Schindler’s List, a true story about the Holocaust and one specific Nazi who protected his Jewish workers, represents life in Europe from 1939 to 1946 from a German point of view. Beginning with hiring Jews merely because it was cheaper, Oskar Schindler ended with hiring them in order to protect them from the concentration camps where the vast majority would find death. Over time, he realized that what was occurring was terribly evil and had experienced a change of heart. Now known as “righteous among the nations,” Oskar Schindler is accredited with saving as many as 1,100 Jews, allowing the 6,000 descendants the opportunity to live that they otherwise would not have had. Oskar Schindler, born on April 28, 1908 in Moravia, joined the
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These inaccuracies, though, were typically exaggerations, which were not enough to destroy the film’s historical significance. One inaccuracy was when the film depicted Schindler’s turning point to be on the hill when he spotted the little girl in the red coat. Schindler did not necessarily have a sudden change; rather he changed over time as he witnessed horrors continually grow, but this slow change is harder to portray in a film. Another inaccuracy occurred when the women were thrown into the showers, thinking they were gas chambers. It would have been unknown to the women that the Nazi officers sometimes did trick Jews with gas chambers as …show more content…
There may have actually been multiple lists, some written even while he was in prison. Although he might not have written the entire list himself, the fact that there was a list is undeniably because of Schindler, and the extremes to which Schindler went to save the Jews on this list is accurately displayed in Schindler’s List.
The horrors that the majority of Jews experienced were sometimes much crueler than what the film portrayed, yet, because Schindler’s List was about those Jews specifically on the list, this also does not ruin any historical significance of the film. Some critics claim that the ending was too blissful, as over six million Jews died in the Holocaust, but, once again, the film is based off those on Schindler’s list, those who did survive; therefore, overall, Schindler’s List accurately portrays life for those on the list during the Holocaust.
In conclusion, Oskar Schindler deserves the title “righteous among the nations” due to his perseverance in saving and protecting as many Jews as he did. Throughout the film, Schindler was shown risking his own life for the lives of others. From saving 1,100 Jews, he allowed 6,000 more to be alive today. His flaws make what he did even greater, for there is no perfect person. Oskar Schindler showed that ordinary, flawed people could accomplish extraordinary
These inaccuracies, though, were typically exaggerations, which were not enough to destroy the film’s historical significance. One inaccuracy was when the film depicted Schindler’s turning point to be on the hill when he spotted the little girl in the red coat. Schindler did not necessarily have a sudden change; rather he changed over time as he witnessed horrors continually grow, but this slow change is harder to portray in a film. Another inaccuracy occurred when the women were thrown into the showers, thinking they were gas chambers. It would have been unknown to the women that the Nazi officers sometimes did trick Jews with gas chambers as …show more content…
There may have actually been multiple lists, some written even while he was in prison. Although he might not have written the entire list himself, the fact that there was a list is undeniably because of Schindler, and the extremes to which Schindler went to save the Jews on this list is accurately displayed in Schindler’s List.
The horrors that the majority of Jews experienced were sometimes much crueler than what the film portrayed, yet, because Schindler’s List was about those Jews specifically on the list, this also does not ruin any historical significance of the film. Some critics claim that the ending was too blissful, as over six million Jews died in the Holocaust, but, once again, the film is based off those on Schindler’s list, those who did survive; therefore, overall, Schindler’s List accurately portrays life for those on the list during the Holocaust.
In conclusion, Oskar Schindler deserves the title “righteous among the nations” due to his perseverance in saving and protecting as many Jews as he did. Throughout the film, Schindler was shown risking his own life for the lives of others. From saving 1,100 Jews, he allowed 6,000 more to be alive today. His flaws make what he did even greater, for there is no perfect person. Oskar Schindler showed that ordinary, flawed people could accomplish extraordinary