Stephen Spielberg contribution to the Holocaust
Stephen Spielberg’s 1994 film Schindler’s list was honoured seven Academy Awards as well as three Golden Globes and twenty high denomination awards by 1995, but the question is, does the film deserve such prestigious award. Yes, yes it does. Spielberg’s emotional adaptation of Thomas Keneallys book produced exceptional use of impacting symbolism to educate the general public of the historical events that devastated copious amounts of Jewish and non Jewish people and communities.
In the beginning, a family sits around a table, a candle standing tall in the middle, flickering until absent. The candle is a symbol of that families hope, and all other Jewish families about to be completely discouraged. With the candle out, the smoke begins. The suffocating and symbolic smoke of the burning bodies in Auschwitz-Birkenau Crematoria & Gas Chambers reflecting the lack of hope left. A progressively saddening symbol that Spielberg uses to draw attention to the lack of control they have in the situation, as if it were as fragile as a flame and as uncontrollable as wildfire fire. It helps the audience attach meaning the events and feel empathy for the victims of the Holocaust, certainly raising awareness. …show more content…
I am aware the story of the Holocaust has been told time and time again through stories, books, magazines and documentaries but Spielberg believed that “The most important lessons are lessons of truth and tolerance” so in respect of that, the Hollywood cinematic Schindler’s list was produced to educated a large variety of public. An example of such a specific achieve, Spielberg suggested some of the violence that Goeth inflicted on the victims rather than replicating it, due to the appalling behaviour. He ensures that the audience view the move and empathise the Jews and learn about a incredibly distasteful time of
Stephen Spielberg’s 1994 film Schindler’s list was honoured seven Academy Awards as well as three Golden Globes and twenty high denomination awards by 1995, but the question is, does the film deserve such prestigious award. Yes, yes it does. Spielberg’s emotional adaptation of Thomas Keneallys book produced exceptional use of impacting symbolism to educate the general public of the historical events that devastated copious amounts of Jewish and non Jewish people and communities.
In the beginning, a family sits around a table, a candle standing tall in the middle, flickering until absent. The candle is a symbol of that families hope, and all other Jewish families about to be completely discouraged. With the candle out, the smoke begins. The suffocating and symbolic smoke of the burning bodies in Auschwitz-Birkenau Crematoria & Gas Chambers reflecting the lack of hope left. A progressively saddening symbol that Spielberg uses to draw attention to the lack of control they have in the situation, as if it were as fragile as a flame and as uncontrollable as wildfire fire. It helps the audience attach meaning the events and feel empathy for the victims of the Holocaust, certainly raising awareness. …show more content…
I am aware the story of the Holocaust has been told time and time again through stories, books, magazines and documentaries but Spielberg believed that “The most important lessons are lessons of truth and tolerance” so in respect of that, the Hollywood cinematic Schindler’s list was produced to educated a large variety of public. An example of such a specific achieve, Spielberg suggested some of the violence that Goeth inflicted on the victims rather than replicating it, due to the appalling behaviour. He ensures that the audience view the move and empathise the Jews and learn about a incredibly distasteful time of