From what I understand, Robin Williams used to call Steven Spielberg often to get Spielberg laughing and lift his mood because this film was so difficult to make.
I was a theater manager when this came out. I made sure that the ushers knew not to enter the theater to clean it until the last moviegoer had left the auditorium so as not to disrespect them. It’s the only time I ever felt genuinely proud of what I did for a living.
Ce film rend hommage, non pas à Oskar Schindler, mais à ceux qu'il a sauvé. C'est un grand homme, mais les rescapés ont vraiment vécus l'enfer. Juifs, Chrétiens, Musulmans, peut importe. Qui sauve une vie sauve l'Humanité toute entières.
Look arround.... i CANT be the only person who always thinks about this line.... The world how it is is SO effd up that we just ignore ppl dying from absolut poverty and stuff.... some days this feeling overwhelms me alot these days...
@@stevem7192No, it’s not. It may be what gives your life meaning but joy, grace, compassion, kindness, love, redemption. People are diverse and we each have a different view of what gives life meaning. And no one person’s view is true for the rest of us.
That line reminds me of the Bible, because god give his son to the world as sin offering and take beating and dies for our sins and have eternal life! I love Jesus.
I saw this movie at a theater when it came out in 1993. I was 32 year old man at the time. I wept openly through most of it. The scenes with the child in the red coat affected me deeply, along with many other scenes of course. I was familiar with what had happened during the war, but this movie made me feel it. It honestly moved me to try to be a better person. Every day. I am 62 years old now and I still include words in my daily prayers to remind myself of the evil that men may do if no one is willing to step forward and make a difference. There may not be a better filmed or more meaningful movie ever made
My grandmother had soldiers take over her house. Oma told me of that before this movie was made...so that's a hard scene to watch as depicted in the movie...she wouldn't speak of the other horrors.
It is so easy for younger generations to read the "Holocaust" and see the numbers. It's a so much harder a moment when faced with a glimpse into the reality. I watched this movie in memory of my neighbor who had his number tattoo on his arm and only dim memories of the family he lost as a child in the camp. Thank you for sharing this.
"It is so easy for younger generations to read the "Holocaust" and see the numbers. It's a so much harder a moment when faced with a glimpse into the reality." Yeah, that perfectly sums up my (and I'm sure many people's) reaction to getting a glimpse into one of THE worst atrocities in human history. I've read about and studied a little bit about the Holocaust in high school History class. In fact, during my freshman year, we were required to read Eli Whitney's, 'Night,' which was my first literary peek into what happened, firsthand by a survivor. The book only gave me a little more insight- I still haven't read it since; But this film is what really pounded the final nail into the coffin in showing just how terrifying and horrifyingly atrocious the Holocaust and the Final Solution really was...
My heart broke whenever I would read books and accounts of the Holocaust, but this movie is one of only two that ever actually made me actually break down into tears (the other being Grave of the Fireflies).
@@holddowna "Oh Stern, I've thrown away so much money... if only you knew... sooo much money..." "One person... one more person... He would have given me one more person for that..."
Yeah Schindler was at least some beacon of light in that dark history of Germany. Iam from Germany myself and this movie is one of my most favorite. Btw one fun fact about the name Schindler. It is coming from the German word „schinden“ what you can translate to „grind“ something in a bad way. And that’s what has often been done inside the cententration camps. People were grinded down by hard work with no food or water until they just fall down dead. I mention this because I find it a little sarcastic that someone , that’s name is Schindler „grinder“ , has done everything to save life’s he was meant to kill.
My grandfather was part of the Third Army under General Patton when Buchenwald concentration camp was liberated. He never talked about what he saw there to anyone in the family except to say,”I didn’t know people could do that to other people.”
What platoon? Company? If you could find out, I would love to know my grandfather and my great uncle was also at that camp. I supposedly have the Nazi flag that came from there. He said they killed about 16 nazis they found after making them dig their own grave. He was part of a forward artillery scouting mission throughout the war. Elbert Tinney and Kenneth Bates were their names
I guess we never realize we could do better than we did... while we're doing it. Only later, in retrospect... Let's hope we do enough. We could do worse than enough, couldn't we?...
“Every man is guilty of all the good he didn’t do” - Voltaire. Schindler did all he could once he faced the awful truth of what was happening around him.
This is the movie to point to when people challenge the war. When then General Eisenhower saw the camps he ordered cameras, pictures, written accounts and survivor statements, cuz he knee some day someone with too much air in their skull would claim this all never happened.
That last scene with the real people walking alongside the actors to deposit the stones on his grave really gets me every time...reminds you that this is not fictional but very very real
@elchino7813 Spielberg wanted to put more of his brutality into the movie but was talked into scaling it back because an advisor and a survivor that he contacted for reference told him that if he put some of the stuff in people wouldn't believe it and think it was Hollywood being overly dramatic.
So I am german. We had history classes, and, ehr, history classes in germany is not exactly a walk in the park. But it´s all numbers and lists and text, and the occasional image. Then "Schindlers List" came out, and the city played it in the town hall for school classes, and all the 8th grade classes went there, including us. That hit hard. The movie made it so much more relatable, and made us realize just how unearthly terrible and ugly and awful it was, how humans were treated. This, for me, is what "Hell on Earth" means. We were very silent on our way back. But I am very grateful we went. I don´t know if I would have gone to the cinema to watch it, but after we made the school trip, I knew that was a movie I needed to see. I mean...it was our grandparents who lived through that time, one way or another. Things you need to wrap your head around.
@@holddowna “The Boy in Striped Pajamas” is also another worthwhile WW2 movie as well. I hope perhaps you’ll see this and check that movie out if you’ve not already watched that one. :)
That certainly is worth a watch. I'd recommend 'The Grey Zone' if you haven't seen it too. Also possibly the best, definitely the most accurate WW2 film, 'Downfall', you won't regret it.@@jakekyser8392
Will it help you at all to know what I have come to believe? I truly think that if any of us found ourselves in that time and place, few of us would behave any differently. That is true whether born a German or a Jew. When I was a child I had some notion that nazis were evil creatures from outer space. I am 70 now and know better. Nazis were human beings like everyone else. People do dreadful things under pressure so none of us has any reason to be smug or judgmental. It could happen again. All of humanity is capable. So it is up to each of us to stand our ground as firmly as we can and resist any tide that comes our way. I think Germans can take pride in their homeland. It is not often the world sees a nation rise again from the ash. It is less often that a country has the courage to acknowledge history without prevarication. I salute you. Love from the USA.
When I watched this movie, at the end, everyone stood up, but no one left. No one said a word. Some wept, others just stood with their heads down. We sat there for at least 15 minutes. In 52 years, I’ve never seen or experienced anything like that before or since. A masterpiece. Horrifying, but a masterpiece.
Ralph Fiennes met a Jewish woman, Mila Pfefferberg, whom was one of the people Schindler helped save when she was young. She was working as an advisor on the film set. He looked so much like Amon Goth in his costume that the woman was instantly struck with fear and nearly broke down in Spielberg's arms when Fiennes was explaining why it was so great to meet her.
That's not true. That is a rumor that has been going around for decades. If you look at pictures of Ammon Goethe you will realize why they would not have mistaken Fiennes for him. It was seeing the Nazi uniform that upset them.
@@English_MoFo - some people may have a different reactions, all depends. Some people are not reacting emotionally to those kind of movies/history, or are not dealing well with emotions.
I had to Google it, because I had read or heard something about a survivor on the set for this film, and I found this. When Holocaust survivor Mila Pfefferberg met Ralph Fiennes - the British actor who won a Bafta award for his portrayal of Goeth in Schindler’s List - she shook with fear on the film set, so close was the likeness.
Not in the film, but the Schindlers were indeed captured by French nationals and showed the letter to them. The group's interpreter read it, burst into tears, and after he translated it to the others, they were so touched that they let the Schindlers go.
They really had to tone down Goeth as he was such a monster other nazis and SS soldiers were horrified by his brutality. Ralph Fiennes playing Amon Goeth took time in between takes to comfort the Schindler Jews on set as his performance, mannerisms and likeness actually caused severe panic attacks in some. He truly was the devil. If you ever were to watch footage of him its truly insane how well Fiennes performed him.
I looked up the history of Brunnlitz camp (Schindlers last factory) and the commandant there , Josef Leipold , was actually executed for war crimes in 1949 as he had been brutal at previous camps.
