What's the Difference between Life of Pi the Book and Life of Pi the Movie?
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In the Movie |
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There is a whale under the boat. Pi notices it. |
Pi is looking into the glowing water and a whale jumps over the boat and its tail lands on the boat and sends everything into the water. Pi loses all his supplies. |
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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 kills and eats many turtles. |
He never eats any turtles. |
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On several occasions the boat is filled with flying fish. |
There is only one scene of flying fish.
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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. |