Pi | Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis | Aronofsky at his edgy best

Pi | Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis | Disturbing, but this is a classic. Obsession with Numbers. Neurotic Genius ?

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	Pi Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis Lions Gate, 1999 average customer review:based on 461 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Patterns exist everywhere: in nature, in science, in religion, in business. Max Cohen (played hauntingly by Sean Gullette) is a mathematician searching for these patterns in everything. Yet, he's not the only one, and everyone from Wall Street investors, looking to break the market, to Hasidic Jews, searching for the 216-digit number that reveals the true name of God, are trying to get their hands on Max. This dark, low-budget film was shot in black and white by director Darren Aronofsky. With eerie music, voice-overs, and overt symbolism enhancing the somber mood, Aronofsky has created a disturbing look at the world. Max is deeply paranoid, holed up in his apartment with his computer Euclid, obsessively studying chaos theory. Blinding headaches and hallucinogenic visions only feed his paranoia as he attempts to remain aloof from the world, venturing out only to meet his mentor, Sol Robeson (Mark Margolis), who for some mysterious reason feels Max should take a break from his research. This movie is complex--occasionally too complex--but the psychological drama and the loose sci-fi elements make this a worthwhile, albeit consuming, watch. Pi won the Director's Award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. --Jenny Brown

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Aronofsky at his edgy best

A real film noir cult classic in black and white. Not for the squeamish, this sci-fi thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat as you follow Maximiliam Cohen on the quest for the most important discovery of his life. He's trying to decode the numerical pattern beneath the ultimate system of ordered chaos -- the stock market. He teeters on the edge of insanity, and he uncovers a secret for which everyone is willing to kill.

Disturbing, but this is a classic. Obsession with Numbers. Neurotic Genius ?

This movie is disturbing, yet it is a classic because it is powerful. Neuroses, Obsessive behavior, and mind boggling compulsions flow through the dark scenes. Watch it straight, or you'll probably have flashbacks. This movie is trippy. Insanity and bodily betrayals prevent the mathematician from dealing well with reality, though he seems hell bent on proving the mathematical foundations of reality.

Kabbalists, Occultists, thinkers, and philosophers will dig this one. Stoners beware: paranoia pervades. As a psychology student, the film reveals a steady descent into madness, but is the guy mad or extremely focused on his work? All creative people are a little crazy, but this guy is scary. I am still not sure how to evaluate the main character of the movie, but it makes people think so I recommend it.

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