Example of pianist’s reflections
It should be similar to another film "The Pianist on the Sea", telling the musical life story of a great pianist. But after reading it I realized I was wrong. This is a tragedy, a shocking tragedy.
The story takes place during World War II, about a talented Polish Jewish pianist Spearman. At that time, countless halo enveloped this talented and handsome young man. He was born into a musical family, and his father was a violinist, so it was natural that he should inherit his father's legacy. Although there were some conflicts and contradictions between the family, they lived together happily. However, at this moment the Nazis invaded, breaking the relationship of not only this family, but all the 500,000 Jews living in Warsaw, Poland. Life. At first, I lost my job and didn’t have enough money to buy food. I had no choice but to sell my beloved piano, but I could only eat potatoes day after day and wait for the latest decree on sanctions against Jews to be published in the newspaper.
First there were bans on Jews in various public places, and then there were money restrictions. This has caused all the Jews to complain endlessly. While the Spearman family was still racking their brains to think of ways to hide their money, the government required all Jews to wear six-pointed star armbands, stamped with signs like livestock. From then on, to the fate of being slaughtered.
Not long after, all the Jews were moved to the Jewish Quarter and high walls were built. Every night, various unfortunate Jews were massacred. Spearman felt more and more the importance of his family and vowed to protect them. In order to survive, he found a job as a piano player in a restaurant and witnessed how many people of different social status survived in this difficult situation. So he asked for help to ensure the safety of his family. However, death soon came. He and almost all the Jews were put on a train with no way back. Just when he was about to board the train, he was pulled out of the team in the chaos. At this moment, his fate was changed. He was a The Jewish police tried to save him, but when he saw his father smiling happily in the queue, he fled. This is a run for life. Once the war starts, there will be no time to hide your face and cry. This is not an ignoble existence. This is for the hope of a family or even a nation. He was subsequently imprisoned and worked as a slave for the Jewish resistance. After struggling to escape, he was rescued by a kind-hearted couple who were old acquaintances. Later, he was helped by his former love objects, and he escaped from the clutches of the Nazis again and again. He stared with tears of gratitude at everyone who had helped him. He knew that although his nation and country had been ravaged, they would never perish. The rumbling German artillery fire could threaten their lives, but it could not break the cohesion of the country. When Spielman moved to an apartment opposite the Jewish Quarter, he was often without food and water. There he witnessed the unyielding resistance of his compatriots in the Jewish Quarter. He saw the first exchange of fire between the Polish people and the German army, although they both failed. , but he began to look forward to the arrival of the light. He knew that the Allies were coming and the light was not far away.
Unfortunately, his only shelter was also destroyed during a Nazi raid. In order to survive, he searched for food everywhere and was under the threat of death all day long. He evaded sweeping searches and hid in the ruins of the city. Fortunately, his musical talent touched a German officer. Under the officer's risk-taking protection, the pianist finally survived the end of the war and ushered in the dawn of freedom.
Although a few lines of words can summarize the general plot of the entire movie, several of the shots cannot be described in simple words. About 30 minutes into the movie, the Nazi army broke into a building in the Jewish blockade management area and directly threw an ordinary resident who was sitting in a wheelchair and could not see the Nazi army stand up because of his disability from the balcony with his chair. Death, that cruel scene, made the pianist's mother scream uncontrollably. Randomly shooting Jews who had nowhere to escape on the street, and forcing Jews who were suffering from infinite fear to dance, what I felt when I saw this was so real and poignant that my heart could not calm down for a long time. Although I have long heard of the various inhumane acts that the Nazis did to the Jews, when shown through the lens of a movie, they were unexpectedly cruel.
What I saw about the Nazi massacre of the Jews was both vague and real: What was vague was that the Nazis did not massacre the Jews as soon as they captured Poland, but increased the massacre little by little, like boiling a frog in warm water. First, there was differential treatment, then the establishment of independent restricted areas, and then the concentration camps, and there was not much description of the concentration camps; what is true is that through the protagonist's experience, we experienced step by step from a perfect family with a good social status to a concentration camp. The disintegration of the entire happiness, through the eyes of the protagonist, he actually saw the insulting slogan "Jews are not allowed", "the roads are frozen to death" in the restricted area, and the Nazis' treatment of the spirit and body of the unarmed Jews
The wanton whipping and arbitrary deprivation of their lives.
But at the same time, the movie also shows the conscience during the war: those many people who helped him selflessly did not receive anything in return, and even risked their lives to still help this helpless Jew. In such a war-torn era where bullets are raining and people's hearts are not ancient, it is really touching to stick to one's own moral ethics.
The film presents us with the shameful history of World War II, which caused indelible pain to mankind. Although I am glad that I have not experienced that kind of pain, I still feel sad, regardless of Is it for the people who were brutally killed or for the German officer who finally saved the protagonist (even though he was a member of the Nazis). Spearman's pursuit of survival and pursuit of art also deeply moved me: if you persist, there is hope. I believe that this movie will have a profound impact on me in the future of my life.
