The scene that almost brought tears to my eyes ( I say almost cause my dad was next to me and i thought it would be embarassing) and my heart sank was when the russians star shooting at Szpilman and with his last remaining piece of strength his shouts out "i'm polish" and they ask him why u wearing that coat and he says "I'm Cold". That entire scene i was like "dont shoot him please" in my head
shareA scene that was disturbing to me was where the old man tried to steal the porridge from the old lady and after a short tug-of-war it fell to the ground and spilled. After a couple of seconds of frozen horrified looks by the two of them, the old man fell on his face in the porridge and began to shovel it into his mouth while the old lady cried and beat on him in frustration with his own hat before wandering away wailing sorrowfully...and nobody even seemed to notice, let alone help her.
It shows how hunger will turn anyone into a brute.
The woman asking everyone for a drop of water for her dying little boy. The flacid little boy in her arms was so heartbreaking to see.
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I remember the first time I saw wheelchair scene very well. I was a senior in HS (2005) and was not expecting the movie to be so tragic. I don't think I breathed and I couldn't get it out of my head all day.
Other scenes that hit me hard:
- Szpillman seeing a little boy trying to get through a hole in the wall (I think he was bringing food for his family) and soldiers were beating him on the other side. Szpillman tried to help him but couldn't and had to leave the boy there and cried all the way home.
- That moment when they were killing jews and the guy had to reload his gun by the time he got to the last person. Brutal. There's a scene like that in Schindler's List but I believe the man was spared.
- I loved every moment of Szpillman and merciful Captain Hosenfeld.
- That brief moment when Szpillman weeps after Hosenfeld spares him.
There's more. I have the DVD but haven't seen it in a while. They played it on Encore today and now making time to catch the movie from the beginning
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For me, it was when he saw the jam....so simple and yet so wonderful.
Then the family weeping together at the balcony scene across the street.
When Hosenfeld had him play, and here's this ragged, limping, wreck of a man, looking at his hands. Then just for a moment, he's in a ray of light, and his posture and carriage and everything shows he's a concert pianist. And it's still there in him. My favorite shot of the movie.
That bird scene gets to me every time. I had thought she was looking for a familiar face,I hadn't been sure if it was her bird she was looking for. But I guess that makes sense, now that I think about it.
The most moving scene for me was when he tells his sister he wished he knew her better. That tears me up every time.
The most wrenching scene was is when his father waves goodbye to Wladek as they go off to the camp. That makes me sob wildly. A close second is when that boy is beaten to death so horribly, and Wladek tries to save him. I can't watch that scene most of the time.
"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus."
"Didn't he discover America?"
"Penfold, shush."
The most moving scene for me was when he tells his sister he wished he knew her better. That tears me up every time.
I watch that scene differently now because I didn't know til recently that that was the last time he saw his family. And likewise the scene after he gets pulled out of the line by the Jewish officer, says goodbye to his father and then cries as he's walking through the ghetto looking for a place to hide.
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All of the graphic violent stuff aside (the wheelchair, women getting shot in the head, Jews made to run just to be shot down)
I have to go with the "playing for the German" near the end of the film. In his mind, he is going to get shot. He has not played in so long and he just lets it all go....live or die....he will play the peice with conviction.
The candy sceene is great too. Something so small, just to feel human. And a familys last moment together.
great storytelling
The scene that was very painfull to watch was when the nazis went in the building next to Szpilman and trew that old, invalid man over the balcony.
Shocking and full of sadness,
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