Oskar Schindler's List

Hollywood has the reputation of films encompassing more exaggerated drama than realism; however, the movie Schindler’s List (directed by Steven Spielberg) is exemplified by a mostly accurate portrayal of historical events. Spielberg’s paid homage and use of a man’s story provides a realistic view of the horrors of the Holocaust.

Six million Jewish residents of Eastern Europe were exterminated during the Holocaust of the 1940’s. Families were taken out of their homes and put into ghettos, which were large prison type establishments that housed dozens of people in one small apartment. They were then separated from their families, "men to the left and women to the right", and were placed in concentration camps, where most of them were killed and cremated. In 1993, Steven Spielberg directed a film, Schindler’s List, which depicted the life of one man who risked his life and money to save the few Jewish families he could.

Power, such a valuable thing that can easily be abused, but what exactly is power? Power is control, an unbreakable force obtained through higher authority, or at least that is what the dictionary states. However, is it really power if one fears the corruption of power? Imagine being crammed in a dingy barrack housed with imprisoned groups of men and women living in wretched conditions, praying for liberation. Moreover, being treated like an animal, deprived of food, beaten, and even stripped of your dignity and identity based on your religious beliefs and culture. Unfortunately, those were the living circumstances of Jews during the years of 1933 to 1945 due to the event of the Holocaust which killed approximately 6 million Jews. In the film, “Schindler’s List”, it illuminates on how crucial culture is within a society and how disapproval of differing cultures can lead to social inequality.

To think that this self centred man would become known for a shining moment of salvation for so many is almost beyond belief. Oskar Schindler is not a humanitarian or a force for ?good? in the typical sense. He is depicted within the film as a man that simply found himself in a unique position and rose to the occasion. Evil on the other hand, is epitomised throughout the film by the actions of those involved in the Nazi regime, in particular Amon Goeth who was in charge of the forced labour camp at Plaszow.

Two of the most tragic and remembered events in our world’s history were the Holocaust in 1933, the Civil War and Slavery in the United States starting in 1619. Both are known today as possibly some of the worst times in US, and worldwide history. As well known as this is, the Holocaust was the “systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of over six million Jews.” The Nazi’s came into power in Germany in January of 1933, and had a strong belief that Germans were “pure” and “superior” and the Jews were “unclean” or “inferior”. Hitler’s main goal was racial purity, and the greater expansion of his network. Hitler would go far beyond the boundaries of humanity to ensure racial purity came into play. Slavery wasn’t unheard of before it came to America, in fact, it was quite common in many other parts of the world. What may have started out as just forced labor for the upper classes turned into an enormous growing economy for the colonies, and eventually Southern states. Slaves were treated solely on their masters choice, which could range from mild, to cruel and inhumane. Both of these situations/events came to forever change humanity, and bring about the realization that many

I think this was important when showing how people during the Holocaust were. They may have different reasoning as to why they took on certain roles or conducted themselves in such ways, but it showed that not everyone shared and supported the ideology behind Adolf Hitler. I think it was important to see that Lutz Heck remembered who he was before putting on the Nazi uniform.

Oskar Schindler fought to save many lives, during the Holocaust. The reasons why are endless, but many people own their lives to those reasons. He was of the very few people that knew what was really happening. He made the choice to step in and help, those who couldn't help themselves. " The persecution of Jews in Poland was gradually worsened in its cruelty. Oskar Schindler had overcome his

Over 11 million people died in the holocaust, and more than 7 million of them were Jewish. Oskar Schindler was an entrepreneur who sacrificed himself for a cause he believed was unjust. He spent most of his life around Germany in Europe. During the Holocaust, he saved over 1,200 people from the gas chambers. There are some people who don’t think of him as a hero, but as a man looking to make an easy dollar. In my opinion Oskar Schindler was a hero of the highest class and deserves all the credit he received for his actions. When Oskar was born in 1908, no one could’ve guessed he would have such an impact on the world.

Schindler's List The film Schindler's list directed by Steven Spielberg based on Thomas Keneally's Schindler's Arks tells the story of an entrepreneur and womaniser Oscar Schindler. Schindler uses the war to his gain by exploiting cheap Jewish labour to run his factory with dreams of earning "steamer trunks" full of money who with the twist of fate ends up saving the lives of 1100 Jews by bribing the Nazi with all his assets during one of the darkest period of history, the Holocaust. Although the film is based on a true story, it does get pampered with some Hollywood treatment to highlight Schindler's hero

The movie also gives a good depiction of the dehumanization of Jews that occurred before they were exterminated. Instead of killing Jewish people immediately, the Nazis passed laws, forcing them into situations where they were isolated from other humans (in the Ghettos). The Jews could not

He saved over one thousand Jewish people from going to labor or death camps. He risked his life for people he has never even met. Schindler received word that a train of evacuated Jews from Golezow camp was stranded in the nearby city of Svitavy. As he has done twice before, Schindler pulled some strings at the top and got permission from German officials to take his workers to the nearby station to rescue the stranded. Once at the station, they forced the doors open to the rail car and saved about one hundred half frozen Jews and did their best to nurse the ill back to health, and those who did not survive received a proper Jewish burial.

Watching Schindler's list I decided to focus on Oskar Schindler. Throughout the movie Schindler personal emotions change on the war. In the beginning we see that it was a good thing for business that nothing else mattered as long as he made money. When Jews would come up he wouldn't care about them because he knew he could manipulate them and earn more money since they needed him. Schindler didn't really care for the Jews and what would happen to them. We see that Schindler only concern is that his business profits in the war. His concern for going to parties were to make connection that would better his money earning business. Money was his only concern which is why he went out seeking a jew. Since having a jew made it so they could be payed less than a normal person and they would be to scared to not do work. If he got a Jew it would earn him more money than hiring a German accountant. After getting an accountant he goes and seek workers for his factory. The workers are Jews since they don't need to be payed to be working. We later learn that his wife influences him with making business and wanting to succeed. He came from a place where he had nothing and is just beginning to make it. Hes making so much money he doesn't know what to do and he thanks the war for that. With his business doing so well he starts to care about his workers. He cares about them because he needs them to continue making the money.He starts really caring about his accountant Stern he makes sure he

‘Schindler’s List’ is no less a “Jewish story” or a “German story” than it is a human story. And its subject matter applies to every generation.’ [Stephen Spielberg] Discuss.

[War] brings out the worst in people. Never the good, always the bad. Even in the midst the devastation of a national genocide, where one race turned against another in hate, good people existed and worked to counteract the hate through love and compassion. Oskar Schindler was one of these people. World War II provided him the means to become a very wealthy and powerful man, yet he did not exploit the Jews like many other businessmen during his time. He used his money and power to save thousands. Much can be learned from what happened during the holocaust and what Schindler did to save thousands of Jews.

In the film, Schindler’s list, many film techniques were used to present important ideas of the film. There were many scenes that took place in the movie that stood out and was filled with film techniques. The liquidation of the ghetto was filled with important themes and ideas that were shown through various film techniques. The ending also presented various film techniques.