The Pianist [WS] [Limited Edition] [DVD] [2002]

Beautiful movie, it made me think and realize even more how awful the human race is truly we are lucky to be living in the present day even though we have our own struggles it doesn't compare to what people went through during that era.

One of the more compelling Movies that covers the atrocities during WW2. Hard to watch at times, but a great performance by Adrien Brody.

At last, Shout Factory releases one of the popular award-winning films of the early 2000s. The controversy surrounding director Roman Polanski no doubt made other studios reluctant to touch this film, but if you can enjoy the art apart from the artist, this is an emotional and brutal movie that tells the story of a concert pianist who suffers the persecution and murder attempts of the rising ['30s-'40s German] regime. Adrian Brody won an Oscar for his portrayal of Wladyslaw Szpilman, and though it's arguable that World War II or Holocaust films are usually favorites of the Academy, it's hard not to marvel at Brody's transformation from a healthy and self-possessed musician to a man who is little more than a hunted animal as the terror of World War II reaches a peak. It's a tough movie, and may be too grim for some, as Polanski does not shy away from the violence and disregard for life shown by the [bad guys] toward the [oppressed people]. In some ways, there is more horror in this film than in Polanski's classic fright film Rosemary's Baby. The color palette runs very gray in this film, and the contrast of Blu-ray brings that out, but it's never a treat for the eyes like some films. It's an endurance test, but one worth taking to see the story of Szpilman unfold. It's hard not to watch a film like this and wonder what any of us would do if faced with these impossible choices. I may not watch it again soon, but I know I will feel compelled to see The Pianist again.