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The Pianist is the true story of Wladyslaw Szpilman who was one of the most accomplished musicians in Poland in the 1930s. This film does an excellent job of explaining why it became impossible for the Jewish people living in Europe to escape the Nazis and the plight of hundreds of thousands of Jews living in Warsaw, Poland. What did you learn from the film that you did not know before?
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Before watching the film, I didn't know that Jews were killed while in the ghetto's. I didn't realize that the Nazi's treated the Jew very brutally while they were in the ghetto's. I thought that the violence and killing only went on in the death camps. I also didn't realize that the Nazi's would kill random people just because they felt like it. I thought that people had to have to something for the Nazi's to kill them.
The movie did a very good job depicting the cruelty that the Jewish people suffered. I didn't realize that people were killed on the spot in such large numbers or the conditions they were forced to stay in while waiting to go to concentration camps. I also learned about the wall that was built the separate the Jewish people from the rest of the community. I thought that was a very large step that seemed unnecessary to me, especially with all the Nazi forces surrounding them as well. This movie gave a very vivid image of just how poorly the were treated even before concentration camps and how the Jews dealth with that.
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i agree with rachel that i only thought that their was violence only in the concentration camp but there was violence everywhere. i didnt know that random people got killed just because people wanted to kill each other.
I agree with Julia that the film did a great job of depicting the suffering and cruelty that the Jews went through. The family was uprooted from their home and forced to live in horrible conditions even before the cruel violence ensued. Although I was aware that Jews would randomly get shot just for sport one scene really stood out to me. The officers went into a home and told the family to stand up. When the older man who was in a wheel chair didn't do as he was told, they took him and dropped him over the balcony to his death. I wasn't aware of just how dangerous and violent it was in the ghetto.
I agree with Julia that the film did a good job depicting the cruelty that the Jewish people suffered. It showed how the Jews were suffering and being killed even before they went to the concentration camps.
Before watching I was unaware of the poor and cramped conditions the Jews lived, and that starvation played a huge role in many of the deaths. Also, that there was a Jewish police which in some cases seemed to be as cruel as some of the Germans. Lastly, I never realized the senseless killing that had taken place which was shown when the families were taken out of their homes and shot as they tried to run away. The wall which Julia had mentioned was another thing I had not know about because I did not realize they were literally trapped inside this area.
As Julia said, I also didn't realize that many people were killed so quickly. The Nazis didn't seem to think twice about killing someone and they continued to torture people and shoot them simply because they wanted to and had the power to.
The main thing that I learned from the film was how open the Nazis were with their executions. I always knew the Nazis were killing Jews and minorities in astounding numbers, but I did not know that they would just shoot random Jews on the street.
I agree with Pat in that I also did not know that there was a Jewish police force that was as bad, if not worse, than the Nazis themselves.
In the movie the Nazi's were tanking over the Europe. Europeans didn't have choice to live the Europe.
I think that the movie did a really good job of showing how brutal and harsh the conditions they endured at the time really were. By showing the family being split apart and the severe violence, it really portrays the devastation and torture they went through. Watching this movie made the feeling of sadness for the Jews more real for me.
I agree with Julia, I didn't know that the wall was built to separate them and I also find it pointless and unnecessary.
I found this movie to be extremely moving. The movie really was able to depict the tragic incidents within the ghettos. I had not realized that people were tormented and killed in the ghettos. I thought they were not killed or terrorized until the concentration camps. This movie was very disturbing because of the scenes that showed how horrible the Nazis treated these people. It was sickening to watch a Nazi kill a man and then laugh it off.
I agree with Avalon that it was baffling to see men obey such horrible orders by a very sick men. Its sickening to think this actually occurred after seeing these scenes and realizing that these events were a reality for jews across Europe.
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i was absent yesterday during the movie.
I never really understood the casual killing that went on..and even though I think you really had to be there to fully understand, the video helped give me an idea. It also showed me how ALL Jews, the rich and the poor, were doomed. The film helped me to grasp the absolute terror that went on during the Holocaust, even though the movie didn't even get to the concentration camps yet...
