A realistic film that should be shown in history classes

Rating: 10/10 (18 January 2007)

To me this is clearly Steven Spielberg's greatest film. It is far reaching, intelligent and historic and it addresses a sensitive issue in a meaningful way. The choice of black and white (with one hint of red) was brilliant and added a darkness that was truly dire. The film also gave a feeling of the European Jews and the Nazi's as human and not statistics. The Goetz was a psychopath but a lot of Nazi's were historically. The SS welcomed people with violence problems and obsessions. The whole regime was run by dark eccentrics and uber-patriots with a chip on their shoulder. I felt that this was history in a way that other films (the Piano not included) did not make me feel.