"The Pianist" is the ultimate historical survival tale.

Rating: Null/10 (5 July 2014)

The Holocaust was one of the most degrading and upsetting times in world history, causing millions of deaths, war, and grueling survival. Adrien Brody stars as the Wladyslaw Szpilman, a true-life gifted Piano player in the 1940's who's life is drastically changed when the Nazi's invade his town in Poland, causing him to become separated from his family and his passion for music to be unable to fulfill. Szpilman goes through many terrifying situations with the Germans, and has many miraculous survival events that allow him to keep striving for a better life. Many powerful Holocaust images and scenes involving cruelty and violence are portrayed brilliantly to give the film a powerful nature that can be a lead up to the beautiful and cheerful later results. Roman Polanski directs "The Pianist" spectacularly, allowing history to be brought to life in a way that's wrapped around a compelling story with talented film making. Roman Polanski guides every member of this film to achieve success and works terrifically with his gifted actors. Adrien Brody not only looks and sounds the part of Wladyslaw Szpilman, but allows his true story to be honored and not forgotten after the hardship he faced. Brody's facial expressions and meek looking figure allow him to portray Szpillman perfectly. Hardship is a terrible road to go down through, and stories that take place during huge events such as the holocaust can be hard to make aware to the public. "The Pianist" is a story about one man trapped into a large nightmare, and the fact that it is a major motion picture allows that brave Pianist to allow his life-long legacy and brilliant survival skills to be honored and respected.