I agree with Erin, there were parts of the movie where I was sickened at the way people were killed, and how it was "humorous" to Nazis.
What i realized from watching the film is that the Nazis were able to do anything they wanted. It showed how the Jewish suffered in what they had to go through and they experienced harsh treatment from the Nazis.
I agree with Avalon, the movie portrayed the Jewish people living a tough life and how they were treated poorly by the Nazis.
I learned from this film that during Hitler's reign many of the decisions he and his troops made had no logic. The Nazi's had authority over everyone so they could literally get away with murder. It was awful to see them pick random people from a crowd and just shoot them in the heads and leave them in the streets to die. The Nazi's did this because they could, and it was truly awful to see. I also found it sad to see how helpless the Jews were. It seemed as if none of them dared to fight back for themselves against the Nazis. It makes sense that this was the case because they knew that they could just get shot if they dared to speak up for themselves.
I agree with Sam's comment. It was crazy to see how casual killing Jews was for the Nazi troops. We didn't get to see how the jews were treated in the concentration camps, but even before that Jews were treated so poorly so I can only imagine what the camps were like.
Before watching the film I was unaware that all the Jews belongings were taken from them and they were put into separate districts. I also didn't know that the Nazi's were cruel enough to simply kill the Jews for fun, regardless of age. The film did a good job of illustrating how little the Nazis thought of the Jews and how the had aboslutely no care or concern for their well being.
Like Rachel I was unaware that the Nazi's would kill the random Jews for no reason. It shows how they really did not think of them as other people which really upset me while watching the movie.
I assumed that it was only the Jews that were mistreated. I was wrong about that assumption since the Germans mistreated anyone even the Polish who weren't from German origin.
I agree with Julia. The movie did show a simulation of what life was like for the Jews at the time. It was difficult for them to live with people stamping on their feet every time they do something wrong by accident.
Before watching the film I did not know that an actual wall was built aroung the ghetto which prevented any Jewish people from escaping.
I agree with Sam that the film really helped to give a sense of what it was really like in the ghettos for these Jewish people and how they could be killed at any point so they had to be constantly living in fear.
Before the film I had no idea that they would be able to do such horrible things like throw a man in a wheel chair off the balcony so easily and without thought. Even asking a question would get you shot.
I agree with julia. I didn't realize that they would just randomly pick some people to kill while standing in line
The film was very direct in giving a harsh reality of how the Jews in poland suffered at the hands of the Nazis.
Johanna's right, that scene was very powerful and really showed the cruelty of the Nazi's. i mean how could the man stand up if he was in a wheelchair?
Before watching The Pianist, I did not know that they hired Jews as police in the ghettos. It's a really odd thing for them to have done in my opinion since it's entrusting people who they do not like or trust to do their bidding but it does make sense since the Nazis just had so much power over the Jews, they could do whatever they wanted with them.
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Although I knew the Jews were mistreated by the Nazis I was unaware of the extent. I learned, and was shocked by, the methods of torture the Nazis used against the Jews. It was even hard for me to watch such terrible mistreatment. I also learned that the Nazis starved the Jews on purpose to make them willingly walk towards their deaths. Previously, I thought the Nazis fed the Jews well so that they would be able to preform work well.
As Tom said, I was also unaware about how open the Nazis were with their executions. I did not know they killed random people just because they could.
I learned from this film the extent of how harsh living conditions were in the ghettos and the severity of the Nazi's spontaneous assaults to entire families. Seeing how easily a group of Nazi's could abuse their power, come into a family's home, and then massacre each member is upsetting, yet informative to how horrible the cruelty was.
I agree with Julia. I think it is important to note the wall that separated the Jewish ghettos. A large brick wall like the one portrayed in the Pianist shows how separated Aryans were being kept from their old Jewish neighbors. The wall adds a new risk if crossed and also acts as a physical symbol of the Jew's defeat during the times, being treated like animals being 'penned' or 'fenced in'.
I agree with tom that I didn't understand the full extent of the cruelty the nazis unleashed on the jewish community like how they would just jill someone as soon as they figured out they were Jewish
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