@@faisalali2001 he did know.... They all knew.... Hes just... Seeing how much one car to the Germans was worth ten human beings lives... It's very sad...
This whole movie is just emotional. If you Love humans at all you Can not but help shed tears watching this film. They did such a amazing job capturing the horror these poor people went through
Oskar Schindler died poor and alone in 1974. He lived in a small room in Frankfurt, near the main station. Some of the surviving Jews supported him til his death.
This film made me sad, angry snd, in the end, happy, knowing the Schindler saved 1,100 Jewish lives. However, he was remorseful that he could not have saved more...
@@mikewrasman5103 I know. 1,100 is so minuscule compared to the millions that were killed. But that number has grown with the generations after the Holocaust. As Itzhack said, there will be generations because of what he did.
I thought he was regretting about the money hed spent to save the jewish people then i remember the parties and the women he courted (those mustve cost ton of money). No wonder he broke down here.
Thinking of his past wasteful life with alcohol and women must have been very painful for him, that he wasted time. But at least he realised and did something to chance, many realise but do nothing.
@@fuzzbrain913 He laughed because he was halfway expecting to be scolded. The man he was talking to was his accountant/business manager, who was always shaking his finger at him over his spending proclivities.
The irony is that if he had not had all those trappings, the pin, the car and so on, he could not have saved anyone. The whole plan depended on his ability to put on a show for those in power. He was in the lion’s den. That is what tears my heart out when I watch this. I want to tell him that it was all those things that saved those people. It is so heartbreaking.
Yes that's exactly what I was thinking. If had gone too hard on it and really sold his last belongings down to a gold pin, people would have gotten suspicious.
thats just the thing. if he had been a good man from the start he wouldnt have been able to do what he did, he wouldnt be able to flatter and praise people horrible people like amon goth, the fact that he was an amoral and greedy businessman is what allowed him to be able to do the things that had saved so many lives. He wasnt perfect, he was flawed, he was greedy, he only looked out for his own interests and fortune, but even in spite of all of that, he is one of the few people in history i would call a hero. to me oskar schindler's story proves only one thing; nothing is black and white, there is always more then meets the eye.
@@metaprimefandoms9763 he also slowly gained respect and warming for his Jewish employees. It became less business and more a personal goal to protect as many as he could and make sure they survived the regime. I agree, he wasn’t a paragon or a textbook hero, but he sacrificed much of himself and his material worth to save generations of people. To do good he had to bite the bullet, but came out on top
@@metaprimefandoms9763 because Oskar Schindler did not completely discard his humanity and his soul had not completely toppled over the precipice beyond hope his compassion for his fellow man remained intact. Over time he was reminded of that through his relationships with his workers. That in my opinion is what helped redeem him and to see these people as people, not as something less than human. This movie moved me so much. Reminded me of the time I helped the German Bundeswehr welcome Bosnian refugees fleeing the Balkan conflict in 1991 shortly before I left the US Army. Seeing those scared women and children getting off of trucks to arrive at a camp in a strange country without their fathers, sons, husbands, etc will haunt me forever. This scene reminds me of that. I could have done more.
Fun fact: Liam dropping the ring was an accident, he just reacted to being given such a priceless gift and picked it up instantly. Spielberg liked how it looked so he left it in. Another fun fact: Spielberg was directing Jurassic Park during the day and editing this by night. He was in effect making 2 movies at once.
He tortured himself more by doing the math in his head. His car = 10 people The pin = at least one He also probably thought about the shoes on his feet and the clothes on his back. He really did put the weight of the world on his shoulders. Brilliant performance.
And he went on, after the war, to continue running businesses. After that, how do you not spend the rest of your life thinking "I wish I'd earned this before... if I'd had this then, I could've saved more"?
@@Vanexelfan3137 most didn’t, don’t place us all at the height of heroism equal to Schindler. Most of us are undeserving of that, at least as of now, we can all do better.
And honestly some people don't like how he is an action star now but look at this movie it's amazing he has earned it who are we to judge what roles a man does? Plus unlike someone like Bruce Willis Liam Neeson always tries his 100% even in the most generic action movie he is amazing
Yes. Yet I love this portrayal. I don't know if it's totally accurate (might be, I just don't know), but I love how this shows his humanity. He was just a human. Yet capable of so much good.
I was a high-school junior when this movie came out. Our professors took the entire school to the cinema to see this one. A lesson that was taught more remarkably than any other.
I wish more schools would require this to be watched instead of “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”. This movie along with “The Pianist” and “Life is Beautiful” are better film examples of The Holocaust
I remember our school doing the same. Kids I remember being bullies in school, breaking down while watching it and it totally changed how they treated people. I was never as emotionally moved as I was seeing and continue to see this movie.
It's kinda sad that lately we've only seen Liam Neeson portraying hardened, stoic and emotionless characters. He truly is a gifted actor, if only he did more roles like this
If only people went out to see them. Scorsese did a movie called the silence of God and it flopped It stars a pre Star Wars Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, and Andrew Garfield. It was amazing but no one saw it. That is why he is still the Action Hero
@@ashes2diamond @Big Boss both of those films are great films “the silence of god” I really love looking at analytically and the grey is just a beautiful melancholic tale where although it’s action your right he isn’t just this badass
Tom Hanks won for Philadelphia that year. You also had both Daniel Day Lewis and Anthony Hopkins nominated in that same category, and Laurence Fishburne playing Ike Turner in What's Love Got To Do With It? In a normal year, any one of those five performances could have won an Oscar, but 1993 was not a normal year. Probably the most stacked Best Actor field ever.
@@RySenkari Well ,even the other two you mentioned had better performances than Philadelphia... i'm not a homophobic but the reason Tom Hanks won the Oscar was because of that.
I love how Stern quickly shakes his head to his confession, almost like he knew what Oskar was going to say. Because he knows, no, he couldn't have gotten more out. What happened and what he did was the only way it could have been. As horrible and heartbreaking as it was, it was the best case scenario. Which is why it's so painful. A good man shouldn't have to live with that, but because he was a good man, he had to.
