The Pianist

I know this is a fairly old film, but I'm trying to talk about any new or awesome movie I see, so here it goes.

To be honest, I had thought this was gonna be more emotionally draining that it actually was. That's not to say it isn't a great movie, but the one scene I had actually seen from the film was a very graphic one that at the time actually took my breath away. That scene in particular has always stayed with me and I guess you could say that it made me a little hesitant to actually sit down and watch the whole thing.

I'm glad I finally did though, The Pianist is easily up there with Schindler's List as a captivating Holocaust experience. Every scene dealing with the evacuation of the Jewish neighborhoods are so realistic and absolutely horrifying that it is indeed difficult to comprehend why and how such events could ever actually happen.

One thing that really surprised me though was how well Roman Polanski shot this film. There are multiple scenes that feel like they were done in one take, all shot from a far that add a voyeuristic type feeling to the movie.

All in all, a tough but rewarding experience.