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Aemon Goeth ..the nazi in the Villa was MUCH worse. Steven Speilberg got Helen Hersch to get information and advice on filming. Survivors of Geoth camp came to the film set to give advice.. Helen saw Ralph Fiennes and started having a panic attack. She said that Ralph got Aemons characteristics and behaviour down so good that she thought the devil had risen. Even though my family is not Jewish.. most of my family left Europe in 1920s, we had some left in Europe. 3 that we knew of as we have an unusual family name. In 2011 I went to Auchwitz.. my grandfather on my dad side got saved by, what we believ to be a Jewish granny when he was fighting. So I went...I stood in the gas chamber and couldn't go further. Now the 3 members of my moms family... well in 2018 I got a call from a lady that was confirmed to be my mother's 3rd cousin. She said she found the male member from Belgium... she asked me if I knew what Sobibor was.. I did. It was a straight death camp. No working . No buildings for sleeping.. nothing..just straight death. My moms family were Flemish reform church members... we can only hope that his 2 sisters got married and changed their names.. but we couldn't find any documents... This movie breaks my heart. So many people just dissappear.. with no trace.
"How does anyone prepare to play a role like this?"...I guess the same way you prepare to portray Voldemort in Harry Potter cause its the same actor. BTW Schindler had no atrocities under him...he did nothing directly other than use free labor. Just because Nazi's were German, and Schindler was German does not mean all Germans are responsible or guilty. That is a group based judgement which is wrong.
It's so sickening to imagine that they actually had to tone down the true depth of brutality for this movie. It's still so tough to watch. But essential. I think there's an increasingly large amount of people today that should be made to sit and watch it. I'm glad you did. It's a brutal masterpiece.
For real. Some bigots out there should be forced to watch this movie. Maybe they learn a thing or two about compassion and learning from the mistakes of the past
One way I think it succeeds though where a lot of other Holocaust films fall short is that there is an equally redeeming or uplifting portrayal of humanity represented by Schindler and Stern to counter the unbelievable darkness of the Nazis. I saw The Gray Zone recently and could barely get through it, even though it was very good, because it just doesn't have the same light side that this movie does.
My grandfather was a doctor in a displaced persons' camp after the war ended. It was were the camp survivors were nursed back to health, looked for family and where to go. He helped quite a number of people come to the US. I grew up with survivors he helped coming to visit and show him their famies. We were invited every year to such wonderful Seders or Purim parties. I was fortunate to grew up hearing the stories.
So many of my friend’s grandparents went through DP camps - I grew up hearing those stories as well. Thank you for sharing your experience with us, & G-d bless your grandfather & your family for going above & beyond to help the survivors.
@abbey2629 I worry for the generations to come who don't have personal connections. Who didn't hear the stories from real flash and blood people. I have seen how not having that makes it easier for people to dismiss or minimize what happened. Which means it can happen again. .
I'll tell you what, I'm German and almost 60 now. I saw this movie the first weekend after its release. I go to the theater a lot, but I've never experienced anything like this before, or ever again. While the movie was playing no one got up or went to the bathroom, it was so quiet you could hear a needle hit the floor. After the movie ended, the lights came on but no one left. The whole audience was shocked, people sat and cried. Couples hugged each other and whispered. When we left the theater it wasn't like a group of random people, it was like friends and family leaving a cemetery after a funeral. I will never watch this movie again, it took me weeks to calm down about the things in this movie. John Williams, one of my favorite composers who did the soundtrack for Schindler's List, was asked by Stephen Spielberg to compose the track, but he said, “Stephen, I can't do it. I am not good enough. Find someone better. And Stephen said, “I know, but I can’t, they’re all dead.”
I’m honestly scared for the repeating of ignorance and vile hate….. I’m American, 39 and what I’m seeing from the Right wing/Trump people in my country is so concerning. I’ve read “ The rise and fall of the third Reich” and I know how it happened…. The parallels from then and now are frighting…. Not only that but far right extremism is growing throughout all of the “ west.” I try speaking to people about this, warning fascism is trying to grab hold of the US but people don’t want to believe. They don’t think it can happen here, and I honestly feel kinda hopeless like watching a train wreck..
@btv7206 what an insane thing to say, especially here. You've learned nothing from history. Even worse, your massive ignorance has led to you othering people. You should be ashamed of yourself and your total lack of critical thinking.
@@MajorNutsack still waiting for a answer, this really peaked my interest as it’s just so hard to know what’s really going on, I need someone to tell me, please share!!!!
Hotel Rwanda is another similar story of one man protecting as many as possible during the Rwandan genocide. Well acted and informative for those not familiar with that sad, sad, sad time.
@@FrankFreezy_it’s an important part of Schindler’s transformation that you picked up on. At the beginning, he’s entirely about making money. Obsessed with it and willing to sacrifice everything else for more money. But as the story progresses, it entirely flips. He’s like, “screw the money and the war that made those riches possible; I just wish I could’ve saved one more person.” It’s a specific point few people mention.
@@FrankFreezy_what you said about Nazi sympathizers being weird is so straight up. My Popo (Dad) was a WW2 Army Air Corps MP and his middle brother was a WW2 Army sniper. We have things that were brought back from the war. Items that were taken off dead Nazis and we have kept them. Since I'm the youngest~when I die? They will be turned over to the Holocaust Museum for safe keeping. That way nobody will ever get their hands on them to use them or sell them online or anywhere else. WE ARE NATIVES. WE grew up on Long Island and there's TWO KKK headquarters here. We grew up in the town next to one of those headquarters. WE know exactly how it is to have to hide your name your religious practices AND your languages. I was bullied during part of my early life... Until I went to my second school. Right before then I'd gotten a job. Back then the wording was Caucasian Negroid and OTHER for what you put down on your junior working papers. We had to make the decision that since I was lighter then that I was going to write in Caucasian. So I spent OVER an entire decade of my life "passing" and by the time I got to school. I already had stopped being semi fluent... I was a polyglot. That's someone who knows 4 or more languages~English was my last and it's my primary language now. I ONLY dream sometimes in my other languages when I dream with my grandmothers and other relatives who come to me. WHEN I wake up it's forgotten in words BUT the feelings are still there. That's because I THINK in English as soon as I am awake but in my dreams I'm free to be who I AM. I was semi lingual in Taino, Spanish and Mohawk before I ever learned English. I'm going to be 60 this year and am trying to relearn my language. If you ever get the chance watch a movie called Nazi Town. It is a true story AND a real place out here on Long Island PRE WW2! Yeah, no kidding. People think this can't happen again they had better think again. It's already starting... NYS alone has 47 hate groups in it according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Out of those, 27 are centralized in AND in New York City. THINK about that, one for ALMOST every state and it's all just here in this state. Why do you think they tried to try stop certain curriculum. Keep watching important movies AND save them. They can only erase you IF you allow them to. I became a member of AIM in my mid 20's. I'm an international prisoner AND human rights advocate for over 40 years. I do with every level of the system from my juveniles to my people on Death Row also political prisoners. The political prisoner who just showed up dead in Russia...he was one of mine. I deal with Amnesty International and many other organizations including the International Criminal Court at the Hague. HOPEFULLY THIS CASE will go to the Hague as well. Hopefully we'll get as much progress as we did against Putin's action with crimes against humanity and war crimes against women and children in Ukraine as we did recently. I still have my first political prisoner I took on back in 1987. Since this movie touched you as it should touch your heart and mind. Please get involved with organizations and advocate for others. I'm a new subscriber here and I'm so glad you watched this. It's a hard but very essential movie to see. NOT many other reactors are watching it because I follow quite about a dozen here. Thank you for showcasing this. Power to ALL The People. #GenXBIKERLady #NYStateParalegal #NONDenominationalJailAndPrisonMinister
@@FrankFreezy_Speaking of almost quitting movies in the middle... I recently saw "The Impossible", and even though I typically really appreciate intense and emotional movies, (as I also did for that one), at the same time while watching "The Impossible", I thought to myself (repeatedly) "Why am I doing this to myself??!!" But... me being me of course I had to finish it :P
@@arose4u2 Ralph Fiennes lost out to Tommy lee Jones for The Fugitive ….i remember watching the ceremony and laughing at how Ralph was robbed of an Oscar. Disgraceful. Liam Neeson was nominated and lost to Tom Hanks for Philadelphia and Ben Kingsley wasn’t nominated. Shocking
The nazi officer who was screaming at the cremation scene is Albert Hujar. Spielberg put him in this scene because he was largely responsible for the deaths of the tens of thousands of bodies they were disposing of. He is also a war criminal that was never apprehended after the war. So it is my guess that Spielberg included him in that hellish scene as a message to Hujar wherever he was to remind him of what awaited him after he died.
