @Thomasdarya 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ang Lee is a living legend

  • @DirectorRanjeet
    @DirectorRanjeet 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    " Making movies is my life" - Couldnt have said it any better

  • @wavehead11
    @wavehead11 11 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The cinematography was stunning. I love the scene of Pis dad swimming, shot from below with the sky as background.

  • @Simon0
    @Simon0 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    the life of my pie wasn't that long since i ate it as soon as it was cooked.
    ..
    sorry about that.

    • @Simon0
      @Simon0 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      no not infinite! it lasts about 1 hour in my house. :)

    • @Simon0
      @Simon0 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      oh yeah i was talking about apple pie.

  • @carmencardenas518
    @carmencardenas518 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I enjoyed this pic...and the inteerview

  • @Michael-uv1gk
    @Michael-uv1gk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    What struck me about this movie is the beauty of Life. If you look around the world at all the birds, animals, fish, insects & even fluorescent algae that glows in the ocean, it's hard not to believe that "a creator" had a hand in all of it. That's why I chose to believe the 1st story...

    • @markblaze4909
      @markblaze4909 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      it's not hard if you're educated lol

  • @recycly
    @recycly 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    hulk is so underrated

  • @karemalix2005
    @karemalix2005 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I literally just finished watching the movie today. My most prominent question every time is what ever happened to Richard the tiger

    • @signfull1
      @signfull1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same..... though I watched it several times before

    • @utahnancy
      @utahnancy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Richard Parker lv to stay on the island of meerkats

    • @slackerZ1
      @slackerZ1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The alternate ending it shows some newspaper clippings that show sightings of the tiger on the coast line looking very healthy with the guy interviewing just smiling.

  • @China_love_Palestine
    @China_love_Palestine 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    BEST MOVIE EVER SEEN

  • @debbiedonniehan
    @debbiedonniehan 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i hope i can do a good job as this when i get into the business

  • @keegan1948
    @keegan1948 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    7:22 David Gilmour said the same thing about listening to Dark Side of the Moon

  • @vectorm4
    @vectorm4 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, I knew he is smart; but he comes across as brilliant in this interview.

  • @Bamcis100
    @Bamcis100 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish I could understand this interviewer's very first qyestion.

  • @Jan96106
    @Jan96106 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like Richard Parker and what he represents.

    • @xmasx
      @xmasx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Jan96106 what do you think he represents?

    • @Jakepatty69
      @Jakepatty69 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Michele Gardner hatred and anger?

    • @FIREWALLplays
      @FIREWALLplays 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Michele Gardner I think he represents Pi's alter ego, his courage and his inhumanity. If u think about it Richard mostly appeared when Pi was in trouble when he needed courage and left as soon as Pi was safe and didn't need that much violence in the form of courage.

  • @KikiTay
    @KikiTay 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    3D... Yup, pretty much we threw it away

  • @leonham8105
    @leonham8105 ปีที่แล้ว

    if art is what ever makes you think, then this is pure art.

  • @gwynetmaraguinot1671
    @gwynetmaraguinot1671 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    how is the movie related to cultural relativism?

  • @MySimpleRecipe-qp2pr
    @MySimpleRecipe-qp2pr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Masterpiece 💫

  • @IgnoranceAverse
    @IgnoranceAverse 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes, that's what I meant. I'm happy that you found it so funny :-). Wow!!

  • @lebanese996
    @lebanese996 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    ROFL!!! I think you meant History of Cinema. Cinematography is the movement of the shooting of the Camera.

  • @eifijx
    @eifijx 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Мы с ребенком почти весь фильм плакали.Это не фильм,а сплошные слезы.Люди издеваются над животными за ради фильма.Бедный тигр изрядно похудел к концу фильма.Зачем же так издеваться над животными.Козлы!

  • @veganxbones
    @veganxbones 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    no it's not?!

  • @moabshow
    @moabshow 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    `Damn Girl, wished I could of watched the best movie you ever seen with you ;-)

  • @Lokgitechmusic
    @Lokgitechmusic 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    The film's title is spelt wrongly in this video's title

  • @markkurbah9403
    @markkurbah9403 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like movies ....lv it......

  • @piterzonofficial9303
    @piterzonofficial9303 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    gooodddddd

  • @vikramadityasolanki3999
    @vikramadityasolanki3999 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can relate to it.

