What I think about the Film Schindler`s List in Terms of History

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What I think about the Film Schindler`s List in Terms of History

Schindler`s list is a film showing a very interesting story concerning a German businessman by the name of Oskar Schindler. Oskar came to Nazi and occupied Poland with intentions of gaining economic prosperity but he later left as a savior of more than 1000 Jews. He was a very charming and sly entrepreneur who bribed and befriended the Nazi authorities in order for him to earn or get hold of a factory in Krakow by aryanization, where he uses the Jews as slaves and laborers in that company. As a result, he gained power and started earning a fortune from the factory’s production (Leonard 89). Itzhak Stern is among Oskar’s Jewish people who work for him in the factory. Stern in his position in the factory ensures that most of the laborers of Schindler are the most vulnerable and cherished people of Krakow’s Jewish society.

Historically, Schindler`s list film represents the difficult years of the second world war. It is a film demonstrating the horrors of the World War II and shows the way people were persecuted and the entire nation brought near to death. For example, it shows the wickedness of the German people to the Jewish community, which was extremely good, and Oskar Schindler is the person who is torn between the two countries. Throughout the film, the author managed to create a scene filled with fear emotionally, longing, and feeling of hopelessness. This was to recognize the existence of the Jewish during the World War II. Therefore, Schindler`s List is a historical film that shows that events that occurred during the World War II.

In the film, the Jewish workers struggle to survive through their days in a concentrated camp, with death very close at every little mistake. Schindler Oskar, however was the only hope remaining for the Jewish people since he is the one who can rescue them. A large number of the Jewish people were exterminated into genocide due to the liquidation of ghetto. As the war starts to take its place, Schindler loses his workers in the war. The film also shows a relentless Nazi by the name of Amon Goeth who only intends to execute the Polish Jews at any given small mistake.

The Jewish workers started receiving legal approval to work in the factory with Schindler`s forewarning the soldiers from Germany not to execute the Jews without a good reason. If they failed, they were to be given a heavy penalty. Schindler’s list rescued a good number of lives despite the factor of the factory not producing anything, with Schindler continuing to pay the high-rank Germans until he is left without enough money. However, with time, the factory dissolves later and the German high command sends orders to execute the Jewish workers. Among his Polish employees inside the factory, Oskar Schindler told the German soldiers to choose whether to execute the employees or leave their homes. However, they choose to leave (Loshitzky 90).

The film is an interesting historic story that begins with Oskar Schindler having worse intentions of seeking for money, power and women, but at last, he changes to be a person with a good heart and this is seen when he saves all the Jews that work for him in the factory. For instance, Stern worked as an accountant in the factory, but he influences Oskar greatly making him to change his actions towards the Jews. Schindler`s compassion is seen when he saves Stern from being shipped to a concentration camp. Therefore, this film was written to demonstrate historical events like World War II.

Works Cited

Leonard, Richard. Movies that matter: reading film through the lens of faith. Chicago, IL: Loyola Press, 2006. Print.

Loshitzky, Yosefa. Spielberg’s Holocaust: critical perspectives on Schindler’s list. Bloomington, IN: IndianaUniversity Press, 1997. Print.