I watched this movie at the moment of the Russian-Ukrainian war. The Russian-Ukrainian war was really too sudden, and the world was boiling because of it. In the early days, like everyone else, I felt that Russia’s attack on Ukraine was understandable, and even felt that Putin was decisive in killing, and applauded him. However, as the fighting became more and more intense, civilians were continuously killed and injured. Seeing those people leaving their homes, I felt genuine sadness and heartache, only to realize that the war was too cruel. At any time, it is the civilians who suffer the most. Now Russia-Ukraine talks, hoping to have a good result and quickly end the war.
Farther away, when it comes to this film, the film tells the story of a Jewish pianist in Poland who went through various hardships in the war and was finally rescued after Germany blitzed Poland during World War II. The persecution of Jews by the Nazis in Germany was one of the most horrific events in history. Human life was so trivial to them that they could kill a Jew at will. One of the highlights of this film is the part where the pianist played a piano piece for a German officer, expressing his entire mental journey through music, which was very touching. Although the German officer is not a kind person, after all, he participated in the war of the German army against other countries, but he was moved by the music and thus saved the pianist. In the end, he was defeated and died in a prisoner of war camp. If it was not a pianist, probably no one would know about this past.
The pianist was rescued not only by the help of friends and German officers, but also by luck, he was also very smart. Many choices, seemingly inadvertent, but all decided his future fate. A very impressive scene. On his way from one building to the opposite building, he heard the German army lining up to come as soon as he reached the middle of the road. He hesitated for a second, then fell on the ground and pretended to be a dead man, fleeing. It's been a while.
I like this movie very much, I hope the world will never have war again. May the world be at peace.
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