Directed by Roman Polanski and starring Adrian Brody, Emilia Fox, Micho Zambrowski, Ed Stoopard, etc., the film "The Pianist", based on the biography of jewish pianist Spielmann, depicts the story of a Polish Jewish pianist during World War II, and is a film worth brushing up on.
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The first time I watched it, when I was in college, I vaguely remembered the situation at that time, and was moved by the story of the protagonist Spielmann, the tragic encounters of a pianist during the war, which shocked my heart again and again, and the various injustices encountered by the artist in the war, enduring humiliation, this silent indictment of war is worth a thousand words.
When I look at it for the second time, I slowly see another level of things, that is, a kind of personal helplessness and pity in the context of the times, although you may be talented, charming, and countless fans, however, in another level and space, all your talents can not be talked about, and it is another set of rules of the game, and the impact of this perception on the heart is also very huge.
When I looked at it a third time, I saw something different, that is, the appearance of beings during the whole war, the background of the story of that era, and the different choices people made in the face of this situation.
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So, what is so good about such a movie that is worth brushing up on twice? Below, from the three levels of detailed analysis:
The perspective of this film is very calm and objective, although it is a war movie, but the audience can hardly see the director in this movie, and it is precisely because of the director's calm treatment that this film shows a deeper charm.
The streets, houses, and facial expressions in the film are numb and helpless, and this is one of the most realistic war-like urban scenes, not exaggerated, exaggerated, but as realistic as possible, as if one were in the city during World War II.
The characters in the film, under the repeated attacks and devastation of the war, slowly become numb, from the initial struggle, to acceptance, habits, and finally to the difficult survival, the film behaves very naturally and smoothly.
At the same time, movies always give people a hope that music is everywhere. From the piano sound at the beginning, to the piano sound on the protagonist's escape road, to the piano sound in the ruins, it is always like a dark line, which appears from time to time with the development of the plot, ups and downs, full of infinite charm, giving hope to people in despair and strength to people in distress.
It is precisely because of the director's ingenious treatment that the protagonist in the film behaves freely in front of the camera, his movements are relatively slow, and there is a hint of melancholy in his eyes, every move affects the audience's heart, always following his situation in worry, anxiety for him, haggard for him, heartache.
In the movie "The Pianist", the depiction of humanity in the war is particularly profound, seemingly swept away, but in fact, it is explained, and from the details, you can often see the profound connotation contained in it.
For example, the abuse of Jews by Nazi German soldiers was directly shot and killed, some were directly scolded when they did not look good, some were humiliated, they were not allowed to walk on the road, they were let go through the ditch, and some were ridiculed.
It is this seemingly ordinary soldier, the more ordinary their actions are, the more commonplace they are, the more they do not have any facial expression, such a look is the most terrible.
And the attitude they conveyed, the behavior they showed, combined with the tragic daily life of the Jews at that time.
For example, the Jewish policeman who saved the protagonist is actually an accomplice who assisted Nazi Germany in persecuting Jews, and normally speaking, this is a heinous figure. However, it was he who pulled the protagonist off the train at that moment, making him quickly find a place to hide, and thus survived luckily.
Another example is the Nazi German officer who rescued the protagonist, who only liked music and liked the piano music played by the protagonist, so he did not hurt the protagonist, and provided him with some food and coats to help him escape the danger and survive again.
From this level, the display of human nature in this film is rich and layered, not simply distinguishing people into good people and bad people, but through a large number of details, there is a timid side in good people, and there is also an occasional good side among bad people, which more deeply reveals the complexity of human nature and the uncertainty in the face of war.
In the movie, we can see the power of music, at that time, in the war period of material scarcity, it is difficult to eat food every day, ordinary civilians are drinking porridge to live, especially two people in order to compete for a pot of porridge, and let the porridge spilled on the ground, and then a person immediately lay on the ground, licking the porridge on the ground Clean Picture, every time I think of it, my heart will be full of pain.
However, despite the difficulties of life, as long as there is music in the movie, it will bring people short-term happiness, at that moment, the music sounds, everything will be quiet, the protagonist is immersed in the melody of the music, it seems to forget everything, the fullness of the spiritual world, supporting him through one difficulty after another.
There is a shot inside that is particularly impressive, the protagonist is hiding in a house in the apartment, the outside door is locked, he stays in the house waiting for others to bring food, he does not dare to make a sound, afraid that the next door neighbor will hear the report to the police, so he stays alone in the house, without a word, but when he hears the piano next door, his facial expression immediately changes, and he also sees a luster that has not been seen for a long time, and the whole person becomes energetic, lying quietly on the wall, listening to the music next door, Totally revel in the charm of music.
At the same time, he followed the beat of the music, slowly making the gesture of playing the piano, although there was no piano in front of him, he was always there to follow the beat, waving his hands, as if the music came from his slender and slender hands, this shot has always been remembered, extremely impressive.
In addition, there are many scenes of him playing the piano in the film, but each shot has its own characteristics and is not repeated, showing his mental state in different life encounters, and even the piano music played is full of different colors. Maybe that's the power of music!
Although there is no bread and no food, however, it is impossible to live without music.
Looking at all the movies depicting World War II, this movie is also very influential and shocking, sometimes I don't understand it once, but every time I watch it, there will be new gains and different feelings.
Recommended to you, "The Pianist", a movie worth brushing twice.