‘Schindler’s List’, released in 1993, directed by Steven Spielberg, is a war film released by Universal Pictures. The film is set in World War II, and depicts Oskar Schindler, a man who is a part of Germany’s Nazi Party, who hires Jewish workers during the Holocaust, thus protecting and saving them from their potentially deadly fate at the hands of the German Nazis. Throughout the film, there are many significant choices and decisions the characters had to make, due to the ongoing war time situation. This is seen in some of the choices and decisions made by Jewish families and parents, the many Nazi soldiers, and Oskar Schindler. In the film Schindler’s List, various Jewish parents and families have had to make important decisions during the
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In order to prevent the Jews from being shipped to the concentration camp at Auschwitz to work, Schindler chose to build his own factory, where he would hire Jewish workers. However, this came with a price for Schindler. He had to bribe Nazi officials just to have the ability to run his own factory, separate from the camps. Schindler bribes various officials throughout the war, but by the time the war ends, Schindler runs out of money. The continuing war situation would have had harmful effects on a country’s economy, making money very valuable to all the people at the time. Despite the risk of going poor and running out of money (which did end up occurring), Schindler made the choice to use his savings to help protect and save the Jews. It showed that despite how valuable money can be, the lives of human beings would always be much more vital and important to Schindler, even if it came with a price. He still cared about the health and wellbeing of other people, no matter their race and beliefs. Thus, Schindler’s List displays how Oskar Schindler had to make important decisions throughout the …show more content…
Throughout the film, many characters had to make choices and decisions, caused by the war situation. Jewish parents and families, Nazi soldiers, and Oskar Schindler made significant choices and decisions as a result of the war, as seen in the film. But one thing is for sure - that whether one supported or despised the Nazis, World War II was a traumatic time for all, with people making decisions that could affect the rest of their
In order to prevent the Jews from being shipped to the concentration camp at Auschwitz to work, Schindler chose to build his own factory, where he would hire Jewish workers. However, this came with a price for Schindler. He had to bribe Nazi officials just to have the ability to run his own factory, separate from the camps. Schindler bribes various officials throughout the war, but by the time the war ends, Schindler runs out of money. The continuing war situation would have had harmful effects on a country’s economy, making money very valuable to all the people at the time. Despite the risk of going poor and running out of money (which did end up occurring), Schindler made the choice to use his savings to help protect and save the Jews. It showed that despite how valuable money can be, the lives of human beings would always be much more vital and important to Schindler, even if it came with a price. He still cared about the health and wellbeing of other people, no matter their race and beliefs. Thus, Schindler’s List displays how Oskar Schindler had to make important decisions throughout the …show more content…
Throughout the film, many characters had to make choices and decisions, caused by the war situation. Jewish parents and families, Nazi soldiers, and Oskar Schindler made significant choices and decisions as a result of the war, as seen in the film. But one thing is for sure - that whether one supported or despised the Nazis, World War II was a traumatic time for all, with people making decisions that could affect the rest of their