Inheritance (2006) is a documentary about his daughter and one of the women that worked in Goeth's house. Somewhat in the vein of What Our Fathers Did (2015) with children and grandchildren of Nazi leadership. They still don't show the total horror of what was done.
There is a film on TH-cam about the meeting between the daughter of the devil Amon Goethe and the woman who worked as a maid for Goethe. Actually, there were two maids - not just Helen. But they only used one character for the movie. It's actually appalling how traumatizing it must be for someone to be the daughter of such a monster. Although Goethe's daughter practically did not experience her terrible father and certainly could not remember him. But I am convinced that everyone bears sin. only for their own action
Wow....just wow! The silent ending of this video spoke louder than any commentary could ever have. It drew tears from me as much as the movie did. Well done. Well done indeed.
@@holddowna No worries...when I saw this movie in theater, back in 1993., when we walked out after the movie, NOBODY WAS TALKING! There was a completely silence, and there was over 200 people... Greetings from Croatia, from a 55 years old movie collector...
This movie is so good (done so well), that I can hardly ever stand to watch it. I cried six times just watching it with you here. Got body chills all over at the end.. so beautiful. . so heart breakingly tragic, beyond words, but shown so well in this movie
A cinematic masterpiece. This movie set a bar so high it may never be reached again. The small details like the train whistles, the crackling leather jacket, performances of a lifetime by legendary actors, black and white. I can go on and on. There is a reason this is on most top 10 lists. To me, a movie above all others
John Williams was amazed by the film, and felt it would be too challenging. He said to Spielberg, "You need a better composer than I am for this film." Spielberg responded, "I know.
Correct. If I remember right he said ‘I know, but they’re all dead now’. Spielberg walked around the grounds listening to the main theme that John wrote. And wept.
Our community band here in Sudbury Canada plays a moving concert band arrangement of the theme from Schindler's List. One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written...
Agreed. In fact, people never say enough about a film’s score - I believe it’s one of the most important aspects of a great film. (Score, not soundtrack)
Pretty sure its part of the curriculum in some kind of subject in school here in Norway as well these days. I was already 18 by the time this movie was released.
In my state of Washington; the Holocaust (not World War II, just the holocaust) was an entire semester of my junior year, this movie was part of the curriculum which the parents had to sign a waver to allow us to watch due to the graphic depictions. It was shown over a 3-day period in the auditorium with the entire junior class in attendance. I never seen a room of teenagers so quiet.
@@joeldykman7591 What age is that? Here in Norway the movie got a 15+ restriction. Might have been 16 back then as the rating brackets got changed at some point.
@Gazer75 juniors in high school in the US are typically 16-17. The US has its own rating system, and this movie definitely was rated R (for restricted). An R rating means 18+ or older or adult supervision, hence the need for the waiver.
I cannot say I've seen any of your reactions before this one. However, the true reverence and pure empathy you display in the face of even fictionalized versions of such atrocities (that were likely far more deplorable in reality) has earned you another subscriber. We shall remember together.
Your warm heart and your reaction is so genuine and touching that I cried at the movie and I cried at how you fought your way through this masterpiece of a movie. Thanks for your empathy and your important contribution to this black history that will never be forgotten.
Stumbled onto your channel and never saw you before. Now this movie is a monumental masterpiece, no doubt. But I am so impressed by your willingness to show your pure emotion and empathize with the people who had to endure these monstrosities.
@@dennissheckleburg9775Cap my ass, I lost a full third of my dad's side of the family. I wouldn't be so flippant with accusations like the the one you've leveled
I gave you a thumbs up, but I cannot watch this movie. My great-grandmother was in one, and I've been to Dachau. Thank you, and I'll await your next reaction...
In HS we had to interview a veteran or someone who lived through WW2 and write a paper. I talked with my grandmother. It was one of the best assignments I had. It's too bad we aren't able to give that assignment any longer.
I remember watching this in the theater when it was first released. Afterward, in the restroom, there were a lot of guys whose "allergies" were suddenly bothering them. A high-impact masterpiece that does indeed change you. great reaction. peace.
Steven Spielberg said that he actually made Amon Goeth softer, because he did such really brutal and nasty things, he was afraid that the audience would think he (Spielberg) made it up. Can you image?
Bravo on you for taking this movie on and doing it publicly! A lot of people just can't make it through it. You're reactions are genuine and thoughtful and after a couple of vids now you got another sub.
Amon Goeth is literally one of the worst humans in the history of humans. I did a research paper about him in my 11th grade history through film class... he was terrible human being. Deserved every once of what he got and more. I absolutely love this movie and the dedication to tell the darkest historical events of our time.. it was phenomenal to watch and learn about.
He was embezzling from camp , If Schindler knew that would explain why he got him out of trouble. At the end of the war, he was in jail. For the mistreatment of his subordinates and potentially facing the death penalty for embezzlement
You see, how terrible he was, even if his portrail in the movie is "incorrect". Spielberg once said (meaning not word for word) "Goeth is the only fictional part of this movie. Because we had to scale him down, by A LOT! If he had shown, what Goeth did in real life, noone would have bought it, people would have said "thats a cartoon evil character" We had to show a "realistic" portion of evil" Thats heavy... Also the daughter of Goeth, until this movie came out, she didnt know what her father had done. She once went into the cinema to see this movie, after a jewish friend had asked about her last name and was horrified. She went into the cinema and said something like "Ralph Finnes was phenomenal, even before his characters name was said, the moment i looked at him, i knew, this was my dad. The way my mother had described him, i just knew"
I watched this movie in class in the the 6th grade because I had a teacher who thought it was important for us to see and understand just how cruel things can get when people forget their humanity. Not an easy thing at all to think about or see.
You don't learn from the past by hiding from it, you learn from the past by confronting it head-on and learning from those mistakes, to ensure they never happen again. That is why we should not hide from what we have done, we should own up to it in order to move forward, not pretend it never happened.
We see it today to , how cruel it can get when a state get away with Apartheid and Killing of Palestinians every day , so we should talk more on why it happened and that it can happen to not only Jewish People in 1930-40"s Germany. Then truly we can say "never again".
@@erikalulea3608 unfortunately they (overall, not individually) feel what they went through gives them an excuse to do it to others as if by some sort of divine retribution. Which also happens to be exactly how the Germans justified it as well.
What’s really incredible is they toned down the violence and insanity of Reich Minister Joseph Goebbels. I read that it was said not only would it make the film more difficult to view, but also that people would not believe he could be that cruel and sadistic.
What I like about the movie Schindler's List he's not portrayed as a hero originally he just wants to make money and own a business and later on becomes a hero and also he was a complicated man by no means perfect he was a regular man who did incredible things kind of like a message to the rest of us
The way you ended this reaction is truly perfect. Words can not begin to explain what we all watched, nor convey our feelings either. Thank you for taking on this important movie. May we never forget.
38:39 "I... could have got more." And _this_ is the part that always gets to me. I've seen this movie _over_ and _over_ again and _no_ part breaks me down like the part where Oskar regrets that he failed to do _even more._
Probably THE most powerful scene in cinema history. The culmination of a personal journey of a man who made a complete arc from sleezy criminal to a hero.
I know some reviewers hated that scene and thought it was classic Spielberg being overly sentimental. But personally tears were just streaming down my face during that scene when I saw it in the theater.
This film has been and likely always will be the best film I have ever watched. Spielberg tapped into his muse on a legendary level to create something like this that transcends the medium. This is a masterful work of art, more an experience than simply a movie. Even today, after seeing this film hundreds of times, I always need time to decompress after a viewing. I hope you had some time after as well. God bless!
A few weeks ago I commented on a particular reviewer who emotionally reacted to a movie that they saw. Someone then commented on my observation saying, “don’t you know that they were just acting?” ….. I have seen this particular movie so many times, yet each time I am tremendously moved and almost brought to tears. I can’t help but think that there are many good people who honestly have the same reaction. Thank you so much for your sensitive and honest emotions . God bless you.
I bawled for a good five minutes in that final scene... Absolutely lost it. My wife hasn't seen it yet, but I am working up the strength to watch it again (it has been five ish years since I first saw it). I think she might cry even more than I did.
@@agolona2734 History (books) is, has and always will be written by the victors. There's no guarntee that 'history books' are accurate. Besides, I never said (or implied) that this film should replace the study of history. I think it's a cinematic masterpiece and it was in that regard I was making the suggestion.
