Life of Pi - official promo - www.hossgifford.com/pi

[MrKindgirl]

hate this book

[engeng1212]

Yann mMartel made life of pi when he was hungry...hahahahaha...

[Truelyymee]

One of the best books of all time.

[riqmoon]

This will be my 12th grade reading assignment :D

I already read it in the fourth grade though lol

[OCButterfly99]

This is one of my favorite books. I cant wait to see this. WOW.

[pawbassist]

@OCButterfly99 you realize that this isnt a movie correct?

[OCButterfly99]

@pawbassist Yeah..now I realize it..I am so crushed..lol. I was actually really happy to see this and then after further looking on the net..figured out it was not even true...CRUSHED...lol

[pawbassist]

@OCButterfly99 haha same here. I FEEL YOUR PAIN BROTHER!

[BeingBroham]

What is the music from in the beginning??

[suburbanstyles]

It truly was an amazing book

[RunningWolfProductin]

No, I've been Atheist all my life and after reading this book, I didnt believe or even think of it.

I did think, though, think of whose story I belived - Chiba and Mr Oko somethings story or Pi's. lol

[chrisgelb]

five times i read the book. i'm going to read it again after my friend will return it.

[gcamiloc092]

@chrisgelb why, is reading it one time not enough?

[chrisgelb]

@gcamiloc092 i feel lust for the book. lust never gets satisfied but i dunno...maybe i'll get tired of it someday.

[chrisgelb]

@WhoTheGreat

The book wasn't fascist. It was just Adirubassamy who said that. But I like to have three religions though

[mustangkumar]

chrissyteen, all books have moments that are less than perfect but I'm afraid you're outvoted on this one. The book is a wonder. That said, I am assigning the book to my students and it's entirely possible that being forced to read the book will dull their interest. I fear that I'm killing the joy of reading... by making them read. I hope that didn't happen to you and I hope that doesn't happen to my students but I'll let you all know. Happy reading, chrissyteen. Read another book and enjoy it.

[ChristineS211]

I had to read this book for my contemporary literature class. And it was really good. I enjoyed it quite much. Dont worry about killing the joy of reading.

[chrissyteeen]

did anyone fall asleep reading this? because i did.

[13kumiko]

really? i actually really enjoyed it

[hottdog2007]

@chrissyteeen yep, only because I was reading it hours on end...

[xomusicalxo]

Personally, I loved this book; it opened up a whole new perspective on life.

Is religion just a bunch of "spice" that makes life meaningful and interesting because reality is too cruel and meaningless for us to accept?

Or is religion too beautiful, unbelievably disprovable, inexplainable, plausible, and probable for us to accept it as reality, thus we believe in the "yeastless" story?

I just wanted to put my thoughts out there :)

[shreddalizer]

@xomusicalxo religion should not be what makes your life meaningful.

[LinearCarp1209]

@shreddalizer may I ask what should then? And I don't want to start a Youtube comment fight. I just want you sincere opinion.

[DevonWhorton]

@LinearCarp1209 If anything, life should make religion meaningful. But we would be best off to cast aside superstition and dogma as a source of inspiration, and instead, find meaning from within.

[LinearCarp1209]

@DevonWhorton I'll disagree religion is superstition. 'meaning within' doesn't mean much from a non-religious point of view. All the gold in the world wouldn't make one happy, and some say thats just psychology and brain chemistry. As I see it, if life is analyzed down to the quantum level, one asks 'why' to everything, and the only faith u have is in the senses, u could tell urself ur happy. But belief doesn't really change truth, and truth is found with faith beyond what our senses tell us.

[DevonWhorton]

@LinearCarp1209 It's hard to really understand what you were trying to say, and what relevance it had to what I was saying. All I was trying to say is that you do not need religious beliefs, unfounded ideas, to find meaning in life. When I say religion, I mean, the idea there is a divine creator, an afterlife, the concept of prayer, belief in miracles, etc. There are plenty of spiritually fulfilling ideas throughout the cosmos which can be proven, we don't need to make anything up.

[LinearCarp1209]

@DevonWhorton it doesn't make sense to me that you would believe 'spiritual' fulfillment when you don't believe in a religion as you define it. Do you believe in a 'soul'? if by spiritual you mean 'psychological' i see where ur coming from. aside from that, I don't believe religion to be 'unfounded'. anyone can make meaning without religion. but my belief is that religion (and thus my reason my for religion) is that religious meaning is the only lasting meaning for humanity.

[DevonWhorton]

@LinearCarp1209 I do not believe in a soul. I suppose you could call it psychological fulfillment, that's what most non-religious people mean when they use the word "spiritual". What does it mean to say religion is the only lasting meaning for humanity? It is only meaningful if it is true. If you don't mind me asking, what is your religion? Within every religion there are elements which are unfounded in reason or evidence. If something is not true, it cannot be the basis for meaning.

