Wladyslaw Szpilman's The Pianist

Fire and destruction. These two words not only describe the mood of Szpilman’s journey, but the majority of what the movie looked like itself. The Holocaust was a time of deprivation, and the way Roman Polanski was able to put it into a motion picture was remarkable. In areas such as Germany and Poland, people were put through many hardships if they were Jewish, or didn’t meet the stereotype of what was desired. In the Pianist, based on Szpilman’s memoir, Polanski is definitely putting the way every thing happened in the right perspective. Historical inaccuracies are on point, along with the majority of what was written in Szpilman’s memoir. Although it is hard to directly pinpoint exactly what happened in someone’s everyday life, Polanski showed that Szpilman was deprived with less and less motivation every day. As shown in the film, the entire Szpilman family was put through a lot; including lack of money, sleep, and hope. As a pianist, Wladyslaw Szpilman was able to continue to play and make money at the same time, working as a piano player for a restaurant and the Polish radio station. As the …show more content…
Based on a nonfiction memoir, it is not easy to create a film that will be completely accurate. The goals that Polanski tried to reach were in my opinion definitely truthful. Being able to recreate the destruction of homes, families, and lives during this time period in Poland is surely difficult, but with the scenes that Polanski included, I feel as though it was a top-notch film. Based on the fact that Polanski was able to recreate a tough time in history, I feel as though I need to recommend this film without any qualifications. Overall, the film is a must see if you would like to witness a fantastic recreation of Wladyslaw Szpilman’s journey and an accurate interpretation of how the Holocaust went during this time