Pianist is the study of human nature, facing the society and himself.

Rating: 8/10 (6 January 2003)

Don't let the narrative and the picture fool you. This is not another World War film, defending the Jews, or another `Hollywood' high budget combat movie. In fact Jews are symbolized here as innocent people and they can be anybody who has been discriminated in the world, throughout the history. The story is responsible in confronting you with Wladyslaw Szpilman's life style and persona. The point is not the war or the racial and religious issues, indeed it is the study of people. Pianist is a profound look at the man's psychological behavior within his society and himself. It challenges human emotions during the hardest times of life. After watching this film one may realize the hope, fear, sensation, egotism, and enterprise that every person has toward life. The protagonist is not a hero, rather a survivor. He sought to stay alive and he made it, by sacrificing everything that he had. He left his beloved family, and decided to run away instead of following the fate. His home town is destroyed and his people are being tortured and murdered in front of his eyes. Yet nothing stopped him in reaching his goal. The protagonist is in a war, but this war can be in the midst of anything, not only the enemy on the other side of the wall. The conflict can be within him and his soul, him and the society, culture, ideology or another individual.
Pianist is a must see film for all the people, regardless their gender, race, and nationality. This is a film that touches your heart and opens your eyes to a new state of being.