Indeed. If he tried to save more, eyebrows would have been raised and more questions would have been asked. If the Nazis found out Schindler's true intentions, they would have arrested him for treason and, consequentially, executed alongside the Jews he tried to save.
@@213byron It is SO convicting!!! What I hang on to that matters SO little! We can't take it with us! The treasure is in the people we love and the people who love us...in loving every soul. As CS Lewis said "There is no such thing as a mere human..." we are all immortal souls.
@@skrrrt164 You are correct, many movie directors use their artisic license, but we do not know EXACTLY what happened, yes we know many details, but not everything. But you are wrong about the "no list' thing. A physical list was actually made, plus I think it's kind of obvious that he would have made a list, nobody is going to remember thousands of people's names... so just to correct you, a list was made.
The reason he breaks down after the pin and not after the car, is because while a car servers purpose to him and he gets use out of it, the pin really isn’t. He could have easily sold that and it wouldn’t inconvenience him at all. On top of this when he realised he could have saved one more, his head was probably flooded with memories of people he met that were left, like the lady in the cellar. Truly a cinematic masterpiece
@@brendonkeen1974 I wonder if the little girl in the red coat was one of the ones he was thinking about-he saw her twice and when he saw her body looked to be the turning point for him where he realized he needed to do something
I’m not sure if it was only me but the pin somehow protected him as a disguise for his agenda because it’s a symbol for being in the nazi side. The stars and papers show what you are throughout the show and having a nazi pin that is made of gold symbolizes power and money. Although that broke my heart too, when just merely a pin could’ve save 1 or 2 more lives. 😢
When Itzhak Stern hears him say “I could have got more” he immediately shakes his head no. I love that subtle acting choice. It shows that Stern truly understood the impact of Schindler and he is only focusing on the positives that have been created.
its a beautiful reaction. whenever we look back on something we did, we ALWAYS find ways we couldve improved something or done something slightly better. however, we couldnt. we did all we could IN THAT MOMENT. thats why hes shaking his head. schindler did all he could. sure, looking back with more perspective, he maybe coulve gotten more out, but during that time, he thought he saved everyone he could. and that is nothing anyone could be blamed for, and itzhak stern knew that. so his head shaking is basically him telling schindler "no, you couldnt have gotten more out. you did all you could think of in the moment, and you did amazing"
Just remember he didn't won an Oscar for this terrific performance, he lost to Tom Hanks in Philadelphia, but honestly I believe Liam Neeson deserved it more.
Because apparently Hollywood would rather celebrate homosexuality, instead of paying tribute a man who saved the lives, and who defied an utter madman in order to do so.
@@thecowboy9698 90's Oscars were not as woke as nowadays, but they have allways had this kind of controversies over some winners. Its just the nature of an award: *someone* got to win. No need to project your paranoia into everything buddy Besides, the Oscars are a celebration of the actorz and the craft of acting, not of the people they portray
I agree wholeheartedly. Sometimes it is just bad timing that a single year sees multiple iconic movies and performances that are truly Oscar worthy. Tom Hanks performance in Philadelphia was also an outstanding Oscar worthy performance, but I agree, Liam Neeson's performance here should have won.
As a WW2 instructor to homeschool students, I let them see this in the classroom. A lot of shocked teens, crying teens, and furious teens. This and saving Private Ryan were the 2 films in my school teachings. At the end of the school year, all 46 of them thanked me with teaching them something that they would never get at home.
Absolutely, when people take pictures or do extremely inappropriate actions when it’s forbidden when going to those places, it makes me sick when others think it’s ok for them to do that😡
I saw this in High school as well in one of my history classes, we were either silent, silently/softly crying or some left the room to take a moment, the teachers who taught that class said that it was ok to do so if one needed a minute, after finishing this movie in the class we had a class discussion/overview of the movie, not a lot of words were spoken and our teachers were straight up sobbing
Oscar Schindler shed all his money, valuables, business and influence to save the lives of over a thousand people. He shed his ego, pride and selfishness, the worst traits of humanity, and embraced the best. Just shows that all the things we consider important in life, whether it be money, our social position, mobile phones, clothes, facebook status, are really all inconsequential and superfluous. Only life matters. Treasure it, protect it and share it at any cost.
Sometimes life isn’t so black and white. The white shines through the dreaded darkness when people think no one is looking. Schindler is a testament to that,
@Jess W Actually, Orthodox Jews in Israel, 100% live by this advice. Secular Jews, some do, but most do not. Frankly the distinctions come down to reverence for G-d and a belief in the Afterlife. If one reveres G-d, one begins to think about how He judges matters and what is important to Him. The materialism is most important for those who believe life in this world is all there is.
John Williams, who would be the composer of this work, when he saw a cut without production of the film for the first time, was so moved that he had to go out to compose himself. after that he rejected Spielberg's offer to direct the soundtrack, believing that the film deserved a better composer. Spielberg replied: I know, but those who were better are already dead.
Different genre of music. Beethoven, Brahms, Bach and Schubert are all classical composers. John Williams is a composer of modern classical and popular music and a conductor.
@@mikewrasman5103 I'm not so sure about the distinction. Williams is indeed considered separately by some people as a Modern Classical Composer, however that distinction is purely a temporal one. He won't be considered a "modern classical composer" in 100 years time. We forget so easily that many of the composers that we lump together as "classical composers" span a timeline of over 150 years. Personally I would put John Williams on the top step with all of the greats one would routinely think of.
I remember being in a cinema years ago and the trailers were running. It was a Saturday night and the place was packed and very noisy with popcorn flying about and people screaming and laughing, and then the trailer came up for Schindler’s List. The whole place went absolutely silent. It was a powerful moment.
If it makes you feel any better I'm not the one making money off this video lol, the corporation that owns the rights to the movie claimed the video and is the one monetizing it.
Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley and Ralph Fiennes were robbed of an Oscar. To this day I can't believe they didn't receive an Academy Award for their performance.
