Hero: Schindler or Spielberg?

Rating: Null/10 (4 March 2002)

First of all, for those of you that critique this film for it's cinematic purposes, you may be right in your critiques, but maybe that is not the point. Spielberg is one of the best directors of all time, and although he is not the best, he can do something extremely important: display the purposes and stories of cinema to a generation that struggles with the concept of film for a purpose. Although there may be better directors, thier masterpieces are pretty much wasted on the new (any my) generation. I cannot stress enough how important it is to keep meaningfull cinema alive and in the public's eye.
Now on to the story, that's right the story not the movie. Obviously great acting and the reality of this tale made this movie great, but what made this a masterpiece was the plain balls shown by Spielburg to produce such harsh reality to the American, and worldwide, public. Obviously Schindler is portrayed as a hero, even though his historical prospective was mixed between hero and a man in the right place to have a change in heart.
Yet I find Spielburg the real hero here. You can not underestimate the service he has done to society by preserving this tale that reminds us how important the lessons of WWII are to our society, and how the real trajedy would be to forget. After all, many have tried to take over the world, many wars have been wages, and millions have been wrongfully and ruthlessly killed. The only reason for repitition is that we forget the lessons these awful spots in the history of mankind. Truely if the moral lessons from this story, and the war are preserved, it would be an unprecidented victory for mankind. Imagine.... John Lenon wasn't dillusional, he just knew his history.
Spielburg, who is a great director, I now see as a great man, for I cannot over-emphasize the importance of this tale that he re-tells. Truely, Spielburg is a hero in his choice of tale here. One more note, the only way this movie would go to waste is if you did not see it. This is a must-see for anyone with half a brain and even a quarter of a brain.