Rating: R
Movie Release Date: July 10, 1998
DVD Release Date: January 12, 1999
Plot 411: A mathematical genius is obsessed with uncovering the secrets of Pi.
Review: This movie was seriously over my head. I couldn't even begin to tell you what it was all about. Basically, a guy named Max (Sean Gullette) is a math wiz who believes that everything in nature can be simplified to numbers. Using these numbers, you can find a pattern. With this theory, Max tries to predict the stock market. He also suffers major headaches and is on all kinds of drugs. I'm not sure if the drugs help or hurt him, and it's difficult to tell what's real and what's fake because he goes in and out of hallucinations. His only friend is his college math professor, who sees him becoming obsessed with at 216-digit number and advises him to slow down. Max doesn't listen though and is pursued by two parties for his knowledge. And that's just part of the plot. What is Darren Aronofsky trying to say about the world through this film? You got me man. I am neither a lover of math, an expert in the Torah or a student of world theories. This movie was too out there for me to even grasp. Is the message that math can solve life's mysteries? Is it that there is a secret code in the Torah? Is it that obsessions corrupt no matter if your motive is moral or immoral?
Movie Release Date: July 10, 1998
DVD Release Date: January 12, 1999
Plot 411: A mathematical genius is obsessed with uncovering the secrets of Pi.
Review: This movie was seriously over my head. I couldn't even begin to tell you what it was all about. Basically, a guy named Max (Sean Gullette) is a math wiz who believes that everything in nature can be simplified to numbers. Using these numbers, you can find a pattern. With this theory, Max tries to predict the stock market. He also suffers major headaches and is on all kinds of drugs. I'm not sure if the drugs help or hurt him, and it's difficult to tell what's real and what's fake because he goes in and out of hallucinations. His only friend is his college math professor, who sees him becoming obsessed with at 216-digit number and advises him to slow down. Max doesn't listen though and is pursued by two parties for his knowledge. And that's just part of the plot. What is Darren Aronofsky trying to say about the world through this film? You got me man. I am neither a lover of math, an expert in the Torah or a student of world theories. This movie was too out there for me to even grasp. Is the message that math can solve life's mysteries? Is it that there is a secret code in the Torah? Is it that obsessions corrupt no matter if your motive is moral or immoral?
Watch It: If you're looking for a mental challenge and enjoy the tv series Numb3rs. This is exponentially more difficult to grasp.
Skip It: If you're a one-and-done-type moviewatcher. This one will take multiple viewings to really understand.
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