Deep respect to Neeson as an actor. Before this film, I knew him best for action and thriller films such as Taken, Non-Stop, Run all Night, and Walk among the tombstones. This film show his acting talent at its peak.
@@Gregwing Exactly... “Before this film” refers to the fact that he say him as an action star before watching Schindler’s List which showed Neeson range as an actor. Learn how to articulate please...
It’s important to remember that Oskar was no saint. He was no angel. His main priority in the beginning was simply to make profit for himself. But even flawed people can show the better part of humanity sometimes, as he did in the end with the various lives he saved.
Many saints weren't very good people through part of their lives. But they changed at some point, and spent the rest of their lives trying to remedy to the wrongs they did to others.
I remember a story from the book that didn't make it into this movie. Nazis came to a synagogue and told everyone there they had to spit on the Talmud. Everyone did, except for one, a man from organized crime who said "I've done a lot of bad stuff in my life...but I won't do that."
I cried during this scene. I couldn't hold back my tears anymore. After researching about what they've done to innocent people and seeing images of heaps of burning people, this scene got me right in the feels.
Oskar was one of the greatest humanitarians in modern history. He failed at everything after the war, including his marriage, but in the end, he succeeded in becoming humanity's few bright spots of World War II. May his works always be remembered.
The greatest humanitarian in this movie is the Soviet Officer at the end. The real savior of Schindler's jews. While Schindler was resting and drinking at the restaurants, officer was fighting in dirt and blood.
@@Jose-se9pu Millions of soldiers gave their life to defeat Nazi Germany. Oskar Schindler gave money. Who is the greatest humanitarian in this equation?
Has to be one of the most powerful scenes in cinematic history. I remember watching this in the Cinema of my home town and almost everyone broke down at that scene. Incredibly powerful especially when we now know it was completely true, including the part when Oscar drops the ring.
I had the same experience, for nearly all the movie I was completely shell shocked. However then in this scene, I completely lost it and wept. I wept for hours afterwords as I absorbed the magnitude of human life lost and the incredible inhumanity shown to the millions of people. May we NEVER forget the holocaust!
Exactly. Many moments in film can tear your heart strings, but this one came from an actual place, in the context of one of the greatest tragedies of mankind. Remarkable what they were able to do in this film to capture a moment like this.
One thing this movie, and particularly this scene, left me with hit me incredibly hard: 27 thousand people helped save innocents during the holocaust. One among them saved 11,000 But there were 65 million people who didn't help, and 17 million who weren't saved "We could have done more" "We didn't do enough"
Yes. Definitely. My wife and I watched this film. At the conclusion of the film, there was dead silence, except for people who were weeping (including myself). There was nothing to say at all. All because of one madman.
I’m a grown man. I watched this movie years ago. I’m not one to go to pieces easily. Throughout the entire movie up to this point, I sat, quiet, and sick to my stomach about the evil I was seeing and silently cheering Schindler on. No emotion, just silent cheers of support. But when he broke down in tears with guilt over those he couldn’t save, I lost it and wept as hard as he did.
I watch a scene or look him up every year or so because I can’t watch the full movie ever again, it’s just too much. I do this to remind me what heroism and humanity looks like in it’s most potent form. I cry every time.
The way that they gather all around him to hug and comfort him after he breaks down always does me in. At that moment he isn't just some savior or hero, he's family.
After getting hired at a major German company, I watched this film late...May 2001. Tears were streaming down my cheeks at this end scene. Three years later from May 1945, in May 1948...the Nation of Israel was reborn. Our Savior will land on the Mount of Olives on the very last day of our World, and He will reign Forever. His kingdom will never end.
This reminds me of hacksaw ridge, when he got one person, he then begged God to give him strength to get one more, he kept saying. “Please lord, help me get one more” and he ended up saving 76 people (I think). Think about that, he ran into the heat of battle back and forth 76 times and carried & aided men 76 times and lowered them down a cliff using a rope 76 times
Both are great movies and great stories. It’s interesting to see in the worlds darkest and worst moments we not only see the worst in humans but also the best.
I’m a firm atheist, but if ever there was a case that would make me consider the existence of god, it would be Desmond Doss, especially when you consider they removed parts of his story for the movie, because they were too incredible to be believable.
Just imagine being surrounded by hundreds, if not thousands, of smiling faces, all grateful to you for their personal existence, and all you can think about is how you could have saved one more, just one more, just one more, just one more, just one more, just one more, if only, if only, if only, damn!
God, Liam Neeson was at his best in this movie. When he breaks down, it always gets me teared up. Not acknowledging that he did his best and could have saved more makes me feel as if I am not doing enough in my life to help those around me and serves me as a source of inspiration that I ought to do more, that we are not doing enough to help those around us. Hats off to Oscar Schindler 🙌
He was gifted with what he deserved at the end. From my knowledge I believe the Jews he saved revealed his story after his death and his body was moved to a sacred area in Israel. I believe he’s now buried in a ceremonial cemetery that is entirely reserved for only the most righteous contender, his selflessness showed more strength and courage than any normal soul could muster. May you rest in paradise, Oskar Schindler
I believe he never went on to do anything great afterwards or make a lot of money. And I believe many of those Jews he saved supported him throughout his life from what I understand.
“There are generations who will live because of what you did.” - That’s when the tears really start. In this scene every facial expression, every movement, is masterful filmmaking.
Just the idea of how guilty he feels shows how good of a person he had become. He didnt care how he ended up, he just wanted to save more. Even when they told him over and over that there wasnt enough room and he physically couldn't have, he didnt believe them.
Especially cause he’s understanding how heavy it is now that he knows he’s leaving. So the guilt and heaviness hits way harder and he’s like why didn’t I give every single thing I had why didn’t I start this earlier. It’s not his fault or anything it’s just so heavy man I can’t imagine the pain
I read somewhere that Oskar Schindler was shunned by his fellow Germans, his businesses failed and he was supported by his SchindlerJews for the remainder of his life.
