In the year 2002, Roland Polanski directed The Pianist, a film that tells the true story about a Jewish pianist named Wladyslaw Szpilman, and his struggle against the Germans during World War 2. The film deserves the nomination for best picture of 2002.
The strong message that The Pianist delivers is one reason the film is worthy of its nomination for the 2002 Academy Awards. It’s that no matter how grim or how bleak things look, survival is always possible if you never give up. For example, Wladyslaw was forced to live under German supervision as a slave. He must destroy Jewish homes, and actually rebuild them for non-Jewish residents. It was an abusive and harmful working environment, but he continued to work and persevere. Near the end of the film, he happily continues to play piano for his local radio station, but the pain and agony in his eyes from his awful past just made the message ring even louder to me. The film’s great message is a reason why The Pianist deserves the nomination for Best Picture.
Great acting is another reason why The Pianist deserves the nomination for Best Picture. Adrien Brody takes on the role of Wladyslaw, and his performance is unforgettable. From performing on the piano to thousands of music enthusiasts, to getting beaten down to the ground by German officials, Brody didn’t disappoint. During a scene when Brody was pulled away from his parents as they were chosen to head into concentration camps, his face was full of sorrow and despair. The pain in his eyes led me to believe that this performance was real, not just an act. His sense of isolation as his parents leave is felt incredibly, making me feel just as alone as he did. The supporting cast does a good job as well, with no feelings that this was just another film. The performances by Adrien Brody and the rest of the cast is a reason why The Pianist deserves its best picture nomination.
The storytelling is one reason that makes me question The Pianist being nominated for Best Picture. As the story progresses, Wladyslaw’s interesting journey is hindered due to the lack of consistency. For example, Wladislaw had gone through a dramatic experience has his father gets hit by a German officer. Instead of continuing the sense of suspenseful actions between the officials and Wladyslaw, the film slows down when it had the potential to continue the suspense. It left me with hoping that a scene like that would happen again, and soon. Throughout the film, the same kind of buildup would constantly be stopped, and it left a little to be desired. Although the story wasn’t awful, it wasn’t consistent enough to keep me as entertained as much as I’d like to, thus it make me slightly go away from saying it deserves the nomination for best picture.
Time management is another reason why I question The Pianist being nominated for Best Picture. The film’s runtime is 150 minutes or 2 hours and a half long. The Pianist shines by portraying the bitter world of Wladyslaw’s life during World War 2, but it takes much longer than it really should. For example, the film shows a few similar scenes that have Wladyslaw figuring out ways to escape from the town that he is trapped in, but it takes much longer for the plan to actually take fruition. Understandably, creating a plan to escape isn’t easy, but to add unnecessary content like witnessing abuse and violence after it has already been portrayed multiple times? It made the film feel like it was dragging on and running out of things to show when it could have gotten straight to the point. There weren’t many time transitions, so I wouldn’t really know how much time has passed on, which made me have to pay attention to the film a bit more. Again, it wasn’t too much of a drawback, but it is a bit less desirable. The poor time management is another reason why I question The Pianist being nominated for best picture.
Roland Polanski’s The Pianist offers a great message and a terrific cast, but it leaves a bit to be desired with the poor time management and its less than average storytelling. All in all, the experience as a whole makes me come to the conclusion that it is a best picture film.
Personal Reaction
The Pianist really surprised me. Even though it was long, it had some really nice elements that made it all work. I really enjoyed watching Wladyslaw try and overcome his struggles throughout the film, because it made it much more interesting towards the end. I haven’t seen too many films with Adrien Brody, but his performance was terrific. He made the act feel like it wasn’t an act, just like a good actor should. The only real thing that I disliked with the film was how long it was. It didn’t hinder the experience so much to the point where it was unenjoyable overall, but it is something to note. The film did a great job surprising me with what I thought was going to be a boring film, it actually kept my interest throughout the duration. I’m pleased that I got to watch it for the first time.
The strong message that The Pianist delivers is one reason the film is worthy of its nomination for the 2002 Academy Awards. It’s that no matter how grim or how bleak things look, survival is always possible if you never give up. For example, Wladyslaw was forced to live under German supervision as a slave. He must destroy Jewish homes, and actually rebuild them for non-Jewish residents. It was an abusive and harmful working environment, but he continued to work and persevere. Near the end of the film, he happily continues to play piano for his local radio station, but the pain and agony in his eyes from his awful past just made the message ring even louder to me. The film’s great message is a reason why The Pianist deserves the nomination for Best Picture.
Great acting is another reason why The Pianist deserves the nomination for Best Picture. Adrien Brody takes on the role of Wladyslaw, and his performance is unforgettable. From performing on the piano to thousands of music enthusiasts, to getting beaten down to the ground by German officials, Brody didn’t disappoint. During a scene when Brody was pulled away from his parents as they were chosen to head into concentration camps, his face was full of sorrow and despair. The pain in his eyes led me to believe that this performance was real, not just an act. His sense of isolation as his parents leave is felt incredibly, making me feel just as alone as he did. The supporting cast does a good job as well, with no feelings that this was just another film. The performances by Adrien Brody and the rest of the cast is a reason why The Pianist deserves its best picture nomination.
The storytelling is one reason that makes me question The Pianist being nominated for Best Picture. As the story progresses, Wladyslaw’s interesting journey is hindered due to the lack of consistency. For example, Wladislaw had gone through a dramatic experience has his father gets hit by a German officer. Instead of continuing the sense of suspenseful actions between the officials and Wladyslaw, the film slows down when it had the potential to continue the suspense. It left me with hoping that a scene like that would happen again, and soon. Throughout the film, the same kind of buildup would constantly be stopped, and it left a little to be desired. Although the story wasn’t awful, it wasn’t consistent enough to keep me as entertained as much as I’d like to, thus it make me slightly go away from saying it deserves the nomination for best picture.
Time management is another reason why I question The Pianist being nominated for Best Picture. The film’s runtime is 150 minutes or 2 hours and a half long. The Pianist shines by portraying the bitter world of Wladyslaw’s life during World War 2, but it takes much longer than it really should. For example, the film shows a few similar scenes that have Wladyslaw figuring out ways to escape from the town that he is trapped in, but it takes much longer for the plan to actually take fruition. Understandably, creating a plan to escape isn’t easy, but to add unnecessary content like witnessing abuse and violence after it has already been portrayed multiple times? It made the film feel like it was dragging on and running out of things to show when it could have gotten straight to the point. There weren’t many time transitions, so I wouldn’t really know how much time has passed on, which made me have to pay attention to the film a bit more. Again, it wasn’t too much of a drawback, but it is a bit less desirable. The poor time management is another reason why I question The Pianist being nominated for best picture.
Roland Polanski’s The Pianist offers a great message and a terrific cast, but it leaves a bit to be desired with the poor time management and its less than average storytelling. All in all, the experience as a whole makes me come to the conclusion that it is a best picture film.
Personal Reaction
The Pianist really surprised me. Even though it was long, it had some really nice elements that made it all work. I really enjoyed watching Wladyslaw try and overcome his struggles throughout the film, because it made it much more interesting towards the end. I haven’t seen too many films with Adrien Brody, but his performance was terrific. He made the act feel like it wasn’t an act, just like a good actor should. The only real thing that I disliked with the film was how long it was. It didn’t hinder the experience so much to the point where it was unenjoyable overall, but it is something to note. The film did a great job surprising me with what I thought was going to be a boring film, it actually kept my interest throughout the duration. I’m pleased that I got to watch it for the first time.