When people say that a book is unfilmable I think it is a pretty dumb thing to say. I admit that it takes a special kind of film maker to turn that type of book into a film, but it still sounds stupid. A story of a boy stuck in a life boat with a Bengal tiger on the surface does sound boring but the book is filled with so many themes and issues which can be explored on film. And it took one of the world's greatest film makers, Ang Lee, to do it. This is further proof that he is just simply an amazing artist. He has not only for filed the challenge of making the story interesting but he has made an incredibly beautiful looking film. Much like Martin Scorsese did with 'Hugo' last year, Ang has taken 3D and used it in the manner which it was meant to be used. The cinematography is so gorgeous that you need to it in 3D. What I loved most, though was that Ang has cleverly played with the screen's aspect ratio in certain scenes. I just love little things like that. My main concern with the film's adaptation was that there are some disturbing things that happen in the film. But Ang manages to lessen their impact so that you do not see anything. It must have just been my over active imagination. The film is being marketed to children so it cannot be all that bad. I would love to hear people's opinions about the ending too.
Suraj Sharma spends most of the film in a small life boat with a fake tiger. This young man is simply astonishing. The emotion he is able to convey when he is acting against nothing is amazing. The other roles in the film are fairly minor considering that most of the film is just Suraj in a boat. I suppose the other major cast member is the team of special effect people who created Richard Parker. They deserve so much praise for their work.
I have not written much about this film compared to others, but that does not diminish my love for it. It is a strong and powerful film that you should all see. Especially on the big cinema screen in 3D as was intended.
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