They need to play this in theaters again. If they did I'm sure many people would go to see it. As for this scene in general I can't see one person not shedding a tear from it. It's just so amazingly powerful
No matter if we are willing to trade our life for another in a heartbeat, we know we can’t save everyone. Despite knowing this, we would try anyway, and feel bad for those we could not save.
My dad is an accountant from the Midwest and never shows any emotion. My mom told me that the only time she saw him cry was when they saw this movie when it came out in the early 90s. She said he was inconsolable and bawled liked a child in the movie theater. After watching this I can see why.
I'm happy people like him exist, the world needs more for sure since history keeps repeating itself, I had my doubts until I was deployed to former Yugoslavia in the 90's and saw the cruelty with my own eyes that one person can inflict on a another.
So if I con people, spend some time in prison, then exploit slave labour THEN grow a conscience during the worst crime in human history, I’m on the right path?
@@animateddepression Yes. When evil turns to good, That Is Good. Do not spit on repentance, or God save you when you realize you are in need of it. We are all broken lost souls. Forgiveness and Mercy are Good's greatest weapons against corruption and hatred.
You may be right.The condition of that little soul had a deep impact on sir Oskar Schindler.The whole plot is so damm powerful that it's impossible not to be emotionally moved seeing that noble soul feeling guilt because he couldn't save more lives.I wish I could've meet this person once
@@danielsingleton3576 Nono, I know that the girl survived. Still, Schindler couldn't know that. I wasn't talking about the fiction Schindler but the reallife Schindler
This always makes me cry. I'm Russian, I know we certainly haven't treated the Jews with decency, but if I was alive during the war, I could have been targeted. Monsters on all sides. I'm sorry for what my people did. I can only try to be better.
As A Jewish guy, I appreciate your words, but never be ashamed due to "Sins of the father." As we Jewish people like to say, just "be a mensch" (good person). If you are a good person and do what's right, that's all anybody can ask of you :)
In Colombia, my homeland, we had a minister, Luis López de Mesa. He was an obstructive bastard who used every tool he had to restrict the arrival of Jewish refugees to the country in 1939. He did enough... for the dishonor of my people. I'm sorry.
An unforgettable WW2 movie that captures the value of human lives. One of the best five WW2 movies I have watched . The others are The Pianist , Operation Daybreak( 1975 version ) , Life is Beautiful and Downfall .
I don't even have to watch this scene for it to make me cry. All I have to do is think about it, and my eyes immediately fill with tears. I can't even describe this scene to someone without breaking down and crying during my description.
+PJ Nice, It sounds like your mis-over-education has caused you more problem. You can't tell what's true from propaganda. Beware of being committed in an asylum.
+PJ Nice Again PJ, it's your mis-over-education that causes you to fail to tell the truth from make believe's. You're living in the latter unfortunately. Get yourself checked ASAP. You're dangerous and you'll be shunned.
What I loved most about the film, quite overlooked, was the character transition of Oskar. He went from a man whose only purpose was to make profit, with the cheapest possible employees, to one of the greatest heroes in modern history.
@@TheMaster4534 Schindler is literally white, my friend. You colorblind? Well that ain't gonna work here either cuz this is a black and white film. So you plain old stupid.
I think I read somewhere that Schindler dropping the gifted ring was not scripted; that it just happened and the scene was adjusted accordingly. Also, many of those extras don’t look like they’re just “acting”… those expressions are of real, ingrained sorrow… the emotions in this classic masterpiece are deep and strong…
Oskar Schindler's breakdown in this scene, is one of most heart wrenching pieces of cinema and a fitting testament of all humanity and goodness in this world. I cry every time I view this scene😭
To be a good person is the ultimate achievement human being can get in his life. Nobody under the sun is great except the one who believes in the final victory of good.
@@jasonhahn8797 Why is there always that one, narcissistic, right-wing nutjob in the comments section with a huge chip on their shoulder, determined to bring up their political stance when it's of no relevance whatsoever? This comment is literally the embodiment of the meme "Sir, this is a dairy queen."
When I watched the movie, as soon as he said “I didn’t do enough” I just absolutely bawled, I couldn’t believe that he would say that about himself after all he did, he went out of his way to rescue more than 1100 people from the jaws of death itself, spending his entire fortune to bribe the right people to get it done, and after they were all there standing around him, his first instinct was to focus on what he could have done better. What a wonderful, selfless man…
The first scene in a film that made me cry, I will never forget it. "One more person"... and the tears are coming again. Over 20 years later, it still gets me.
The only thing that echoed in his mind was "What if I'd done this? What if I could save more? What if I'd done that? Maybe I could've saved the ones I failed?", and that's kind of tragic. After all the souls he had saved, he should've earned at least some inner peace, but his soul is tormented by the fact that there are those he couldn't help. His conscience didn't allow him the luxury of relief, and it's just really sad.
Since this scene, i havent seen any movie nor series who have managed to come close to this performance. THIS scene tell EVERYTHING about how sad, AWFUL and horrific holocaust was and what humans are capable of in cooperation in just a few minutes. Such a beautiful performance by my two favorite actors. They should both have oscars for this!! We need more peace in this world, we are ONE race, We are NOT of any colours!
@@dylanjwagner They are not. There is war and an unjust occupation and displacement and oppression of people - it's terrible and wrong, no doubt. But there are no gas chambers and death camps. Palestinians can work and live in Israel, they do not have to wear a mark to show that they're Palestinian. It isn't even close to the proportion of evil and oppression the nazis committed. Proportionality is something a lot of people seem to have a problem with conceptualizing.
I think i know why he dropped the ring because tears were welling up in his eyes and that blurs your vision and thats why he couldnt see the ring properly n dropped it. Learned that watching this clip. RIP to all that were murdered.
