The struggle expressed in tunes

Weston 2021-10-13 13:07:09

The story is adapted from the real life experience of the famous Polish Jewish pianist Varadis Rosh Pilman. During the Second World War, after the Nazis occupied Poland, they were forced to flee for a long time, alone and helpless, always guarding against the Nazis. Found, hungry and struggling to survive.

When he fled to a dilapidated room on the top floor of an unmanned apartment, a Nazi officer spotted him and finally learned that he was a Jewish pianist.

According to normal logic, the Jews might be shot. But the Nazi officer didn't. Instead, he took him downstairs and brought him to a piano for him to play some tunes. No one else was present at the time. Rosh Pilman panicked for a while and then began to play. At first, the scale might not be very smooth due to tension. Later, he gradually improved and his playing became more colorful.

Some people say that the protagonist is cowardly, because he did not kill any Nazis, did not bandage the wounds for the resisting wounded, and did not detonate the tram. It can be said that he was a passive fugitive. But in fact, he was a native of Warsaw, and the music he played was Chopin's "Polish Dances". This is an anthem for Poland, an expression of patriotism, and a howl for victory. This is Luo The only heroic action that Spierman can make in his bitmap also explains why he hesitated for a while before starting to play the tune. Maybe when he just started to play, the tune did not come from Chopin’s "Polish Dance". Besides, he made such a decision next. Maybe he was thinking that since the Nazis will kill me at the end, why not burn the blood of patriotism at the last moment.

As for the Nazi officer, maybe he didn't realize that Rosh Pilman's music was from Chopin's "Polish Dance". If he could know it, he might be able to experience the crimes of war against Polish culture in his music. War and massacre cannot be eliminated, because Chopin's spirit is still alive and is reflected in the pianist.

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  • Enid 2021-10-20 18:58:44

    If it wants to reflect the cruelty of the Nazis, it is not cruel at all; if it wants to reflect the protagonist's tenacity, it can only be said that he is lucky; on the contrary, I sympathize with the German who died in the end. . . I want to use ridiculous to describe it, can I?

  • Cheyanne 2022-03-25 09:01:04

    Roman Polanski's scene scheduling can also surpass Spielberg, and the dark green and yellowish picture style seems to have become the impression color of an era. The movie itself is like a sentimental Chopin, flowing smoothly and naturally through brutality and blood, and has been brewing a prelude to a climax, but in the end it ends flatly, directly letting you realize the endlessness of war and reincarnation of fate while caring about the unending.

The Pianist quotes

  • Henryk Szpilman: I told her not to worry, you had your papers on you. If you'd been hit by a bomb, they'd have known where to take you.

  • Wladyslaw Szpilman: They bombed us, we're off the air.

    Henryk Szpilman: Warsaw's not the only radio station.