The Dark Beauty Of Pi And Stopping By The Woods On A Snowy...

Discoveries are defined as new understanding that alter our lives and add richness and value through contemplation of others and ourselves. This helps underpin the concept that ourselves and others around us are constantly changing, and while through these discoveries occurs. Realistic poet Robert Frost through his poems â€Å"mending wall† and â€Å"stopping by the woods on a snowy evening† contract traditional standpoints between the contempary film â€Å" life of pi† by Ang Lee conveying the capacity for discovery to be universal. These are explored through the themes of nature, companionship and death, which develop upon our new understanding to alter life’s perceptions. Death alters the way we perceive discovery, which can ultimately vary our†¦show more content†¦Captured by the tranquility and beauty of the woods that offers ease of disregard responsibilities although he has â€Å"promises to keep†¦ ad miles to go before I sleep†. Here frost focuses, with the use of fist person perspective, on the external choices people make as natural beauty is juxtaposed by the demand of responsibility. Holding sleep as a metaphor of death emphasizing the pull of life over death. Life of pi however extenuates the proximity of death as it provides a means of survival through fantasy. Lee’s film is structured to portray an experience of great suffering and great joy. Pi cannot be free to discover himself while he exists within the comfort zone of his family. The sinking of the Tsimtsum casts him into the ‘ocean of life’ signifies his discoveries through death. The aerial shot of his head, dwarfed by the vast, dark ocean emphasizes his vulnerability as he is cast adrift. His intense suffering is revealed most powerfully in the storm scene where wide shots again portray his vulnerability in the wild sea and Christ-like imagery shows him screaming at his ‘God’, arms spread in prayer: â€Å"Why are you scaring him? I’ve lost my family. I’ve lost everything. I surrender. What more do you want?† . Pi’s life raft is swept away, symbolizing the loss of his haven and material possessions and a high angle shot of Richard Parker shows that even the tiger – a symbol of Pi’s braver and more primitive self – is afraid. A s scene that cuts between