Bloated and Artsy

Rating: 5/10 (28 September 2010)

Spielberg's List: (1) This is a SERIOUS film so shoot it in black and white (except for some gimmicky use of color) with such stark contrast between extremely bright artificial lighting and darkness that every scene screams ARTIST AT WORK. (2) To make it clear that the Nazis were evil, have a scene where they randomly shoot Jews. And another scene. And another and another... (3) To really drive home the point that this is an IMPORTANT film about a SOMBRE topic, fill it with enough repetitive scenes that it lasts nearly as long as WWII. (4) Rinse. (5) Repeat. Schindler was no doubt a great man, but his saintliness is way overdone. Neeson is fine, but Fiennes chews the scenery.