The Pianist

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For the tenth film of the month we have The Pianist 

First off, we have the story which tells the story of a Holocaust survivor Wladyslaw Szpilman a Polish-Jewish composer. I thought the story was very depressing and sad but because of the main character you wanted him to get through it.

Next, we have the characters which overall, I thought were very compelling and developed. Adrien Brody puts in an immaculate performance as Wladyslaw Szpilman and you can see how the war and environments he stays in effects him right until the end. The chemistry with his family was nice to see and you can see how he cared for them. 

As for the film's visuals I thought they were one of the best aspects of them film. Over the course of the film you watch as the horrible acts are committed by the Germans and you can only shiver and the things they did makes it haunting to watch. The lighting and camera choices mange to get right into the events and show you the detail of destruction the city goes through. Moving onto the tone of the film which although very bleak and horrifying managed to capture the darkness of being a Jewish person during the time the film is set. I thought the soundtrack of the film when used worked very well and even when no music was used it added even more to the film as a whole.

Overall, I thought this film was a fantastic film showing the survival of one character through the events of WW2 and it shows as what he sees and goes through gives you insight into the time period which is why it is one film I would watch again but not for a long while. 

I give The Pianist a score of 9/10