Yann Martel's Life Of Pi

The novel, Life of Pi by Yann Martel shows the journey of a boy named Pi and his 277-day journey with Bengal tiger named Richard Parker from his family’s zoo. This story recaps Pi’s life growing up and the struggles he had to face from his name to authority figures. It continues on showing the shipwreck that Pi faced and how he ends up with a Bengal tiger – an animal his father told him to never go near.
Every part of a film or novel is key with developing the plot somehow. When Pi came to the realization that he had to try and tame Richard Parker it was one of the key elements in the novel as well as the film. Since Pi started to understand that in order for him to survive he must tame the tiger the theme of survival really starting coming into full effect. This point is a critical part because it develops the plot showing

The soundtrack in this particular scene is instrumental like most of the movie. It gives off a sense of determination for what Pi is going to attempt to do. There is then an eerie drop in the music and goes to strictly violin when he approaches Richard Parker to create suspense. The setting of this scene is in the life raft in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It’s a bright day showing that it is hot outside which also indicates why in the second half of the scene Pi has his shirt off.
Wardrobe and props are noticed right away when analyzing Life of Pi. The wardrobe in this scene is minimal because they are stranded on a boat. Pi is wearing a beaten up green button up and white pants. As the scene progresses he ends up just the pants because of the heat. Props again are minimal but still apparent. At the beginning of the scene Pi is wrapping up his leg from a cut he got. He then has a stick he carved to train Richard Parker. There are many little props as well such as the bag around his waste holding the raw fish and the other supplies in the first aid