This movie tells the story of a young jewish pianist that tries to escape the threats of the Nazis and survive the horrible experience of the Holocaust. The main character, Wladyslaw Szpillman, spends five years of his life struggling to hide from the Nazi officials that are trying to eradicate all the Jewish citizens in the German territory. At the end, Wladyslaw is caught in the last of his hiding places, but when the Nazi official hears the amazing melody of his notes on the piano, he can’t help saving his life. The War finally ends and Wladyslaw is able to return to his life as a pianist like before, but the dark and unforgettable experience of the Holocaust will never abandon him. Questions:
- Who is the target audience?
Anybody that wants to know about the extremely hard life of the Jews during the Holocaust.
- How are the individuals or groups of people being represented or misrepresented in the film?
The Jewish people are represented as the impotent and weak that are tortured to the death from the Nazis, which are represented as the mean and insane torturers.
- What do you think the meaning of the narrative is? Why was it created?
The meaning is that the life of the Jewish people during World War II was destroyed by the Nazis and it was a horrible experience for all of them. It was created with the purpose of telling the world how bad it was so that it can never happen again.
- Were stereotypes being perpetuated or broken down?
The stereotype of the Nazis were broken down.
- Did you like the film? Support your answer.
Yes I really liked it because it combined the personal and sensible life of the main character with the actual facts that occurred during the Holocaust and made it a very interesting and entertaining story.
Article Response
A French woman suffered from a rare and painful facial tumour. Her face was totally disfigured and the tumour was becoming worst every day. The French law prohibited euthanasia, which is allowing someone to die by medical measures. It was thought to be ethically incorrect and therefore the woman had to remain living with the pain and suffer the horrible consequences of her disease.
This article raises discussion about euthanasia. Why does it matter if it is ethically correct or not when a person is suffering greatly, to the point of wanting to die? I believe that euthanasia should be legal in all countries because the health and well-being people is above ethics or moral issues.
