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Pi (condensed)

by Wabewalker

I’D RATHER HAVE A BOTTLE IN FRONT OF ME

(Mia was supposed to have a comic ready but didn’t make the deadline; you’ll have to live with my lame humor this week. — ed.)

A lot of people have never heard of Pi, since it is a black-and-white “intellectual” sci-fi/horror art-house flick that never made it to the mainstream theaters. It’s one of those movies that you either love or hate; I fall into the latter category.

The main character pooh-poohs numerology multiple times but since he spends his time looking for patterns in the “digits” of π (3.141592653589793238…) the movie is either subtly ironic or unknowingly hypocritical. Math geeks cannot enjoy this movie; normal people will find it too pretentious; the movie’s only appeal is to math geek wannabes. Or to people that find Being John Malkovich so mainstream. Or people who like excessive SnorriCam shots.

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Max: I’m a mathematical genius who has come up with a number that unlocks the universe (and it isn’t 42).
Lenny: You’re a Jew. We are Jews. Give us the number.
Marcy: Wall Street will make you rich. Give us the number.
Max: Leave me ALONE!
Max: Thanks to this power drill, I am no longer smart but I am happy.