Humanity at its best and worst

Rating: 10/10 (7 December 2004)

It must not only be seen because of the subject that can never be studied enough but because it is perfect in every sense. EVERY SENSE.
It is perfect in terms of cinema for the performance of every professional involved in this film.
It is perfect in terms of subject treatment because for the first time we get a beginning of an answer to the puzzling question "how could so many see themselves being slowly tortured and slaughtered, let the horror surround them, without more reaction and hysteria, with so much faith?"
In the Polish ghetto, Polanski answers. For the first time, we see the everyday life as an everyday life and not as a drama for the drama necessary to a movie. The film serves these humans' story and not just the contrary.
Polanski's film does not want us to cry only. he wants us to wonder, explore and discover. It is dreadfully efficient. He shows that Art that is love is the one link that brings one back from barbary to humankind. Each second of it means a future lifetime for the pianist.
Polanski brilliantly illustrates the old idea of Art saving humanity in recent times when it was needed more than ever. In that sense, he helps to save us all. THANK YOU.