From: Kathryn Aegis (aegis@igc.apc.org)
Date: Fri Jul 31 1998 - 07:12:52 MDT
An interesting aspect of the newly-released independent film 'Pi' relates to
the manner in which it was filmed. Aranofsky, the director, intended to
create a sharp contrast between the subjectivity and objectivity--the
subjectivity of the mathematician's mental processes and the world around
him versus the objectivity of the mathematical struture he was attempting to
impose on his world. Therefore, the production crew made the decision to
film in 'black or white', which is different from 'black and white' in that
there are no grey tones in the film. This style also harkens back to the
early days of sci-fi.
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