The Pianist

I just finished watching 'The Pianist' by Roman Polanski, based on the true story of Władysław Szpilman. Władysław Szpilman was a famous Polish musician until he and his family were deported to a Warsaw Ghetto due to the German invasion of Poland. He had a friend who worked for the Nazis, hence when all of his family members were going on the train, his friend pulled him and said to save himself.
"Szpilman never saw any members of his family again. The train they were on took them to Treblinka. None of them survived the war." (from wiki)
[The Pianist is a memoir written by the Polish musician of Jewish origins Władysław Szpilman. He tells how he survived the German deportations of Jews to extermination camps, the 1943 destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto, and the 1944 Warsaw Uprising during World War II. (from wikipedia)]

It's a truly amazing movie, depicting such cruelty us human beings can be, yet we must not be stereotypical as there are bad people and there are good people. It's a sad, touching yet a story of hope, not only a story, but a true record of what had happened- a true story of survival and hope. Could it be that his music was what helped him get through- hence the name of the movie- 'The Pianist'?
Anyhow, it's a truly amazing movie- I now want to read the memoir by Wladyslaw Szpilman. Just reading the words from his book on wikipedia sends me the chills, and my eye teary.
Wladyslaw Szpilman is my hero.

I am now inspired and motivated to finish reading- "NIGHT" by Elie Wiesel, and practice Chopin on the Piano, and try to find the memoir 'The Pianist' by Wladyslaw Szpilman to read for this 3 week holiday. :)
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