I remember watching this with Dad the first time. He wept like I'd never seen him weep over anything, let alone a movie. It was astonishingly beautiful. I of course was just a kid back then. (1995) Throughout the years, I made it an annual thing to watch Schindler's list at least once and every time I would feel something new about the human race. I think; Most of all, about myself. It's been 26 years (26 viewings) and everytime I would reminisce about this particular scene, I am always reminded of my father from our first time sitting together watching this. (Dad passed away in 2017)
I remember watching this for the first time in history class. The other kids were more occupied talking about the naked women or seeing a penis on screen. That's what most of them were obsessed with, but I remmeebr a few of us, including myself, hiding tears or stifling cries at the stuff that we were seeing. I couldn't even hold it together in this last scene, and I think the teacher knew that might be the case. He left the lights off for a few minutes until class was over so we could collect ourselves with a bit of privacy.
That’s because you had a class full of immature morons who probably take life for granted. A lot of us have been there. When I got older and started learning about all of the crap that happened during WWII, I have to remind myself that today could be a lot worse.
It's an R rated movie. I'm not sure you are allowed to show it to kids in junior high or even high school. Anyway its not a movie for kids, even without the violence and nudity. One needs a certain level of maturity to truly appreciate it.
Impossible to watch without a frog in your throat. So glad I saw this in theaters. I tell you: this is one of the finest scenes ever put to screen. Some of the best acting I've ever witnessed.
I break down in tears everytime I hear the line: "I could've got one more person. And I didn't!" Such a great scene and an even more masterpiece of a film by Spielberg. Liam Neeson is great in this movie. Every actor/actress is great in this movie. Never forget this movie or the history it's based on.
Ich habe oberen Teil meines Kommentars bewusst in meiner Muttersprache: *Deutsch* verfasst (Übersetzung ins Englische kommt an Schluss) ich weiß nicht ob es bekannt ist, aber - *Michel Friedman* - ist ein Kind von den *Schindler Juden* Seine Eltern wurden beide von Oskar Schindler vor den Gaskammern gerettet. Und ob man Michel Friedman nun mag oder nicht, das spielt überhaupt keine Rolle, denn ohne Schindler hätte es ihn (so viele unzählige Generationen) nicht gegeben. Ich habe ihn hier durch seine in Deutschland recht Hohe Bekanntheit ausgewählt um sich bewusst zu machen, welch einschneidende Katastrophe der WW2 speziell gegen die Juden grausame Realität werden ließ.... English: I have deliberately written the upper part of my comment in my native language: * German * (translation into English comes at the end) I don't know if it's known but - * Michel Friedman * - is a child of the * Schindler Jews * Both of his parents were saved from the gas chambers by Oskar Schindler. And whether you like Michel Friedman or not, it doesn't matter at all, because without Schindler he (like so many countless generations) would not have existed. I chose him here because of his high level of popularity in Germany in order to make myself aware of what a drastic catastrophe the WW2 made a cruel reality, especially against the Jews ...
Not only is this my favourite film and I deem it an absolute masterpiece, this scene made my boyfriend break down into floods of tears and this is a guy who doesn’t get emotional at movies even if they are sad. This film hits you where it hurts and makes you feel so much pain. I think of those lose souls and pray for the families affected by this tragedy today ❤️
There is a documentary about other people who saved the Jewish lives. There were 10 people depicted in the documentary who saved countless Jewish lives, just like Oskar Schindler.
Goodness, I watch the movie and I think, “I’ll not cry this time” but then this score begins to play and this scene! Always leaves me in tears. Always. Mind blowing performance; just stupendous!
I love how this movie is in black and white. Showing how bleak Europe is with the Nazi's in power. It's only at the end when we see the surviving Jews but older do we see full color showing that all it takes is the actions and determination of one man to bring hope to a bleak world.
This is one of the most emotional and probably the most powerful scene in cinematic history! This scene always breaks me, Just the thought that Oskar gave everything he had to save the people and still being so regretful for not saving others, is so powerful. Liam did a fantastic job. Sad to hear that he didn't win an Oscar for this film.
I remember watching this movie when it came out with my back then, my girlfriend now my wife, a bag of popcorn and a couple of large Cokes. When the movie ended we still had a a full bag of popcorn and two full Coke cups. This was a very powerful movie.
I am incapable of watching this scene without breaking down. One of the best performances in cinematic history. It totally conveys the emotion of despair Schindler felt despite having done something utterly enormous. Spielberg really knows how to build up those emotions and letting it all come to this perfect ending in what was already an incredibly powerful film.
The pain it’s so real when I saw this I was in high school I cried so much every one thought this film was a way out of classes I thought that it was humanity way of showing how much we lost and what we could do to change it everything we do in packs others
Simply the best movie ever made! Can‘t describe what i felt when i saw the little girl in the red coat for the second time in the film! This scene always remembers that the holocaust was so horrible that no one can really imagine! It took a long time until i recognized what human beings are able to do
“That car is worth ten people right there. Why did I keep the car?” That line always gets me. I start crying then
Little did he know, he needed to keep up the facade of being a nazi. Selling everything for the Jews would have raised suspicions
@@faisalali2001 he did know.... They all knew.... Hes just... Seeing how much one car to the Germans was worth ten human beings lives... It's very sad...
For me it is the pin that he holds. Such a small thing worth one or two people.
This whole movie is just emotional. If you
Love humans at all you
Can not but help shed tears watching this film. They did such a amazing job capturing the horror these poor people went through
We all do
Oskar Schindler died poor and alone in 1974. He lived in a small room in Frankfurt, near the main station.
Some of the surviving Jews supported him til his death.
😥🙏🏻❤️
😥
A kind man, who loved people no matter who they were.
No man who saved a life will die impoverished for his soul has been bought by God.
He may have been a savior, but he was still a businessman.
Schindler’s List is the only film ever that legitimately made me cry. The way it captures both the absolute worst and best of humanity is flawless.
What about The Green Mile?
This film made me sad, angry snd, in the end, happy, knowing the Schindler saved 1,100 Jewish lives. However, he was remorseful that he could not have saved more...
@@mikewrasman5103 I know. 1,100 is so minuscule compared to the millions that were killed. But that number has grown with the generations after the Holocaust. As Itzhack said, there will be generations because of what he did.
As a german I am glad both was shown..
@nelson eyenike I watched Green Mile. Sad, but no tears.
