RATING: ★★★★★★★★★★ 10/10
Drama. Biopic film. Liam Neeson. Speilberg. You name it - Schindler's List.
The 1993 film centers on Oskar Schindler who is a Nazi party member and industrialist turned hero of Jews as he took the initiative and dedication to sav more than a thousand of his Jewish employees from the Holocaust. It is set in the final stages of the World War II - the time in which the Germans are losing to the Allied Powers.
The black-and-white cinematography in Schindler's List added more taste to the film's compelling theme - good versus evil; Oskar Schindler as the savior and Amon Goeth as the dark and wicked.
I give credit to Steven Spielberg for not using Steadicams and zoom lenses. Plus cinematographer, Janusz Kaminski, decided to put it in B & W to make it like a documentary. That gives Schindler's List a more appealing film to reach a point that I empathized with the actors who perfectly acted out the deviousness of the Germans against the poor Jews.
What struck me the most about the film is the clear symbolism since it
The girl in a red coat - Speilberg emphasized the red coat to symbolize the Americans who knew the Holocaust was happening, yet did not do anything to stop it.
The candle in the opening scenes represents the burnt bodies in Auschwitz concentration camp. They also signify "glitter (Wikipedia)
The black-and-white cinemtography represents the Holocaust itself - their lives were without life. ""That's why a film about the Holocaust has to be in black and white." Schindler said.
CONCLUSION:
Actors' portrayal. Check. Cinematography. Check. Story and Plot synchronization. Check. Without a doubt, a film like this deserves more credit; Schindler's List is all about the TIMELESSNESS of the real happenings during Hitler's reign. I would recommend to the people from all sorts to watch a film, and they should realize how one film can portray the lives of the poor Holocausts.
| Runtime: | 195 min |
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| Rating: | Rated R for language, some sexuality and actuality violence. |
| Production: | Universal Pictures |
| Genres: | Biography, Drama, History, War |
| Country: | USA |
| Languages: | English, German, Polish, Hebrew |
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