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A “magnificent and moving” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone) motion picture event that has been
hailed as “a masterpiece” (Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times), taking in over $500 million in
worldwide box office. LIFE OF PI follows Pi Patel, a young man on a fateful voyage who, after a
spectacular disaster, is marooned on a lifeboat with the only other survivor, a fearsome 450 lb
Bengal Tiger named Richard Parker. Hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery Pi and
his majestic companion make an amazing and unexpected connection.
Pi experiences an incredible adventure out on the open waters that forever affects his life. Here are a few other journeys in film that changed the characters’ lives, including Seven Years in
Tibet, The Lord of the Rings and Into the Wild.
SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET
Austrian Heinrich Harrer (Brad Pitt) was a skiing champion and passionate climber who decided toclimb Nanga Parbat in British India. When WWII broke out, Harrer and his team were arrested and
lodged in Dehra Dun's P.O.W. Camp. He successfully escaped along with Peter Aufschnaiter (David
Thewlis), and they ended up in the holy city of Lhasa where Harrer befriended the Dalai Lama. He
settled into this strange new way of life and he and the Dalai Lama became firm friends, but nothing
prepared him for the devastation which descended when Communist China decided to attack. This
true story depicts a life turned around and takes the audience on a journey they will never forget.
INTO THE WILD
Into the Wild was directed by Sean Penn and was released to critical acclaim in 2007. ChristopherMcCandless (Emile Hirsch) is a grade-A student and athlete at Emory University with his entire life
ahead of him. When he decides to abandon his possessions and gives his entire $24,000 savings
account to charity so that he can hitchhike to Alaska, it comes as a shock to everyone. Along the
way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life and change the way he thinks.
Into the Wild is a powerful film which takes viewers on an emotional and touching journey as they
share Christopher’s life-changing experience.
LORD OF THE RINGS
Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy made movie history when they were released between2001-2003. The films were critically acclaimed, winning 17 Oscars in total, as well as wide praise for
the cast and innovative special effects. Set in Middle-earth, the three films follow the young Hobbit Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) as he and a mismatched group embark on a quest to destroy the One
Ring, and thus ensure the destruction of the dark Lord Sauron. This epic journey changed the lives of
every character involved and remains the highest grossing movie trilogy of all time.
CAST AWAY
Tom Hanks played Chuck Noland in this tale of a modern-day Robinson Crusoe. When Noland,a FedEx executive, crash lands on a deserted island he must transform himself physically and
emotionally to survive. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, Cast Away depicts the immense challenge
ahead of Chuck as he engages in a battle.
Thanks to Fox, two Just Us Girls readers will get a chance to win a copy of this movie on blu-ray. Life of Pi is available for purchase, March 12th!
So which of the above movies is most memorable for you?
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