@musicloverchiefsfan5410 Still on this world you can find good and real history sources. My issue is that people watching Hollywood movies and believe in everything what they see. Oscar Shindler in that movie is shown as a good human being , even his wife said that he wasn't. There were more better examples of good Germans ( actually not many of them) as him. Hollywood is last placenwhich should make history movies.
Your reaction to the one armed man saying God Bless you to Schindler was genuinely one of the most powerful reaction moments I’ve ever seen. That part goes unnoticed by all other reactors
@Bringmethehorizondude - the move is full of such small details. For example, at the end, we can see the hand that is putting the red roses on the grave. It is Liam Neeson's hand...
I originally subscribed to your channel when I realized you were a fellow Canadian. Seeing your reaction to this incredible film and the respect you gave it and the real history that it was written to bring attention to affirms that this subscription was a good choice.
We always realize in our lives we could have done better in retrospect. If only we knew what would happen afterward... Sometimes I think, all we can hope for is that what we do is enough. Because, after all, we could do worse than enough, couldn't we?...
Spielberg did this film for free. You did a really good job reviewing this true story the won a bunch of Oscars. This movie always make me cry as you did. I'm 60 and still don't know everything. I was lucky that my grandparents left Europe in 1900. I grew up knowing people who survived the Holocaust.
Bless you for a touching and empathetic movie reaction to "Schindler's List." Your editing was exceptional, the black market and bribes were significant in Oskar Schindler's effort to save so many, your edits preserved that context. Thank you for sharing your movie reaction with us.
That scene when Schindler says he could have gotten two more, saved one more. Man, it’s still so powerful. I cried my eyes raw. I remember being wrecked for days. I need to rewatch this again when I’m emotionally up to it. An epic film.
As a grandchild of holocaust survivors. I never had the courage to watch Schindler's List. Watching it with you as you said. Made it easier. Even though I knew what happen at the camps. It doesn't make it any easier to watch. I went to the Jewish Memorial in Miami. It's gut wrenching and very sad to see all the suffering. I digress, that's for the video.
One of those films I always recommend to people. Not just an exceptionally well made film, but also a history lesson the world must never stop teaching.
You watching this vicariously was beautiful. I’ve seen this amazing film many times but through you I was able to feel it more again. Still do every time anyway but your reactions show your person. ❤️
Thank you for shining a light on this masterpiece. I knew it would tear me up again, but sometimes thats what we need to remember how cruel people can be if we stay complicit. Our emotions are important. May we never forget, and may we strive to be better humans.
Thanks for the bare naked, honest reaction. Yes, it's a very difficult watch but essential for all to see. Realize the reality of things that happened were FAR FAR FAAAAR more horrific, sickening, barbaric, heartless and vicious than the movie exposed.
@@morbidangel2424 - very, especially when you realize that some atrocities are still taking place, wars are happening, and whole ecosystems are destroyed - and most of the time all is done in the name of greed, profit, and the next year stock market price... or simply for the geo-political power/influence in some region of the world.
@@tannhauser5399 don't think soliders are using babies as target practice,don't think surgeries are being preformed on them sometimes with out any drugs and sent back to work
Great reaction like always, everytime i watch this masterpiece of cinema i cry, its so emotional and touching. In case anyone was wondering or didn't know, the little girl in the red coat was based off a real person. In the film, the little girl is played by actress Oliwia Dabrowska, who-at the age of three-promised Spielberg that she would not watch the film until she was 18 years old. She allegedly watched the movie when she was 11, breaking her promise, and spent years rejecting the experience. Later, she told the Daily Mail, “I realized I had been part of something I could be proud of. Spielberg was right: I had to grow up to watch the film.” The actual girl in the red coat was named Roma Ligocka; a survivor of the Krakow ghetto, she was known amongst the Jews living there by her red winter coat. Ligocka, now a painter who lives in Germany, later wrote a biography about surviving the Holocaust called "The Girl in the Red Coat." Keep up the good work.
May I say I have never reacted with anyone such as you? This was amazing. I have seen shinler's list many times and I have shed tears for what happened. You show great respect and intelligence. Most people did not realize that he set the Rose down there, that was him.
First of all thank you for your amazing reaction to this important film. The cousin of my wife's grandfather was the jeweler who made the ring that was given to Schindler at the end of the film. One of his secretaries was a member of my synagogue that I grew up going to. Schindler's Jews were/are eternally grateful for all he did. The invited him to weddings and other family milestones. Schindler's Jews were not just generous then at the end of the war. When Schindler could not support himself they raised funds that helped him survive. They also paid to transport and bury his body in Jerusalem. He is the only Nazi party member buried in Israel. There were some changes made to the historical record during the making of this film. First the showers would never have been confused with a gas chamber. It was open air. Second, Stern is the combination of about 3 different men. 3rd Goethe was worse then portrayed. He was toned down to make him more believable. Finally, Schindler was in jail during both the making of the list and getting the woman out of Auschwitz.
Just discovered love the reactions to the movies you watch. Emotional and informative all at the same time. Great historical movies and history that we should never forget.
It was over and over all through my youth, the ONLY thing we were repeatedly told was how bad the Jews were treated but when I found out more non Jews were killed and how many non Jews died to SAVE the Jews my opinion changed. Bolsheviks (mostly Jews) murdered tends of millions of White European Christians in Eastern Europe and it was NEVER mentioned in school.
History not remembered tends to repeat itself. Please listen carefully for words of hate and division spoken by politicians. Do not take freedom for granted. Vote wisely.
You were quiet when it was respectful and so incredibly empathetic. This was a beautiful reaction and thank you for not saying anything at the end. I had the same reaction. I couldn't say anything for a long while.
A bit late, but i've just watched your reaction to this and as usual a great reaction from you. At the start you actually looked tired, but after watching this you looked absolutely shattered. Take care. X
I want to thank you with all my heart for this video. The entire world needs to view this movie. Thank you for your loving heart that you share with us. This movie really tore me up. I am a soldier of war as well as a descendent of these very Jews portrayed in this story. Thank you for your love for people. Love you kid for what you do that helps preserve history that must never be forgotten. MSGT US ARMY RETIRED.
Of all the great films Steven Spielberg has made, this is the one he chose to submit to meet his Student Film requirement when he finally returned to college to finish his much delayed degree in film. To me that speaks volumes.
I was in high school when this came out, and at that point, Spielberg was primarily seen as Jaws, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, etc. a filmmaker for light hearted escapist stuff. This flick was absolutely pulverizing. Another film that he made that hits these emotional heights is “Munich,” a masterpiece on the costs of seeking vengeance. It got overshadowed because it got released the same time as Brokeback Mountain and Crash, but is a powerful story.
Ran across your channel due to this magnificent film, & I must say I appreciate your sincerity, compassion & empathy. Class act with the comment at the end; poignantly succinct. If this is a common reaction, then I will certainly check out other videos. You have a beautiful soul, which the world needs so much today.
I’ve seen this film many times, and it always affects me deeply. I modestly consider myself something of a Holocaust scholar. I’ve read many many books on the subject, and have attended many lectures. I have visited Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem. But watching your heartfelt reaction to this film touched my soul profoundly and made me view this cinematic masterpiece in an even newer light . Your tears brought copious tears to my own eyes even though I know the film very well. You have done a mitzvah. Unfortunately, antisemitism, the oldest and most tenacious hatred is surging again. It is currently the worst it’s been since the end of the Holocaust.
Great reaction. This is one of the most intense, gut-wrenching films to watch. (a couple others are Passion Of The Christ and Hotel Rwanda). Kudos for the courage to do it on camera. Although we know the story, its hard to be prepared for the way Spielberg presents it, and the cold inhumanity of Ralph Fiennes portrayal. Neeson and Kingsley are amazing as well.
There are few movie that every one must see at least once... This is one of it. This film is for me a master piece, the apogee of the talent of Steven Spielberg and all his team. May we never forget.
It doesn't matter how many times I've watched this film, I always cry at the end. Especially wh3n Schindler breaks down. My grandfather helped liberate a concentration camp... I can't imagine the horrors he must've witnessed..
This is such a solemn movie. I really appreciate the ending where it tells the story of an deeply flawed man who failed in other things but who rose to the challenge at one point his life and did something truly great.
I couldn't remeber the details so I googled it: "When survivor Mila Pfefferberg was introduced to Ralph Fiennes on the set, she began shaking uncontrollably, as he reminded her too much of the real Amon Göth." 50 years after the events took place.