You are absolutely right. But I have always had an interest in the effect this violence had on these men. The einsatzgruppe squads that rounded up and shot nearly a million Jewish men women and children in Russia. These guys weren’t robots. They developed major mental health issues, suicide and alcoholism. The SS were losing too many “good” men. They had to completely change the strategy to clear Europe of Jews.
@@hanscombe72 if you haven’t already read Eichmann in Jerusalem by Hanna Arendt, I highly recommend checking it out. She attended Eichmann’s trial in Israel and raises similar questions to yours throughout her observations, coining the phrase ‘the banality of evil’.
@@ah2595 Yeah, I read it. I think it had an influence on William Styron's SOPHIE'S CHOICE in that he seems to have named one of the key characters after the judge in the Eichmann trial. I don't believe though that Hujar fits the mold for Arendt's "banality of evil." He's strikes me more as someone who is just overtly evil, like say Goebbels or Heydrick. But she was applying it to Eichmann who was essentially just a boring bookkeeper and in the same category as people we see everyday that are capable of horrendous acts of evil if called to do it by a superior, because they have no moral compass. Her observations though had a huge influence on the way I see the world, too. And along the same line I'd recommend Rudolf Hoess's autobiography, KOMMANDANT OF AUSCHWITZ. which he wrote while awaiting execution. It is chilling. I think I was traumatized by it.
In my German school, we watched this movie in our history class. Though it can be difficult to watch at times, I'm grateful for the experience as the film portrays the atrocities of that era andoffers a better understanding of the sorrow brought about by the Second World War and the Holocaust, surpassing what any textbook could convey.
Same in Switzerland, we watched it in history class around age 13/14 and had a long discussion in class about it after. Everyone was heartbroken but I believe it very necessary for kids to understand true history, good and bad🙏🏻
I watched this with my grandmother. She was a concentration camp survivor. Her parents and 2 youngest siblings were murdered. I can't imagine how she felt watching this but she thought it important to show me her history.
We watched this in highschool (I think we were ablut 15 years old). My class was known for being loud and talkative during classes, and found funny things in practically everything. Everyone in my class was joking at the beginning of the movie, but at the very end it was so quiet you could´ve heard a pin drop. Even after leaving the classroom we stayed silent, even the extroverted jokesters were dead silent. That´s how powerful this movie is. It is truely incredible.
@@mandarinclemmie where I’m from (Sweden) it’s a very common practice to watch this after learning about ww2. My teacher did warn us beforehand and also gave us a heads up whenever the really horrible bits were approaching
@@NewEnglandboy453 I'm not saying that's it's not necessary for everyone to watch this movie. What I'm saying is, 15 y.o. is too young to do it. Not only is it more traumatizing to watch something like that as a child but you're more likely to block it out as an adult BECAUSE it was traumatizing.
@@FrankFreezy_ their was a guy in Britain like Schindler called sir Nicholas Winton. Who saved the lives of hundreds of Jewish people, Their is a movie about sir nick called. One. Life. With Anthony Hopkins as Nicholas Winton
I think you misunderstood the role of Schindler. He loved a good life style, wine women, he wanted to earn money but he was a decent chap. Yes he might could have done more in the beginning but this was also a risk to him. He had some high up "friends" and connection but he was not invulvnerable. The atrocities did not happen under him. It were "his" workers but they were still under the control of the SS. That was the reason he was socialising with Göth. He could not order him to do something and he had to work with him. No way of complaining at the SS "I don't like this guy, send me another one". Göth and Schindler had a friendship but they were also both dependent on each other. Schindler was dependent on Göth. He needed him because he needed the workers from the camp. And Göth needed Schindler. He needed his contacts in the Nazi party and to people dealing on the black market. Göth was selling stolen goods for his own profits and not for the SS. He was in court for embezzlement. Keeping Göth in a good mood was also good for the workers. Göth had actually a Polish mistress and It is said the he did not murdered anyone when she was around. So he could be influenced how bad and cruel he behaved.
I think when people watch this without knowing the laws at this time, trying to view the insanity through a modern filter without context- they tend to miss a lot. In this time, Schindler could lose everything - his business, his life for even showing sympathy to Jews. For touching a Jew whether to shake their hand or kiss them. So even being thanked could be a set up. Could be used as evidence that he is a sympathizer. I had relatives who were jailed for "letting" jews have their garbage. His hand was broken but he was let go eventually as an example.
Decent chap? He spied for Germany for the invasion of his own country and helped with the Gleiwitz incident. That is not a decent chap, come on. Maybe you misunderstood because maybe you don't know everything he did, which was not all shown in this movie. He did not only run a post and pans factory.
@@Because-rt8qs His own country? He was born in Austria-Hungary, there was no Czech-Republik before 1918. There were many places in todays Poland, Czech Republik, Hungary, Serbia and so on that had German majority living there. They lived there for a long time as these areas were under German or Austrian gouverment for a long time. These things were not completely made up by Germany. There were problems between the Polish and Germans living in Poland or the Czech and Germans living in Czech-Slovakia. I actully did not knew that Schinlder was involved. Would still say decent chap. He did many things because he was broke and changed during the war.
There are quite a few things you didn’t quite understand. Here’s an explanation of a few of them: 1. Schindler wasn’t being friends with Goeth, he was being ‘friends’ with him. In other words, it was all for show. It was to influence Goeth, to manipulate him to his way of thinking… to help the Jews. Why do you think it was pointed out by Goeth that he never saw Schindler drunk? He intentionally wasn’t ever drunk. He had to have his wits about him in order to do his best. If not, how do you think the Nazis would have treated him? He almost was imprisoned for kissing the girl… and his kissing her was to make a point. 2. He kissed the other girl on the forehead as a loving, compassionate kiss to give her hope and comfort… *nothing* sexual! 3. The last space on the list was *not* “for himself”, it was for Helen Hirsch 🤷🏻♂️
In the Holocaust Museum in Dallas, there is a plaque that has the names of 12 industrialists that tried to save people, and disrupt productions during WWII. Schindler was one of those brave men listed.
There was another entrepreneur in Krakow who made uniforms for the german army, he is seen in the movie and he saved like 2500 jew. He was a pole but his name was impossible to pronounce unless you were a pole.@@g1015m
It really resonated with me when you said that when a person is evil a spark of light troubles them. It's so true, and something I needed to hear to come to terms with how good people get treated sometimes by people who only want to witness misery.
I'm glad you felt it. It's so true. A lot of times, it's not your fault, something about you just make them feel gross about themselves. And they want to push you to where they're at.
At 30:43 it’s Not only that he knows he doesn’t deserve that praise … but he knows how Dangerous it is for that information to be known to be shared. It’s so dangerous. He could be killed and ultimately the people he’s trying to protect he’d lose the ability to protect them. Even if consciously he doesn’t realize yet or he does and he’s being smart. It’s left open to interpretation but ultimately the reasons don’t matter it’s the results of actually saving people that matter. The motivation means little when it’s your life on the line.
My daughter and I went to an Auschwitz museum exhibit today. She has a Jewish background, through her dad's side. This is well known to her, and we talk about it often, being a part of her heritage, even though we are not Jewish, nor is her dad (not that it matters, just giving context). After we finished going through the exhibit, I told her that it's probable that one of her ancestors were in one of the concentration camps. If the nazis had their way, and her ancestor was murdered, then she wouldn't be here today. She had to sit down after that, so we just sat in silence. It's one thing to hear about this history, and another when you see it, even in just pictures. She's only 12, so I don't think she's ready for this movie yet. But it will be in her future.
I love that you are giving her a chance to learn the important history about her Heritage. I believe it would help her see the world differently (in a good way) I can imagine realizing all this and seeing it in person. I too will probably need a couple of minutes to sit in silence. Thanks for sharing.
Robin Williams would call Spielberg every day while Spielberg was working on the movie, just to tell him the most insane crazy jokes to keep his spirits up.
