Schindler's List - உலக சினிமா

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In simple terms this critically-lauded film is the story of Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) and his battle to save a few Jews from Auschwitz. A contrasting viewpoint is that we are presented the eternal battle between good and evil in the broadest possible way -- focusing on the practical genocide of the Polish Jews by the Third Reich. The reality is that Schindler's List manages to combine these themes brilliantly, with several others, while never losing track of the story or descending into sentimentality. Schindler is a German who came to Krakow with nothing but his charm and plans to leave with trunks full of money; his morals and allegiances are dictated purely by this desire. To this end, Schindler insinuates himself into parties and smoothly talks business with the Army officers taking some leave (wearing his Nazi Party pin, of course). In contrast, the Jewish population of Poland is being forced into the major cities such as Krakow.

The paths of these two cross when Schindler finds that he can obtain a pan-manufacturing plant which can be stocked with cheap Jewish labour (much cheaper than Poles). A further advantage of associating with Jews is that they have a lot of money to invest (while he doesn't have any) and that they are banned from owning businesses themselves. Although the canny businessmen are initially reluctant, none more so than Itzhak Stern (Ben Kingsley), they are turned to his way of thinking with the opening of the Krakow ghetto. When many thousands of people are crowded into an area of just a few blocks, their grip on reality/humanity starts to loosen. Strangely, though, the inhabitants retain a certain optimism despite their privations. Soon Schindler has his work-force and the factory is making money, with Stern running the business side of the deal (and providing some protection for favoured Jews).

This state of affairs continues until suddenly, one day, the ghetto is liquidated by the Nazi forces. The inhabitants are rounded up and either shipped off or executed summarily, even those who thought that they had undetectable hiding places. The fear and pain in these scenes is overwhelming as families are split up, children cut down by machine-gun fire and the ghetto razed - all co-ordinated by Amon Goeth (Ralph Fiennes). Goeth is the commandant of the new labour camp, where the ghetto survivors are, and a borderline psychopath. Meanwhile, Schindler has discovered his lack of workers (which is costing him money) and visits the labour camp, laden with bribes. Here he gains the confidence of Goeth and re-establishes his work-force, again using the talents of Stern.

As Schindler learns more of the mindless brutality of Goeth, and the fragile lives of the Jewish internees, his point-of-view begins a slow progress towards recognising this horror. Stern subtly aids this process by walking an incredibly thin tightrope - on one hand he is trying to protect people by bringing them to work at the factory (whether they are skilled or not) and on the other he is misleading Schindler and Goeth and, somehow, leading the business into profit. A crucial turning-point occurs when Schindler takes an active part in helping his workers, at great personal risk to himself. From this point on he regards the men and women as "his" and takes great pains to protect them from harm, such as being deported to Auschwitz. The tension grows as the various schemes court with disaster, always against the backdrop of the millions of Jews who are being murdered in the gas chambers.

It is in no way an over-statement to say that Schindler's List is a masterpiece and lives up to every critical accolade. By bringing this story to the screen (based on fact but not an exact historical document) Spielberg has performed a great service for mankind, focusing on the Holocaust in uncomfortable detail whilst retaining the personal aspects. Schindler himself is an extremely complicated character, initially appearing to be totally self-centred and content with the Nazi war-machine while only later revealing the depth of his humanity, compassion and flaws. The change from lusting after money to bankrupt and penniless (wishing only that he could have spent more money) is astounding and superbly acted by Neeson. Goeth is an equally intriguing person with his totally amoral viewpoint and animalistic love of killing randomly - a somewhat reptilian combination. The way in which he whines about his petty problems, while ignorant of the greater torture around him, is enough to turn your stomach. Finally, Stern is both the most invisible character and the most significant. Working tirelessly behind the scenes he provides a direction for Schindler and a counter-weight to his flair, a powerful combination which leads to the final success.

In addition to these main characters there are many others who have crucial roles in illustrating how ordinary soldiers could allow themselves to aid the destruction of a People while the member of that group let them, always believing that things cannot get worse. The technical aspects of this film are equally accomplished - the lighting is superb, the direction and editing have just the right pace and the score is both atmospheric and appropriate. Together these produce a story which is exceptionally moving, educational yet easy to grasp and an all-time classic. A last point is that the coda to the movie is both uplifting and awfully sad; let the tears flow.