forced to kill in his alternate story, that he told to the Japanese insurers while in hospital. This is because Pi ate the cook’s body to stay alive in this story, just like the island provides him with sustenance, in the form of nutritious roots, in the story that is shown on film. REUBIGGS But, couldn’t the island represent Pi’s mother, in the that it gives protection, but cannot be relied on forever? RUPERT Certainly. There are many different meanings of the island, and I firmly believe that it is up to you as to what the island symbolises. There is no definite answer. REUBIGGS And why Ang Lee, director of Life of Pi, include the island as a symbol? RUPERT Well, if you take the island to represent the cook, as I do, then it could be that Ang Lee wants to show how Pi feels grief about how he was forced to kill the cook in order to survive. The shot is eerily lit, with
forced to kill in his alternate story, that he told to the Japanese insurers while in hospital. This is because Pi ate the cook’s body to stay alive in this story, just like the island provides him with sustenance, in the form of nutritious roots, in the story that is shown on film. REUBIGGS But, couldn’t the island represent Pi’s mother, in the that it gives protection, but cannot be relied on forever? RUPERT Certainly. There are many different meanings of the island, and I firmly believe that it is up to you as to what the island symbolises. There is no definite answer. REUBIGGS And why Ang Lee, director of Life of Pi, include the island as a symbol? RUPERT Well, if you take the island to represent the cook, as I do, then it could be that Ang Lee wants to show how Pi feels grief about how he was forced to kill the cook in order to survive. The shot is eerily lit, with
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