  • @madhuvatn6793
    @madhuvatn6793 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I frickin love this movie

  • @gavinharrison8807
    @gavinharrison8807 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ang Lee was not the Cinematographer

  • @Simon0
    @Simon0 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    major film spoilers below!
    ..
    so which story was true.. the one with the tiger/animals.. or the other story with the cook and the sailor?

    • @FIREWALLplays
      @FIREWALLplays 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Simon0 I don't think the movie is about what's true I think it's about which was is better the one with the animals is symbolic to having faith and the human one is an agnostic view. The movie is trying to tell us that faith makes life better as the animal story is less horrifying than the human one and the animal story is the one with faith. Deep down Pi knows that the animal story is an illusion but this illusion help him keep his morality and not be a murderer.

    • @arlet101
      @arlet101 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its not about what's true. Its on our perspective of the world. No one has the "truth" about our Universe, science doesn't have all the answers yet so what's hold us is faith in the stories.

    • @lionjmusic4471
      @lionjmusic4471 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FIREWALLplays But an alternate ending scene shows that the tiger was found ? Did the producer changed his mind ? Haha

    • @t.o.p6849
      @t.o.p6849 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The second story is what actually happened. That's the whole twist with this movie.

    • @Simon0
      @Simon0 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@t.o.p6849 yeah I think that's what I thought! Can't fully remember it's been a while!

  • @optimusprine1310
    @optimusprine1310 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    i got the dvd!!!!

  • @JZcat
    @JZcat 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this film

  • @AmazingMReviews
    @AmazingMReviews 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    ....have you seen Hulk and Taking Woodstock? He's done some shitty movies...

    • @ese66i
      @ese66i 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      MattMan Reviews So what !!!! No one is perfect !!!! You born to this world, you're always being perfect !? And actually he have done many great films than few tiny less bad selling films ! Great film numbers > bad selling film numbers

    • @ese66i
      @ese66i 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      MattMan Reviews And actually you only can say Woodstock and Hulk lol

  • @ilovebeyoncification
    @ilovebeyoncification 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just wanna know why the family speaks perfect English

    • @Bamcis100
      @Bamcis100 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Many in India speak English, perfect and otherwise.

    • @t.o.p6849
      @t.o.p6849 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indian people put a lot of emphasis on learning and speaking English.

    • @RailTV01
      @RailTV01 ปีที่แล้ว

      India has many Anglican families(not in a religious sense), if you and your partner are from diff states most probably you speak English, so Anglican.

  • @Bunny19454
    @Bunny19454 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    And Chris Nolan ;)

  • @dinaheena9426
    @dinaheena9426 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    loved this moive

  • @laeiya88
    @laeiya88 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ang lee ♥♥♥♥

  • @panov_3026
    @panov_3026 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Not for 5-10 years Sir...
    This will remain a Masterpiece even after 50 years...

  • @BrownstoneWalkUp
    @BrownstoneWalkUp 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Life of PIE? Seriously, Grauniad?

  • @connordow7366
    @connordow7366 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    great movie except for the god crap

    • @greaterJAY
      @greaterJAY 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Connor Dow great connor except for the dow crap

    • @worldpeace8299
      @worldpeace8299 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Connor Dow try thinking of god as the mysterious element that questions the limitation of our personal interpretation of existence. The foundation of apparent knowledge stands on truly shaky ground. From the small points of information that are mere drops in an ocean, most of which have not come to us by direct experience, we weave from our own personal imaginations, aided by endless times of others" imaginations, a narrative that explains and gives form to that mystery

    • @connordow7366
      @connordow7366 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      personal belief in magical beings should not be included in movie. unless thats clearly what the movie is about

    • @ryanwhiteman9184
      @ryanwhiteman9184 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Connor Dow Think of it as being in an alternate planet similar to Earth in everyway but with the exception of a race of superior humanoids which have grown the ability to control to PH level of the island and have shaped the island as well as encasing their own teeth in the plant and breeding meerkats which have had no contact with humans/humanoids except from the breeder. No God, just superior beings with advanced knowledge.

    • @connordow7366
      @connordow7366 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      ok

  • @leftypaws1131
    @leftypaws1131 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The most beautiful film I’ve ever seen.

  • @wethole
    @wethole 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    The movie was pretty good, but those aspect ratio changes definitely felt too jarring for me, especially when the fish passes over the black on the frame (I thought the projectionist had done a dodgy job).

  • @AndreaSzabo7171
    @AndreaSzabo7171 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🔢🔢🔢. 🪷💖