[LinearCarp1209]

@DevonWhorton Christian (not catholic). I will agree that (as far as I have considered it) there comes a point w/religion where there must be faith and maybe no solid evidence. But I don't believe I could have 'psych' fulfillment w/o religion, specifically Christianity. Thats because I don't (or shouldn't) place the highest importance on the fading world. I believe in eternity in heaven, and I find fulfillment in that, but also in the truth that Christs way is the right way.

[DevonWhorton]

@LinearCarp1209 I didn't believe I could have 'psych' fulfillment when I was a Christian, either. What do you mean by 'fading world'? Sounds pessimistic. If you believe Christ is the right way, does that mean you have looked into Buddhas way & decided it was wrong? Or the ways of other religions? How do you know Heaven is real, other than what is said in a book? Christianity contains a lot of contradiction. For example, God is jealous when pride is a sin, wrathful & benevolent.

[LinearCarp1209]

@DevonWhorton This world isn't 'worthless', it just isn't the most 'worthy'. I haven't researched other religions at length. But they all seem to rely on TOO vague an idea of 'salvation' and on how 'good' is 'good enough'. If ur referring to Ex 20:5, God is jealous b/c of his covenant "marriage" w/Isreal, analogous to how a husband/wife being jealous for the other, when said other gives more devotion to something else. I'd say more but I can't fit it here :P

[Griesmayer]

@LinearCarp1209 ...and Mohammad's way is the wrong way, and Buddha's way is the wrong way, and Krishna's way is the wrong way. Is that what you want to say, innit?

[lidz95]

does anyone else think that dev patel (jamal in "slumdog millionaire") would be a good pi patel if they made a movie? very cool that they have the same last name anyway!

[niceverdict]

@lidz95 I was thinking that too! When i watched Slumdog millionaire last night. Dev as Pi

[Memourable]

there is also the metaphor that orange is survival (the liferaft is orange and saves pi's physical being and richard parker saves pi's mental being)

and when it is present times, the mention of a cat that Pi's daughter holds onto- it is orange

showing how survival instinct has stayed with him; even after all this time

[forbiddenzrr]

did anyone else get the allusion to the bible when richard parker jumped over him in a fleeting furred rainbow? HE WAS TALKING ABOUT NOAHS ARK! when god sent the rain bow to noah who was on the ship with animals. i literally just go that. how trippy!

[Memourable]

the idea behind the animal metaphors is to make you think

is it acceptable to kill if necessary?

are we all animals really?

is society the only thing stopping such horrid acts?

are humans to be considered above animals because of our morals, and are we still fit for this superiority if we still kill- but only after a delayed period?

im doing my higher personal study on it

discussions would be appreciated

[BAY868]

very good questions. my take on it is humans are indeed animals, because we kill not only animals but other humans every day. what I find interesting between the two stories is at least with the story of the animals, there are two beings that actually end up getting along! with the humans, everyone but pi dies. as far as society goes, it is a two sided blade. people in power are trying to stop homicides while at the same time are bombing other countries, most of the time in the name of God

[Inflames2k8]

How fucken strange was the carnivorous island.. It was insane!

I just finished the book 5 mins ago, and its veeeeery late in the night/morning. But I can't sleep. Its kinda sad how the tiger just left without a glance.

Lol at the friggen teeth in the plant.. :O And at the holes of fresh water, how can you think up that shit?

But the ending makes you think.. Especially after that physco rampage cook. Ghastly business.

[chimonkey123]

That was a big pile of shit.

[hvah]

I loved this book! My favorite. Liked the story about the poor baker, and offcourse the ending was amazing. This Flash demo was actually what made me read it. Stumble upon it when looking for cool flas sites..

[jbboulden]

Animal Makers could REALLY help the film production of "Life of Pi"!

[TheWorldYouLiveIn]

Does this really have anything to do with the Life Of Pi? Who ever did this must have been high.

[hvah]

It is a flash promo.(You can see it by going to the url in the title')

And yes, it gots alot to do with the book.

[callum444121]

you should read the book before you think someone is high. it obviously has lots to do with the book

[listerfiend510]

its the survivors guide, an almost perfect way to introduce the story

[ahugaday]

the video makes no sense to me

[benbojangles]

Leaving the quality of the book aside, what the hell is this video? It seems like a leftover nightmare from Little Big Adventure.

