This is another movie about World War II. Unlike other movies, there are no too frequent killings and full of resentment. The overall feeling is very flat, just like the piano music played by the protagonist of the film, and the journey is slow and long. . But it is also in this calm music that is full of fear of war and death. Just like the real image we see through the other eye.
The war is gray, and it covers the city of Warsaw where the protagonist lives. As a Jew, his life is threatened, his talents are buried, and he is forced to lose his homeland, and all kinds of contradictions are coming.
The reality is cruel, so he has to put aside his pursuit and solve the livelihood problems of the whole family. For a musician like this who is extremely sensitive to music, facing his beloved piano but unable to play, he has been sentenced to death invisibly. Under the inhuman control of the German army, his spirit was low, but it was only with the help of some of his friends that he got better. Temporarily stabilized the situation. However, the good times did not last long, but he tasted the pain of losing his family, and he was forced to work for the German army. Depressive, gloomy, and such words have been difficult to express his feelings at this time. The only hope is to survive such a predicament... The
most impressive part of the film is a small fragment in the second half of the film: in a dark and dilapidated room, the pianist stumbled upon a ruined one. After playing the piano, there was a rare happiness in his eyes at that time, which was short but clearly visible. Like a child who loves his own, he gently caressed the dust on the surface of the piano, and then his hands danced on the keyboard skillfully...
Sometimes, using the vast scenes could not achieve the expected results, the subtle sounds that penetrated into the soul Can really last forever with my heart. For such a non-pretentious film, its artistic conception should be reflected in every detail, rather than shocking the audience's hearts with the blood and killing in front of them. I can't see the glitz, but I can move the history in the calm image, maybe it's unmatched by other similar films...
Adrian Brody, who plays the protagonist pianist, seems to me a temperamental actor, with a melancholy and helpless look in his brows. It is very suitable for the performance of this kind of character in adversity or struggling.
Speaking of this, I have to mention that in order to achieve realistic results, the director kept Adrian in a dark enclosed room for 3 months. He only used water and a small amount of hard bread to fill his hunger every day, and he did not see the sun all day. So that he can truly feel the oppressive and painful mood of the protagonist in the play, so as to grasp his inner activities. In fact, the director did this for another purpose, that is, Adrian at that time was not the image that everyone sees now, and he was much fatter than the characters in the play. In order to match the characters in the play, he made such a mandatory decision. Later, when the filming started, the scene when the pianist we saw came out of the dark room, was irradiated by the dazzling sunlight outside the house and struggling over the ruined walls. It was actually the first shot of the film...
View more about The Pianist reviews
