Film Analysis Of The Film: The Pianist And The Pianist

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The Holocaust is one of the most dreadful and unforgettable time in human history. This event of a huge genocide has become the topic of many films; and “The Pianist” is one of them.“The Pianist” is a historical drama directed by Roman Polanski. Personally, I think this is a great movie that is worthy to watch. Through the realistic scenes in the film, the touching performances of Adrien Brody, and the unique way which the film was shot, Polanski has successfully brought the audience to experience the terror of the Holocaust and the hope and strength for survival. “The Pianist” describes how Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Jewish pianist, manages to escape from the Ghetto and survive through the massacre of Jews in Poland by luck. The most surprising …show more content…

I really like the way how Polanski filmed the movie. The storyline of “The Pianist” is arranged in a chronological order. Polanski made the overall pace of the movie is really slow. In the movie, Szpilman gradually changes from a gentleman into a savage. There are many scenes where Szpilman is alone, struggling to stay alive and trying to keep his humanity within him. Szpilman’s mental state grows stronger as he tries to survive in the crumble Warsaw city. I believe that a slow pace of the movie is necessary to show how Szpilman has developed a stronger inner character throughout the whole incident. The way how Polanski chose to direct this movie is very interesting. Polanski chose to film the movie in a subjective way, where the audience can only see the incidents through Szpilman’s perspective. While watching the movie, we are not just looking at Szpilman in a third person perspective, instead, we existed in Szpilman’s mind. The audience can get an idea of how the situation must have been during the Holocaust. There is a particular scene in the movie where an ear-piercing sound appeared after the explosion. In the scene, Polanski put the audiences straight into Szpilman’s mind, so they can experience how Szpilman feels after the bombing. Polanski’s unique directing style allows him to win an Oscar for best

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