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Pianist, The - 19/10/2005 4:55:57 PM   
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- 18/1/2007 10:55:18 AM   
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This film won a lot of Oscars and awards in 2003/2002 when it was released, however, despite being a heartwarming film, it is very majorly flawed. I'm surprised it is acclaimed as it was at the time - in retrospect, I suspect that its completely uncomprised view of the holocaust is probably what did it. There is some violent imagery which really sticks in your mind - such as an eldery disabled jew being thrown from a high window or the brutal shooting of a weeping woman.

However, despite this the film has some major flaws. Brody is so hammy in the first act of the film, and his character does not really start developing till the second hour when he is seperated from his family - but to be fair his performance in the second half of the film is brillant. Yet in the last 10 minutes of the film, when the Nazis are over-turned he turns from small withered bearded fucked in the heard guy back to his old self, with no hints of scars from what he has seen.

In fact if I was to recomend this film to anyone I would tell them to skip the first hour, which present characters with no backdrop or building (i.e. Szpilman family) and presents some cringeworthy moments - like when Szpilman won't stop playing the piano despite the building being bombed to shit.

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- 18/1/2007 10:55:20 AM   
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This film won a lot of Oscars and awards in 2003/2002 when it was released, however, despite being a heartwarming film, it is very majorly flawed. I'm surprised it is acclaimed as it was at the time - in retrospect, I suspect that its completely uncomprised view of the holocaust is probably what did it. There is some violent imagery which really sticks in your mind - such as an eldery disabled jew being thrown from a high window or the brutal shooting of a weeping woman.

However, despite this the film has some major flaws. Brody is so hammy in the first act of the film, and his character does not really start developing till the second hour when he is seperated from his family - but to be fair his performance in the second half of the film is brillant. Yet in the last 10 minutes of the film, when the Nazis are over-turned he turns from small withered bearded fucked in the heard guy back to his old self, with no hints of scars from what he has seen.

In fact if I was to recomend this film to anyone I would tell them to skip the first hour, which present characters with no backdrop or building (i.e. Szpilman family) and presents some cringeworthy moments - like when Szpilman won't stop playing the piano despite the building being bombed to shit.

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- 22/10/2007 5:32:20 PM   
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i really liked this

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RE: - 1/12/2007 4:23:48 PM   
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I've had the privellage of listening to holocaust surviours speak about their experiences and several have pointed out that this film is, if not better, then more realistic than Schindler.

With that in mind, you realise how truly remarkable this film is.

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RE: RE: - 2/12/2007 7:33:48 PM   
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 I thought that The pianist was as good as schindlers list.

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A Grim, Grim, Excellent Movie - 6/2/2008 3:07:40 PM   
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Great. Polanski's crowning achievement

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A Grim, Grim, Excellent Movie - 6/2/2008 3:07:41 PM   
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Great. Polanski's crowning achievement

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Excellent! - 5/5/2008 9:50:26 PM   
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What a better day to watch this for the first time than on our National Liberation Day. Recommended to me by many in the past but I never got around to it. Until today. Wish I`d done it earlier.
What a beautiful, moving film. Adrien Brody is brilliant and convincing in the leading part. The design of the film a sublime. Big sets, gorgeous art-direction and beautiful photography. Everything feels and looks really realistic, wich partly comes because of the fact that Polanski lived in this period and some parts of the movie are autobiographical.
The sentiment is never too "Hollywood", it never feels forced, a few scenes you really get choked up and stay with you for a long time.
All in all a magnificent fil about hope and survival.
Rightfully so, this is a masterpiece.

9,0/10

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