Everyone, its okay to enjoy a Roman Polanski film.

Rating: 10/10 (20 July 2011)

The infamous director Roman Polanski's best film came out in 2002, and it won him an Oscar. That film was The Pianist, and it won Polanski an Oscar and Adrian Brody an Oscar for his gripping role, but it was snubbed best picture. In my opinion, it deserved the Oscar and was the best film of 2002.
The film tells the true story of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Jewish pianist who's career was unfortunately put to a halt do to WWII. After he is saved and is separated from his family, he must make a new life for himself in hiding. There is also a German officer(Thomas Kretschmann) who is very sympathetic towards him.
The journey that he goes on is rather intense. Polanski has created Nazi Germany in a way i've never seen before. Though Steven Sielberg's Schindler's list was an excellent film and was gritty, Polanski's Nazi Germany is a living hell. And I know it was, and so should you.
I think that this is best Holocaust film ever made. Its a sad and moving film and at times rather disturbing. And I can't forget Brody's performance. This is the best performance of his career. Watching him struggle, you feel like you're in the movie yourself.
Overall, The Pianist is a thrilling, moving, and engaging film that has to be seen, even though it feels a little longer than it actually is. But hey, Schindler's list was 3 hours, this is shorter. I loved that film, but I have to say that I preferred Polanski's film more. A masterpiece.
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