A deep vision about the Holocaust

Rating: 6/10 (9 December 2007)

From what I see, most people seem to like this movie very much. I'm not criticizing them. It's just that I don't like war movies, so I don't understand how can anyone like them.
First of all, before watching this movie I thought a lot if I should do it or not. It wasn't only because this is a war film, but also because it is shot in black & white and especially because it is 3 hours long.
I knew that this would be another Holocaust movie, but this one has something different which made me wanna give it a try: a Nazi named Oskar Schindler saved almost 1200 jews during the Holocaust. I thought that was incredible. I also know that this is based on a real story, which makes this somehow a biographical motion picture.
In fact, yes, it's admirable the hero that Oskar Schindler became by saving nearly 1200 lives. That's what happens by the end of the movie, probably the most emotional and powerful part of the film. Oskar Schindler even wished he could have saved much more lives, which is perfectly understandable. His emotions are particularly very well shown in this part.
Liam Neeson does a great job and steals the show by portraying the German hero Oskar Schindler.
"Schindler's List" is Steven Spielberg's most serious movie ever. It shows us a very realistic foresight of what the Holocaust was: the cruelty of the Nazis, the killing fields, the war, the destruction of everything, how thousands of jews's lives were taken and much more. It is a shocking film and the fact that this is shot in black & white increases this painful environment. Even so, considering that this is a war movie, it isn't one of the most violent.
However, this is a film that requires lots and lots of patience. It is a slow and very long movie which might very well take one to the limits of his/her patience, especially for those who don't like this kind of movies or aren't interested in these subjects.
There's something else I'd like to talk about. Why does every single movie about the Holocaust has to win Academy Oscars? I mean, every single movie that comes out about the Holocaust is regarded with a rain of Oscars. I understand somehow that they do that, but is it all that necessary to exaggerate?