"There will be generations because of what you did." That line gets me everytime.
God yes....i always cry when schindler breaks down. FUCK HOLLYWOOD FOR NOT GIVING LIAM NEESON ANY GOOD MOVIES LIKE THIS
There are more jews descended from those saved by Schindler than there are in whole of Poland.
Powerful scene
Save one man save the world.
UPDATE!! There's generations now. Thank you Oskar Schindler. RIP
That moment of realization in his eyes that a tiny gold pin could have been a person...such a phenomenal performance.
He’s probably also thinking about the little girl in the red girl
@@strangebrew1231 a girl in a girl?
“I threw away so much money, you have no idea”
An incredibly well written movie!
I thought he was regretting about the money hed spent to save the jewish people then i remember the parties and the women he courted (those mustve cost ton of money). No wonder he broke down here.
Thinking of his past wasteful life with alcohol and women must have been very painful for him, that he wasted time. But at least he realised and did something to chance, many realise but do nothing.
I was gonna say. The way he chuckles and then it transitions to tears, as he was kind of joking and then he thinks about the gravity of it
@@fuzzbrain913 He laughed because he was halfway expecting to be scolded. The man he was talking to was his accountant/business manager, who was always shaking his finger at him over his spending proclivities.
I think the reason he said those is that he spend all his money just save what he thinks little number of people
The irony is that if he had not had all those trappings, the pin, the car and so on, he could not have saved anyone. The whole plan depended on his ability to put on a show for those in power. He was in the lion’s den. That is what tears my heart out when I watch this. I want to tell him that it was all those things that saved those people. It is so heartbreaking.
And the parties too.
Yes that's exactly what I was thinking. If had gone too hard on it and really sold his last belongings down to a gold pin, people would have gotten suspicious.
thats just the thing. if he had been a good man from the start he wouldnt have been able to do what he did, he wouldnt be able to flatter and praise people horrible people like amon goth, the fact that he was an amoral and greedy businessman is what allowed him to be able to do the things that had saved so many lives. He wasnt perfect, he was flawed, he was greedy, he only looked out for his own interests and fortune, but even in spite of all of that, he is one of the few people in history i would call a hero. to me oskar schindler's story proves only one thing; nothing is black and white, there is always more then meets the eye.
@@metaprimefandoms9763 he also slowly gained respect and warming for his Jewish employees. It became less business and more a personal goal to protect as many as he could and make sure they survived the regime. I agree, he wasn’t a paragon or a textbook hero, but he sacrificed much of himself and his material worth to save generations of people. To do good he had to bite the bullet, but came out on top
@@metaprimefandoms9763 because Oskar Schindler did not completely discard his humanity and his soul had not completely toppled over the precipice beyond hope his compassion for his fellow man remained intact. Over time he was reminded of that through his relationships with his workers. That in my opinion is what helped redeem him and to see these people as people, not as something less than human. This movie moved me so much. Reminded me of the time I helped the German Bundeswehr welcome Bosnian refugees fleeing the Balkan conflict in 1991 shortly before I left the US Army. Seeing those scared women and children getting off of trucks to arrive at a camp in a strange country without their fathers, sons, husbands, etc will haunt me forever. This scene reminds me of that. I could have done more.
Fun fact: Liam dropping the ring was an accident, he just reacted to being given such a priceless gift and picked it up instantly. Spielberg liked how it looked so he left it in.
Another fun fact: Spielberg was directing Jurassic Park during the day and editing this by night. He was in effect making 2 movies at once.
Speilburg is a God when it comes to movies
Yes just thought about that at the time... a very authentic reaction to such a gesture
The absolute contrast
I think he was also consulting on Animaniacs at the same time, too.
@@felicityedwards1306 I do believe he was
His wife was a driving force behind his actions and should also be remembered. Fantastic act of humanity by the both of them
Why was his wife a driving force behind his actions? I am so interested in your comments. Please help me understand it more.
@@ds5398 thank you.
until this movie, even oskar didn't get very much recognition. he died penniless and almost unknown
They both were angels Rest in peace
Over a million live today because of his actions and they will not forget him
He tortured himself more by doing the math in his head.
His car = 10 people
The pin = at least one
He also probably thought about the shoes on his feet and the clothes on his back. He really did put the weight of the world on his shoulders.
Brilliant performance.
And he went on, after the war, to continue running businesses. After that, how do you not spend the rest of your life thinking "I wish I'd earned this before... if I'd had this then, I could've saved more"?
You would do the same.
@@Vanexelfan3137 most didn’t, don’t place us all at the height of heroism equal to Schindler. Most of us are undeserving of that, at least as of now, we can all do better.
@@feartheghus
It is in the striving that makes us who we are.
The Man was an Angel reincarnated into a lovely human..
This was truly Liam Neeson’s greatest and best performance in his entire acting career
Taken
And honestly some people don't like how he is an action star now but look at this movie it's amazing he has earned it who are we to judge what roles a man does? Plus unlike someone like Bruce Willis Liam Neeson always tries his 100% even in the most generic action movie he is amazing
Micheal Collins is better he’s Irish playing the man who freed Ireland
@@matpayne8866 sthu u probably haven’t even seen schindlers list.
Should’ve won an Oscar
I still cannot understand why Neeson didn't get an Oscar that year.
He didn't need an Oscar. He was Oscar
Somebody else did as good a job in a more demanding role?
To real people don't want to acknowledge and are actually forgetting these things happened.
@@alexayers9463 Tom Hanks won for Philadelphia. Any other year it would have been Liams.
@ ahlads. I remember watching the Academy Awards that year and thinking it could be rare tie with Hanks and Neesom both winning.
"There will be generations because of what you did"
"I didn't do enough"
You did much more
"You did so much"
thanks for that deaf also watches this :D
Don't stress, I'm sure you won't due I'm poverty buddy, I'm sure they'll support you..............
I could have done so much more why didn't I do more I could have saved them all 😭
Few things are more sad than seeing someone feel guilty who doesn't deserve to.
