84. PI (1998)

PI (1998)

Language               -       English (United States)

Genre                     -       Psychological Thriller, Drama

Director                 -       Darren Aronofsky

*ing                 -       Max Cohen (Sean Gullette), Mark Margolis (Sol)

IMDB Score           -       7.4/10

PLOT    

                                                Max Cohen is a mathematician who thinks that each and everything in the universe is an arrangement of numbers, so he tries to decode the pattern behind the stock market. His only friend is his former professor (Sol), who also tried and failed in this attempt. He constantly tries to pull Max from his current work, but Max is so obsessed with his work. This new project of Max attracts others from Wall Street and Religious sects who have their own interests in Max’s work. But as he became close to making a breakthrough discovery, he finds that he is dealing with something deadly and which can put his life to death.

 MY VIEW     

                                                Pi is the first work of the genius director Darren Aronofsky who later came with masterpiece works like “Requiem for Dream”, “Black Swan”, “mother”. I would like to call Aronofsky as a ‘genius’ rather than a ‘legend’ because most of his work raises opposing and supporting comments from everywhere. This is my first experience of a black-white movie, I never thought that I would ever watch this kind of movies because in my opinion cinematic experience can be completed only by colourful stunning visuals. This movie proved that I’ am wrong because even though it’s a black & white it can be so engaging, it goes through the various concepts of Mathematics and the illusions of Max. It is explaining many fictitious types of stories throughout the movie like predicting the stock market, Judaism’s numerology but still it will keep the audience in seats. This is a mix of religion and science. Just like many brain twisting movies, it has an ambiguous ending and many plots are available regarding its explanation.

VERDICT             

                                           The film cost only $60,000 to make, most of which was raised in the form of individual $100 contributions from director Darren Aronofsky's friends and family. When it was later bought by Artisan Entertainment for 1 million, each contributor got back a $150 return on their investment. It was a financial hit earning 3 million in the collection along with a lot of critical praises. It was the first ever film to be legally made available for download on the internet. This can’t be a suggestion to everyone but if you like to enjoy some thinking concepts and the science behind it, then it’s a very good pick.

Movie Trailer- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138704/videoplayer/vi1904214297?ref_=tt_ov_vi