Life of Pi and Lincoln

Life of Pi was a delight to watch. An enchanting spiritual story of a boy caught up in a storm, ship wrecked with a Zebra, hyena, Orang-utan and Tiger. The boy and animals go through traumatic times. They have to survive thirst and hunger and Pi has to learn to become the leader of the pack. Eventually there is just Pi and the Tiger (named Richard Parker). The story makes us think about what is real and what is not and our strength and ability to survive in the most difficult of circumstances.

Lincoln ... I'm not sure what to say about this film apart that Daniel Day Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones and Sally Field were all brilliant in their respective roles, but that it is a very long film that I mostly skipped through or left and went to make a cup of coffee. Lincoln himself was a fascinating man and his assassination was a tragic end to his life. The film was more of an educational drama, incredibly slow and laborious, and I found it hard to understand what they were talking about. It is set in darkness which annoys me because much of the time I couldn't see anything except black. Actually this annoys me in a lot in films. Its not so much film noir, but an obstruction and annoying diversion because instead of concentrating on the story, I'm desperately trying to see the picture and unless I can see the actors lips moving I cant understand what they are saying.

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Anyway, I'm sure many people have enjoyed this film and learned a lot from it but I kinda gave up on it, I watched the beginning, about 20 mins in the middle part and about 20 mins of the end. I was bored.