Yes. Yet I love this portrayal. I don't know if it's totally accurate (might be, I just don't know), but I love how this shows his humanity. He was just a human. Yet capable of so much good.
@@kevinswift8654 His wife contributed alot more than shown in the movie, but most of the movie is accurate.
Most of the people on earth are not doing anything to help other needy people,
🤑- i didn’t anything
Wow. That is a powerful statement.
He was just as guilty. He profited for a long time
I was a high-school junior when this movie came out. Our professors took the entire school to the cinema to see this one. A lesson that was taught more remarkably than any other.
I wish more schools would require this to be watched instead of “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”. This movie along with “The Pianist” and “Life is Beautiful” are better film examples of The Holocaust
I remember our school doing the same. Kids I remember being bullies in school, breaking down while watching it and it totally changed how they treated people. I was never as emotionally moved as I was seeing and continue to see this movie.
@@kevinp284 How did those bullies treat people after watching the movie?
I'm glad I didn't watch this when I was young. This would have f-ed me up even more than I already am.
They showed it to us in school one day. Afterwards I thought it was part of the curriculum. I thought you were supposed to learn that.
It's kinda sad that lately we've only seen Liam Neeson portraying hardened, stoic and emotionless characters. He truly is a gifted actor, if only he did more roles like this
If only people went out to see them. Scorsese did a movie called the silence of God and it flopped It stars a pre Star Wars Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, and Andrew Garfield. It was amazing but no one saw it. That is why he is still the Action Hero
The Grey was awesome because I felt Neeson did more than just the stoic thing.
@@ashes2diamond @Big Boss both of those films are great films “the silence of god” I really love looking at analytically and the grey is just a beautiful melancholic tale where although it’s action your right he isn’t just this badass
@Big Boss: I want to see that movie “The Silence of God” I’m surprised that I have never heard of it. Thanks for commenting that.
Watch “Silence”
This bit was so powerful, how liam neeson didn't win an Oscar, i don't know
Tom Hanks won for Philadelphia that year. You also had both Daniel Day Lewis and Anthony Hopkins nominated in that same category, and Laurence Fishburne playing Ike Turner in What's Love Got To Do With It?
In a normal year, any one of those five performances could have won an Oscar, but 1993 was not a normal year. Probably the most stacked Best Actor field ever.
@@RySenkari Well ,even the other two you mentioned had better performances than Philadelphia... i'm not a homophobic but the reason Tom Hanks won the Oscar was because of that.
@@RySenkari And Harrison Ford not even nominated for *The Fugitive*
1993 sure is a crazy year
@@RySenkari understandable have a nice day😂
I love how Stern quickly shakes his head to his confession, almost like he knew what Oskar was going to say. Because he knows, no, he couldn't have gotten more out. What happened and what he did was the only way it could have been. As horrible and heartbreaking as it was, it was the best case scenario. Which is why it's so painful. A good man shouldn't have to live with that, but because he was a good man, he had to.
"One more person is dead because of me."
He thinks he's as evil as the people who made the camps.
Indeed. If he tried to save more, eyebrows would have been raised and more questions would have been asked. If the Nazis found out Schindler's true intentions, they would have arrested him for treason and, consequentially, executed alongside the Jews he tried to save.
Dar S, beautiful comment... Especially the end of it.
@@kittylover62 Obviously if Schindler had not been a bit of a rogue, he could not have done what he did.
A mistake or bad luck it could have went much worse.
"Why did I keep the car? Ten people, right there...this pen, two people..." Seeing him break down destroys me every time.
Pin*
@@213byron It is SO convicting!!! What I hang on to that matters SO little! We can't take it with us! The treasure is in the people we love and the people who love us...in loving every soul. As CS Lewis said "There is no such thing as a mere human..." we are all immortal souls.
A pin was worth two people...that is why he breaks, he realizes the absurdity of the whole situation
Why didn't he just sell all his organs?
Would you sale your organs?
His only regret was that he didn't save more.
A true hero never bask in the victory. A true hero always wants to do more, to help people in need.
The movie was exaggerated greatly he never wrote a list or did he break down in tears cuz he didn’t save anymore people
@@skrrrt164 you dont know that
@@skrrrt164 You are correct, many movie directors use their artisic license, but we do not know EXACTLY what happened, yes we know many details, but not everything. But you are wrong about the "no list' thing. A physical list was actually made, plus I think it's kind of obvious that he would have made a list, nobody is going to remember thousands of people's names... so just to correct you, a list was made.
@@michaelmorse4444 thats damn treu .
The reason he breaks down after the pin and not after the car, is because while a car servers purpose to him and he gets use out of it, the pin really isn’t. He could have easily sold that and it wouldn’t inconvenience him at all. On top of this when he realised he could have saved one more, his head was probably flooded with memories of people he met that were left, like the lady in the cellar. Truly a cinematic masterpiece
The lady in the cellar was Helen Hirsch who he saved. There was a scene where Goeth played a hand of 21 for her.
@@brendonkeen1974 I wonder if the little girl in the red coat was one of the ones he was thinking about-he saw her twice and when he saw her body looked to be the turning point for him where he realized he needed to do something
@@HaliaStone the book goes into some detail about the girl in red. Though he never met her, Oskar was greatly affected by her death.
It's also how small it is.
That measely pin could have bought a person's life. For just that and they would still breath.
I’m not sure if it was only me but the pin somehow protected him as a disguise for his agenda because it’s a symbol for being in the nazi side. The stars and papers show what you are throughout the show and having a nazi pin that is made of gold symbolizes power and money.
Although that broke my heart too, when just merely a pin could’ve save 1 or 2 more lives. 😢
When Itzhak Stern hears him say “I could have got more” he immediately shakes his head no. I love that subtle acting choice. It shows that Stern truly understood the impact of Schindler and he is only focusing on the positives that have been created.
