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abduleez1:
Schindler's List (1993)..........9.5/10


This is one of the best films ever told about the Jewish massacre or Holocaust as its more popularly known, if not The Best.
It was one of the harshest depictions of war and what war turns men into. The enslavement of jews, persecution and the institutional genocide orchestrated by the German Nazi Party with its Austrian Leader.

The story was set mainly in Poland and the Krakow Concentration Camp/ district. Chronicles the atrocities by the Germans against Polish Jews.
Watching this film and remembering an episode that focused on the Jews in the German concentration camps in Band of Brothers and films depicting Japanese atrocities against mainland Chinese, I'm beginning to have a headscratcher who was more evil between the two; Nazi Germany or Imperialist Japan. Or perhaps they were literally cut from the same clothe but in different continents.

Still on my musings: I'm also left with. a bigger head scratcher as to how Liam Neeson delivered an all-timer performance as industrialist Oskar Schindler, and now mostly known for his overly beaten TAKEN franchise trope of the action star with the motto- I'll find you and I'm going to kill you.

A memorable performance from Ralph Fiennes to play the infamous War Criminal Amon Goeth.

Amon was a ruthless Nazi commander who had a peculiar pleasure for killing needlessly without reason and grew a feared reputation amongst Jews. Dude could shoot you just for being fat or slim. Killed a Jewish civil engineer for being right. And still followed her recommendation after killing her. You never knew your fate with Amon Goeth as a Jew.


Oskar Schindler became a wealthy man who profiteered from the slave labour the Jews provided but at least he was a man with a soul and conscience. Truly cared for his staff and the plight of the Jews and did everything within his power to help them as much as he could. Man showed incredible grit and sense of purpose trying to save thousands of Jews by smuggling in as many Jews as can be into his workers' list-- the Schindler's List, to go work in his Czechslovakia hometown factory under vastly favourable conditions.

After the War and the Germans was defeated, Oskar Schindler became a national hero for the Jewish community that he was recognised by the Jewish state and was buried in Israel upon his death.

One scene that pretty much struck me and stuck to me was Amon Goeth trying to be more merciful after Schindler cajoled and persuaded him into the idea of being a powerful man just by showing mercy to his to his subjects--making his subjects know fully well he wielded the power over their life or death.

Amon struggled with this notion of appealing to his good side-- being a Merciful dictator. But ultimately returned back to default settings in a few days. Which debunks the notion that Wars makes men into beasts and do despicable acts just to one up the enemy.

Its just like the maxim that money doesnt change a man. It only brings out the true character. Same can be said of War and Power.

Easily one of the Best black and white films I've ever watched alongside MANK. The cinematography was top tier and i hardly felt any different or felt missing out from coloured films.

It was a beautiful watch asides the very hard, brutal and dark themes portrayed in the movie. It is one of those hard war movies to watch, almost leaving you miserable especially towards the end. Maybe not as entirely miserable and depressed like the likes of Grave of the Fireflies or Barefoot Gen.

Steven Spielberg na baba no be today. He's cemented himself as one of the most influential Directors of all time. A litle sad man hasn't been able to command the crowd as he used to during his heydeys.

Honest surprise to also see the name of Stephen Zallian. He wrote and produced the beautiful tv show RIPLEY......and in black and white too and I can see the correlation.

While the credits rolled for this film, i was quite surprised to have seen the name Kathleen Kennedy attached to this project. A name that has been associated with the malaise that has affected the Star Wars franchise. I'm quite surprised one could go from a Masterpiece such as this to consistently regurgitating slop two decades later.

3 hours of masterpiece storytelling that i could barely take note of the lengthy screentime. An easy recommend and a reminder of how peak storytelling and pacing was in the 90s.

One of the films you should watch at least once in your lifetime no matter how short life is as a Cinephile.

samistry:
Rubbish

samistry:
Rubbish

pu7pl3:
This new font is nice, makes this shit hole feel fresh a bit

abduleez1:
Eyes just dey pain me with the 3 different fonts I don see only this morning....

armadeo:
8

It is a fantastic movie. Saw it a long time ago. You should check the boy in the striped pajamas too same theme but very depressing ending.


Kathleen Kennedy has always been attached to Spielberg movies as a producer or some pther title Check as far back ET and the Indian Jones franchise, gremlins , Hook, jurassic Park etc. Her name has always been there.

abduleez1:
I'm seated!!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽

abduleez1:
I see.....

phr0nesis:
Seated for 4 hours drama. I pity your bum

abduleez1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h969bLwxgKc?si=mivWqfoKPiGC_HHr

abduleez1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h969bLwxgKc?si=mivWqfoKPiGC_HHr

pu7pl3:
God forbid
Baba done go Fvck evil spirit.

samistry:
I hope Phoebe Dynevor's character dies horribly in this. I will never forgive the role she played in the Anniversary!

samistry:
I hope Phoebe Dynevor's character dies horribly in this. I will never forgive the role she played in the Anniversary!

abduleez1:
Ahn ahn..... Wetin she do you bros?

abduleez1:
Lol, wetin you dey expect?
A24 biggest movie of all time? Dem go sp@@m am taya.

abduleez1:
Just give the people what they want.

abduleez1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw0YhiqOPFg?si=h8JILU0cQRKuDrc1