Pi

Watched the film yesterday. Was expecting to be blown away (having watched Requiem for a Dream); was more like a gentle breeze.

I've heard people rave about this movie, and it IS brilliant in many aspects. Direction, sound (oh, mama! and not just the music), acting...but I did feel the script was weak. Compared to RFAD, this is disappointing. The ideas it leaves in your head about fundamental patterns are very interesting, though. Darren Aronoffsky, writer and director, seems to have combined many 'wow!that's amazing/freaky!'-type ideas with some interesting cinematic techniques in the hope of creating brilliance. And it works, partly.

Anyway, me the movie-buff is far happier for having watched 'Pi' than NOT having watched it. And I would definitely watch it again - there's a helluva lot to learn and enjoy...