Film Lesson: "Schindler's List"

Though this a Hollywood production it is very polished off and stays true to the meaning of the movie. Like "Night and Fog" there are very graphic scenes and unlike the documentary the actions taken towards the Jews are shown. The documentary only showed the results but not what lead up to them. Like all movies this was also plotted out but Spielberg tried to make it as realistic to the truth as possible. The difference between this film and the other mentioned above is because in this one you get to see the Jews talk and speak and see their reactions to what was going on. Sure it was scripted like I said but at least it was a very good of portraying emotions. If your a critic of movies and very critical on them then don't even bother saying a negative comment on this movie. Not only does it have everything it needs to be a good movie but it take place during a real event.

Some of the things you will see in a film like this are very disturbing as well. You get to see people killed on the spot. Its sick how the officers don't even care as long as they are gone. One thing that was a real emotion stirrer is the part where they show the kids. While the young adults and adults were in the selection stage the kids were being taken away. Also because the kids didn't have a clue what was going on. When they were on the big truck like vehicles being driven away they just waved "bye" and smiled. Shows you how innocence kills. Some of the kids did figure it out and tried to hide anywhere they could. I do have to say some kids were clever to hide under floorboards but the place is still a death camp.

Oskar Schindler is the man this movie is based around. He watched as the destruction around him was going on. Though being a German business man he was still able to save the lives of 1,100 Jews by employing them in his factories. Since he was a business man Schindler's mentality should be on money but instead it wasn't from how the ending was. The ending was very sad but a very important line I remember is "Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire." Schindler did just that but he wished he could have saved more. He starts saying how he could have saved more if he didn't waste his money away, since Jews were cheaper labor. I have to say this is one of the most powerful endings in the movie industry. Sure its in black and white and most of it is all dialogue but whats important is what you get out of the movie. Personally I did like Schindler's List better because of the actions in the movie but I do agree "Night and Fog" has a more emotional impact.

Film Lesson: "Night and Fog"

"Night and Fog" is a documentary about the holocaust. It shows disturbing footage of what went on in concentration camps and Nazi's sick and inhumane behavior towards Jews. Some of the scenes shown in the movie are hard to forget. If your into violent movies then I recommend you watch "Night and Fog" for you will see a big difference, one is real and the other is not. Some of the scenes in the video are very graphic and makes you think "what kind of people would do things like this?" Well obvious answer is the Nazi's! Who else could take out 6 millions Jew like that. Also watching how the Jews were being treated in captivity under the Nazi control was just sick. After seeing all the dead bodies just pains me how so many people were killed.

Just like a documentary does this film shows the facts and truths of Holocaust. Unlike the actual edited movies like "Schindler's List" you actually saw the results of the Holocaust. All the movies you see about the holocaust are usually played out but the pictures in this documentary were taken during that time. Though it may not be polished out and spectacular looking, even though it shouldn't be, real footage beats scripted any day because the emotion is already there. I mean if I saw dead bodies in Schindler's List sure it would be disturbing but I know that the person in the film didn't actually die unlike the people I saw in the documentary, most of which were already dead.

Overall I will say I have never seen so many dead bodies and such graphic footage before. I also hope to not see something like this again. Most likely it won't because people by now should have learned form the past by now but you never know, things can change at anytime. My final remark is that this kind of abuse to Jews was very brutal and this form of religious persecution is just sick and disgusting human behavior.