In the birth of the Holocaust, a Jewish musician struggles to survive in a now German-occupied Poland...
I tried so hard. I tried not to get attached to the main character. I tried to not be invested in the story. I tried. Then the tears came. My girlfriend was just as surprised as I was. In the beginning, I thought the story was boring, and the characters uninteresting; then, I realized that the characters were just real life people, and the story was only slowly reeling you into their normal lives. It is a movie that allowed you to peer into the ordinary life of people who walked through the streets of the ghetto, avoiding the dead bodies of children at every corner. Especially at these moments, I tried to keep a distance. I tried.
At first, I thought Adrien Brody (Wladyslaw Szpilman) was nothing to sneeze at, then I suddenly fell in love with his completely normal character. Farther into the movie, he experiences a slow but drastic change, and this is where his Academy Award comes into play. He transforms from a young, handsome man into a dying, nearly-crippled, dirty man who has nothing left for which to live. He deserved that award.
The fact that this movie is based off a true story makes it even more gripping and hard to watch. The simple truth is that this movie tells a story that will leave you with a myriad of emotions that you can't tell apart. If anything, watch it solely because it is a movie in which you can find yourself invested. Not many movies touch your heart with love, sadness, and joy like this one (even if you try to avoid them). It's worth the time.
I must say though, my favorite part was watching my girlfriend's reactions even though she had already seen the movie. She's not one who can stay emotionally distant like I can.
Well...at least I tried.
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