The Pianist

It is interesting to say that with new movies that are coming out are focused on heroism and sacrifice, I am revisiting films that have come out which I have ignored, for no reason, just because I have been loss in the new exciting movies. So I had this movie The Pianist that was directed by Roman Polanski, who puts on a grim but intriguing story about Wladyslaw Szpilman played by Adrein Brody as a Jewish Pianist who lives in Poland during the Nazi attack in World War II.

Before I get started, I was talking with some friends, and when I told that I was going to review this film, there first thought was the “The Piano” were you see Harvey Keitel small shlong making moves on Holly Hunter, no this isn’t even is the same film nor in the genre and you won’t be disturbed with a naked Keitel!!!

This is probably one of Roman Polanski best films. It is amazing to see the actual truth that in the time of the Holocaust how certain Jews did sell out each other, and other Jews stayed true to there religion and faith. It really asks you “What would you do in there shoes?” You really felt that Brody’s character had failures luck to survive. Failure by not being in the best situations or in the Lion’s Den but luck because he survived.

I have a real interest in studying the history of WWII. You could see the steps by the Germans took to exterminate the Jews, you saw the vulnerability and optimism of each decision one and the inhumane way the majority of the Nazi’s took. You would see the mockery and lack for life, which made you think, how was this possible and made the film more gruesome. When you saw “The train” pull up, you just felt the pit of your stomach knowing all those people were going to there grave, but Brody’s character being saved for his reputation, and the favors was pulled out just in time.

I liked the strategic strategies the movie that was used to keep the Pianist alive. You really felt the intensity of not knowing what was going to happen next. You felt worn down and tired, like our main character, (except he grew a beard in that time), and when he confronts a German officer who you think that is his end to all his hope, receives a moment of grace by telling the truth to his word. You learn that not all Germans believed in the Genocide of the Jewish people, yet you still felt resentment for them as a whole.

The things that didn’t work for me in this film were it was to long. It could’ve been shorten by a lot! Some of the scenes were to long, and pointless. I thought that the editor could’ve done a better job and cut the film by at least 45 minutes.

Since Pan’s Labyrinth has come out, I am a true believer that a film should be filmed in the language of that time or area of that heritage. We live in a world that can read subtitles, and we should get use to it. I wished they spoke in Polish or whatever language they spoke. I know that is a controversy call since us America love to see it in the Spoken English and we can be lazy to read subtitles. However, I have learned that I understand more of the film if it is subtitles than not. If the film was in its true tongue, then the film would’ve been more authentic.

All in all, I did enjoy this film. It really brought you though the life of someone who had it all, lost it all, lost hope and in the darkness and confused, and presenting me the question, “How would’ve I acted in that same situation?”

If you liked this film, then I would recommend the following:

Schindler’s List
Down Fall
Saving Private Ryan