I've always hated what the Germans did to God's chosen people. Well, to be more precise - I. Despise. Adolf Hitler. Ugh.
Well, if you're a sucker for films about The Holocaust or the Jew massacre in the 1940's, then I'm pretty sure that the movie Schindler's List would fit the bill of your musings.
It is a film that can be sum up to three words only: A PURE MASTERPIECE.
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Given the fact that it's a real account based on the life of Oskar Schindler made the film more awe-inspiring.
The story set its focus on how Schindler was able to outwit Hitler and the rest of the Nazi Party's Schutzstaffel (SS) or Protective Squadron.
How did he do it, you ask?
Long story short, he gave up all his life's fortune in order to buy the Jews out of the ghetto from the SS and sometimes bribe the officials just to get them out from gas chambers. Those Jews that he bought were then listed as the Schindler Jews or Schindlerjuden.
Thus, they are not slaves of the Nazi Party anymore but 'skilled' workers in Schindler's factory.
You see, not only does this black and white movie encompass the premises of the Holocaust and genocide but also embrace themes of redemption and liberty that will make you cry and grit your teeth in anger and frustration at the same time!
With the direction of Steven Spielberg, he made the film a major box office hit winning 7 Academy Awards and many more. Despite the 3 hours and 15 minutes running time, Spielberg somehow managed to keep the viewers glued to their seats until the end of the screening.
Furthermore, the movie stars Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler, Ben Kingsley as accountant Itzhak Stern, and Ralph Fiennes as Amon Goeth who were all phenomenal in their performances. It's no wonder why it's considered as Spielberg's greatest film ever.
Overall, the movie is a living legacy of a man who once thought that he was just a con man, a womanizer, and a good-for-nothing businessman who can do nothing but eat, drink, and be merry; but then he turned out be a selfless man who's the reason why lineages of Jews are still existing today - raw, real, and alive. Indeed, whoever saves one life, saves the world entire. Long live, Schindler! 9/10.
How did he do it, you ask?
Long story short, he gave up all his life's fortune in order to buy the Jews out of the ghetto from the SS and sometimes bribe the officials just to get them out from gas chambers. Those Jews that he bought were then listed as the Schindler Jews or Schindlerjuden.
Thus, they are not slaves of the Nazi Party anymore but 'skilled' workers in Schindler's factory.
You see, not only does this black and white movie encompass the premises of the Holocaust and genocide but also embrace themes of redemption and liberty that will make you cry and grit your teeth in anger and frustration at the same time!
With the direction of Steven Spielberg, he made the film a major box office hit winning 7 Academy Awards and many more. Despite the 3 hours and 15 minutes running time, Spielberg somehow managed to keep the viewers glued to their seats until the end of the screening.
Furthermore, the movie stars Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler, Ben Kingsley as accountant Itzhak Stern, and Ralph Fiennes as Amon Goeth who were all phenomenal in their performances. It's no wonder why it's considered as Spielberg's greatest film ever.
Overall, the movie is a living legacy of a man who once thought that he was just a con man, a womanizer, and a good-for-nothing businessman who can do nothing but eat, drink, and be merry; but then he turned out be a selfless man who's the reason why lineages of Jews are still existing today - raw, real, and alive. Indeed, whoever saves one life, saves the world entire. Long live, Schindler! 9/10.
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PS. According to oskarschindler.com, Schindler died penniless. But, he earned the everlasting gratitude of the Schindler-Jews. Today his name is known as a household word for courage in a world of brutality - a hero who saved hundreds of Jews from Hitler's gas chambers. Schindler died in Hildesheim in Germany October 9, 1974. He wanted to be buried in Jerusalem. As he said: My children are here...
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