A digital peek at the world?

Salvador 2022-03-17 09:01:04

This film is Darren Aronofsky's debut. From this film, we can also see his consistent style in the future. The fast switching of the picture and the sound of swallowing when taking medicine are the same as in his later work Requiem for a dream; and he is good at The portrayal of abnormal psychology is also displayed here. Not to mention the classic soundtrack, the weird and wonderful fusion of electronic music and black and white images creates an illusion like waking up from a dream.

From the script, this movie is not brilliant, the story of a math genius trying to decipher the laws of the world, and this key point falls on a series of numbers. Some people say that it is a bit similar to The Da Vinci Code, especially in terms of plot, and in the end, without exception, it has something to do with religion. But for a film that cost only $60,000 to make, that's a bit harsh.

Since there are no subtitles, I don't understand very well in some places, and I can only spy on one or two according to my own thoughts:

a. There are many places about numbers in the movie, and the most critical part is that the Fibonacci sequence is derived from this movie. There are the most spiral curves, and the world is composed of these spiral curves, including the DNA of life, the Milky Way, the whirlpool of water, and even the spore structure that Max saw under the microscope;

b. Is there punishment for trying to see the world? As Max has said many times: When I was a little kid my mother told me not to stare into the sun. So once when I was six, I did. The doctors didn't know if my eyes would ever heal. I was terrified, alone in that darkness. Slowly daylight crept in through the bandages, and I could see, but something else had changed inside of me. That day I had my first headache. ..the constant pain that afflicts Max, maybe it really is God's punishment, as the Christian denomination claims?

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  • Tiffany 2022-03-21 09:01:43

    I felt dizzy and almost vomited. . In contrast, "Requiem for a Dream" is much friendlier.

  • Serenity 2022-03-22 09:01:37

    Darren's debut made me think of Nolan's debut, which is also a short black and white experimental work, full of a director's most original and bright ideas, even without the mysterious and dark plot. From the point of view of the theme, the shots and editing are very sharp, and Clint Mansell's electronic atmosphere soundtrack is really in line with Darren's temperament, which can be called a perfect debut.

Pi quotes

  • Marcy Dawson: [to Max] You don't understand it, do you? I don't give a shit about you! I only care about what's in your fucking head! If you won't help us, help yourself. We are forced to comply to the laws of nature. Survival of the fittest Max, and we've got the fucking gun!

  • Rabbi Cohen: Who do you think you are? You are only a vessel from our god. You are carrying a delivery that was meant for us.

    Maximillian Cohen: It was given to me.