Powerful...

Rating: Null/10 (11 May 2000)

I don't know what else to say about this movie except how powerful the direction and performances are. This is obviously a touchy subject and Spielberg tells the story truthfully and frankly at times. He has been accused of being overly sentimental in the past, but I think this is probably the best work he's done on any project.
Indeed, it is a disturbing subject for those of us way too young to even relate to, but Spielberg is careful to show both sides of the picture. Not just focusing on Jewish suffering, he also shows the Nazi side of the story. He shows how two-sided people can be, particularly people of power. He portrays Nazi officers in one scene displaying blatant cruelty, then the next scene wishing it would all be over.
**SPOILER BELOW**(Kinda)
Perhaps the most powerful scene of the entire movie is the end sequence where the actual surviving "Schindler Jews" place stones on Oskar Schindler's grave site. What a way to end a movie...