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Pi
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by Live / Artisan
Sales Rank: 15183
Price: $9.98
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Patterns exist everywhere: in nature, in science, in religion, in business. Max Cohen (played hauntingly by Sean Gullette) is a mathematician searching for these patterns in everything. Yet, he's not the only one, and everyone from Wall Street investors, looking to break the market, to Hasidic Jews, searching for the 216-digit number that reveals the true name of God, are trying to get their hands on Max. This dark, low-budget film was shot in black and white by director Darren Aronofsky. With eerie music, voice-overs, and overt symbolism enhancing the somber mood, Aronofsky has created a disturbing look at the world. Max is deeply paranoid, holed up in his apartment with his computer Euclid, obsessively studying chaos theory. Blinding headaches and hallucinogenic visions only feed his paranoia as he attempts to remain aloof from the world, venturing out only to meet his mentor, Sol Robeson (Mark Margolis), who for some mysterious reason feels Max should take a break from his research. This movie is complex--occasionally <I>too</I> complex--but the psychological drama and the loose sci-fi elements make this a worthwhile, albeit consuming, watch. <I>Pi</I> won the Director's Award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. <I>--Jenny Brown</I>
Viewer Reviews
Do not buy this movie IF you like Steven Segal, Jean Claude Van-Damme or Arnold, well you-know-who. Do not buy this movie unless you think the only passable Slyvester Stallone movie was Copland. Do not buy this movie if your entire reason for watching a movie is so you can spot a movie star to keep you attention from otherwise talking to your cheetos. Do not buy this movie if you do not like black and white films. Do not buy this movie if you only like black and white films with a happy ending and drugs. Do not buy this movie if the stock market, spiral staircases, hallucinations, annoying but sweet neighbors, ultra religious Jews, greedy Wall Street insiders, or good, mind numbing noir in general.
Do buy this film if you are a film lover. Much like a later work for Aronofski, it spells a decent into paranoia and madness by circumstances.
Out of 5 stars, 4.75
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