I didn't know enough about the holocaust when this film first released to truly understand or appreciate how powerful a film this was when it was out in theatres. It took me years to work up the courage to watch it & I have kept a copy of it in my home ever since. I re-watch it to remind myself what can be accomplished by a man being in the right place at the right time (with the right resources). I still break down at the end where he is cries out about "I could have saved more... I could have done more" ... because that is how I feel about my own life. All the things I *could* have done to do ONE more bit of good in the world. Thank you for your honest and heartful reaction.
That was a classy ending. Not doing a wrap-up was highly respectful. The subject matter is tough and this was a great movie to cover it. History should be studied...all of it, the highs and the lows so that we may never repeat the lows and strive to reach higher than our previous highs. To be better humans than those that came before us, we must know their history as we make our own.
I remember watching the people coming out of the theater. Looked like a funeral procession. My neighbor, his Army Unit liberated a Concentration Camp and my Father was a guard at the Nuremberg War Trials.
Ich habe den Film so oft gesehen....und muss jedesmal weinen. Die Reaktion ist absolut nachvollziehbar. Hoffe, dass diesmal die Parallelen erkannt werden!
you watched it as everyone should. that pain, that excruciating terror and agony.. he showed it as it was. if you remained dry eyed i would have mourned the loss of your soul. you cried beautifully for the innocent jews of the holocaust.. thank you for sharing this with us. bless you.. and for those who are lost.. may their memories be a blessing 💗
Some of the finest method acting master classes ever captured.. The intensity and integrity of the conversations between Oscar and Amon was spellbinding.. Some quid brilliant performances from Liam Raiph and Ben.. A very special film and an equally important one
Great reaction, you really understod everything that was happening, and the emotions. The number of people (americans) I have seen that did not know this was a real story, did not get the ashes, did not notice the little girl in red, did not get what the people at the hospital did or what the teeth was or that is was the actual real person with the actor in the end is just scary. Also, Spielberg had to tone down how evil Amon Goeth really was, he was way worse than this, bc he did not think the audience would belive he was real if he showed everything
So glad to see you reacting to this masterpiece. Arguably the most powerful movie ever. I’ve seen this movie over a hundred times and by watching your reaction it was if I was experiencing it for the first time in the theater; thank you for that 💙
Hello Ames, watching this video with you affected me deeply. I have watched this film many times, but watching with you tonight and seeing your reactions were heartbreaking, really powerful, like I was seeing the film for the first time all those years ago. I hope you were ok after a while. Ive subscribed to your channel. Take care and mind yourself. Greetings from Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪 💚🤗
Dear You! Thank you for an emotional and amazing reaction to this movie. This movie breaks everyone who sees it. It is a masterpiece, nothing less! My great-grandfather, was a resistance fighter during WWII, and was almost discovered and thus killed twice by the Germans. He lived to be an old man of over 80 years and he is the biggest role model in my life! There were so many innocent people who lost their lives during WW2 and so many hidden heroes. But worst of all, despite all the bloodshed and world wars, a country that helped to end World War 2 is still a great country. World War II is now trying to conquer another country, killing a lot of innocent people who are trying to defend their country. I don't think the world will ever be completely peaceful - even though our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents have all experienced what that means. All my thoughts go to the fallen Jews, and not least the Jews who are hunted today, simply because they are Jews. All the best from Kasper, Denmark!
I remember seeing this as a kid with my parents in theatres, and it was so moving. Seen it countless times since. A few years they released it in theatres again and I got a group together, several friends who had never seen it… not a dry eye in the house.
I love to watch these reaction videos. Schindler’s List is kind of a Litmus Test for me when it came comes to choosing someone I will follow. Your reaction was why I watch these. Thanks for sharing.
As a German, I have to accept my country's past and learn from it. Through the liquidation of the ghetto, Oskar Schindler realized that not everything that was said was so great. A big man! Thanks as always for your great video.
From what I understand, Robin Williams used to call Steven Spielberg often to get Spielberg laughing and lift his mood because this film was so difficult to make.
I believe your right! Robin Williams was able to lift up anyone’s spirit. He’s still able to with all his films.
I read this after!
Spielberg would call him in the middle of the night and say “make me laugh.”
“Ho Ho, I _hate_ my Ashbury in these jeans.”
@@holddownaas French. I watched this movie in High School. Our History made us to watch for a Work Topic
I was a theater manager when this came out. I made sure that the ushers knew not to enter the theater to clean it until the last moviegoer had left the auditorium so as not to disrespect them. It’s the only time I ever felt genuinely proud of what I did for a living.
Ce film rend hommage, non pas à Oskar Schindler, mais à ceux qu'il a sauvé. C'est un grand homme, mais les rescapés ont vraiment vécus l'enfer. Juifs, Chrétiens, Musulmans, peut importe. Qui sauve une vie sauve l'Humanité toute entières.
Always take pride in a job well done, Charles…like the job you did that day.
my respect, sir!
Very astute of you.
What you did was a genuinely beautiful thing.
"Whoever saves one life saves the world entire" is such a beautiful line
Look arround.... i CANT be the only person who always thinks about this line.... The world how it is is SO effd up that we just ignore ppl dying from absolut poverty and stuff.... some days this feeling overwhelms me alot these days...
@@nichtdiemamattv You can give of yourself until there's nothing left, you aren't going to stop suffering. Suffering is what makes life have meaning.
@@stevem7192No, it’s not. It may be what gives your life meaning but joy, grace, compassion, kindness, love, redemption.
People are diverse and we each have a different view of what gives life meaning. And no one person’s view is true for the rest of us.
That line reminds me of the Bible, because god give his son to the world as sin offering and take beating and dies for our sins and have eternal life! I love Jesus.
@@AngeloBarovierSD but he makes a valid point imho. Can you imagine a world without suffering? we would not feel human.
I saw this movie at a theater when it came out in 1993. I was 32 year old man at the time. I wept openly through most of it. The scenes with the child in the red coat affected me deeply, along with many other scenes of course. I was familiar with what had happened during the war, but this movie made me feel it. It honestly moved me to try to be a better person. Every day. I am 62 years old now and I still include words in my daily prayers to remind myself of the evil that men may do if no one is willing to step forward and make a difference. There may not be a better filmed or more meaningful movie ever made
Absolutely
My grandmother had soldiers take over her house. Oma told me of that before this movie was made...so that's a hard scene to watch as depicted in the movie...she wouldn't speak of the other horrors.
Everyone remembers the girl in the red dress, against the black and white scene really brings it out
It is so easy for younger generations to read the "Holocaust" and see the numbers. It's a so much harder a moment when faced with a glimpse into the reality. I watched this movie in memory of my neighbor who had his number tattoo on his arm and only dim memories of the family he lost as a child in the camp. Thank you for sharing this.
"It is so easy for younger generations to read the "Holocaust" and see the numbers. It's a so much harder a moment when faced with a glimpse into the reality."
Yeah, that perfectly sums up my (and I'm sure many people's) reaction to getting a glimpse into one of THE worst atrocities in human history. I've read about and studied a little bit about the Holocaust in high school History class. In fact, during my freshman year, we were required to read Eli Whitney's, 'Night,' which was my first literary peek into what happened, firsthand by a survivor. The book only gave me a little more insight- I still haven't read it since; But this film is what really pounded the final nail into the coffin in showing just how terrifying and horrifyingly atrocious the Holocaust and the Final Solution really was...
My heart broke whenever I would read books and accounts of the Holocaust, but this movie is one of only two that ever actually made me actually break down into tears (the other being Grave of the Fireflies).
That scene when he looks at his possessions and he counts how many more he could have saved always gets me.
Kills me
@@holddowna
"Oh Stern, I've thrown away so much money... if only you knew... sooo much money..."
"One person... one more person... He would have given me one more person for that..."
Worst part is it's true. He lived with that regret and mentioned it often until the day he died.
Yeah Schindler was at least some beacon of light in that dark history of Germany. Iam from Germany myself and this movie is one of my most favorite. Btw one fun fact about the name Schindler. It is coming from the German word „schinden“ what you can translate to „grind“ something in a bad way. And that’s what has often been done inside the cententration camps. People were grinded down by hard work with no food or water until they just fall down dead.
I mention this because I find it a little sarcastic that someone , that’s name is Schindler „grinder“ , has done everything to save life’s he was meant to kill.
