Very rarely do I watch a movie so good, that I need to watch it a second time shortly after. I recently obtained this DVD from Lindsey's grandma Billy, may she rest in peace, a new film to add to my collection. I remember first hearing about it, at the 2003 Academy Awards when Adrien Brody accepted the Oscar, gave Halley Berry a kiss on the lips, and gave a passionate acceptance speech. I knew I would enjoy it for it's subject matter, and the many awards it won, yet wasn't exactly sure on how good it would be. Well after watching it a second time, I can say that the film is truly a masterpiece, Top 50 material, 2nd greatest Holocaust movie behind Schindler's List. Roman Polanski teams up with the incredible artistic production of Focus Features, to bring a unique and more visual perspective on the Holocaust. It is a true auto-biography of a famous Jewish pianist named Wlayslaw Szpilman, who gets separated from his family and must hide in Warsaw for several years. The story begins with the Nazi invasion of Warsaw in 1939, and spans for five years as things get worse for the Jews. His family is shipped off to extermation camps, yet he is saved and manages to hide from the Nazis. During this time he must fight starvation and sickness. He also witnesses several uprisings such as the Jewish Ghetto Uprising of 1943 and the Warsaw Uprising of 1944... It's a very realistic eye-opening film, with an incredible classical music soundtrack. Pieces from Chopin, Bach, and Beethoven. Brody does an amazing job delivering as a classy pianist who grows weaker and weaker throughout the film. Polanski also won the Academy Award for directing, which was definetely deserved. This was surely a very personal project for him, since he also was a Holocaust survivor. I have to admit that Polanski has lived quite a crazy life full of ups and downs; from his escape of the Jewish ghetto, to having his wife murdered by the Manson family, to creating masterful films such as Chinatown, and now this recent sexual scandal with a 13-year old girl. Speculations aside he definetly hit a homerun with this passionate film.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Movie Masterpiece: The Pianist
Very rarely do I watch a movie so good, that I need to watch it a second time shortly after. I recently obtained this DVD from Lindsey's grandma Billy, may she rest in peace, a new film to add to my collection. I remember first hearing about it, at the 2003 Academy Awards when Adrien Brody accepted the Oscar, gave Halley Berry a kiss on the lips, and gave a passionate acceptance speech. I knew I would enjoy it for it's subject matter, and the many awards it won, yet wasn't exactly sure on how good it would be. Well after watching it a second time, I can say that the film is truly a masterpiece, Top 50 material, 2nd greatest Holocaust movie behind Schindler's List. Roman Polanski teams up with the incredible artistic production of Focus Features, to bring a unique and more visual perspective on the Holocaust. It is a true auto-biography of a famous Jewish pianist named Wlayslaw Szpilman, who gets separated from his family and must hide in Warsaw for several years. The story begins with the Nazi invasion of Warsaw in 1939, and spans for five years as things get worse for the Jews. His family is shipped off to extermation camps, yet he is saved and manages to hide from the Nazis. During this time he must fight starvation and sickness. He also witnesses several uprisings such as the Jewish Ghetto Uprising of 1943 and the Warsaw Uprising of 1944... It's a very realistic eye-opening film, with an incredible classical music soundtrack. Pieces from Chopin, Bach, and Beethoven. Brody does an amazing job delivering as a classy pianist who grows weaker and weaker throughout the film. Polanski also won the Academy Award for directing, which was definetely deserved. This was surely a very personal project for him, since he also was a Holocaust survivor. I have to admit that Polanski has lived quite a crazy life full of ups and downs; from his escape of the Jewish ghetto, to having his wife murdered by the Manson family, to creating masterful films such as Chinatown, and now this recent sexual scandal with a 13-year old girl. Speculations aside he definetly hit a homerun with this passionate film.
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