Schindler's List

beliefs. It is what enables a person to face difficulty with bravery and adhere to these values. However, an individual’s virtue and intrepidity can be like a dormant seed that requires certain circumstances to cultivate them. In his screenplay, Schindler’s List, Steven Zaillin explores the idea that when an individual consistently performs acts of courage in the midst of horrific and agonizing situations, despite their intentions, it will develop and nurture their integrity until it changes…

Analyzing Schindler’s List Through Social Psychology Brandi Douglas Mid America Christian University Analyzing Schindler’s List Through Social Psychology In Stephen Spielberg’s 1993 movie Schindler’s List, businessman and factory owner Oskar Schindler is concerned with both the welfare of his business as well as the workforce he employs of primarily Jewish people after witnessing their persecution by the German’s during the German’s occupation of Poland amid World War II.…

Thoughts on the Holocaust These are my thoughts on the Holocaust and the movie Schindler’s List. First impression is that the killing of humans is wrong, especially to the point of extinction. It’s just inhuman, people who could take orders to do that to people and some of the Nazi’s General would kill for fun. I see it personally has a sign of evil, it’s just pure evil. Schindler’s List was truly an amazing, and just a great story. Oskar Schindler was wonderful at the beginning, and to the…

The Holocaust had been a huge impact in our lives today because for most, it is difficult to comprehend how one man, Adolf Hitler, could manipulate many to commit horrible crimes against all Jews. The film Schindler’s List shows us in depth details of the inhumane treatment of many Jews but also of what Oskar Schindler did for some Jews, and how he manage to save their lives. This film helps the viewers to see a new perspective of those German men, who brainwashed to kill, but open us up to be…

today’s society. Schindler’s list provides an accessible way to educate today’s society on the many issues facing our world, including racism, greed, selfishness, human rights, and of course genocide. From this alone it should be unmistakable that Schindler’s list is more relevant in today’s society than ever before. However, there are some arguments suggesting that this is not the case, and indeed that the opposite is true. These arguments are based on the fact that Schindler’s list is neither…

Storytelling in Schindler’s List and Shoah There are many compelling stories about the Holocaust, each with a unique take on the tragedy, but Schindler’s List and Shoah are definitely at the top of the film “heap.” Schindler’s List portrays a savvy businessman attempting to make a profit off of the Jews, a group that he eventually comes to love. Shoah, on the other hand, is a documentary featuring real stories, figures, and footage of the events and where they took place. Although they both…

Stallbaumer-Beishline Schindler’s List Indicate which film you chose to preview and why. I chose to watch Schindler’s List. I was originally interested in this movie because of its subject matter, actors, and infamy. This film is one of the most famous films about the Holocaust, telling the amazing story of Oskar Schindler, a Nazi factory owner that saved thousands of Jews from persecution during the Holocaust. Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film, Schindler’s List, depicts the actions of…

Films serve as a powerful portrayal of events because it allows the audience to become engrossed within the story, being able to both visualize and hear details. Although Spielberg in his “Schindler’s List” employs a cinematic portrayal of the Holocaust, while Lanzmann utilizes a first person testimony to provide a historical and emotion filled account of the Holocaust, both use work as a symbol of worth and survival. The juxtaposition of those seen as fit vs those seen unfit parallels that of…

Humankind. He preserved several generations of Jewish families by protecting them from the Nazi Party in the Second War. His stratagem was employing all those Jews in his factory. The people who were contracted to work composed a list that got the famous title “Schindler’s List”. Because of all his acts, Oskar Schindler could be summarized in a single word: Hero. This summary is true because a hero, in the basic sense, is a person who cares about other person’s…

During this scene, where the Nazis are raiding the building and the Jews are hiding, the filmmakers used the editing technique of CROSS CUT, which is editing alternates shots of two or more clips of action occurring in different places. The film shows the Nazis waiting at the staircase and then alternates to show the Jews quietly looking for places to hide. This technique is used to build suspense within the audience by showing how close the Nazis were to the Jews. When the Nazi soldiers start…