The Pianist: 7.5/10
I feel bad that I did not like this movie more than I should. It has got everything a great masterpiece should have, but somehow I was not moved and somehow it didn't feel right. I think I should give it an other go sometime later.
I really dig
The Pianist, for me easily
9/10. Glad you realize how great it is even if it didn't work for you. I have rewatched it, the rewatch was also a great experience. The movie's 10 years old, my last viewing in 2005. I think I'll see it again soon. My notes from the first viewing:
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Saw a few days ago. Great movie. My impression was that it was spot on - just what I thought of what happened back then, there. Of course, I don't have a clear picture in my mind, but I did a lot of reading about it at one point, and watching the movie I NEVER got the idea that what I was seeing was at variance with what I knew to be the truth. Last night I watched extra feature stuff on the DVD (all of it), and Roman (and others) said again and again and again that truth, honesty, accuracy were absolutely paramount in their minds and actions as they crafted this movie. It was based on Spilman's book of the same name, and Roman himself had gone through the holocaust experience although in his case it was in Krakow, not Warsaw. Several of the things in the movie were Roman's experience, for instance when his father was slapped by a Nazi officer for not walking in the gutter, previous to the Warsaw ghetto being established.
I have tremendous respect for the way they made this movie. Usually, when I see "historical" movies, I develop a tremendous skepticism that what I am seeing has much to do with the historical event !!! This did not happen AT ALL, when I saw "The Pianist." As well, Brody's performance was tremendous, especially when he was homeless in the shattered ghetto, I thought. I was curious to see the features to find out how he got that edge. He said that for weeks he had little contact with others, maybe a few primary relationships in his life. He had no contact with other actors for a stretch of over 2 weeks.
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