World Religions Movie Review

Rating: 10/10 (2 June 2014)

Movie Review - Schindler's List
Schindler's List is captivating because the story it tells, the characters it portrays and the way it was shot feels very real to the audience. Why the Nazis had persecuted the Jews was not explained, however, throughout the movie, the audience are reminded how the Jews are not considered as people but inferior beings. All the Nazis believed this, with the exception of Schindler, he befriended his Jewish accountant; he showed empathy towards his workers; he even kissed a Jewish girl. Schindler saw the Jews as people and as his peers, to all the others they were an inferior life form, to be exterminated.
The movie was mainly shot in black and white, conveying a mood of bleakness and hopelessness. The most memorable use of color is the red coat worn by a little girl, seen by Schindler during the evacuation to the camps and again seen by him in a pile of burning corpses.
The main characters were developed in depth and detail. Schindler's character changed from a greedy businessman to someone who spent all his money bribing the 'list makers' to save as many Jews as possible. The mood intensifies as the Jews realizes that they are being systematically killed, and, that the Nazis are slowly loosing their grasp on their humanity as they indiscriminately kill all the prisoners. In the end, the audience are reminded that although unbelievable, these events are real and that real people are depicted in the movie.