Adrian Brody: Total Immersion
Added 1/23/2010
This is not a movie to watch if you want mindless entertainment. It is a gut-wrenching depiction of the most horrible atrocities in human history. Adrian Brody totally immerses himself in the title role of a Polish pianist who somehow managed to survive,against overwhelming odds, the horrors of the Holocaust. If this story doesn't put your problems in perspective,nothing will.
Wanting to turn away from the horrific views of all this brutality, I found myself staring in disbelief at the brutality of the Nazi soldiers "acting under orders." These willful acts of violence display humanity at its absolute worse. Yet, the determination of this young pianist to survive shows the inner strength of the human spirit to overcome. Hopefully none of us will ever be pushed to such limits but this movie makes us aware of the inner strength that lies within us.
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Can we go ahead and not interject our very narrow modern political opinions into a historical tale about another government and country, rockygreen? thank you.
This is a great movie about another place in time, concerning a government that was not run by officials who were elected regularly by the people of the country. These citizens had no say in the political process, and could not change things if they didn't like them. And there were no human rights, because the people weren't in charge; they couldn't be electing and re-electing when the leaders didn't suit them. The citizens of this time could not popularly elect, by their own will, a candidate whose main political platform was to fix the insurance fiasco in a democratic country. :)
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This is what will happen to us if Obama gets his reform.
Added 12/6/2009
This is a wonderfully made movie. It is very well done.
The male star was wonderful. Every one should watch this movie, particular young kids. This is what will happen to the United States if the reform of Obamas passes. We can look for these things to happen to all of us. It has happened over and over in society. We just never thought it would happen in the US. i highly recommend this movie. I gave it a 5 stars because the acting was wonderful; everything was wonderful.
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Fascism revealed
Added 11/28/2009
A must see movie; it exposes how hundreds of thousands of Jews were exterminated during 1940's. The movie shows a survival of one Jew pianist.
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Good But... An Oscar for Brody?
Added 10/18/2009
I agree with much of what was said by other reviewers. The movie was moving and quite good. I don't know how Brody won an Oscar, however. His performance was fine but far from extraordinary. His character is passive throughout most of the movie and registers few emotions - additionally, some of the most heartbreaking scenes show him from a distance or from the back so that we are unable to see his reactions. This may have been how the character survived but staring blankly or casting your eyes downward doesn't add up to a great performance. Again, it wasn't a poor performance. The character, the script, the direction did not give Brody a chance to register a range of emotions and, thus, earn an Oscar nomination. I would love to read something about his performance that I may have missed.
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Adrian Brody: Total Immersion
Added 1/23/2010
This is not a movie to watch if you want mindless entertainment. It is a gut-wrenching depiction of the most horrible atrocities in human history. Adrian Brody totally immerses himself in the title role of a Polish pianist who somehow managed to survive,against overwhelming odds, the horrors of the Holocaust. If this story doesn't put your problems in perspective,nothing will.
Wanting to turn away from the horrific views of all this brutality, I found myself staring in disbelief at the brutality of the Nazi soldiers "acting under orders." These willful acts of violence display humanity at its absolute worse. Yet, the determination of this young pianist to survive shows the inner strength of the human spirit to overcome. Hopefully none of us will ever be pushed to such limits but this movie makes us aware of the inner strength that lies within us.
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Can we go ahead and not interject our very narrow modern political opinions into a historical tale about another government and country, rockygreen? thank you.
This is a great movie about another place in time, concerning a government that was not run by officials who were elected regularly by the people of the country. These citizens had no say in the political process, and could not change things if they didn't like them. And there were no human rights, because the people weren't in charge; they couldn't be electing and re-electing when the leaders didn't suit them. The citizens of this time could not popularly elect, by their own will, a candidate whose main political platform was to fix the insurance fiasco in a democratic country. :)
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This is what will happen to us if Obama gets his reform.
Added 12/6/2009
This is a wonderfully made movie. It is very well done.
The male star was wonderful. Every one should watch this movie, particular young kids. This is what will happen to the United States if the reform of Obamas passes. We can look for these things to happen to all of us. It has happened over and over in society. We just never thought it would happen in the US. i highly recommend this movie. I gave it a 5 stars because the acting was wonderful; everything was wonderful.
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