“One more person, for this”
It’s hitting him hard how a single precious life was basically being priced for something as small as a pin.
My grandfather was part of the Third Army under General Patton when Buchenwald concentration camp was liberated. He never talked about what he saw there to anyone in the family except to say,”I didn’t know people could do that to other people.”
Magnificent.
What's that Patton quote about the wrong enemy?
My Uncle Roger told us kids about a pile of baby shoes that went clear to the ceiling of one of those buildings.
What platoon? Company? If you could find out, I would love to know my grandfather and my great uncle was also at that camp. I supposedly have the Nazi flag that came from there. He said they killed about 16 nazis they found after making them dig their own grave. He was part of a forward artillery scouting mission throughout the war. Elbert Tinney and Kenneth Bates were their names
@@davidtinney9463 they were traitor golem brother killers
'I could've got one more person, and I didnt!'.
That line hits me hard every time.
that hits all of us hard.. i was tearing up just watching these little snippets
I guess we never realize we could do better than we did... while we're doing it. Only later, in retrospect... Let's hope we do enough. We could do worse than enough, couldn't we?...
😢I agree. When I seen that I could not stop crying
“Every man is guilty of all the good he didn’t do” - Voltaire.
Schindler did all he could once he faced the awful truth of what was happening around him.
@@herbyverstink yup, me too. And I remembered a lot of the scenes between them.
This is the movie to point to when people challenge the war. When then General Eisenhower saw the camps he ordered cameras, pictures, written accounts and survivor statements, cuz he knee some day someone with too much air in their skull would claim this all never happened.
The part where Schindler says: ‘I could have got more out’ that line always fills me with tears.
RIP Oskar Schindler (April 28, 1908 - October 9, 1974), aged 66
You will be remembered as a legend and a hero.
That last scene with the real people walking alongside the actors to deposit the stones on his grave really gets me every time...reminds you that this is not fictional but very very real
yeah but aamon brutality is way more than you could imagine its just a bit in the movie for the viewers to think that it happened
You can help but cry in Shindler's List b/c this was all true and it was very powerful and Liam Nesson was great as Oscar Shindler'
@elchino7813 Spielberg wanted to put more of his brutality into the movie but was talked into scaling it back because an advisor and a survivor that he contacted for reference told him that if he put some of the stuff in people wouldn't believe it and think it was Hollywood being overly dramatic.
So I am german. We had history classes, and, ehr, history classes in germany is not exactly a walk in the park. But it´s all numbers and lists and text, and the occasional image. Then "Schindlers List" came out, and the city played it in the town hall for school classes, and all the 8th grade classes went there, including us.
That hit hard.
The movie made it so much more relatable, and made us realize just how unearthly terrible and ugly and awful it was, how humans were treated. This, for me, is what "Hell on Earth" means. We were very silent on our way back. But I am very grateful we went. I don´t know if I would have gone to the cinema to watch it, but after we made the school trip, I knew that was a movie I needed to see. I mean...it was our grandparents who lived through that time, one way or another. Things you need to wrap your head around.
Thank you for sharing your story with us!
@@holddowna thank you for your video, and for sharing your reactions. It made me relive the movie. I think I got something in my eye..... Thank you.
@@holddowna “The Boy in Striped Pajamas” is also another worthwhile WW2 movie as well. I hope perhaps you’ll see this and check that movie out if you’ve not already watched that one. :)
That certainly is worth a watch. I'd recommend 'The Grey Zone' if you haven't seen it too. Also possibly the best, definitely the most accurate WW2 film, 'Downfall', you won't regret it.@@jakekyser8392
Will it help you at all to know what I have come to believe? I truly think that if any of us found ourselves in that time and place, few of us would behave any differently. That is true whether born a German or a Jew. When I was a child I had some notion that nazis were evil creatures from outer space. I am 70 now and know better. Nazis were human beings like everyone else. People do dreadful things under pressure so none of us has any reason to be smug or judgmental. It could happen again. All of humanity is capable. So it is up to each of us to stand our ground as firmly as we can and resist any tide that comes our way. I think Germans can take pride in their homeland. It is not often the world sees a nation rise again from the ash. It is less often that a country has the courage to acknowledge history without prevarication. I salute you. Love from the USA.
When I watched this movie, at the end, everyone stood up, but no one left. No one said a word. Some wept, others just stood with their heads down. We sat there for at least 15 minutes. In 52 years, I’ve never seen or experienced anything like that before or since. A masterpiece. Horrifying, but a masterpiece.
The scene with the children getting on trucks driving away. As a father, I just can't..
Ralph Fiennes met a Jewish woman, Mila Pfefferberg, whom was one of the people Schindler helped save when she was young. She was working as an advisor on the film set. He looked so much like Amon Goth in his costume that the woman was instantly struck with fear and nearly broke down in Spielberg's arms when Fiennes was explaining why it was so great to meet her.
It shows you how convincing Fiennes is in this role, particularly when he puts on his uniform.
She appears at the final scene (40:53).
That's not true. That is a rumor that has been going around for decades. If you look at pictures of Ammon Goethe you will realize why they would not have mistaken Fiennes for him. It was seeing the Nazi uniform that upset them.
@@georgeschaut2178He was absolutely robbed at the oscars.
He actually took his costume off and knelt before her, begging her to forgive him and remember that he was only an actor.
Thank you for not doing a casual reaction and for showing this masterpiece the respect it deserves.
Thanks for watching
Casual?
@@English_MoFo - some people may have a different reactions, all depends. Some people are not reacting emotionally to those kind of movies/history, or are not dealing well with emotions.
This is the appropriate reaction to Schindler's List. The world would be a better place if everyone had this much empathy.
The world would be a much better place if the Axis forces won world war two.
Most people have this much empathy. But empathy isn't everything.
@@traiascacodreanu4553 What exactly do you mean?
@@fulalbatross That empathy isn't all that it's made out to be. It's too simplistic of a view.
@@traiascacodreanu4553 Ok. And what is that supposed to mean in this specific context?
I had to Google it, because I had read or heard something about a survivor on the set for this film, and I found this.
When Holocaust survivor Mila Pfefferberg met Ralph Fiennes - the British actor who won a Bafta award for his portrayal of Goeth in Schindler’s List - she shook with fear on the film set, so close was the likeness.
As a fan of Steven Spielberg and his films, this one is his masterpiece. I cried for real, too. Greetings from Western Australia
Not in the film, but the Schindlers were indeed captured by French nationals and showed the letter to them. The group's interpreter read it, burst into tears, and after he translated it to the others, they were so touched that they let the Schindlers go.
the funny part is Schindler didn't even write it lol
@@gew43 - what's your point?
nothing just funny to me@@Davelakful
@@gew43 - how do you know? Please don't state bs without substantive proof.
its well known most people know this@@Davelakful
they literally said this in school?
They really had to tone down Goeth as he was such a monster other nazis and SS soldiers were horrified by his brutality.
Ralph Fiennes playing Amon Goeth took time in between takes to comfort the Schindler Jews on set as his performance, mannerisms and likeness actually caused severe panic attacks in some. He truly was the devil. If you ever were to watch footage of him its truly insane how well Fiennes performed him.
I’ll have to watch thank for ur comment
I looked up the history of Brunnlitz camp (Schindlers last factory) and the commandant there , Josef Leipold , was actually executed for war crimes in 1949 as he had been brutal at previous camps.
Inheritance (2006) is a documentary about his daughter and one of the women that worked in Goeth's house. Somewhat in the vein of What Our Fathers Did (2015) with children and grandchildren of Nazi leadership. They still don't show the total horror of what was done.
There is a film on TH-cam about the meeting between the daughter of the devil Amon Goethe and the woman who worked as a maid for Goethe. Actually, there were two maids - not just Helen. But they only used one character for the movie. It's actually appalling how traumatizing it must be for someone to be the daughter of such a monster. Although Goethe's daughter practically did not experience her terrible father and certainly could not remember him. But I am convinced that everyone bears sin. only for their own action
@@davidbroz6755 *Goeth
(don't mix him up with Goethe, who was a famous poet)
Wow....just wow! The silent ending of this video spoke louder than any commentary could ever have. It drew tears from me as much as the movie did. Well done. Well done indeed.
