s. The well known Chaos Theory, which supports ideas such as: Monsoons in Hawaii can inadvertently be caused by a slight pressure change from a migrating butterfly flapping its wings in Japan, is the standard that Cohen chooses to base his solitary, paranoia consumed life as he searches for a pattern in the most complex chaotic system known to man, the stock market. Max uses this man made “organism” as his data set. As he grows closer to an omega truth, he is haunted by sociological handicaps, the very problems that every human suffers day to day. In one corner, an attractive neighbor symbolizes everything warm and caring, attempting to advert Cohen from his rigorous practices and bring him back down to earth. In another, he is the cat killed by curiosity, being plagued by vigorous migraine attacks caused by looking into the sun as a child. In yet another corner, he is harassed by two cliques representing everything materialistic: stockbrokers attempting to conquer the monetary market and Jewish mystics who believe a 216 digit number stumbled upon by Maximilian is the true name of God, leading to ultimate divinity. Throughout Max’s attempted journey of anonymity, the director, Darren Aronoksy, uses many subtleties to capture Cohen’s world of genius, anxiety and torment. This use of symbolism is commonly used in the movie and plays an important role in the portrayal of Pi. Euclid, his computer, along with Sol, his mentor and only trustee, in a way symbolizes Max’s inevitable future. As they both grew closer to answer the unknown, they began breaking down, both catching a bug and eventually terminating themselves amidst great discovery. The closer Cohen grows to conquer his goal of affiliating a logical equation with the spiral and everything around us, the more it wears on him. He eventually realizes this and ironically “removes” his genius with the very drill

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Darren Aronofsky, Clockwork Orange, Monsoons Hawaii, Pi Euclid, Maximilian Cohen, Sean Gullette, , Darren Aronoksy, Chinatown York, Euclid Cohen, maximilian cohen, sound effects, black white, repetitiveness powerful, day day,