Schindler's List

Rating: 6/10 (17 January 2013)

My problem with Schindler's List is its portrayal of the Holocaust. As Stanley Kubrick said: "The Holocaust is about 6 million people who get killed. Schindler's List is about 600 who don't." Schindler's List hankers for success, not only its story, but in its artistic and commercial success too. It is a wonderfully produced, beautifully shot, honestly acted drama about success in the greatest human tragedy in recent times. Despite its good intentions, it loses its honesty, its integrity, in its bid as an entertainment venture and commercial interest. A film warning us about the Holocaust ought to serve as a painful warning, to be educational and true in its facts, not have someone you artistic license to curb a story and make for a better film experience. If honesty is at stake, dramatised events can be ineffectual.