From literature to televised media, the transition can be a tremendous one where things are either gained or lost. The main focus will be on the transformation from the book of Life of Pi by Author Yann Martel to Life of Pi by Director Ang Lee. Delving into both works, it should be clear that books will always contain the most detail while the movie will have to compress, shorten, or change so the film can be viewed properly by the audience. As well in most cases, “white washing” or changing the film in some parts will lead the viewers to see a different development that the readers were given. Mainly speaking, the differences from book to film gives the significance of Pi’s growth a change of course. Targeting on Pi’s beginnings and lessons, …show more content…
In this part, it’s Pi’s comprehension of animals from when he father teaches him. As well as how it affects him later in the story. In Martel’s book, Pi’s father takes him around the zoo and shows him the animals, though the prime example is the tiger. “‘Tigers are very dangerous,’ Father shouted. ‘I want you to understand that you are never-under any circumstances-to touch a tiger, to pet a tiger, to put your hands through the bars of a cage, even to get close to a cage…’ ‘...What if Piscine had stuck his hand through the bars of the cage one day to touch the pretty orange fur’” (34-36)? Here Pi’s father displays his intentions through genuine concern. As well in the rest of the chapter eight and the beginning of it as well, Pi was taught how each animal and person in the zoo is dangerous. This is changed in the movie, where it actually shows what Pi’s father guess would happen if Pi would get curious. During the scene the audience can see Pi as he holds a chunk of bloodied red meat in front of the cage calling out to Richard Parker (the tiger). Just before the tiger reaches him, Pi’s family comes through the door and his father begins the lesson of the tiger in a more angered and serious situation (Lee 22:19-25:40). Through both experiences, Pi does grow, but differently. From the books way and how it plays out, Pi understands that animals are dangerous and begins to respect the …show more content…
From when Pi was a child still in the zoo, learning his lessons. Where he either gets taught about all animals and respect them for what dangers they hold along with humans. Then to where he just gets a scare show, watching in horror as Richard Parker eats the helpless goat and learns fear. On his religious self, from Martel's book, Pi is ever studious and devoted to god and even says such. While Lee’s work depicts that Pi only showed high curiosity rather than to truly learn. Thus in last, his survival in the book grows from civil to cruel hunter because of his environment. While the film has him only live through his ordeal through sheer hope and luck. This is what changes due to all the censoring and “white washing” the film does to Life of Pi’s story and