What's the Difference between Life of Pi the Book and Life of Pi the Movie?
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The life boat has twelve solar stills that he uses to get fresh water. |
He only has one. |
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Pi hoards food while talking to the Japanese insurance inspectors. He hides food they give him under his blanket. |
There is no food in the scene with the Insurance people.
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Pi climbs down a rope from a tree on the island at night and puts his feet on the ground. He screams with pain. He realized that the island was carnivorous. |
He never hurts his feet. He realizes the nature of the island after finding one tooth in the tree. |
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A dorado jumps into the boat after the flying fish and when Richard Parker tries to go for it, Pi stares him down silently. |
Pi screams and jabs the jig at Richard Parker to keep him from getting the fish.
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Pi comes across another castaway. They are both blind and they talk for a while. Pi believes he is talking to Richard Parker but is confused by the french accent. Eventually the Frenchman jumps on the boat and wants to kill Pi, but Richard Parker jumps out and kills him. |
This doesn't happen. |