WhatdoIwanttodowhenI’molder?Someonewantstobeadoctor.Someonewantstobeabasketballplayerbecausetheyaregoodatsport.Someonewantstobeawriterandtomakethewriting.Someonewantstobeateacherbecausetheyliketeachingchildren.
IlikeplayingthepianoandIgoodatit.SoIwanttobecomeapianoplayer.Playthepianoisveryinteresting.Andyoucanlearnsomethingofmusic.Pianocanmakeyoulikemusic.Alotofmusicianandsingerareloveplayingpiano.
IplaythepianowhenI’mtenyearsold.NowI’mingrandfive.IhopewhenI’msixteenyearsold,Icanbecomegrandeight.I’llbeharderandhardertopractise.
Becomeapianoplayisahardjob.ButIbelieveIcandoit.
Itisastoryaboutspiritualfreedomandpuresoul.Amancalled1900wasbornontheship,thenhegrewontheshipanddiedontheship.
TheshipcalledVirginianbearshiswholelife.In1900;stime,onlyoncehemadeadecisiontoleavetheshipandseetheworld.butatlastheturnedback.Becausehecan;tfacetheinfinitecitylife.
Allthatcity.Youjustcouldn'tseetheendtoit.Theend?Please?Youpleasejustshowmewhereitends?Itwasallveryfineonthatgangway.AndIwasgrandtoo,inmyovercoat.Icutquiteafigure.AndIwasgettingoff.Guaranteed.Therewasnoproblem.Itwasn'twhatIsawthatstoppedme,Max.ItwaswhatIdidn'tsee.Youunderstandthat?WhatIdidn'tsee.Inallthatsprawlingcitytherewaseverythingexceptanend.Therewasnoend.WhatIdidnotseewaswherethewholethingcametoanend.Theendoftheworld.
Takeapiano.Thekeysbegin,thekeysend.Youknowthereareeighty-eightofthem,nobodycantellyouanydifferent.Theyarenotinfinite.Youareinfinite.Andonthesekeysthemusicthatyoucanmakeisinfinite.Ilikethat.ThatIcanliveby.
Yougetmeuponthatgangwayandyou'rerollingoutinfrontofmeakeyboardofmillionsofkeys,millionsandbillionsofkeysthatneverend,andthat'sthetruth,Max.Thattheyneverend.Thatkeyboardisinfinite.Andifthatkeyboardisinfinite,thenonthatkeyboardthereisnomusicyoucanplay.You'resittingonthewrongbench.That'sGod'spiano.
Christ!Did,didyouseethestreets?Justthestreets…Therewerethousandsofthem!Andhowdoyoudoitdownthere?Howdoyouchoosejustone?Onewoman,onehouse,onepieceoflandtocallyourown,onelandscapetolookat,onewaytodie.
Allthatworldisweighingdownonme,youdon'tevenknowwhereitcomestoanend,andaren'tyoueverjustscaredofbreakingapartatthethoughtofit?Theenormityoflivingit?
Iwasbornonthisship,andtheworldpassedmeby,buttwothousandpeopleatatime.Andtherewerewisheshere,butnevermorethanfitbetweenprowandstern.Youplayedoutyourhappiness,butonapianothatwasnotinfinite.Ilearnedtolivethatway.
Land?Landisashiptoobigforme.It'sawomantoobeautiful;it'savoyagetoolong,aperfumetoostrong.It'samusicIdon'tknowhowtomake.Icouldnevergetoffthisship.Atbest,Icanstepoffmylife.Afterall,Idon'texistforanyone.You'reanexception,Max,you'retheonlyonewhoknowsI'mhere.You'reaminority,andyoubettergetusedtoit.Forgiveme,myfriend,butI'mnotgettingoff.
ThisisthewaytheworldendsNotwithabangbutawhimper
Morningeveryone,todayiwillintroduceafilmtoyouall.itsnameisthelegendof1900,itsnottalkaboutstorieshappenedin1900,itsmainlyaboutapianistwhowasborn,livedanddiedinashipandneverlefttheshipwithaspecialname.yeshisnameis1900.anorphanwasadoptedbyablackmanworkingontheship
Tobehonestihavedownloadthisfilmforalongtime,butididntwatchit,becauseithinkitwontbeveryinteresting.justapianist,whatwonderfulstorycanhappentohim?
Butrecentlyijustopeneditbyaccident,firstlyitwasreallyvery
dull,nofamousfilmstar,nointerestingplot,nowonderfulkungfu.butfinallymyeyesightwascaughtbythepianist,Hesamansointelligent,thathecanplaythepianoasifhehasfourarms,andalsohesamansostupidthathechosetostayontheshipgonewiththewindandstormwhilehecanashoreandbecomethemostfamouspianist.whatsmore,attheendwhentheshipshouldbedestroyedhestillrefusedtoleaveandfinallydiedwiththeship.
Someonemayseethisfilmasatragedy,butisitreallyone?maybetheendwasindeedsosad,mostofuswouldfeelitsapitytoseehisdied.Butonethingisforsure:thismanisarealartist--pianist.onlyamanlikehimcandancewiththepianoinaterrifyingstorm.onlyamanlikehimcangiveupdesireofreputationandmoneyontheland.onlyamanlikehim...canhavesuchabeautifulstorytotell...Itisreallydifficulttoimagewhatwillhappenif1900setfootonland?startanordinarylifeandbecomevulgar,beabsorbedinchasingfameandfortune.no,wedontwanttoseethat,sothestoryjuststophere,evenpainfulandsad.
JustletusrememberhimAmanneverexisted.Hehasneversetfootonlandinhisentirelife.NoID.Nopassport.NoVisa.Noparents.Nobirthday.Nothingintheworldbelongstohimexcepthismusic.