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The Movie I choosed to watch for this unit was Schindler's List. 'List' was relased in 1993 and has since then has become a classic movie. The movie is Directed by Steven Spielberg and won Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 1994.The flim grossed 321 million dollars worldwide. This movie without a doubt is the most dramatic movie you WILL ever watch.
Plot
The movie is based off of Oskar Schindler life and how he saved manys Jews lives by having them work in his factory. The flim goes in and out of some Jews who were being perscuted. Through out the entire movie, you are always on the edge of your seat, wondering if a person is going to be killed at the hand of a Nazi, or going to be kept alive. Oskar Schindler is a Nazi, he has a factory right outside of Krakow Ghetto. In his factory, he hired as many Jews as he could. One part of the movie that your heart just drops is when the Jewish Women that were working for Schindler, all load up in a train and accedently get sent to Aushwitz, instead of the place that Schindelr had ordered them to be sent. Through out the movie, You have one question in your mind, "Will Oskar really end up saving all of these Jews? Or will he end up losing them, and lose his life while trying to do so ? "
Actors
Liam Neeson plays Oskar Schindler in the flim and was a terrific actor. One good scene that showcases is when he is on top of the Hill and he is watching the Liquidation of the Ghetto, and he is eye witnessing the massacre of hundreds of people. Another great actor in this movie was Embeth Davidtz. She played Helen, her character is foreced to work as a made at an officers house, soon after, the officer is lusting after her. A good scene in the movie was when her character was in a room with the officer, and he is trying to force her to do something, so he slaps her and punches her. She just stood there and looked so shocked and dead.
Presentation
The presentation was wonderful in this movie, the whole movie is flimed in black and white. Excepet fot the little girl wearing a red coat, her coat was pretty much the only thing that was in color in the movie. Watching this film, made you really feel like you were watching something from the past. Like you were actaully in a concentration camp or where in the Ghettos at the time. In the movie, they even spoke their native tongues or had very strong European accents.
Comparaison
There's nothing really to compare in this movie. Everybody and basically everything in the movie was based on actual information and was based on real people. At the end of the movie, they show the actors holding the hands of the people who they portrayed in the movie. So it shows that people who he saved, still remember him and will always be grateful towards him.
What Have I Learned ?
I have known about the horrible stuff that had happend back in those days. But to watch this movie, gives you a real sense of what had happend. Watching this movie just makes you grateful that you have a life and that nobody is trying to kill your race or what ever group that you are in.
