Day 332: Pi (π)

Directed By- Darren Aronofsky

Written By- Darren Aronofsky

Starring- Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman, Pamela Hart, Stephan Pearlman, Samia Shoaib

Run Time- 1 hr 25 min.

Critics Review- "The movie's low-budget neatly matches the clastrophobia of Max's life, but the filmmakers have also devised some special shooting methods for certain scenes. These sequences -- breathless and jangly chases, for the most part -- look terrific."- Laura Miller "Salon.com"
Rotten Tomatoes Rating- Critics- 86% [CERTIFIED FRESH] Audience- 85%

Out of a possible 5 stars- 4 1/2 stars

My Review-

I have seen most of Aronofsky's movies except for his first one, now that I have finally have I can see why this film launched his career, even though it is vastly different from all the other films he as had made during the course of his career. There are some elements of his other films in this one, the main one being that the main character is troubled in some way and this one being that he is really good with numbers, but also has splitting headaches from staring at the sun as a kid. I love how with some first time directors their movies are in black and white due to a low budget but also at the same time they can used it to their advantage at times and also, it shows that they can do a lot with so little. I would have to say that the acting from the main character Max played by Sean Gullette was okay, at times he was sort of annoying I think it was because he complained alot about certain things, my favorite actor in the movie and I like him in anything he does even though his part was small was Mark Margolis, I think it is because he just had that feel that you could trust him and you could since he was just looking out for Max, and I thought he should have been in the movie a little bit more than he was. There were also some scenes that were shot really well and at times made the movie uneasy to watch, which I hope that Aronofsky was going for that and if he did, he succeeded. I also really liked how it was confusing at times since it dealt with numbers and how they are all connected to something and have a purpose. This is what also made the movie intriguing is how they would explain why certain numbers meant something different especially in different religons. I recommend this film if you like Aronofsky's films or if you are just looking for a new film to watch in general its a good watch and even though it can be confusing at times it will make you think.