The New York Times chats with the film director about the coming movie.
From the piece...
Still, it took Mr. Lee two months before he agreed to take on Mr.
Martel’s complex book, which charts Pi’s journey across the Pacific
Ocean and his struggle with despair, faith and a ravenous tiger.
Adapting “Life of Pi” had been considered by others since Fox Studios
acquired the film rights to the book in 2003 (including M. Night
Shyamalan and Alfonso Cuarón). Not only were there long stretches during
which nothing happens, but the book is open to many interpretations,
literal and metaphorical.
“I loved the book,” he said, “but it’s very hard to crack. I thought you
can’t make a movie about religion but it can be a movie about the value
of storytelling and how that brings structure and wisdom to life. This
is a coming-of-age story. It’s about taking a leap of faith.”
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