Reflections on "The Pianist" Part 2: Reflections on "The Pianist".
The opening of the film "The Pianist" is in silent black and white. The calm before the war made me feel uneasy. From the film, I saw the war between countries, the war between alien races and the war of the soul, and saw that cowardice and strength coexist in a person's body. Within two and a half hours, I felt like I had been through a war.
When I first saw the protagonist, he had splayed eyebrows and rosy and slender hands dancing on the keys. The music was so gentle that people wanted to fall asleep in it forever. Just as we were immersed in such lightness While playing music, the first sound of cannon suddenly hit his face. He was not frightened and continued to play the piano, his eyes as tender as ever. Then again, violent and tough, when I thought he would continue to remain unmoved, he was shocked, and then the sound of broken glass suddenly sounded, but the sound of the piano continued to linger, but once again, when the glass was hit by gunfire It was shattered, and the sound of the piano also stopped abruptly in the chaos.
He suffered from hunger and all kinds of humiliation in the Jewish Quarter of Warsaw, and was under the threat of death all day long. He evaded blanket searches and hid in the ruins of the city. With the help of a kind-hearted man, he lived in fear every day under the eyes of the Nazis.
The climax of the movie is when the pianist struggles weakly to break open a life-saving can. When the can falls to the ground, a German officer's feet appear. Under the order of the German officer, he staggered towards the piano, his hands shaking constantly because of hunger and fear, but soon he integrated into the music, and he played a serenade of sorrow, anger and passion. The German officer was shocked by the pianist's talent. Later, he brought the food to the pianist and said frankly, "We surrender." Seeing the pianist trembling, he took off his coat and gave it to him. All of this shone with the brilliance of humanity, and he even thought he would have a chance to hear the pianist's music again. War makes people afraid, but human nature gives people hope.
For the Jewish people living under the Nazis, they lost their most basic dignity as human beings and were even deprived of their right to survive. They could be executed by the Nazis anytime, anywhere without any reason. In contrast, we are happy to be able to live in peaceful times. We should treat everything we have now with a more contented and grateful heart.
Reflections after watching "The Pianist" Chapter 3: Reflections after watching "The Pianist"
Reflections after watching "The Pianist"
Talk about my intuition about the characters Feel it... The whole movie is about two and a half hours long. In the first two hours, my opinion has not changed. How about the male protagonist... (uh... where did you learn...? otl) Almost in the movie The entire front part barely shows how good he is at playing the piano, which makes me wonder if this is the story of a pianist... Then, he just plays the piano to support his family, but he plays very well. He was able to do it casually, and at least it was obvious that he was very skilled. As for playing the piano, in that era, being a pianist was very confusing... (I always felt this way when I watched the first half of the movie). He is arrogant, ignorant of the world, weak and timid. I feel like he is just a pianist. A guy who is useless in reality. There was an uprising, but he did not participate. Although he was kind-hearted, he always relied on others and needed to be taken care of... (It can only be said that he was very lucky. He met a series of good people who were willing to help him, appreciated him, and were able to help him selflessly. Taking risks for him... It is hard to imagine that people would pay so much for a pianist (not a master yet...). For four-fifths of the entire film, he has been in a state of despair - survival. The conditions became worse and worse, but although he was weak but strong, he never gave up the hope of living and his persistence in playing the piano.
In that era, people who did not compromise with reality were rare, and their path was bound to be bumpy. He chose not to be a slave of the enemy. As a result, the situation worsened day by day. Even after losing his loved ones, he did not fall down. He still chose to live on. His inner strength was the only thing that moved me. But that is to say, in fact, I have always had a negative attitude towards him... He is powerless, will not resist, lacks the ability to stand on his own, and does not know that sprouted potatoes are poisonous... He is becoming more and more miserable. , unkempt hair, lame legs... However, these are all things that can't be helped... For him, the only dignity is to continue to live... In order to survive, he will eat and drink anything, Because he loves the piano, he still wants to play the piano. This is the motivation for him to live. As long as he survives, there will be opportunities and everything will change... So, finally, his tenacity, superb piano skills and honesty moved the German officers.
At that moment, I saw a real pianist. Although he was unkempt and had disabled legs, when he sat in front of the piano and started playing, the keys sounded... The sun shone in, covering up all the shortcomings on his body, He looked so holy and tall...at this time...no one would doubt that he was not a pianist.
And this also proves to us that even in such an era... the pianist also has the value and needs of his existence... His previous efforts to survive were not in vain and were meaningful.
This should be the climax of the whole film. At 120 minutes, he finally became a pianist as expected, and the main theme of the whole article was revealed - finally the feelings that had been brewing for a long time were cathartic, exploded and sublimated, and finally made me change my view of him. Views, began to recognize him and his efforts.
Finally, let me sum it up in one sentence...A pianist is only a pianist when he sits in front of the piano and plays...