Thank u. I couldn’t speak after this nor did I have to. I felt I could write my feelings later than try and articulate them. Thanks for watching
@@holddowna No worries...when I saw this movie in theater, back in 1993., when we walked out after the movie, NOBODY WAS TALKING! There was a completely silence, and there was over 200 people... Greetings from Croatia, from a 55 years old movie collector...
This movie is so good (done so well), that I can hardly ever stand to watch it. I cried six times just watching it with you here. Got body chills all over at the end.. so beautiful. . so heart breakingly tragic, beyond words, but shown so well in this movie
A cinematic masterpiece. This movie set a bar so high it may never be reached again. The small details like the train whistles, the crackling leather jacket, performances of a lifetime by legendary actors, black and white. I can go on and on. There is a reason this is on most top 10 lists. To me, a movie above all others
Not enough is ever said about John Williams' incredible score. Half the impact of the final scene is in the music..
John Williams was amazed by the film, and felt it would be too challenging. He said to Spielberg, "You need a better composer than I am for this film." Spielberg responded, "I know.
@@AndysEastCoastAdventures Spielberg actually responded "I know, but they're all dead."
Correct. If I remember right he said ‘I know, but they’re all dead now’. Spielberg walked around the grounds listening to the main theme that John wrote. And wept.
Our community band here in Sudbury Canada plays a moving concert band arrangement of the theme from Schindler's List. One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written...
Agreed. In fact, people never say enough about a film’s score - I believe it’s one of the most important aspects of a great film. (Score, not soundtrack)
Such a heart felt reaction ❤ Here in the Netherlands this movie is shown in history class at high schools..I think it should be in every country 💫
I agree!
Pretty sure its part of the curriculum in some kind of subject in school here in Norway as well these days.
I was already 18 by the time this movie was released.
In my state of Washington; the Holocaust (not World War II, just the holocaust) was an entire semester of my junior year, this movie was part of the curriculum which the parents had to sign a waver to allow us to watch due to the graphic depictions. It was shown over a 3-day period in the auditorium with the entire junior class in attendance. I never seen a room of teenagers so quiet.
@@joeldykman7591 What age is that? Here in Norway the movie got a 15+ restriction. Might have been 16 back then as the rating brackets got changed at some point.
@Gazer75 juniors in high school in the US are typically 16-17. The US has its own rating system, and this movie definitely was rated R (for restricted). An R rating means 18+ or older or adult supervision, hence the need for the waiver.
I cannot say I've seen any of your reactions before this one. However, the true reverence and pure empathy you display in the face of even fictionalized versions of such atrocities (that were likely far more deplorable in reality) has earned you another subscriber. We shall remember together.
Thank u for the sub, I really appreciate it!
Your warm heart and your reaction is so genuine and touching that I cried at the movie and I cried at how you fought your way through this masterpiece of a movie. Thanks for your empathy and your important contribution to this black history that will never be forgotten.
Stumbled onto your channel and never saw you before. Now this movie is a monumental masterpiece, no doubt. But I am so impressed by your willingness to show your pure emotion and empathize with the people who had to endure these monstrosities.
I lost six family members in the camps. Thank you for reacting to this movie!
I’m so sorry for your loss! Thank you so much for watching
Cap
@@dennissheckleburg9775Cap my ass, I lost a full third of my dad's side of the family. I wouldn't be so flippant with accusations like the the one you've leveled
I gave you a thumbs up, but I cannot watch this movie.
My great-grandmother was in one, and I've been to Dachau.
Thank you, and I'll await your next reaction...
In HS we had to interview a veteran or someone who lived through WW2 and write a paper. I talked with my grandmother.
It was one of the best assignments I had.
It's too bad we aren't able to give that assignment any longer.
I remember watching this in the theater when it was first released. Afterward, in the restroom, there were a lot of guys whose "allergies" were suddenly bothering them. A high-impact masterpiece that does indeed change you. great reaction. peace.
The written text you added at the end of the Movie was spot on and very well put.
There is life before watching this movie & then there is life after watching it. You will never be the same, it changes you. Such a masterpiece…
Steven Spielberg said that he actually made Amon Goeth softer, because he did such really brutal and nasty things, he was afraid that the audience would think he (Spielberg) made it up. Can you image?
Bravo on you for taking this movie on and doing it publicly! A lot of people just can't make it through it. You're reactions are genuine and thoughtful and after a couple of vids now you got another sub.
Wow thanks for the sub ❤️
Amon Goeth is literally one of the worst humans in the history of humans. I did a research paper about him in my 11th grade history through film class... he was terrible human being. Deserved every once of what he got and more. I absolutely love this movie and the dedication to tell the darkest historical events of our time.. it was phenomenal to watch and learn about.
He was embezzling from camp , If Schindler knew that would explain why he got him out of trouble.
At the end of the war, he was in jail. For the mistreatment of his subordinates and potentially facing the death penalty for embezzlement
You see, how terrible he was, even if his portrail in the movie is "incorrect".
Spielberg once said (meaning not word for word) "Goeth is the only fictional part of this movie. Because we had to scale him down, by A LOT! If he had shown, what Goeth did in real life, noone would have bought it, people would have said "thats a cartoon evil character" We had to show a "realistic" portion of evil" Thats heavy... Also the daughter of Goeth, until this movie came out, she didnt know what her father had done. She once went into the cinema to see this movie, after a jewish friend had asked about her last name and was horrified. She went into the cinema and said something like "Ralph Finnes was phenomenal, even before his characters name was said, the moment i looked at him, i knew, this was my dad. The way my mother had described him, i just knew"
@@thomasnieswandt8805 - Ralph Fiennes was so good as Goethe that Helen Hirsch had a panic attack when she visited the set and met him.
I watched this movie in class in the the 6th grade because I had a teacher who thought it was important for us to see and understand just how cruel things can get when people forget their humanity. Not an easy thing at all to think about or see.
You don't learn from the past by hiding from it, you learn from the past by confronting it head-on and learning from those mistakes, to ensure they never happen again. That is why we should not hide from what we have done, we should own up to it in order to move forward, not pretend it never happened.
We see it today to , how cruel it can get when a state get away with Apartheid and Killing of Palestinians every day , so we should talk more on why it happened and that it can happen to not only Jewish People in 1930-40"s Germany. Then truly we can say "never again".
@@erikalulea3608 unfortunately they (overall, not individually) feel what they went through gives them an excuse to do it to others as if by some sort of divine retribution. Which also happens to be exactly how the Germans justified it as well.
What’s really incredible is they toned down the violence and insanity of Reich Minister Joseph Goebbels. I read that it was said not only would it make the film more difficult to view, but also that people would not believe he could be that cruel and sadistic.
I also saw thus movie in 6th or 7th grade. They also brought in a holocaust survivor in to talk about it
What I like about the movie Schindler's List he's not portrayed as a hero originally he just wants to make money and own a business and later on becomes a hero and also he was a complicated man by no means perfect he was a regular man who did incredible things kind of like a message to the rest of us
The way you ended this reaction is truly perfect. Words can not begin to explain what we all watched, nor convey our feelings either. Thank you for taking on this important movie. May we never forget.
The last scene at the Schindler's cemetery gets me every time. You should definitely watch "the pianist". Another masterpiece...
38:39 "I... could have got more."
And _this_ is the part that always gets to me. I've seen this movie _over_ and _over_ again and _no_ part breaks me down like the part where Oskar regrets that he failed to do _even more._
Probably THE most powerful scene in cinema history. The culmination of a personal journey of a man who made a complete arc from sleezy criminal to a hero.
I know some reviewers hated that scene and thought it was classic Spielberg being overly sentimental. But personally tears were just streaming down my face during that scene when I saw it in the theater.
Same
Same. Liam Neeson's acting in the whole movie is brilliant and in the end, at that scene, he just breaks me (as if the whole movie didn't break me).
This film has been and likely always will be the best film I have ever watched. Spielberg tapped into his muse on a legendary level to create something like this that transcends the medium. This is a masterful work of art, more an experience than simply a movie.
Even today, after seeing this film hundreds of times, I always need time to decompress after a viewing. I hope you had some time after as well. God bless!
I did I had a popsicle
@@holddowna
Good move! 🙂
A few weeks ago I commented on a particular reviewer who emotionally reacted to a movie that they saw. Someone then commented on my observation saying, “don’t you know that they were just acting?” ….. I have seen this particular movie so many times, yet each time I am tremendously moved and almost brought to tears. I can’t help but think that there are many good people who honestly have the same reaction. Thank you so much for your sensitive and honest emotions .
