A Slice of Pi -

I had the chance to go see Life of Pi this past weekend and I must say, if you are interested in a movie that makes you think--this is it.  It is a film where the viserial and the intellect come together in balance and harmony-a visual yin/yang relationship.  Life of Pi is a tour de force of inner exploration that is unbelievealby well captured on film by director, Ang Lee. 

 Based on the best-selling novel by Yann Martel, Life of Pi is a magical adventure story centering on Pi Patel, the precocious son of a zookeeper. Dwellers in Pondicherry, India, the family decides to move to Canada, hitching a ride on a huge freighter. After a shipwreck, Pi is found adrift in the Pacific Ocean on a 26-foot lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan and a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, all fighting for survival.

The movie is a feast of color and imagination.  As much as the movie is spiritual, it is also simple in much the same way that the Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff is simple, or not. In this simplicity of setting and space it is beatifully created and acted from beginning to end.  In all its beauty, the twist at the end is something that will have your brain up working long after the light goes off for many nights to come. 

Have you seen Life of Pi?  What did you think?  What was your favorite part? Why?  Anything that you did not like?

-Kevin
Thought Spot Space

First Things First -

The heroes in my life have always been teachers.  I don’t remember how this started but it remains largely true today.  As a lifetime educator, I am also keenly aware that this must have been an odd sort of behavior as a kid.  Most of my friends liked sports stars or Marvel Comics characters – I liked Mrs. May or,  Dr. Poole.  These were the people that had the biggest impact on my life and I can say, made all the difference in the person I have become.  As such, I have always surrounded myself with a community of lifetime learners.  What an experience it has been, being able to have my heroes around me everyday even as childhood has faded to a memory. 

With this in mind, Thought Spot Space is a creation that stems from that same love of education, literature and culture that has always been a part of those learning communities that I have been privileged to take part.  Enjoy.