When they were shoting the movie , the sceen where troops march along a big street, my grandmother, survivour of WWII in Warsaw and prisoner of Ravensbrück, saw the soldiers and ended up in a hospital for 2 weeks from a pre heart attack state.
This movie is Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece!! Thank you for watching it and sharing it with us. In these scary times, being reminded of what humans are capable of doing to one another is so important.
Glad you stuck with it! That scene when Schindler breaks down at the end "I could have saved one more person..." is both beautiful and gut wrenching. So powerful! And how about the acting! Brilliant!
Even though their is a lot of cold death throughout. The most powerful part of this film. Has to be when Oskar is given the ring by his workers. Seeing and hearing him break down, shedding his ego and pride is really good.
Yes. I've seen this a few times and I can usually control myself through the film. Until I get to the "I could have got one more". That part ALWAYS makes me break down.
@@dneill8493 Right after that and he says "And I didn't" then starts crying in that loud bawling while his voice is muffled by Sterns body🏆🤌👌 good stuff.
Hands down, my favorite reaction to Schindler's List. It is a tough watch. Thank you for hanging in there. Your compassion and humanity is quite beautiful. I wish you all the success on your channel. Thank you
Thank you for sticking with the movie and finishing the reaction, Frank. It’s a tough one. When I watch movies or documentaries that are difficult, I find myself sticking with them because I feel I owe it to the victims to witness what they had to go through and learn their stories. I know this was much the same for you. Another great movie you should consider watching is “The Pianist” from 2002. Maybe give yourself some time before you watch that one, considering how tough this was.
I hear you. It's one of those feelings of "they had to go through it, the least I can do is to learn about it. I owe it to them"❤ Thank you for embracing this again. I will check out The Pianist sometime in the future. Thanks as always Vanessa
The feelings that you had about watching this movie are the same that so many other people have had, so I think everyone that has seen this movie could see themselves in your reactions. So much of the movie is heartbreaking, and the joy moments are so powerful. We all need to learn from this movie, and seeing it is needed to do that. So I am glad that you hung in there, and watched the whole movie. Bravo to you, & welcome to the club(the people who have watched the movie and learned more about what really happened).! Good job, Sir!
I think it should be in every country as well. It's a bit graphic but it's important for people to know. I'm glad you enjoyed the reaction. Thank you so much ❤❤
This is an absolutely fantastic movie, and Liam Neeson, deserved his Oscar for his portrayal as Oskar Schindler. This movie should be shown in schools all over the world as part of the school carricculum.
For a great story that compliments this movie one should lookup Sir Nicholas Winton. He by mostly his own saved over 600 children during the outbreak of WW2 and never told anyone about what he did.
Amon Goeth's granddaughter, Jennifer Teege, is biracial. She wrote a book called "My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me" that I highly recommend. Schindler later said that when he saw what was happening to the children, that was his turning point. He was a scoundrel, but he still had some humanity in him. If you think about it, a good man couldn't have done what Schindler did.
Thank you for choosing this movie. It's such an important one, especially at current times. I don't know about other countries, but shockingly, here in Germany, hate against Jews, but also racism and homophobia are picking up extremely at the moment. We need movies like these to help us remember not to be stupid assholes and, worst case, mindless murderers. In the 90ies, after the movie came out, it was mandatory to be shown in German schools for a couple of years. It should be like that again because a lot of young people have no idea any more about what happened during the Nazi reign, and therefore can be more easily sweapt up into stupid hateful views because of their ignorance.
Ralph Fiennes Who played Amon the head of the workers camp, was introduced to the real life Hellen Hirsch. His appearance and performance reminded her so much of the real life person that she started uncontrollably shaking. I should point out that Ralph in real life is nothing like Amon, he is a very kind man. But that speaks miles about his performance.
I saw this film in the movies when it first came out and when i saw the little girl in red, I totally lost it. I ran out of the theatre crying. I just couldn't take it anymore. I was able to go back another day or perhaps I watched it when is came to rental availability and finally watched the whole movie. But the first time I saw that scene, OMG!
Gotdam, bro! You gonna make me cry this early in the morning?! I am really looking forward to it though. I think most people went into this movie with a decent understanding of the story so I don't think it affected your reaction.
Something that should be added to the weight of Shindlers actions is that he did it while being heavily immersed in a machine focused toward hating and oppressing Jews. His shift in empathy seemed to have moved at a pace proportionate to the resistance of Nazi indoctrination. Making decisions, good or bad, but in contravention of all your peers is always extremely hard. He could have easily been killed for expressing his true motives.
You're one of my favorite reaction channels because of your ability to really understand the stories and emotions they evoke. So happy to see you react to what I consider a must watch movie for everyone, as hard as it is to watch. And as stated, it really does take some guts to put a camera on yourself to react to this movie for the first time. This is probably my favorite movie of all time. Specifically for what it is and what it makes you feel.
When the Schindler Jews on on set saw Ralph Fiennes in costume and character, they said that he resembled the real Amon Goeth so much that some of them began to tremble in fear.
Something to consider is that Schindler had to be careful to not be seen to be too sympathetic to the Jews as that could be a death a sentence for him. He had to try to be covert.
What’s so unusual about this movie is that they actually toned down the violence. For example, Amon Goeth is real life was much, much worse. The filmmakers felt people would find it unbelievable, because how horrifying it was.
Oh, God... whenever I have forgotten Grave of the Fireflies, it's brought back to memory. Saw that one while working a night shift at a taxi dispatch, and cried my heart out between calls.
Note how Schindler told Helen "it's not that kind of kiss" when he kissed her forehead. It's not his usual womanizing ways this time but an attempt at genuine comfort.
Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it, LEST WE FORGET! This is a Absolutely a movie that Everyone needs to watch atleast once at a minimum.
I advise you re-watch the scene at the end "could have got one more person". I know you have to react, but I think you missed the impact talking through it. It is one of the best couple of minutes in film history and worth a silent re-watch. Thank you for the reaction.
I had a very hard time watching this movie too. I’m fairly desensitised to most things after years of watching horror and true crime but seeing all the graphic violence in this and knowing it all really happened (and worse) in real life left me feeling a bit sick 😭
You were brave to watch this while being filmed… and composed :) I couldn’t be as level headed omg ! In many ways I feel we live in a paradise we don’t deserve, enjoy and fight properly for, while other people still suffer such unsound and aimless atrocities in other parts of the world. Nice video as always! Woosh this exhausted me too.
I think it helped that I didn’t watch it in one sitting. Because I would’ve just lost it completely. . You know, I often think about that. I often think about some of us and our third world problems while there are people right this second dealing with genocide. It’s not fair. Thanks so much for watching, and for bearing the burden of this movie with me 🧡
I really appreciate that💜💜. Thankfully I am back to normal now. This was recorded like 3 weeks ago. Masterpiece indeed. I believe it accomplished everything it set out to do
i hear you brother! put a pin on it and come back whenever you can. or totally skip this one honestly. i understand fam. this one was so rough, I didn't even want to edit it. had a fried edit it for me. appreciate you
Can you imagine being that young boy who spoke to the little girl and her mom saying "I'll put you in the good line". This means he knew that one line meant death - the other a chance to survive. At that young age - making that decision.
Thank you for taking the time to go through this film in its entirety. I know it wasn' easy for you. May I suggest you'd try watching the spiritual unofficial sequel from 2018? Operation Finale. Also starring Ben Kingsley which adds to the continuity feeling. Once again, thank you.
I watched this in high school. It just shows the contrast of what was thought only a few decades ago and the level of maturity it took for a teenager to get through this movie.
To be clear, this film was not made for, nor intended to be consumed as... entertainment. It is meant to be a document, and watching it is not intended to desensitize people to violence, it is meant to be extremely uncomfortable with the thought that this should never happen again.
This movie should be required watching in history classes in high school. It's a hard movie to get through but it's important we never forget what the worst in humanity is capable of and it's never too late for bravery or doing the right thing. I loved your reaction. We all felt that way watching it for the first time.
Not sure if my comment got posted but, as good of a movie as this is, it's *anything but* "educational" lmao (it takes a ton of liberties, Schindler himself included) and it kind of boggles my mind that it's *the* Holocaust movie people get recommended 😭 At least you were giving due credit to the Jewish assistant character so you picked up on the specks of truth in there. And yeah there were some guards that were women Love seeing Berserk in the back though !