God bless you.
Your reaction really touched me deeply. As a german I have seen this movie 20 years ago in school. It was devastating.
Thanks for watching!
I have watched this movie about 10 times by now. I still cry like a child. I don't think I'll ever be able not to cry. It's... impossible.
was really hard to edit
I defy anyone NOT to cry at this movie. If you dont then you are broken!
I watched it once, and it took so much out of me, I doubt I'd have the strength to watch it again. May all their memories be for a blessing.
I bawled for a good five minutes in that final scene... Absolutely lost it. My wife hasn't seen it yet, but I am working up the strength to watch it again (it has been five ish years since I first saw it). I think she might cry even more than I did.
@@Aboz - agree. Only watched once and will never watch again since so painful. Glad it was reviewed so people are aware.
Every human being should watch this film. ( I loved your sincere, respectful and heartfelt reaction)
N9, people should learn history from history books, not from Hollywood movies, movies won't teach you history as it is
@@agolona2734 History (books) is, has and always will be written by the victors. There's no guarntee that 'history books' are accurate.
Besides, I never said (or implied) that this film should replace the study of history.
I think it's a cinematic masterpiece and it was in that regard I was making the suggestion.
@musicloverchiefsfan5410 Still on this world you can find good and real history sources. My issue is that people watching Hollywood movies and believe in everything what they see. Oscar Shindler in that movie is shown as a good human being , even his wife said that he wasn't. There were more better examples of good Germans ( actually not many of them) as him. Hollywood is last placenwhich should make history movies.
I don't know how it is nowdays but back when I was in school everybody watched it in school (I'm from germany)
Your reaction to the one armed man saying God Bless you to Schindler was genuinely one of the most powerful reaction moments I’ve ever seen.
That part goes unnoticed by all other reactors
He was sooo sweet thank u for watching
What was the timestamp for that scene?
@@eXcommunicate1979 07:56
@Bringmethehorizondude - the move is full of such small details.
For example, at the end, we can see the hand that is putting the red roses on the grave. It is Liam Neeson's hand...
I originally subscribed to your channel when I realized you were a fellow Canadian. Seeing your reaction to this incredible film and the respect you gave it and the real history that it was written to bring attention to affirms that this subscription was a good choice.
I watched this movie once in a theater and couldn't watch your reaction since movie so painful, but thank you for reviewing.
It’s a hard one! I cry the whole time
If I could embrace you, I would. Thank you for reacting to this important film. It is Steven Spielberg's best film. Nothing has ever come close.
Always love the end bit when he fully realizes that he could have done more and let so many people down. Such a stark epiphany to have
We always realize in our lives we could have done better in retrospect. If only we knew what would happen afterward... Sometimes I think, all we can hope for is that what we do is enough. Because, after all, we could do worse than enough, couldn't we?...
Spielberg did this film for free. You did a really good job reviewing this true story the won a bunch of Oscars. This movie always make me cry as you did.
I'm 60 and still don't know everything. I was lucky that my grandparents left Europe in 1900. I grew up knowing people who survived the Holocaust.
Bless you for a touching and empathetic movie reaction to "Schindler's List." Your editing was exceptional, the black market and bribes were significant in Oskar Schindler's effort to save so many, your edits preserved that context.
Thank you for sharing your movie reaction with us.
That scene when Schindler says he could have gotten two more, saved one more. Man, it’s still so powerful. I cried my eyes raw. I remember being wrecked for days. I need to rewatch this again when I’m emotionally up to it. An epic film.
The most important movie ever made. Seen this numerous times and I still can never speak once it's over.
As a grandchild of holocaust survivors. I never had the courage to watch Schindler's List. Watching it with you as you said. Made it easier. Even though I knew what happen at the camps. It doesn't make it any easier to watch. I went to the Jewish Memorial in Miami. It's gut wrenching and very sad to see all the suffering. I digress, that's for the video.
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I've both read the book and watched the movie. The book was easier, but still gut wrentching.
@SanctusPaulus-ic5glfrom the jews
@@heathercontois4501You're a sucker for fiction. 🤡
@@BrianEscobar26You're some special kind of dumb, aren't you? Show respect
One of those films I always recommend to people. Not just an exceptionally well made film, but also a history lesson the world must never stop teaching.
Very true and the USA doesn’t realise how dangerously close to the Nazi line they are right now.
Your reaction to this epic movie is dignified. Because of that, I have subscribed to your channel.
Thank you.
Thank soo much for the sub! Appreciate it! ❤️
@holddowna Since you have reacted to war movies, you might consider reviewing "13 hours." Great movie based on true accounts.
Take care
You watching this vicariously was beautiful. I’ve seen this amazing film many times but through you I was able to feel it more again. Still do every time anyway but your reactions show your person. ❤️
Thank you for shining a light on this masterpiece. I knew it would tear me up again, but sometimes thats what we need to remember how cruel people can be if we stay complicit. Our emotions are important. May we never forget, and may we strive to be better humans.
Thanks for the bare naked, honest reaction. Yes, it's a very difficult watch but essential for all to see. Realize the reality of things that happened were FAR FAR FAAAAR more horrific, sickening, barbaric, heartless and vicious than the movie exposed.
The holocaust rabbit hole is a dark path
@@morbidangel2424 - very, especially when you realize that some atrocities are still taking place, wars are happening, and whole ecosystems are destroyed - and most of the time all is done in the name of greed, profit, and the next year stock market price... or simply for the geo-political power/influence in some region of the world.
@@tannhauser5399 don't think soliders are using babies as target practice,don't think surgeries are being preformed on them sometimes with out any drugs and sent back to work
Great reaction like always, everytime i watch this masterpiece of cinema i cry, its so emotional and touching. In case anyone was wondering or didn't know, the little girl in the red coat was based off a real person. In the film, the little girl is played by actress Oliwia Dabrowska, who-at the age of three-promised Spielberg that she would not watch the film until she was 18 years old. She allegedly watched the movie when she was 11, breaking her promise, and spent years rejecting the experience. Later, she told the Daily Mail, “I realized I had been part of something I could be proud of. Spielberg was right: I had to grow up to watch the film.”
The actual girl in the red coat was named Roma Ligocka; a survivor of the Krakow ghetto, she was known amongst the Jews living there by her red winter coat. Ligocka, now a painter who lives in Germany, later wrote a biography about surviving the Holocaust called "The Girl in the Red Coat."
Keep up the good work.
May I say I have never reacted with anyone such as you? This was amazing. I have seen shinler's list many times and I have shed tears for what happened. You show great respect and intelligence. Most people did not realize that he set the Rose down there, that was him.
What a beautiful, kind , caring human being and soul you are . Thanks for the great reaction!
Loved the way you edited this video. The film speaks for itself, what else can anyone say?
First of all thank you for your amazing reaction to this important film.
The cousin of my wife's grandfather was the jeweler who made the ring that was given to Schindler at the end of the film. One of his secretaries was a member of my synagogue that I grew up going to. Schindler's Jews were/are eternally grateful for all he did. The invited him to weddings and other family milestones.
Schindler's Jews were not just generous then at the end of the war. When Schindler could not support himself they raised funds that helped him survive. They also paid to transport and bury his body in Jerusalem. He is the only Nazi party member buried in Israel.
There were some changes made to the historical record during the making of this film. First the showers would never have been confused with a gas chamber. It was open air. Second, Stern is the combination of about 3 different men. 3rd Goethe was worse then portrayed. He was toned down to make him more believable. Finally, Schindler was in jail during both the making of the list and getting the woman out of Auschwitz.
@@highcountrydelatite yes but the the character in the movie was a combination of him and 2 or 3 other people.
I remembered when they played this on network TV uncut and uncensored as a special presentation a very powerful film.
That is powerful
On german television it is shown without commercial breaks, so it doesn't lose its power
Just discovered love the reactions to the movies you watch. Emotional and informative all at the same time. Great historical movies and history that we should never forget.
And now history is trying to repeat itself. This should be played in every school!
Thanks for watching
@@holddowna sorry that I just saw this. You're very welcome, friend. Happy Thanksgiving.
Remember the evil that one man can do.....Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Putin, .......
It was over and over all through my youth, the ONLY thing we were repeatedly told was how bad the Jews were treated but when I found out more non Jews were killed and how many non Jews died to SAVE the Jews my opinion changed. Bolsheviks (mostly Jews) murdered tends of millions of White European Christians in Eastern Europe and it was NEVER mentioned in school.
