- In order to shoot underwater scenes, Li Ang specially brought his two children to learn diving together, and he also obtained a diving license.
- In the flying fish scene in the film, thousands of fish are flying on the surface of the sea. The prop group produced many rubber flying fishes for this scene. During the shooting, the staff kept throwing them at the protagonist Sura and on the boat, while the dense flying fishes in the distant scene were synthesized by digital animation.
- Sura Sharma couldn't swim at all when he was drafted. After receiving rigorous training from stunt instructor Charlie Crove Weir and stuntman Cameron Crove Weir, he became a great swimmer.
- In the early stage of production, Ang Lee wanted the crew to experience the power of the sea firsthand, so he and the visual effects director and other production members took the coast rescue team's speedboat into the storm. The 9-foot-high waves rolled the solid speedboat around.
- In order to shoot the film, the actor Sura Sharma received high-intensity special training in Taiwan, including survival skills, swimming and balance training. Through strict diet control and physical training, Sura has changed from a thin 150-pound boy to a 167-pound muscular man.
- Because the "tiger" in the film has close contact with the male number one, real tigers cannot meet the shooting needs, so the tigers in the film are all made by CG.
Life of Pi behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Dorcas 2022-03-25 09:01:05
Horrific serial killings. Although there is a romantic side, Ang Lee is essentially a realistic and cruel person.
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Bridie 2022-03-24 09:01:06
Ang Lee made a movie that can be described as the "most beautiful", "darkest" and "most horrible" at the same time... Yes, this "Fantasy Drifting of the Youth Pie" is also known as "The Girl Who Eats the Dead" Horror Drifting...
Life of Pi quotes
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Pi Patel: What does this mean?
[makes bowl shape with hands]
Pi Patel: In the dance, you went from pataka which means the forest. And then you did, and you did... samputa, which means something that is hidden. And after that you did this... And then you did chatura. But at the very end, you did this.
[makes bowl shape with hands again]
Pi Patel: None of the other dancers did that. What did you mean? The god of love is hiding in the forest?
Anandi: No, that also means the lotus flower.
Pi Patel: Lotus flower is hiding in the forest? Why would a lotus flower hide in the forest?
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Santosh Patel: [in French] She asked if you have something vegetarian.
Cook: [in French] Ah. The cow that produced this liver was vegetarian. The pigs that went into these sausages were vegetarian.