This movie makes me more scared than any horror movie, and it also makes me cry more than any drama. Humans can be both scarier than any horror monster, and yet some possess more kindness than anyone would expect. The ending makes me cry not because it's sad, but because in the darkest of times, it's so powerful to see someone do the right thing. Also, fun fact. Amon asks Schindler who does he think he is, Moses? 4 years later, this actor would play the Pharao in Prince of egypt. facing down Moses, and not wanting to let his jewish people go. Great animated movie btw. One of the best.
So many scenes that make one swallow nothing and try to breath. The roads paved with graveyard headstones, etc. Obviously the most powerful is the dear little girl in red vestige, later to be seen dead in gray. But if I am not mistaken there is one more subtle bit of color before the modern graveyard scene of survivors. In a closing scene, there is color in the burning candle flame. Rather poetically profound.
First time i saw this movie 30 years ago it instantly captured me. To this day it is my all time favorite, people think im joking, but no, its an absolute masterpiece. A very important film to see.
The thing that gets me when I watch reactions to this movie is that everyone thinks they would be better than the Nazi's in this situation. The problem with that line of thinking is that the Nazi's were a violent cultural movement. Nobody wanted to be on their bad side, so the dissenters stayed silent. Everyone who wasn't dead center in the Nazi's path just went along with it because that was the path of least resistance. By the time everyone realized that things had escalated beyond madness, there was no longer any real possibility of stopping it from within the nation.
In The end grave scene these where real person and actor who play Them on The movie and Mr. schindlers widow 😢 those rock or Stones they put and the grave are still there
You are a kind soul,sir. This movie was not made for entertainment. It was made as a reminder. Other movies that are a reminder...The Killing Fields, Hotel Rwanda to name a couple. This movie and others are a hard watch but important. Evil is everywhere, then and now. Bless you and your family.
This film absolutely ruined me mentally, but at the same time, I view the world differently, and I strive to be a better person because of it. In a way, I love and hate this movie respectfully. Just an absolute masterpiece that everyone should see at least once.
I haven’t seen other Steven Spielberg’s films, but I agree with you you. This was so touching. Yes I made the paintings. I’m an artist🫡💜 thanks for watching
I just want to say that I recognise, admire your massive and deep humanity and your ability to recognise and seek for it in others. It is a beautiful and powerful thing that emanates from you and is humanity’s best hope for a peaceful and loving future. I wish I knew you in person, brother. I would love to be your friend. Wishing you all the best! Never lose your light
i got busy with school and havent been able to watch your vids for quite some time. your anime reaction vids are the videos i watch before we got bombarded with schoolwork. I have a lot of catching up to do on your videos lol. It's nice to see you're still the genuine and thoughtful guy i watch. I see that you are into the classics and appealing to the human side right now so might i recommend Hacksaw Ridge
I was in Krakow last year. I went to the site of the Plaszow camp. Reading up on it, the depiction of Amon Goeth was watered down in the film. He was more grotesque than was shown here, believe it or not.
Somebody can correct me if I'm wrong but I've heard that Ralph Fiennes as Goeth traumatized the survivors that watched the film because he was THAT accurate BUT Goeth in real life was SO much worse..Goeth was absolutely EVIL
I do not think anyone should go it Schindlers List blind. Honestly, it does a disservice to both the reactor and the real people. The real history. No one who went to the theater went in blind. Everyone knew something about the subject, Spielberg, the history. You wouldn't do it, but I have seen reactors be so incredibly disrespectful and ignorant. Who spoke so much or joked that they couldn't follow the story much less how the film is crafted. I am looking forward to your reaction. Your sensitivity, I think will help bridge gaps in what you might not know about the history or story specifics. ❤
@sarahstardust yes, and it's hard to understand many of the scenes such as what the men are doing in the church or how they respond to Schindler or why Schindler is a pragmatic not ideological nazi from the get go, if you don't know anything about the laws of the time. That prior to being put in the ghetto, Jews were not legally allowed in parks or many public places. That even shaking hands or laughing with Jews could be reported as proof of being a sympathizer. Creating a system where even if you did not have negative feelings about Jews (or Poles or the other targeted groups on the list) many went along or turned a blind eye, because " better them than me". I suppose it is not necessary to know about the black market or the laws and how day to day life was affected. But it would help. And no one is prepared for the violence. The absurd, arbitrary, and jarring violence. Nor should they be. That is an evil that cannot be understood or normalized no matter what time period it occurs.
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Aemon Goeth ..the nazi in the Villa was MUCH worse. Steven Speilberg got Helen Hersch to get information and advice on filming. Survivors of Geoth camp came to the film set to give advice.. Helen saw Ralph Fiennes and started having a panic attack. She said that Ralph got Aemons characteristics and behaviour down so good that she thought the devil had risen.
Even though my family is not Jewish.. most of my family left Europe in 1920s, we had some left in Europe. 3 that we knew of as we have an unusual family name. In 2011 I went to Auchwitz.. my grandfather on my dad side got saved by, what we believ to be a Jewish granny when he was fighting. So I went...I stood in the gas chamber and couldn't go further. Now the 3 members of my moms family... well in 2018 I got a call from a lady that was confirmed to be my mother's 3rd cousin. She said she found the male member from Belgium... she asked me if I knew what Sobibor was.. I did. It was a straight death camp. No working . No buildings for sleeping.. nothing..just straight death. My moms family were Flemish reform church members... we can only hope that his 2 sisters got married and changed their names.. but we couldn't find any documents...
This movie breaks my heart. So many people just dissappear.. with no trace.
Love you for doing this, sorry I can not watch. Blessings and god be with you.
You should check out …. Mississippi Burning …. Ghosts of Mississippi .. both are based on actual events….
"How does anyone prepare to play a role like this?"...I guess the same way you prepare to portray Voldemort in Harry Potter cause its the same actor.
BTW Schindler had no atrocities under him...he did nothing directly other than use free labor. Just because Nazi's were German, and Schindler was German does not mean all Germans are responsible or guilty. That is a group based judgement which is wrong.
Sorry, give you a Hug🙈❣
It's so sickening to imagine that they actually had to tone down the true depth of brutality for this movie. It's still so tough to watch. But essential. I think there's an increasingly large amount of people today that should be made to sit and watch it. I'm glad you did. It's a brutal masterpiece.
For real. Some bigots out there should be forced to watch this movie. Maybe they learn a thing or two about compassion and learning from the mistakes of the past
It's actually required for high school students in Germany to watch this.
We try that in Germany at the moment. The far right is rising. And spreads the rumor that the facts behind this film were a big lie.@@FrankFreezy_
Indeed, nothing about the "medical" experimentation that went on. 😢
One way I think it succeeds though where a lot of other Holocaust films fall short is that there is an equally redeeming or uplifting portrayal of humanity represented by Schindler and Stern to counter the unbelievable darkness of the Nazis. I saw The Gray Zone recently and could barely get through it, even though it was very good, because it just doesn't have the same light side that this movie does.
My grandfather was a doctor in a displaced persons' camp after the war ended. It was were the camp survivors were nursed back to health, looked for family and where to go.
He helped quite a number of people come to the US. I grew up with survivors he helped coming to visit and show him their famies. We were invited every year to such wonderful Seders or Purim parties.
I was fortunate to grew up hearing the stories.
Wow. God bless you and your family.
So many of my friend’s grandparents went through DP camps - I grew up hearing those stories as well. Thank you for sharing your experience with us, & G-d bless your grandfather & your family for going above & beyond to help the survivors.
@abbey2629 I worry for the generations to come who don't have personal connections. Who didn't hear the stories from real flash and blood people.
I have seen how not having that makes it easier for people to dismiss or minimize what happened. Which means it can happen again. .
I'll tell you what, I'm German and almost 60 now.
I saw this movie the first weekend after its release.
I go to the theater a lot, but I've never experienced anything like this before, or ever again.
While the movie was playing no one got up or went to the bathroom, it was so quiet you could hear a needle hit the floor.
After the movie ended, the lights came on but no one left.
The whole audience was shocked, people sat and cried. Couples hugged each other and whispered.
When we left the theater it wasn't like a group of random people, it was like friends and family leaving a cemetery after a funeral.
I will never watch this movie again, it took me weeks to calm down about the things in this movie.