History not remembered tends to repeat itself. Please listen carefully for words of hate and division spoken by politicians. Do not take freedom for granted. Vote wisely.
You just witnesssed one of the greatest masterpieces of our lifetime. Gets me every time. It will stick with me forever.
You were quiet when it was respectful and so incredibly empathetic. This was a beautiful reaction and thank you for not saying anything at the end. I had the same reaction. I couldn't say anything for a long while.
Thank you for covering this film. It's very important that you did.
A bit late, but i've just watched your reaction to this and as usual a great reaction from you. At the start you actually looked tired, but after watching this you looked absolutely shattered. Take care. X
thanks for watching Paul means a lot
I want to thank you with all my heart for this video. The entire world needs to view this movie. Thank you for your loving heart that you share with us. This movie really tore me up. I am a soldier of war as well as a descendent of these very Jews portrayed in this story. Thank you for your love for people.
Love you kid for what you do that helps preserve history that must never be forgotten.
MSGT US ARMY RETIRED.
Calling it a movie doesn't do it justice. It is a masterpiece by which other masterpieces will be judged.
There are movies, and there are films... this was definitely a FILM!
This is history. Hollywood did their best to glorify it of course. We are forgetting history we are repeating history. It's coming just wait.
@@davidcollver6155True words have never been spoken!
It just isn't though is it
Of all the great films Steven Spielberg has made, this is the one he chose to submit to meet his Student Film requirement when he finally returned to college to finish his much delayed degree in film. To me that speaks volumes.
I was in high school when this came out, and at that point, Spielberg was primarily seen as Jaws, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, etc. a filmmaker for light hearted escapist stuff. This flick was absolutely pulverizing. Another film that he made that hits these emotional heights is “Munich,” a masterpiece on the costs of seeking vengeance. It got overshadowed because it got released the same time as Brokeback Mountain and Crash, but is a powerful story.
Jaws is amazing and it ain’t light hearted
Ran across your channel due to this magnificent film, & I must say I appreciate your sincerity, compassion & empathy. Class act with the comment at the end; poignantly succinct. If this is a common reaction, then I will certainly check out other videos. You have a beautiful soul, which the world needs so much today.
I’ve seen this film many times, and it always affects me deeply. I modestly consider myself something of a Holocaust scholar. I’ve read many many books on the subject, and have attended many lectures. I have visited Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem. But watching your heartfelt reaction to this film touched my soul profoundly and made me view this cinematic masterpiece in an even newer light . Your tears brought copious tears to my own eyes even though I know the film very well. You have done a mitzvah.
Unfortunately, antisemitism, the oldest and most tenacious hatred is surging again. It is currently the worst it’s been since the end of the Holocaust.
Great reaction. This is one of the most intense, gut-wrenching films to watch. (a couple others are Passion Of The Christ and Hotel Rwanda). Kudos for the courage to do it on camera. Although we know the story, its hard to be prepared for the way Spielberg presents it, and the cold inhumanity of Ralph Fiennes portrayal. Neeson and Kingsley are amazing as well.
There are few movie that every one must see at least once... This is one of it.
This film is for me a master piece, the apogee of the talent of Steven Spielberg and all his team.
May we never forget.
It doesn't matter how many times I've watched this film, I always cry at the end. Especially wh3n Schindler breaks down.
My grandfather helped liberate a concentration camp... I can't imagine the horrors he must've witnessed..
Your grandfather was a hero. God bless him.
This is such a solemn movie. I really appreciate the ending where it tells the story of an deeply flawed man who failed in other things but who rose to the challenge at one point his life and did something truly great.
I love how you put your PIP in black and white. Thats a nice touch. As for the movie - its my top movie of all time. A true masterpiece.
Thanks so much for watching!!!
I couldn't remeber the details so I googled it:
"When survivor Mila Pfefferberg was introduced to Ralph Fiennes on the set, she began shaking uncontrollably, as he reminded her too much of the real Amon Göth."
50 years after the events took place.
I didn't know enough about the holocaust when this film first released to truly understand or appreciate how powerful a film this was when it was out in theatres. It took me years to work up the courage to watch it & I have kept a copy of it in my home ever since. I re-watch it to remind myself what can be accomplished by a man being in the right place at the right time (with the right resources).
I still break down at the end where he is cries out about "I could have saved more... I could have done more" ... because that is how I feel about my own life. All the things I *could* have done to do ONE more bit of good in the world.
Thank you for your honest and heartful reaction.
That was a classy ending. Not doing a wrap-up was highly respectful.
The subject matter is tough and this was a great movie to cover it.
History should be studied...all of it, the highs and the lows so that we may never repeat the lows and strive to reach higher than our previous highs.
To be better humans than those that came before us, we must know their history as we make our own.
This needs to be a top pinned comment!!!
@@Raelynn-nl5rd Thanks, yo. I just say it like I see it.
I remember watching the people coming out of the theater. Looked like a funeral procession. My neighbor, his Army Unit liberated a Concentration Camp and my Father was a guard at the Nuremberg War Trials.
Ich habe den Film so oft gesehen....und muss jedesmal weinen. Die Reaktion ist absolut nachvollziehbar. Hoffe, dass diesmal die Parallelen erkannt werden!
you watched it as everyone should. that pain, that excruciating terror and agony.. he showed it as it was. if you remained dry eyed i would have mourned the loss of your soul. you cried beautifully for the innocent jews of the holocaust.. thank you for sharing this with us. bless you.. and for those who are lost.. may their memories be a blessing 💗
Some of the finest method acting master classes ever captured.. The intensity and integrity of the conversations between Oscar and Amon was spellbinding.. Some quid brilliant performances from Liam Raiph and Ben.. A very special film and an equally important one
Great reaction, you really understod everything that was happening, and the emotions. The number of people (americans) I have seen that did not know this was a real story, did not get the ashes, did not notice the little girl in red, did not get what the people at the hospital did or what the teeth was or that is was the actual real person with the actor in the end is just scary. Also, Spielberg had to tone down how evil Amon Goeth really was, he was way worse than this, bc he did not think the audience would belive he was real if he showed everything
So glad to see you reacting to this masterpiece. Arguably the most powerful movie ever. I’ve seen this movie over a hundred times and by watching your reaction it was if I was experiencing it for the first time in the theater; thank you for that 💙
Thanks for watching
I cried right along with you Dear. I felt it more than ever watching and feeling it with you. Thank you!
Hello Ames, watching this video with you affected me deeply. I have watched this film many times, but watching with you tonight and seeing your reactions were heartbreaking, really powerful, like I was seeing the film for the first time all those years ago. I hope you were ok after a while. Ive subscribed to your channel. Take care and mind yourself. Greetings from Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪 💚🤗
Thank you so much for watching Julie and for subbing to my channel! It means a lot to me!!! I had to have a popsicle after! I was a wreck!
Dear You! Thank you for an emotional and amazing reaction to this movie. This movie breaks everyone who sees it. It is a masterpiece, nothing less! My great-grandfather, was a resistance fighter during WWII, and was almost discovered and thus killed twice by the Germans. He lived to be an old man of over 80 years and he is the biggest role model in my life! There were so many innocent people who lost their lives during WW2 and so many hidden heroes. But worst of all, despite all the bloodshed and world wars, a country that helped to end World War 2 is still a great country. World War II is now trying to conquer another country, killing a lot of innocent people who are trying to defend their country. I don't think the world will ever be completely peaceful - even though our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents have all experienced what that means. All my thoughts go to the fallen Jews, and not least the Jews who are hunted today, simply because they are Jews. All the best from Kasper, Denmark!
This film hits harder as I’ve gotten older! Seeing your reactions made me react too 😢. The emotion this film brings out is profound.
It’s a fantasy relax man
@@jewskilledjesus2237 Sit down, child.
I remember seeing this as a kid with my parents in theatres, and it was so moving. Seen it countless times since. A few years they released it in theatres again and I got a group together, several friends who had never seen it… not a dry eye in the house.
I love to watch these reaction videos. Schindler’s List is kind of a Litmus Test for me when it came comes to choosing someone I will follow. Your reaction was why I watch these. Thanks for sharing.
As a German, I have to accept my country's past and learn from it. Through the liquidation of the ghetto, Oskar Schindler realized that not everything that was said was so great. A big man!
Thanks as always for your great video.