Schindler's List DVD

Advantages: Spectacular and important film depicting the treatment of Jews during the war
Disadvantages: Long and slow moving which may deter some viewers

Shindler's List is a masterpiece of film making. I was a little reluctant to watch the film at first but was completely mesmerised by it's shear brilliance. The film is based on the real life German Shindler whose actions during the war lead to the sviour of countless Jews. Shindler emplyed Jewish workers during the war and in so doing kept them away from the concentration camps. Although his initial motives were business he slowly developed a bond ...
...the saviour of hundreds. The film is brutal, graphic and uncompromising in its depiction of the brutal and inhumane treatment of the Jews during the second world war. Spielberg does hold back in in showing terrible treatment the Jewish peopple had to endure during the war and it is a better film for it. The film is shot in black and white (with the occasional symbolic overtones of colour) but do not let this put you off as it adds to the bleak and ... Read review