[Henrylouis16]

I had to read it in school, but i actually liked it

[mizzsagittarius73]

gripping?

i'm sorry, conflicting opinion, but i REALLY disliked the book ...

maybe it was because i had to read it for school. but i had heard it was good, so i went into it with an open mind ... but i was blown away too, by how boring it was!

sorry, that's just me, if you liked it, that's awesome, but it took me like 6 weeks to read it because i just could get into it. Suffice it to say, my favourite part was the ending.

[essayone99]

What made me read this book was that it was a story that "would make you believe in God." I couldn't see that angle though. Instead, I gathered that the point of the book was that Truth is relative. I love the book though. The best I read this year.

[jottlegy]

I think it's because you have to take a leap of faith to believe in the story with the tiger in it, and that leap of faith is comparable to that which religious people take. So he's saying if you can have faith in the truth of this story (the animal version) it proves that it's possible to have faith in God.

[Akki796]

very well analysed!

[listerfiend510]

im pretty sure the animal version wasnt the truth. There were two stories we heard, and after he was interviewed by the japanese men, he says, the end result is the same, i lost all of my family, anyways, its whatever you want to hear. This choice is how he feels about religion. It is all about loving god, no matter what

[Nettlemonster]

I finished this book last night, and it blew me away. I advise anyone who is reading this book to just hold out (not that one needs to "hold out", as it's gripping) and finish it naturally. It all explains itself if you just READ it, and when you reach the end, think. Think about your reaction and about what you think it all means. It's truly the best book I have read.

[smnoy23]

Regarding the ending, which story did you prefer?

[adr58]

the animal one and thats why it never happened

[Youidiotdude]

is it a cartoon or a film

[Nirewolf]

It's a book, actually.

[liseyxoxx]

your a tool

[16Nire61]

... huh?

[organicangelalexial]

bapu ghandi said all religion are true. I just want to love god.

[DGRlubz]

@organicangelalexial that is my absolute favourite part of the book..that will never leave me

[Griesmayer]

@organicangelalexial don't be ridiculous. Just because Gandhi said so makes it true?

The holy scriptures themselves say that other religions are false. Bible: Luke (19:27). Quran: Sura (9:30) etc.

[chaya89]

what the fack

[chellycheekzz]

amazing book. i thought the thing with the three religions was actually really inspiring, and i'm agnostic. it was so strange that someone could believe in all three so strongly in such an innocent way, without all of the corruptness and ignorance that is seen all over today.

[aznwarrior16]

yo remember he just wanted to love God but yeah i still think it's amazing to

[kulyia]

hello..could you tell me wat the book is about..i have the book with me but i cant quite figure out wat is happening..so far ive read to the part with the animals in india ithink..its a BIG book..could you tell me how he got into the boat with the lion?..and idont get how the hyena got there too..thank you very much!

[kulyia]

and if u think this book is good..id suggest you to read"thousand peices of gold"..that was a book that i couldnt take my hands off..and thanx again..=D

[listerfiend510]

it wasnt the fact that he Wanted to embrace all religions, he just wanted to stretch out so he may love god even more

[salfranb]

WTF? Well of course it is only a promo. duhh. I didn't expect them to have the real trailer up and ready already. CGI is a good way of getting a draft trailer out so that you get an idea of how the beginning of the film may look. I was using my imagination. Obviously something some of you lack. By the way thanks to Neokimchi for being constructive in his/her answer by telling me more about who is going to make the film.

[gregorisdabomb]

The book was one giant contradiction. 3 Religions at the same time, while simultaneously wanting to believe in biology? Terrible book! Terrible Movie/Game trailer thing !

[sitoutsidethecircle]

did you read the entire thing? just wondering cuz only a small portion of the book was about the boys religion.

[bettyx1138]

the book is gr8... i don't think cgi is appropriate translation into a film imho,.

[avlj23]

this is bullshit.

[lizardforgeico]

I have read the book, what do the symbols mean when he is in the white space?

[dstourigny1]

Wtf?! i may just sound stupid but how was that a film promo? it looked like a game or somthing. Why has pi got an irish accent? can anyone explain?

[salfranb]

I love the book. Was a bit doubtful when i heard they were gonna make a film. How on earth?? But I like the look of this trailer already. Good start of the story for the start of the film i reckon.

[neokimchi]

This is just an online promo for the book, not the film.

That said, the guy who's going to direct the movie... if you liked this promo, I think you'll like him.

He directed Amelie, and I think the surrealism of that movie's really similar to that of this book.

[Arsondogg]

that ball looked like a pokeball and it caught PI!!!!

[SijuSoki]

Good book.

[wubbz54]

life of pi movie cant u read u dumbass

[Magyste]

Why is it that whenever someone asks a question someone else thinks they have to act nasty to them?

[chellycheekzz]

I know!

I see that constantly on here. Everyone should just chill out.

[penguinrancher]

what is this for?