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[FULL REACTION] Schindler's List (1993)

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Clay F

Heartfelt reaction. That's wild you went to Auschwitz. They took the teeth to recover the metal. Arguably a duty as a citizen of the world is to watch this movie, which is still relevant today in that autocratic fascists filled with nationalist racist hate still exist. We can never let our guard down. Schindler's List is #8 on the American Film Institute (AFI) Top 100 movies all time. Schindler's List won 7 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director (for Spielberg). Spielberg said shooting Schindler's List was deeply emotional for him, as the subject matter forced him to confront elements of his childhood, such as the antisemitism he faced. He was one of many crew members who could not force themselves to watch during the shooting of the scene where aging Jews are forced to run naked while being selected by Nazi doctors to go to Auschwitz. Spielberg on his emotional state during filming: "I was hit in the face with my personal life. My upbringing. My Jewishness. The stories my grandparents told me about the Shoah. And Jewish life came pouring back into my heart. I cried all the time." The girl in red was 3 years old at the time of filming. Spielberg asked her not to watch the film until she was 18, but she watched it when she was 11, and says she was "horrified". Upon seeing the film again as an adult, she was proud of the role she played.

Connor Smith

I’ve got a couple movies I think people would enjoy seeing. Let me know and I can give you a list you can put in a poll or pick for yourself.