Materpiece

Rating: 3/10 (2 April 2004)

The main reason why I watched The Pianist was the fact that it is about a pianist. I myself play the piano. But after seeing it I realized that it has far more reasons to watch it.
The different thing from most other movies about war is that it is just about one single person. The struggle of one man. That's why you got more details about war and how people really felt. It allows you to be a witness of the fight of this very man, his feelings, his fears and his happy moments. Sometimes you feel happy for him because he got a new home and people that support him, and in the next minute you want to cry because of this terrible things that are happening to him.
You can say about Roman Polanski whatever you want. But he did a masterpiece with this movie. It also was so good because Polanski has been through this horror. He lost his family during World War IIand that gives the film even more deepness.
Maybe the title of the movie scares some people. They just thing it's about piano playing and music. But this is the worst reason you can have of this film. The main story is about a pianist, that's right, but it's about his survival because of music. His love and passion for music helped him to never stop hoping. And this is what this movie is about. It's about a person that lived through all that horror without stopping to believe.
Never judge a film because of the title. Watch the Pianist and I'm sure you'll will think about things in a different way.