The Pianist
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Movie Reviews of The Pianist
Movie Review: Extraordinary survival story...excellent work from Adrien Brody...
Summary: 5 Stars
Words are inadequate to describe the flawless flow of events in this absorbing account of Polish Jews facing extinction in the Warsaw Ghetto of the '40s during the Nazi reign of terror.
Surely the most deserving Oscar award in years was bestowed on Adrien Brody who captures his character completely and carries the film with his amazingly real performance. His role is the focal point throughout most of the action--so perfect in his characterization that he makes the story an unforgettable and deeply moving experience.
His confrontation with a Nazi officer who discovers his hiding place and then asks him to prove that he is a pianist by playing the piano, is just one of the memorable highlights. Nothing, it seems, is pictured in terms of black and white. All the gray areas are visible. This scene alone was justification for Brody's Oscar.
Roman Polanski's direction is masterful throughout, never allowing the story to bog down in sentimentality but keeping the focus on survival and some of the horrific things that happen along the way.
An inspired, thought-provoking piece of filmmaking that is stunning to watch because it is so real and moving. Not since SCHINDLER'S LIST has the brutality and epic sweep of World War II been captured so accurately.
Highly recommended for mature audiences.
Movie Review: Uplifting
Summary: 5 Stars
I came from Jewish ancestry and I have studied the holocaust since I was 15. I am now 55. I still have many questions but these DVD's and books are a great help.Movie Review: A devastingly moving cinematic masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
This vivid re-enactment of pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman's miraculous survival of the Holocaust is presented before our eyes, in excruciating detail, by master filmmaker Roman Polanski. The true beauty of the film is the artistic, psychological, and moral apex achieved in the film itself, and in the lives of two great artists, Szpilman and Polanski himself. In the documentary (included in the DVD) of the making of the film, Polanski states one of the main themes of the film, that the love of his art helped to inspire Szpilman to survive the war against insurmountable odds. Polanski's words are so poignant; yet, one has the distinct impression that Polanski does not consciously realize he is talking about himself as well. The lives of Szpilman and Polanski are deeply intertwined. Haunted by tragedy and inner demons his whole life and career, Polanski rarely if ever displayed the moral courage to confront thematically in his films his innermost demons, arising from his own wartime experiences as Holocaust survivor from Krakow, and of course later on, from the murders of his wife and unborn child. Polanski descended into sexual diversions, scandal, and exile. How gratifying to watch his cinematic triumph, at age 70, in this deeply personal tale of courage and, not far beneath the surface, of moral redemption, a moral lesson and an inspiration for all.Movie Review: awesome
Summary: 5 Stars
this movie was a very touching to watch . it was one of the best i have seen in a while, the 10 year old nephew had many questions about the events, he showed so much interest in this story and he learned things from it.i was pleased to watch it with a kid who showed so much interest. guess what he made his parents rent it so he could see it again. and we also have watched it again loved this movieMovie Review: A Wonderful Movie
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie is really an exquisite piece. For those of you out there interested in recent history and who appreciate it being told to you in the most vivid and understanding way, will love "The Pianist". As the story unfolds, we see the grusome behaviour that humans can portray and one other, and it brings us to the realization that something as awful as the Holocaust can happen on our planet, and nothing was done about it, or done to rectify the situation, unitl so many people lost their lives.
I do recommend everyone to sit down and watch this movie as it is both entertaing and enlightening to the fact that something like this should never be repeated.
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