John Williams, one of my favorite composers who did the soundtrack for Schindler's List, was asked by Stephen Spielberg to compose the track, but he said, “Stephen, I can't do it. I am not good enough. Find someone better. And Stephen said, “I know, but I can’t, they’re all dead.”
I’m honestly scared for the repeating of ignorance and vile hate….. I’m American, 39 and what I’m seeing from the Right wing/Trump people in my country is so concerning. I’ve read “ The rise and fall of the third Reich” and I know how it happened…. The parallels from then and now are frighting….
Not only that but far right extremism is growing throughout all of the “ west.” I try speaking to people about this, warning fascism is trying to grab hold of the US but people don’t want to believe. They don’t think it can happen here, and I honestly feel kinda hopeless like watching a train wreck..
@btv7206 what an insane thing to say, especially here. You've learned nothing from history. Even worse, your massive ignorance has led to you othering people. You should be ashamed of yourself and your total lack of critical thinking.
@@btv7206You realize the Nazis were democrats, right?
@@MajorNutsack Oh? How so? I would love for you to explain that to me. It sounds very interesting…..
@@MajorNutsack still waiting for a answer, this really peaked my interest as it’s just so hard to know what’s really going on, I need someone to tell me, please share!!!!
Hotel Rwanda is another similar story of one man protecting as many as possible during the Rwandan genocide. Well acted and informative for those not familiar with that sad, sad, sad time.
This is a tough but essential watch. Takes a lot of courage to put a camera on yourself while seeing it for the first time.
for reall. i almost quit the movie like twice, but I'm glad I finished it
@@FrankFreezy_it’s an important part of Schindler’s transformation that you picked up on. At the beginning, he’s entirely about making money. Obsessed with it and willing to sacrifice everything else for more money. But as the story progresses, it entirely flips. He’s like, “screw the money and the war that made those riches possible; I just wish I could’ve saved one more person.” It’s a specific point few people mention.
@@BouillaBased yes that transformation was wonderful to see. And through it so many lives were saved
@@FrankFreezy_what you said about Nazi sympathizers being weird is so straight up. My Popo (Dad) was a WW2 Army Air Corps MP and his middle brother was a WW2 Army sniper. We have things that were brought back from the war. Items that were taken off dead Nazis and we have kept them. Since I'm the youngest~when I die? They will be turned over to the Holocaust Museum for safe keeping. That way nobody will ever get their hands on them to use them or sell them online or anywhere else. WE ARE NATIVES. WE grew up on Long Island and there's TWO KKK headquarters here. We grew up in the town next to one of those headquarters. WE know exactly how it is to have to hide your name your religious practices AND your languages. I was bullied during part of my early life... Until I went to my second school. Right before then I'd gotten a job. Back then the wording was Caucasian Negroid and OTHER for what you put down on your junior working papers. We had to make the decision that since I was lighter then that I was going to write in Caucasian. So I spent OVER an entire decade of my life "passing" and by the time I got to school. I already had stopped being semi fluent... I was a polyglot. That's someone who knows 4 or more languages~English was my last and it's my primary language now. I ONLY dream sometimes in my other languages when I dream with my grandmothers and other relatives who come to me. WHEN I wake up it's forgotten in words BUT the feelings are still there. That's because I THINK in English as soon as I am awake but in my dreams I'm free to be who I AM. I was semi lingual in Taino, Spanish and Mohawk before I ever learned English. I'm going to be 60 this year and am trying to relearn my language. If you ever get the chance watch a movie called Nazi Town. It is a true story AND a real place out here on Long Island PRE WW2! Yeah, no kidding. People think this can't happen again they had better think again. It's already starting... NYS alone has 47 hate groups in it according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Out of those, 27 are centralized in AND in New York City. THINK about that, one for ALMOST every state and it's all just here in this state. Why do you think they tried to try stop certain curriculum. Keep watching important movies AND save them. They can only erase you IF you allow them to. I became a member of AIM in my mid 20's. I'm an international prisoner AND human rights advocate for over 40 years. I do with every level of the system from my juveniles to my people on Death Row also political prisoners. The political prisoner who just showed up dead in Russia...he was one of mine. I deal with Amnesty International and many other organizations including the International Criminal Court at the Hague. HOPEFULLY THIS CASE will go to the Hague as well. Hopefully we'll get as much progress as we did against Putin's action with crimes against humanity and war crimes against women and children in Ukraine as we did recently. I still have my first political prisoner I took on back in 1987. Since this movie touched you as it should touch your heart and mind. Please get involved with organizations and advocate for others. I'm a new subscriber here and I'm so glad you watched this. It's a hard but very essential movie to see. NOT many other reactors are watching it because I follow quite about a dozen here. Thank you for showcasing this. Power to ALL The People. #GenXBIKERLady #NYStateParalegal #NONDenominationalJailAndPrisonMinister
@@FrankFreezy_Speaking of almost quitting movies in the middle... I recently saw "The Impossible", and even though I typically really appreciate intense and emotional movies, (as I also did for that one), at the same time while watching "The Impossible", I thought to myself (repeatedly) "Why am I doing this to myself??!!" But... me being me of course I had to finish it :P
Liam, Ben, and Ralph all deserved Oscars for their performances. These were the roles of a lifetime.
were they at least nominated?
@@arose4u2 Ralph Fiennes lost out to Tommy lee Jones for The Fugitive ….i remember watching the ceremony and laughing at how Ralph was robbed of an Oscar. Disgraceful. Liam Neeson was nominated and lost to Tom Hanks for Philadelphia and Ben Kingsley wasn’t nominated. Shocking
The nazi officer who was screaming at the cremation scene is Albert Hujar. Spielberg put him in this scene because he was largely responsible for the deaths of the tens of thousands of bodies they were disposing of. He is also a war criminal that was never apprehended after the war. So it is my guess that Spielberg included him in that hellish scene as a message to Hujar wherever he was to remind him of what awaited him after he died.
You are absolutely right. But I have always had an interest in the effect this violence had on these men. The einsatzgruppe squads that rounded up and shot nearly a million Jewish men women and children in Russia. These guys weren’t robots. They developed major mental health issues, suicide and alcoholism. The SS were losing too many “good” men. They had to completely change the strategy to clear Europe of Jews.
@@hanscombe72 if you haven’t already read Eichmann in Jerusalem by Hanna Arendt, I highly recommend checking it out. She attended Eichmann’s trial in Israel and raises similar questions to yours throughout her observations, coining the phrase ‘the banality of evil’.
@@ah2595 Seconded. I read that book over a decade ago. Maybe it's time to reread it.
wow, I didn't know that. I love your interpretation of it too. It is poetic and fitting.
@@ah2595 Yeah, I read it. I think it had an influence on William Styron's SOPHIE'S CHOICE in that he seems to have named one of the key characters after the judge in the Eichmann trial.
I don't believe though that Hujar fits the mold for Arendt's "banality of evil." He's strikes me more as someone who is just overtly evil, like say Goebbels or Heydrick. But she was applying it to Eichmann who was essentially just a boring bookkeeper and in the same category as people we see everyday that are capable of horrendous acts of evil if called to do it by a superior, because they have no moral compass.
Her observations though had a huge influence on the way I see the world, too. And along the same line I'd recommend Rudolf Hoess's autobiography, KOMMANDANT OF AUSCHWITZ. which he wrote while awaiting execution. It is chilling. I think I was traumatized by it.
In my German school, we watched this movie in our history class. Though it can be difficult to watch at times, I'm grateful for the experience as the film portrays the atrocities of that era andoffers a better understanding of the sorrow brought about by the Second World War and the Holocaust, surpassing what any textbook could convey.
Same in Switzerland, we watched it in history class around age 13/14 and had a long discussion in class about it after. Everyone was heartbroken but I believe it very necessary for kids to understand true history, good and bad🙏🏻
No one can be ready for this film.. We watch it to remind us how much of a monster or an angel anyone can become.
Very true
We all have a choice. Its our character, that determines which we choose.
I watched this with my grandmother. She was a concentration camp survivor. Her parents and 2 youngest siblings were murdered. I can't imagine how she felt watching this but she thought it important to show me her history.
We watched this in highschool (I think we were ablut 15 years old). My class was known for being loud and talkative during classes, and found funny things in practically everything. Everyone in my class was joking at the beginning of the movie, but at the very end it was so quiet you could´ve heard a pin drop. Even after leaving the classroom we stayed silent, even the extroverted jokesters were dead silent. That´s how powerful this movie is. It is truely incredible.
