Schindler's List


My favorite movie of all time is Schindler's List. It is a work of art, and it'll change your life.

Everything about this movie is powerful. Of course, it's a true story. It's a story about a deeply flawed man who happened to be a Nazi and a good person at the same time. This movie will put ALL of your problems in perspective. It's made up of selected stories from the holocaust. It is NOT easy to watch. It is incredibly sobering. 

The music is perfect. The entire movie is in black and white, which makes you feel like you're back in the 40's experiencing the horrors of the war with the Jews of Poland. Except for an occasional flicker of color, like in the picture above, to highlight a particular item in the movie - and then to rip your heart out.

The writing and the acting are perfect. Liam Neeson plays Schindler, and no one could have done it better. We feel for him, we hate him, we love him, and when he breaks down at the end, we ARE him. Ralph Fiennes plays the evil Amon Goeth, who shoots people for fun. There is a redemption arc for Amon, too. And I won't tell you what happens.

I watch this movie every year. When Schindler breaks down weeping because all of his physical possessions could have been sold and the money could have saved people's lives - well, it helps me remember what's really important in life.

I could not recommend a movie more highly. But there is nudity, sex, extreme violence, adult situations, and strong language. This is not a movie to take lightly. But it'll make you a better person.

 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

the Banshees of Inisherin

Image
I just started watching this. I'm about five minutes into it. it already grabbed me. this is gonna be good.  UPDATE: So I finished this one and it's a masterpiece. The SUBJECT of the story is twisted and interesting. One character, pictured on the right above, decides one day that he doesn't like another character (played by Colin Farrell, pictured on the right). He tells him to stop talking to him. The Colin Farrell character refuses to stop, so the other guys says every time he talks to him, he's going to cut off one of his own fingers. That's the kind of twisted I mean. I'm not going to give you any more spoilers. But the tone and setting and mood of the movie is the real reason to watch it. You get TOTALLY drawn into the life of these simple people living on an island off the coast of Ireland. It's a beautiful and tragic movie that explores human relationships and their importance and limitations.  I highly recommend it, though it's not for the faint...
Read more

lost in translation

Image
 I had a funny experience when I watched Lost in Translation the first time. I watched it with some friends who were not the brightest lights in the harbor. And they did NOT get it. They kept complaining about little things throughout the movie that they were clearly not understanding. I thought that it was extremely apropos and hilarious that they were misunderstanding a movie called Lost in Translation. This is a wonderful movie. It's slow and warm and deep. It's about a friendship between two unlikely people, played by Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. There is sexual tension between them, and I'm not going to give away the movie by telling you what happens, but I found it delightful. It's directed by Sofia Coppola, and it was the reason I fell in love with her as a director. It's rated R for language.  I highly recommend it if you like slow, warm movies about unlikely friendships - and great acting and writing.
Read more

puss in boots

Image
 I went in with high expectations. It surpassed them. Puss in Boots (2022) is the best movie I've seen recently. It's laugh out loud funny throughout the whole movie. The writing is witty and snappy and really fun. Antonio Banderas is perfect reprising the role of Puss in Boots. Salma Hayek is fantastic as Kitty Softpaws. I don't know the actor playing Perrito, but he's very funny in this role. John Mulaney is great and nasty as the evil Jack Horner. And Florence Pugh is fun as Goldilocks with her adopted family of three bears.  All of the characters are searching for a map that will lead them to a wishing star, and that star will grant the person one wish. I won't give spoilers by telling you what they are all wishing for or what happens. But the end is VERY satisfying. The movie begins with a song that is EXTREMELY catchy and gives us one of the best movie openings I've seen since Capt Jack Sparrow stepped off the sinking ship in Pirates of the Caribbean.  I H...
Read more