I was able to get out yesterday and catch Roman Polanski's The Pianist. As a big Roman Polanski fan, I've been looking forward to seeing this movie for a long time. It's not Polanki's usual material (evil apartments and Satan), but seeing as how he was a Holocaust survivor himself, it probably was only a matter of time before he did a film on the subject.
I really liked the film. It was incredibly unflinching in it's look of the horror of the times. I found myself wincing and covering my eyes at certain parts, and I'm about as desensitized to violence as you can get. There was a lady behind me that took it even harder, I had to listen to her gasps, "No!"'s, and "Oh my gods!" the entire movie. I guess I can't blame her, it's a pretty natural reaction. The story itself was interesting, since it seemed the only reason the protagonist survived was because he was a famous pianist. Everyone seemed to look out for him, without him even asking. The scenes near the end with the Germans in prisoners camp was unusual twist, very interesting.
Anyway, good movie. We'll see if it wins anything tonight at the Academy Awards.
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