This happened when i was in high-school too. 2010.
Who in the name of GOD allowed 15 year olds to watch this in high school
@@mandarinclemmie where I’m from (Sweden) it’s a very common practice to watch this after learning about ww2. My teacher did warn us beforehand and also gave us a heads up whenever the really horrible bits were approaching
@@mandarinclemmie They need to
@@NewEnglandboy453 I'm not saying that's it's not necessary for everyone to watch this movie. What I'm saying is, 15 y.o. is too young to do it. Not only is it more traumatizing to watch something like that as a child but you're more likely to block it out as an adult BECAUSE it was traumatizing.
its nice to find a guy whose observations are actually thoughtful. love your reactions. and schindlers list is a classic.
Appreciate that. This movies deserve all the attention and seriousness. thanks for watching
@@FrankFreezy_ their was a guy in Britain like Schindler called sir Nicholas Winton. Who saved the lives of hundreds of Jewish people,
Their is a movie about sir nick called. One. Life. With Anthony Hopkins as Nicholas Winton
I think you misunderstood the role of Schindler.
He loved a good life style, wine women, he wanted to earn money but he was a decent chap.
Yes he might could have done more in the beginning but this was also a risk to him.
He had some high up "friends" and connection but he was not invulvnerable.
The atrocities did not happen under him. It were "his" workers but they were still under the control of the SS.
That was the reason he was socialising with Göth. He could not order him to do something and he had to work with him.
No way of complaining at the SS "I don't like this guy, send me another one".
Göth and Schindler had a friendship but they were also both dependent on each other.
Schindler was dependent on Göth. He needed him because he needed the workers from the camp.
And Göth needed Schindler. He needed his contacts in the Nazi party and to people dealing on the black market.
Göth was selling stolen goods for his own profits and not for the SS. He was in court for embezzlement.
Keeping Göth in a good mood was also good for the workers. Göth had actually a Polish mistress and It is said the he did not murdered anyone when she was around.
So he could be influenced how bad and cruel he behaved.
I think when people watch this without knowing the laws at this time, trying to view the insanity through a modern filter without context- they tend to miss a lot.
In this time, Schindler could lose everything - his business, his life for even showing sympathy to Jews. For touching a Jew whether to shake their hand or kiss them.
So even being thanked could be a set up. Could be used as evidence that he is a sympathizer.
I had relatives who were jailed for "letting" jews have their garbage. His hand was broken but he was let go eventually as an example.
Decent chap? He spied for Germany for the invasion of his own country and helped with the Gleiwitz incident. That is not a decent chap, come on. Maybe you misunderstood because maybe you don't know everything he did, which was not all shown in this movie. He did not only run a post and pans factory.
48:59 Anyone under 15 is usually killed because they are too young to work. That kid was too young to lie and try to act 15.
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His own country?
He was born in Austria-Hungary, there was no Czech-Republik before 1918.
There were many places in todays Poland, Czech Republik, Hungary, Serbia and so on that had German majority living there.
They lived there for a long time as these areas were under German or Austrian gouverment for a long time.
These things were not completely made up by Germany. There were problems between the Polish and Germans living in Poland or the Czech and Germans living in Czech-Slovakia.
I actully did not knew that Schinlder was involved.
Would still say decent chap.
He did many things because he was broke and changed during the war.
I watched with my father. I have seen him cry twice in my life. First when he lost his mom. Second when he watched this movie.
There are quite a few things you didn’t quite understand. Here’s an explanation of a few of them:
1. Schindler wasn’t being friends with Goeth, he was being ‘friends’ with him. In other words, it was all for show. It was to influence Goeth, to manipulate him to his way of thinking… to help the Jews. Why do you think it was pointed out by Goeth that he never saw Schindler drunk? He intentionally wasn’t ever drunk. He had to have his wits about him in order to do his best. If not, how do you think the Nazis would have treated him? He almost was imprisoned for kissing the girl… and his kissing her was to make a point.
2. He kissed the other girl on the forehead as a loving, compassionate kiss to give her hope and comfort… *nothing* sexual!
3. The last space on the list was *not* “for himself”, it was for Helen Hirsch 🤷🏻♂️
In the Holocaust Museum in Dallas, there is a plaque that has the names of 12 industrialists that tried to save people, and disrupt productions during WWII. Schindler was one of those brave men listed.
There was another entrepreneur in Krakow who made uniforms for the german army, he is seen in the movie and he saved like 2500 jew. He was a pole but his name was impossible to pronounce unless you were a pole.@@g1015m
Spot on!
@@g1015m race traitors!!
Not very comforting if she's cringing away from him. She doesn't have any choice.
It really resonated with me when you said that when a person is evil a spark of light troubles them. It's so true, and something I needed to hear to come to terms with how good people get treated sometimes by people who only want to witness misery.
I'm glad you felt it. It's so true. A lot of times, it's not your fault, something about you just make them feel gross about themselves. And they want to push you to where they're at.
At 30:43 it’s Not only that he knows he doesn’t deserve that praise … but he knows how Dangerous it is for that information to be known to be shared. It’s so dangerous. He could be killed and ultimately the people he’s trying to protect he’d lose the ability to protect them. Even if consciously he doesn’t realize yet or he does and he’s being smart. It’s left open to interpretation but ultimately the reasons don’t matter it’s the results of actually saving people that matter. The motivation means little when it’s your life on the line.
Also the Nazi 25 Point Plan (their manifesto) said that war profiteers should be executed, so he was in double danger.
Very good point
My daughter and I went to an Auschwitz museum exhibit today. She has a Jewish background, through her dad's side. This is well known to her, and we talk about it often, being a part of her heritage, even though we are not Jewish, nor is her dad (not that it matters, just giving context).
After we finished going through the exhibit, I told her that it's probable that one of her ancestors were in one of the concentration camps. If the nazis had their way, and her ancestor was murdered, then she wouldn't be here today.
She had to sit down after that, so we just sat in silence. It's one thing to hear about this history, and another when you see it, even in just pictures.
She's only 12, so I don't think she's ready for this movie yet. But it will be in her future.
I love that you are giving her a chance to learn the important history about her Heritage. I believe it would help her see the world differently (in a good way) I can imagine realizing all this and seeing it in person. I too will probably need a couple of minutes to sit in silence. Thanks for sharing.
Ralph Finnes got so perfectly into Amon Goeth's persona that when some of the actual survivors of his camp were on set one lady had a panic attack.
Imagine directing this and Jurassic Park in the same year.
Spielberg....
He said that the Holocaust was Jurassic Park for European Jews.
Robin Williams would call Spielberg every day while Spielberg was working on the movie, just to tell him the most insane crazy jokes to keep his spirits up.
When they were shoting the movie , the sceen where troops march along a big street, my grandmother, survivour of WWII in Warsaw and prisoner of Ravensbrück, saw the soldiers and ended up in a hospital for 2 weeks from a pre heart attack state.
Helen Hirsch visited the set on a day when Ralph Feines was on set and looked so much like Goet that it frightened her.
This movie is Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece!! Thank you for watching it and sharing it with us. In these scary times, being reminded of what humans are capable of doing to one another is so important.
Such scary times.
Glad you stuck with it! That scene when Schindler breaks down at the end "I could have saved one more person..." is both beautiful and gut wrenching. So powerful! And how about the acting! Brilliant!
Even though their is a lot of cold death throughout. The most powerful part of this film. Has to be when Oskar is given the ring by his workers. Seeing and hearing him break down, shedding his ego and pride is really good.
Yes. I've seen this a few times and I can usually control myself through the film. Until I get to the "I could have got one more".
That part ALWAYS makes me break down.
@@dneill8493 same here!
@@dneill8493 Right after that and he says "And I didn't" then starts crying in that loud bawling while his voice is muffled by Sterns body🏆🤌👌 good stuff.
Hands down, my favorite reaction to Schindler's List.
It is a tough watch. Thank you for hanging in there.
Your compassion and humanity is quite beautiful.
I wish you all the success on your channel.
