If you haven't seen this yet – where have you been?
Very briefly, this is the true story of one German's effort to save as many Jews as possible from the being exterminated during WWII at great personal risk. It focuses also on his relationship with his wife, other Germans and the dramatic change in his character during the war.
Shot in black in white, Spielberg uses odd spots of colour very cleverly to highlight important images and intensify the drain on your emotions – even I am man enough to admit my eyes water everytime I watch the film, especially the final scene.
Having read today in the NZ Herald that 11% of Britons believe the Hilter is a fictional character (!) I believe that this is a a film that should be compulsory viewing for all secondary students in NZ – we must never let events like the holocaust be forgotten about.
Schindler's List is at times very hard to watch but I would argue one it of the best films ever made.