Discoveries are indefinitely made memorable, through the composer’s unique thematic concepts and powerful literary devices. This notion is displayed in Ang Lee’s film “Life of Pi” and Adriennce Rich’s poem “diving into the wreck”. Both texts feature self-discovery through the exploration of new and unfamiliar worlds, the unique context and the overcoming of challenges encountered throughout the process of discovery.
The exploration of new and unfamiliar worlds results in a memorable experience as the audience is captivated by the characters’ predicament. Pi’s journey begins with the sudden sinking of the Tsimtsum, which is religiously symbolic for God’s sacrifice to create the universe. Lee uses a wide and tracking shot to illustrate Pi’s desire …show more content…
Lee uses flashback to Pi’s first encounter of Richard parker to illustrate his contextual upbringing to be fearful of animals due to the harshness and absence of human emotions. Thus, Pi remains fearful of Richard parker, demonstrated by the low camera angle and diegetic sounds of screaming as Pi swims to his rat to avoid Richard Parker. However, the physical and emotional testimony forced Pi to challenge his contextual beliefs and become a companion to the Bengal tiger. The symbolic nature of Richard Parker, suggests Pi discovered the importance of self-worth and self-value, as depicted by Adult Pi’s soft tone, “I love you Richard Parker”. Pi discovery his enhanced by the memorable nature of the symbolism between Pi and Richard Parker. The features historical allusion to Jacques Cousteau, and explorer of the seas whom influenced the desire to “explore the wreck”. The diver is astonished upon the geographical discovey of the mystical nature of the sea, as evident in the punctuation “And now: It is easy to forget what I came for”. The colon denotes the divers realisation of the mystical exquisiteness of the sea, as emerged from the visual imagery, “swaying their crenelated fans”. Thus, the diver discovers the beauty of the sea that overwhelms the diver contributing to their discovery of the futility of humans compared to the vastness of the …show more content…
However, upon the geographical discovery of civilisation Pi lost his animalistic and barbaric nature, as accentuated by the oxymoron “Richard Parker my fierce companion, the terrible one who kept me alive disappeared from my life forever”. Thus, Pi reassured hi previous humble and compassionate sense of self due to the emotional repercussion experienced in his primal state. The emotional anguish is highlighted by the close-up shot emphasising Pi’s distraught facial expressions as he recounts his journey of survival, particularly the inhumane act of murder, during the interview with the insurance company. Hence, Pi’s journey of survival is made memorable by Lee’s use of symbolism and effective film techniques. Likewise, in the poem, the diver experiences a physical and emotional challenge as they are forced to overcome the fear of the unknown. The simile “I crawl like an insect down the ladder” conveys the awkwardness and struggles of the exploration. This notion is enhanced by the symbolic nature of the ladder as a transitional medium between the known and unknown. Nevertheless, by successfully submerging into the sea the diver overcomes its challenging nature. Thus, the diver explores the wreck and discovers the futility of humans,
The exploration of new and unfamiliar worlds results in a memorable experience as the audience is captivated by the characters’ predicament. Pi’s journey begins with the sudden sinking of the Tsimtsum, which is religiously symbolic for God’s sacrifice to create the universe. Lee uses a wide and tracking shot to illustrate Pi’s desire …show more content…
Lee uses flashback to Pi’s first encounter of Richard parker to illustrate his contextual upbringing to be fearful of animals due to the harshness and absence of human emotions. Thus, Pi remains fearful of Richard parker, demonstrated by the low camera angle and diegetic sounds of screaming as Pi swims to his rat to avoid Richard Parker. However, the physical and emotional testimony forced Pi to challenge his contextual beliefs and become a companion to the Bengal tiger. The symbolic nature of Richard Parker, suggests Pi discovered the importance of self-worth and self-value, as depicted by Adult Pi’s soft tone, “I love you Richard Parker”. Pi discovery his enhanced by the memorable nature of the symbolism between Pi and Richard Parker. The features historical allusion to Jacques Cousteau, and explorer of the seas whom influenced the desire to “explore the wreck”. The diver is astonished upon the geographical discovey of the mystical nature of the sea, as evident in the punctuation “And now: It is easy to forget what I came for”. The colon denotes the divers realisation of the mystical exquisiteness of the sea, as emerged from the visual imagery, “swaying their crenelated fans”. Thus, the diver discovers the beauty of the sea that overwhelms the diver contributing to their discovery of the futility of humans compared to the vastness of the …show more content…
However, upon the geographical discovery of civilisation Pi lost his animalistic and barbaric nature, as accentuated by the oxymoron “Richard Parker my fierce companion, the terrible one who kept me alive disappeared from my life forever”. Thus, Pi reassured hi previous humble and compassionate sense of self due to the emotional repercussion experienced in his primal state. The emotional anguish is highlighted by the close-up shot emphasising Pi’s distraught facial expressions as he recounts his journey of survival, particularly the inhumane act of murder, during the interview with the insurance company. Hence, Pi’s journey of survival is made memorable by Lee’s use of symbolism and effective film techniques. Likewise, in the poem, the diver experiences a physical and emotional challenge as they are forced to overcome the fear of the unknown. The simile “I crawl like an insect down the ladder” conveys the awkwardness and struggles of the exploration. This notion is enhanced by the symbolic nature of the ladder as a transitional medium between the known and unknown. Nevertheless, by successfully submerging into the sea the diver overcomes its challenging nature. Thus, the diver explores the wreck and discovers the futility of humans,