Thank you
Wow, thank you so much for your kind words. I’m glad you enjoyed it.❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for sticking with the movie and finishing the reaction, Frank. It’s a tough one. When I watch movies or documentaries that are difficult, I find myself sticking with them because I feel I owe it to the victims to witness what they had to go through and learn their stories. I know this was much the same for you. Another great movie you should consider watching is “The Pianist” from 2002. Maybe give yourself some time before you watch that one, considering how tough this was.
I hear you. It's one of those feelings of "they had to go through it, the least I can do is to learn about it. I owe it to them"❤ Thank you for embracing this again. I will check out The Pianist sometime in the future. Thanks as always Vanessa
The feelings that you had about watching this movie are the same that so many other people have had, so I think everyone that has seen this movie could see themselves in your reactions.
So much of the movie is heartbreaking, and the joy moments are so powerful.
We all need to learn from this movie, and seeing it is needed to do that. So I am glad that you hung in there, and watched the whole movie.
Bravo to you, & welcome to the club(the people who have watched the movie and learned more about what really happened).!
Good job, Sir!
I hear you. I'm glad I'm not alone. I'm very happy I stuck with it as well. Thank you so much❤❤
You’re one of my fav newfound youtubers. Love movies and love the ones you choose. Thanks franklin def subbin
woow thanks alot. glad you're enjoying what you see
It’s a very important film to watch. My children here in the USA watch it in school. It should be shown.
Absolutely. Agreed
Such a heartfelt reaction ❤ Here in the Netherlands this movie is shown in history class at high schools. I think it should be in every country 💫
I think it should be in every country as well. It's a bit graphic but it's important for people to know. I'm glad you enjoyed the reaction. Thank you so much ❤❤
You're welcome and keep up the good work! I really enjoy and appreciate you're reaction video's. Sending hugs from the Netherlands 🤗
I love how Spielberg lit Oskar in shadows at the beginning & as we got to learn more about him, the lighting became full.
This is an absolutely fantastic movie, and Liam Neeson, deserved his Oscar for his portrayal as Oskar Schindler. This movie should be shown in schools all over the world as part of the school carricculum.
A movie that should not ever be forgotton, in this lifetime, or any future lifetime.
Agreed
I love your reactions. You’re such an empathetic and thoughtful person. ❤
Many thanks my friend. I’m glad you appreciate these things💜❤️
Beautiful and insightful reaction! Thank you for this!
Glad you enjoyed it!❤️
For a great story that compliments this movie one should lookup Sir Nicholas Winton. He by mostly his own saved over 600 children during the outbreak of WW2 and never told anyone about what he did.
That is absolutely incredible
Also Albert Goring , Hermans brother, saved a large number of Jews and only escaped imprisonment because of his family connection.
Amon Goeth's granddaughter, Jennifer Teege, is biracial. She wrote a book called "My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me" that I highly recommend. Schindler later said that when he saw what was happening to the children, that was his turning point. He was a scoundrel, but he still had some humanity in him. If you think about it, a good man couldn't have done what Schindler did.
Thank you for choosing this movie. It's such an important one, especially at current times. I don't know about other countries, but shockingly, here in Germany, hate against Jews, but also racism and homophobia are picking up extremely at the moment.
We need movies like these to help us remember not to be stupid assholes and, worst case, mindless murderers.
In the 90ies, after the movie came out, it was mandatory to be shown in German schools for a couple of years. It should be like that again because a lot of young people have no idea any more about what happened during the Nazi reign, and therefore can be more easily sweapt up into stupid hateful views because of their ignorance.
Ralph Fiennes Who played Amon the head of the workers camp, was introduced to the real life Hellen Hirsch. His appearance and performance reminded her so much of the real life person that she started uncontrollably shaking. I should point out that Ralph in real life is nothing like Amon, he is a very kind man. But that speaks miles about his performance.
I saw this film in the movies when it first came out and when i saw the little girl in red, I totally lost it. I ran out of the theatre crying. I just couldn't take it anymore. I was able to go back another day or perhaps I watched it when is came to rental availability and finally watched the whole movie. But the first time I saw that scene, OMG!
Gotdam, bro! You gonna make me cry this early in the morning?! I am really looking forward to it though. I think most people went into this movie with a decent understanding of the story so I don't think it affected your reaction.
lol we'll get through it brother! and you're right ✌🏾
Your reaction to this film was so heartfelt and sincere. Subbed for more, love and peace from the UK🏴
❤ its a hard watch, but it was a very toned version of what actually happened!!! We must never forget!!!
Something that should be added to the weight of Shindlers actions is that he did it while being heavily immersed in a machine focused toward hating and oppressing Jews. His shift in empathy seemed to have moved at a pace proportionate to the resistance of Nazi indoctrination. Making decisions, good or bad, but in contravention of all your peers is always extremely hard. He could have easily been killed for expressing his true motives.
Whoever saves one person saves the world entire. This man died penniless but was also rich in the fact he was able to save so many people.
You're one of my favorite reaction channels because of your ability to really understand the stories and emotions they evoke. So happy to see you react to what I consider a must watch movie for everyone, as hard as it is to watch.
And as stated, it really does take some guts to put a camera on yourself to react to this movie for the first time.
This is probably my favorite movie of all time. Specifically for what it is and what it makes you feel.
I appreciate that a lot❤ This one is going to stay with me for a long time. I can see why the movies so highly regarded
When the Schindler Jews on on set saw Ralph Fiennes in costume and character, they said that he resembled the real Amon Goeth so much that some of them began to tremble in fear.
Something to consider is that Schindler had to be careful to not be seen to be too sympathetic to the Jews as that could be a death a sentence for him. He had to try to be covert.
I loved your comments. You're a very intelligent and sensitive guy. Congratulations !
Thank you very much! Thanks for watching🙏🏾
I love the art in the background!
Thank you thank you. Hopefully it adds to the reaction :)
What’s so unusual about this movie is that they actually toned down the violence. For example, Amon Goeth is real life was much, much worse. The filmmakers felt people would find it unbelievable, because how horrifying it was.
Oh, God... whenever I have forgotten Grave of the Fireflies, it's brought back to memory. Saw that one while working a night shift at a taxi dispatch, and cried my heart out between calls.
Note how Schindler told Helen "it's not that kind of kiss" when he kissed her forehead. It's not his usual womanizing ways this time but an attempt at genuine comfort.
This is the first of your videos I have seen and I really really appreciate your perspective, I'm going to watch more
Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it, LEST WE FORGET! This is a Absolutely a movie that Everyone needs to watch atleast once at a minimum.
I advise you re-watch the scene at the end "could have got one more person". I know you have to react, but I think you missed the impact talking through it. It is one of the best couple of minutes in film history and worth a silent re-watch. Thank you for the reaction.
This is one of the most thoughtful, nuanced reactions to this movie I have seen.
Appreciate you 🙏🏾 this movie deserves all the respect and care when reacting
I had a very hard time watching this movie too. I’m fairly desensitised to most things after years of watching horror and true crime but seeing all the graphic violence in this and knowing it all really happened (and worse) in real life left me feeling a bit sick 😭
perfectly said! yes! feeling sick is right!!! cause we know it really happened
You were brave to watch this while being filmed… and composed :) I couldn’t be as level headed omg !
In many ways I feel we live in a paradise we don’t deserve, enjoy and fight properly for, while other people still suffer such unsound and aimless atrocities in other parts of the world.
Nice video as always!
Woosh this exhausted me too.
I think it helped that I didn’t watch it in one sitting. Because I would’ve just lost it completely.
. You know, I often think about that. I often think about some of us and our third world problems while there are people right this second dealing with genocide. It’s not fair.
Thanks so much for watching, and for bearing the burden of this movie with me 🧡
Oh I hope you continue to get better! Being sick is terrible! This is definitely a masterpiece. ❤
I really appreciate that💜💜. Thankfully I am back to normal now. This was recorded like 3 weeks ago. Masterpiece indeed. I believe it accomplished everything it set out to do
Oh man...I dunno if I'm ready for this... whew... love your videos tho man, glad you decided to do this 👍
i hear you brother! put a pin on it and come back whenever you can. or totally skip this one honestly. i understand fam. this one was so rough, I didn't even want to edit it. had a fried edit it for me. appreciate you
@FrankFreezy_ oh for sure man, I'll get to it eventually... keep doing what you're doing my friend 🙏
Can you imagine being that young boy who spoke to the little girl and her mom saying "I'll put you in the good line". This means he knew that one line meant death - the other a chance to survive. At that young age - making that decision.
