Jeff Matthews Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Someone mentioned a movie you could only watch once. This is one of those. A very, very good movie with some heavy drama. It's a must see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Its good, I grant, but Schindlers List, Saving Private Ryan, Saints and Soldiers and Life is Beautiful are all better WWII movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted February 8, 2006 Moderators Share Posted February 8, 2006 I loved this movie as well. It's worth seeing as well as the others Colin mentioned because it give the perspective of people living in Poland at the time. Not a widely covered topic, and some very compelling cinematography of a war-torn Warsaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 from what I can recall of the movie it wasn't supposed to be a direct competition to say saving private ryan etc etc. It had its own agenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Def Leper Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 I mentioned that watching Schindler's list once was enough to last me a lifetime. I own the Pianist, though, and have watched it several times already and enjoy it very much. Comparing it to other WWII movies like "Saving Private Ryan" and "Schindler's List" isn't really fair though, since the story is a biography that tightly follows one single person, and is probably much closer to being "real life" than either of the Spielburg films. Although all three films are based on real events and people, I think The Pianist is much closer to being a documentary and the others are historical dramas in the genre of "The Lion in Winter" and "Kingdom of Heaven." Spielburg films are always Spielburg first, and story second, and I think The Pianist was not as ego driven a project. I haven't seen Saints and Soldiers and Life is Beautiful. I'll check them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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