Oskar Schindler's List Research Paper

The Holocaust, surely is one of the most horrifying and significant events of the 20th century. 1938 and 1945, were the years when the Jewish population was persecuted and segregated, culminating in the merciless slaughter of six million Jews. During this brutal butchery, one man, Oskar Schindler, famously saving the lives of 1100 Jews, who were facing a certain death, decided to make a difference.

Oskar Schindler, starring Liam Neeson, who also played in Batman Begins, was a German industrialist and a wealthy womanizer who had "more money than sense". Schindler was a frequent visitor of nightclubs, extravagantly showering Nazi officers with champagne and caviar. With the connections he had in the black market, there were few things that he couldn't afford/get, consequently he was a good person to know. Buying friends, was one of the many things Schindler could do well. Moreover, he would often use these connections to support his own business ventures.

It obvious, that Steven Spielberg gave his 100%, because it's over three hours, yet never boring. Not a single frame is wasted. Janusz Kaminski's black and white shooting is a brilliant proof, that such films must be consistently made. Shadows, smoke and backlights are all wonderfully used for creating a terrific atmosphere. One of the controversial aspects of the is the use color. To specify, highlighting a girl with the red coat, when Oskar Schindler watches during the Liquidation of Krakow. It's not Steven Spielberg being pretentious, nor trying to pull the heartstrings. This a revival of an old saying `One death is a tragedy. One thousand is a