Oskar Schindler

liberation of the Jews, the colors define precise themes. One of the most significant characters presents herself during the liquidation of the ghetto. Oskar Schindler sees a little girl in a red coat strolling through the streets, walking unnoticed by guards. She weaves in and out of the Jews suffering and the Nazis murdering. Later in the film, Schindler is in the concentration…

power comes responsibility. How you choose to use that power could be abusing, or preserving it can make the biggest difference. Within the two stories of Night and Schindler's list are the two main characters Elie Wiesel (In Night) and Oskar Schindler (In Schindlers List). Both of these people have a role in power. Between them both they have some comparisons which include; The way they live, Their personalities, and their struggles. There is one thing…

It is a proven fact that what separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom is that humans can make conscious decisions over their actions. Instead of relying on just survival instincts, humans act according to certain social norms that are influenced by culture and environment. Given this freedom of choice, human beings mold and adopt their own definitions of good and evil. As a result, mankind’s struggle between good and evil is a common theme in literature, history, and film. John…

Austrian industrialist Oskar Schindler. Responsible for saving over 1,100 Polish Jews during the Second World War by using them as labor in is kitchenware factory. As the film opens, you get a glimpse of the suave businessman bent on making a fortune as a war profiteer off the backs of Polish slave labor. Initially, Schindler jumps at the chance to exploit cheap Jewish labor in his factory (knowing full and well this is morally wrong) However, as the war drags on, Schindler finds…

The ring in particular represents the ring that was given to Schindler in the movie, Schindler’s List. The several pairs of tiny doll shoes represent how the many Jewish men were lined up against the edge of a wall where when they were shot, they would fall into the water. It also represents all of the Jews’ belongings…

Annotated Bibliography Ebert, Roger “Schindler's List Movie Review”, RogerEbert, Roger Ebert, https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/schindlers-list-1993, 15 Dec 1993. 6 Jan 2018. Roger Ebert writes on his website a review of Schindler's List on the day of release. He gives his thoughts on the film itself which he makes the point of being the greatest film Steven Spielberg has ever made. As he discusses the major plot points of the film itself, he adds on his opnions on how Steven Spielberg…

the book The night. Schindler was going through internal conflict as well, when he realizes that the Jews need to be treated better than they were being, he starts helping them but he regrets and feel sad as he realize that the amount of people he saved were not enough. Also, there’s man vs society, when Schindler was angry that the Nazis weren’t treating the Jews like human. The sacrifice Eile makes when he was in the prison for his dad is similar to the sacrifice Schindler makes for the…

War is antagonising, portraying characters holding onto humanity and evoking sympathy from the audience. Director Steven Spielberg’s, Schindler's List: the story is based on Oskar Schindler and his incredible actions to save Jews from Auschwitz. In Darkness, director Agnieszka Holland, tells the true story of Leopold Socha who risks his own life to save a dozen people from death. Both films used technical cinematography, exploring the identity of character, their development and their places…

Schindler’s List focuses on the personal journey of Oskar Schindler and how his attitude towards Jews (and life in general) shift throughout the war. Perhaps the three main themes of the film were hate, identity, and community. Schindler’s initial attitude towards the Jews was one of hate through indifference:…

creating a more personal bias in the creation of the documentary, as his emotions could have played a part in his documentary. The film doesn’t mention any of the German citizens who did help the Jews avoid death camps, an example being Oskar Schindler. Schindler was a wealthy German who employed his Jewish workers in factories that aided in the war effort, instructing them to make faulty products. He created his famous “Schindler’s List” of 1100 Jews who he deemed vital to the functioning of…