The Pianist is a movie based on the true story of a Polish Jew in WWII trying to survive the ghettos and hide from the Germans.
Now I'm not the biggest Adrien Brody fan. I think that he's just a generic actor that gets cast in generic movies. After watching this I understand why he won the Oscar. His performance was incredible. It felt so real and genuine and I don't see that very often. After watching this, it makes me want to re-watch King Kong to see if he was generic or if he stood out. All of the supporting actors were great. Everyone gave very heartfelt performances. When I was watching this, I honestly believed that they were in the ghettos fighting for their lives just to live another day.
I felt that the essence and feel of Nazi-occupied Poland in the 1940's was captured perfectly. It felt realistic in every sense. The setting of the ghettos felt real and the violence and murders performed by the Nazis wasn't over-the-top or exaggerated.
Not only is the story interesting enough, but the script is very well written. It's filled with interesting dialogue that never left me bored. With the title being The Pianist, you are bound to expect some great music to accompany it. If you guessed that you'd be correct. Most of the time during extended scenes of dialogue the score tends to be overbearing and loud but the music sneaks up on you. It's often times quiet. Almost a whisper. There's also a great scene in which Adrien Brody plays the piano and it's fantastic. The scene was just a camera focused on his hands playing but it was great.
Final Report: The Pianist left me speechless with its emotion and horrifying depiction of a true hell on earth.
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