Pi: Faith in Chaos

If you hated math in school, skip Pi: Faith in Chaos. However, if you ever were intrigued by the theory of numbers and if there is a basic algorithm to explain chaos, then this movie is definitely for you.

According to this movie, all life is driven by one single number, 216 digits long. The main character, Max, searches endlessly for this number and its meaning, meeting intriguing characters along the way. As he comes closer to the answer, more and more trouble ensues. He finally comes to some sort of understanding while staring at a brain in his sink. Whether he finds his answer or not is in question, but I think he suddenly realizes that ignorance can actually be bliss. Knowledge is power, but it is better to have no knowledge than to know too much.

Pi explores many strange topics. In fact, I don't think I understood half the movie. Really, it's my opinion that a bunch of mathematicians created this movie, thinking that their "science" is the end-all be-all of all knowledge. Anyone majoring in science can recognize this. Chemists believe all life can explained by reactions, Geneticists believe all life can be explained by DNA, and apparently these Mathemeticians believe that all life can be explained by numbers. It's fun to think about, but maybe there really isn't ONE explanation out there.

Overall, I give this movie 3.14 potatoes because it explores a topic not often explored in Hollywood films. Plus it makes you think about life and its meaning.