Pi (1998) dir. Darren Aronofski
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Pi (1998) dir. Darren Aronofski
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Aronofsky’s first feature film is discussed in terms of its closeness to autistic meltdown, an affect that appears rarely in film, driven by the character’s fascination with patterns, a propensity for maths as the language of the universe and a magical number. Computers feature heavily in the film, debated as either a potentially problematic alliance between autism and automatism, or possibly autistic attention to the material world and its many capacities. The film’s ending proves controversial: does it suggest that lobotomy is the only way to end suffering for Max, that there is no place in this world for neurodiversity?
Discussants: Georgia Bradburn, Janet Harbord, David Hartley, Alex Widdowson.
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