Schindler's List - #7

With this movie, I finished off the top 10 films of all time according to IMDB.

IMDB rating: 8.8
My rating: 9.0

Schindler's List was a movie I knew a lot about but had never gotten around to watching it. This is Spielberg's masterpiece and deserves its spot near the top of the list.

The majority of the film was in black and white which was an interesting directing choice. After watching another great Holocaust film, The Pianist, I think it was the right one to make. The vivid colors in The Pianist distracted from the storyline and didn't quite fit with the theme. Schindler's list had to rely on acting and a riveting story to make the most of its 2 colors and boy did it succeed.

Liam Neeson was fantastic as Oskar Schindler, a Nazi party member and factory owner during World War II. Some other great performances by Ben Kingsley and Ralph Fiennes rounded out the film.

It was really inspiring to know that not all humanity was lost in Hitler's Germany. At the same time, it was depressing to realize that despite the enormous efforts of Oskar Schindler, 6 million people still died.

The ending of this movie was unconventional. Each of the actors came back on screen escorting the actual person they were portraying in the film. It was a fitting way to end this masterpiece. Schindler's List is near the top in most movie lists for a reason. Even if you know what's going to happen, the experience is still worth it.

There are many disturbing images and scenes from the Holocaust in this film, so you may have to turn your head away at a few parts. Also, Schindler's List is over 3 hours long, so make sure and plan ahead before watching this. That being said, this is one of the greatest movies ever made and everyone should watch it.