Beyond traumatizing time in history
This is a tough watch. One of the greatest films I've ever seen that I've only seen once and cannot watch again.
Thank you for taking the time to go through this film in its entirety. I know it wasn' easy for you.
May I suggest you'd try watching the spiritual unofficial sequel from 2018?
Operation Finale.
Also starring Ben Kingsley which adds to the continuity feeling.
Once again, thank you.
I watched this in high school. It just shows the contrast of what was thought only a few decades ago and the level of maturity it took for a teenager to get through this movie.
I watched this movie when i was 13 at school. I m 35.. i never forgot it.
To be clear, this film was not made for, nor intended to be consumed as... entertainment. It is meant to be a document, and watching it is not intended to desensitize people to violence, it is meant to be extremely uncomfortable with the thought that this should never happen again.
Some very wise words my man. As horrendously upsetting as this movie is I love your videos.
Thank you kindly. Happy you’re here
This movie should be required watching in history classes in high school. It's a hard movie to get through but it's important we never forget what the worst in humanity is capable of and it's never too late for bravery or doing the right thing. I loved your reaction. We all felt that way watching it for the first time.
Not sure if my comment got posted but, as good of a movie as this is, it's *anything but* "educational" lmao (it takes a ton of liberties, Schindler himself included) and it kind of boggles my mind that it's *the* Holocaust movie people get recommended 😭
At least you were giving due credit to the Jewish assistant character so you picked up on the specks of truth in there. And yeah there were some guards that were women
Love seeing Berserk in the back though !
Horrific to think there are people actively trying to bury this part of history.
This movie makes me more scared than any horror movie, and it also makes me cry more than any drama. Humans can be both scarier than any horror monster, and yet some possess more kindness than anyone would expect. The ending makes me cry not because it's sad, but because in the darkest of times, it's so powerful to see someone do the right thing.
Also, fun fact. Amon asks Schindler who does he think he is, Moses? 4 years later, this actor would play the Pharao in Prince of egypt. facing down Moses, and not wanting to let his jewish people go. Great animated movie btw. One of the best.
So many scenes that make one swallow nothing and try to breath. The roads paved with graveyard headstones, etc. Obviously the most powerful is the dear little girl in red vestige, later to be seen dead in gray. But if I am not mistaken there is one more subtle bit of color before the modern graveyard scene of survivors.
In a closing scene, there is color in the burning candle flame. Rather poetically profound.
Radically profound indeed. I believe it was the scene of them praying. I love how the film used the girl in red to push the message forward
First time i saw this movie 30 years ago it instantly captured me. To this day it is my all time favorite, people think im joking, but no, its an absolute masterpiece. A very important film to see.
I agree
“When you’re evil, a spark of brightness troubles you so much.”
Those are such wise words by you. (Don’t let it go to your head). 😂
The thing that gets me when I watch reactions to this movie is that everyone thinks they would be better than the Nazi's in this situation. The problem with that line of thinking is that the Nazi's were a violent cultural movement. Nobody wanted to be on their bad side, so the dissenters stayed silent. Everyone who wasn't dead center in the Nazi's path just went along with it because that was the path of least resistance. By the time everyone realized that things had escalated beyond madness, there was no longer any real possibility of stopping it from within the nation.
In The end grave scene these where real person and actor who play Them on The movie and Mr. schindlers widow 😢 those rock or Stones they put and the grave are still there
You are gentle soul Frank , it hits hard this movie. Needed to be made. …..I love your painting 🥰
Thank you so much 😀 various essential movie indeed. I’m so happy you appreciate my painting.😊💜
Thank you for another great reaction! You have a wonderfully calming energy and I really enjoy your videos. Be blessed!
Thank you for your kind words. I can feel that energy in your comments as well💜💜
@FrankFreezy_ 😊 thank you! 😊
Your art is absolutely gorgeous btw 😍
You are a kind soul,sir.
This movie was not made for entertainment. It was made as a reminder. Other movies that are a reminder...The Killing Fields, Hotel Rwanda to name a couple. This movie and others are a hard watch but important. Evil is everywhere, then and now. Bless you and your family.
I appreciate that. And yes you're right. Blessings to you and yours
Hey man! I recently found your channel and love your videos, keep up the great work!
Thanks, will do! Appreciate it a lot man🙌🏾
You should also watch The Pianist with Adrien Brody
This film absolutely ruined me mentally, but at the same time, I view the world differently, and I strive to be a better person because of it. In a way, I love and hate this movie respectfully. Just an absolute masterpiece that everyone should see at least once.
Just found your channel. I love your artwork on the walls. Fabulous
Thanks so much! 😊🧡
I think its Steven Spielberg's greatest film. Liam owned his role. Did you make the paintings hanging in your home?
I haven’t seen other Steven Spielberg’s films, but I agree with you you. This was so touching. Yes I made the paintings. I’m an artist🫡💜 thanks for watching
Oh wow. You say you haven’t seen other Spielberg films? Please add Saving Private Ryan to your watch list. Steven’s other masterpiece.
@@FrankFreezy_ Very nice art.
Beautiful, heartfelt reaction. Love the people at his grave at the end
Thank you so much. Yes that scene was beautiful. I was so happy when I found out they were the actual survivors.
I just want to say that I recognise, admire your massive and deep humanity and your ability to recognise and seek for it in others. It is a beautiful and powerful thing that emanates from you and is humanity’s best hope for a peaceful and loving future. I wish I knew you in person, brother. I would love to be your friend. Wishing you all the best! Never lose your light
i got busy with school and havent been able to watch your vids for quite some time. your anime reaction vids are the videos i watch before we got bombarded with schoolwork. I have a lot of catching up to do on your videos lol. It's nice to see you're still the genuine and thoughtful guy i watch. I see that you are into the classics and appealing to the human side right now so might i recommend Hacksaw Ridge
It is very important. Never let this happen again.
At 25:00 you ask the question at the point in the film where he begins to sympathise/empathize/care.
I feel you. I can’t watch those types of videos too. It makes my anxiety go through the roof.
I was in Krakow last year. I went to the site of the Plaszow camp. Reading up on it, the depiction of Amon Goeth was watered down in the film. He was more grotesque than was shown here, believe it or not.
Somebody can correct me if I'm wrong but I've heard that Ralph Fiennes as Goeth traumatized the survivors that watched the film because he was THAT accurate BUT Goeth in real life was SO much worse..Goeth was absolutely EVIL
I never clicked so fast! 🙏🏼
HAHA happy you're here
this is a masterpiece 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
19:40 Grave of the fireflies, Is a really good movie. But one that I would not like to see a second time.
Love the Andre3000 pic.
You’re a real one 🙌🏾
Howdy @FrankFreezy I love the movie Reactions and Reviews sir. Keep on rockin sir.
I do not think anyone should go it Schindlers List blind.
Honestly, it does a disservice to both the reactor and the real people. The real history.
No one who went to the theater went in blind. Everyone knew something about the subject, Spielberg, the history.
You wouldn't do it, but I have seen reactors be so incredibly disrespectful and ignorant. Who spoke so much or joked that they couldn't follow the story much less how the film is crafted.
I am looking forward to your reaction. Your sensitivity, I think will help bridge gaps in what you might not know about the history or story specifics.
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Exactly. I know that he wants to go into the movies blind, but some recommendations should come with a warning!
@sarahstardust yes, and it's hard to understand many of the scenes such as what the men are doing in the church or how they respond to Schindler or why Schindler is a pragmatic not ideological nazi from the get go, if you don't know anything about the laws of the time. That prior to being put in the ghetto, Jews were not legally allowed in parks or many public places. That even shaking hands or laughing with Jews could be reported as proof of being a sympathizer. Creating a system where even if you did not have negative feelings about Jews (or Poles or the other targeted groups on the list) many went along or turned a blind eye, because " better them than me".
I suppose it is not necessary to know about the black market or the laws and how day to day life was affected. But it would help.
And no one is prepared for the violence. The absurd, arbitrary, and jarring violence.
Nor should they be.
That is an evil that cannot be understood or normalized no matter what time period it occurs.
“War is not hell, even hell doesn’t claim the innocent”
Hope you feel better soon, Franklin. This is one of the best well made film ever, also the series Band of Brothers. Music to both are superb. ❤