Life of Pi (Movie)

Life of Pi is a 2012 American 3D Adventure drama film based on Yann Martel's 2001 novel of the same name. Directed by Ang Lee, the film is based in an adapted screenplay by David Magee, and stars Suraj Sharma, Irfan Khan, Gerard Depardieu, Tabu and Adil Hussain.

The storyline revolves around a 16-year old boy named Piscine Molitor Patel, often shortly called as "Pi", who survives a shipwreck in which his family dies, and is stranded in the Pacific Ocean on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.

Every time in life one comes across a crossroads, he is left behind by someone or something. After watching this movie we feel that no one is left behind unceremoniously, because there is no way the nature can say Good Bye.

The movie won four Oscars at the 85th Academy Awards 2013, in the categories of Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Visual effects and Best Cinematography.

The Alchemist (Novel)

The Alchemist is a novel by Paulo Ceolho first published in the year 1988. Originally written in Portuguese by its Brazilian-born author, it has been translated into at least 56 languages as of September 2012. The book has gone on to become an international bestseller.

The Alchemist follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy name Santiago. Santiago, believing a recurring dream to be prophetic, decides to travel to a Romani in a nearby town to discover its meaning. The gypsy tells him that there is a treasure in the Pyramids in Egypt. The rest of the story is about the adventurous journey of the boy in the sands of Egypt, meeting the Alchemist  and finding the treasure with his help.

The core theme of the book is that, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

The book has a lot of inspiring quotes. One of which goes something like "Disinter your dream, use the power of Love to nurture it, spend years living with scars and feel yourself worthy of the thing you fought so hard to get. Then you become an  instrument of God and you understand why you are here".