YEARS AGO I READ AN ARTICLE about movies that hate their audiences.  It was around the year 2000, and there had been a string of quality, thoughtful movies: The Matrix, Fight Club, Memento, and especially The Six Sense.  All of them pushed the envelope in storytelling and the use of “big reveals” to make sense of their stories.  The local movie critic would have none of it: those kinds of movies, which often turned into completely different stories before the credits rolled, showed a real contempt for their viewers by changing the game so late.

That’s how I felt with the ending of The Life of Pi novel.  I won’t give that ending away.  Many see it as a work of genius.  As a literary critic I can appreciate it as a storytelling device, but as a reader, I found myself angry and frustrated at a book that I really really wanted to like.
I’ll be curious to see what Ang Lee does with that ending in his movie adaptation of the novel.  They just released the first trailer for the story, which will float our way this holiday season.  Visually stunning.  Could be good.

(original link to the movie via aintitcool.com)