the pianist

Rating: 10/10 (31 December 2009)

What a mesmerizing film,, watched this the other night on IFC , just simply amazing.. i think that Adrien Brody gave the performance of his entire career with that film. the atrocities that were captured on film are surreal,, these are some of the same things that my mother and grandmother and mom told me about when i was little that they went through,, like the SS coming right up to the door and asking if you were hiding any Jews... the air raids at school,, all that stuff,, the cabinet in the movie that is used to hide Adrien Brody,, i actually have one of those,, it's a one piece and weighs almost a ton.. it's monstrous.. anyway back to the movie,, the landscape was awesome on the other side of the wall,, all of the bombed out buildings,, i really liked the part where the German officer talks to our main character not like a German officer but like a real person would. the movie just fascinated me to the point that it is one of my favorites.. there are a few scenes that might tend to shy people away from this, like the old man getting thrown out the window,, wheelchair and all,, but this is a story of triumph and survival,, and should be seen by young and old alike,,,,