There are a few movies that represent tigers as main characters in them. "Two Brothers" is a children's film that follows the lives of two tiger brothers that are taken from each other when they are young, and eventually reunited when they are older to fight each other by their owners. The two brothers eventually recognize each other and manage to escape, leaving a happy ending for the audience. The movie's message was aimed toward not only children, but their parents alike in protecting and saving tigers as a species. The movie was made as a message to the viewers to become more conscious of tigers as a species, and to realize they aren't these viscous created to be scared of, but actually loving creatures that are just misunderstood.
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"The Life of Pi" is a more adult oriented film which features a tiger as a main character. It follows Pi from being a young child whose family owns a zoo, to a teenager that gets stranded on a small boat with a tiger when there is an accident on their ship, killing his family. Pi has to befriend the tiger and realizes that by feeding and keeping the tiger alive, the tiger is in turn keeping him alive as well. The movie ends with the tiger leaving Pi and going into the jungle, much to Pi's dismay, and Pi relaying the story of his journey with the tiger. Pi may have imagined all of this, but it is up to the viewer to decide that for themselves. I think a tiger was used in this film because they are beautiful, majestic creatures and do not trust others easily. This makes it a perfect animal for this movie, because Pi has to work at gaining the tiger's trust for the animal to protect him, and is necessary for both of their survivals.
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