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Schindler's List (Widescreen Edition)
: I saw SCHINDLER"S LIST and I was the most moved that I'd had ever been watching a film. The movie captures the holocaust as well as any film that has told it's story before it also LIAM NESSON is great as is RALPH FINNEAS who they play I won't give away just watch and find out and you'll see what I mean. This movie is a must see for anyone including older kids I know I'll never forget it.
Schindler's List is a very disturbing masterpiece. One can easily describe it as the greatest of the Holocaust movies. Steven Spielberg's wonderful direction coupled with sterling performances from Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley and Raplh Fiennes leaves an indelible mark on the viewer. Oskar Schindler (Neeson) is an affluent German, who enjoys all the luxuries of life. But when he sees that a great war looms, he knows he can make big business out of it. He meets a Jew (Kingsley) and makes a deal with him... that he'll employ Jews in a variety of jobs. Out of nowhere the list grows to 4 figures, and Schindler knows that he has much to fight for. Despite the melodrama, the movie should be rated as one of the top 10 movies of all time. A feather in Spielberg's cap, it won him the Best Director Oscar.
Schindlers List elevates the art of movie making to a new benchmark. Everything about the movie from the script to the acting, the casting, background music, sets, and of course the story are the best I have ever seen. Way beyond powerful this riveting movie is a true classic.
Along with Saving Private Ryan, Shakespeare in Love, and Braveheart, Schindler's List was one of the only movies I thoroughly enjoyed in the 90's. In fact I would wager that it is the best and most substantive American movie released during the 90's. To say anything else about this visceral testament to the Holocaust is cliche.
Let me put it to you this way- Spielberg's mother was being interviewed about raising him and her experiences with his films. She was talking about this movie and what she felt was the most emotional scene for her. As soon as she mentioned the shower scene involving the newly deported Schindler workers, she cried so hard that the interview had to stop for a few seconds before she could regain herself. And that's not even seeing it....
Well made, Steven Spielberg has out done himself with re-creation of the horrors of the Holocaust. His representation of the inhumanities indured by the inhabitants of the concentration camps was disturbingly realistic. There is no other movie made that portrays that era so clearly from the eyes of the criminals and the victims. His research of the topic is clearly extensive and it shows in the his finished product.
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