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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Pi trains Richard Parker to jump through a hoop. |
This doesn't happen. |
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After the hyena ate the zebra's leg it slowly attacked and gutted the zebra. The zebra lived on for another day until it died. |
The hyena quickly attacked the zebra and killed it.
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This never happens. |
A whale is shown jumping out of the water and flying through the air and over Pi, Richard Parker and the life boat. |
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The Writer talks to Mamaji in Pondicherry and he tells him the story. The writer decides that he must find Pi. |
The Writer doesn't hear the story from Mamaji, only that he should find Pi to hear the story. Pi tells the writer the entire story.
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The meerkats swim into the pools and bring out the fish to eat. |
The fish are only seen as skeletons and the meerkats don't do into the water. |