So beautiful
its a beautiful reaction.
whenever we look back on something we did, we ALWAYS find ways we couldve improved something or done something slightly better. however, we couldnt. we did all we could IN THAT MOMENT.
thats why hes shaking his head. schindler did all he could. sure, looking back with more perspective, he maybe coulve gotten more out, but during that time, he thought he saved everyone he could. and that is nothing anyone could be blamed for, and itzhak stern knew that.
so his head shaking is basically him telling schindler "no, you couldnt have gotten more out. you did all you could think of in the moment, and you did amazing"
I always feel with that gesture he is saying to Schindler “No don’t do that to yourself.”
he was the witness and the conscience of the film
@Crispin Wah and he was a great man
Just remember he didn't won an Oscar for this terrific performance, he lost to Tom Hanks in Philadelphia, but honestly I believe Liam Neeson deserved it more.
To be fair, both performances were incredible.
If only they gave co-Oscar awards! Both were amazing!
Because apparently Hollywood would rather celebrate homosexuality, instead of paying tribute a man who saved the lives, and who defied an utter madman in order to do so.
@@thecowboy9698 90's Oscars were not as woke as nowadays, but they have allways had this kind of controversies over some winners. Its just the nature of an award: *someone* got to win. No need to project your paranoia into everything buddy
Besides, the Oscars are a celebration of the actorz and the craft of acting, not of the people they portray
I agree wholeheartedly. Sometimes it is just bad timing that a single year sees multiple iconic movies and performances that are truly Oscar worthy.
Tom Hanks performance in Philadelphia was also an outstanding Oscar worthy performance, but I agree, Liam Neeson's performance here should have won.
As a WW2 instructor to homeschool students, I let them see this in the classroom. A lot of shocked teens, crying teens, and furious teens. This and saving Private Ryan were the 2 films in my school teachings. At the end of the school year, all 46 of them thanked me with teaching them something that they would never get at home.
Its terrifying and sad that people joke and deny this event
Absolutely, when people take pictures or do extremely inappropriate actions when it’s forbidden when going to those places, it makes me sick when others think it’s ok for them to do that😡
I saw this in High school as well in one of my history classes, we were either silent, silently/softly crying or some left the room to take a moment, the teachers who taught that class said that it was ok to do so if one needed a minute, after finishing this movie in the class we had a class discussion/overview of the movie, not a lot of words were spoken and our teachers were straight up sobbing
The kids laughed at saving private Ryan when the guy was calling for his mother upset me to this day
@@punkydamonkey989 "Truth is the first casualty of war...." - Aeschylus
Oscar Schindler shed all his money, valuables, business and influence to save the lives of over a thousand people. He shed his ego, pride and selfishness, the worst traits of humanity, and embraced the best. Just shows that all the things we consider important in life, whether it be money, our social position, mobile phones, clothes, facebook status, are really all inconsequential and superfluous. Only life matters. Treasure it, protect it and share it at any cost.
Sometimes life isn’t so black and white. The white shines through the dreaded darkness when people think no one is looking. Schindler is a testament to that,
Most of the people on earth are not doing anything to help other needy people,
🤑- i didn’t anything
@Jess W Actually, Orthodox Jews in Israel, 100% live by this advice. Secular Jews, some do, but most do not. Frankly the distinctions come down to reverence for G-d and a belief in the Afterlife. If one reveres G-d, one begins to think about how He judges matters and what is important to Him. The materialism is most important for those who believe life in this world is all there is.
He used his influence to save lives.
Beautifully said.
John Williams, who would be the composer of this work, when he saw a cut without production of the film for the first time, was so moved that he had to go out to compose himself. after that he rejected Spielberg's offer to direct the soundtrack, believing that the film deserved a better composer.
Spielberg replied: I know, but those who were better are already dead.
He’s basically telling John that he’s the greatest living composer on the world.
Yes, he is!
@@ignacioclerici5341 True.
Different genre of music. Beethoven, Brahms, Bach and Schubert are all classical composers. John Williams is a composer of modern classical and popular music and a conductor.
@@mikewrasman5103 I'm not so sure about the distinction. Williams is indeed considered separately by some people as a Modern Classical Composer, however that distinction is purely a temporal one. He won't be considered a "modern classical composer" in 100 years time. We forget so easily that many of the composers that we lump together as "classical composers" span a timeline of over 150 years. Personally I would put John Williams on the top step with all of the greats one would routinely think of.
I remember being in a cinema years ago and the trailers were running. It was a Saturday night and the place was packed and very noisy with popcorn flying about and people screaming and laughing, and then the trailer came up for Schindler’s List. The whole place went absolutely silent. It was a powerful moment.
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I don't bought him as slaves. I bought his lifes
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People who did nothing: look at my achievements
real heroes: I didn’t do enough
Real sh1t
persian?
@@kadafi4lyf چه عجب یه ایرانی پیدا شد 😂
@@kadafi4lyf درسته، ولی *من* تا حالا ایرانی توی یوتیوب ندیده بودم :)
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Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley and Ralph Fiennes were robbed of an Oscar. To this day I can't believe they didn't receive an Academy Award for their performance.
Deep respect to Neeson as an actor. Before this film, I knew him best for action and thriller films such as Taken, Non-Stop, Run all Night, and Walk among the tombstones. This film show his acting talent at its peak.
All those films were released over 15 years AFTER Schindler's list.
@@Gregwing he’s saying in the order he watched them... Chode
@@rumpleforeskin5698 He doesn't say that. "Before this film, I knew him for...." Please learn how to read.
@@Gregwing Exactly... “Before this film” refers to the fact that he say him as an action star before watching Schindler’s List which showed Neeson range as an actor. Learn how to articulate please...
@@Gregwing Because he saw all of his other movies before he saw this one. It's pretty easy to understand lmao.
It’s important to remember that Oskar was no saint. He was no angel. His main priority in the beginning was simply to make profit for himself. But even flawed people can show the better part of humanity sometimes, as he did in the end with the various lives he saved.
Many saints weren't very good people through part of their lives.
But they changed at some point, and spent the rest of their lives trying to remedy to the wrongs they did to others.
I remember a story from the book that didn't make it into this movie. Nazis came to a synagogue and told everyone there they had to spit on the Talmud. Everyone did, except for one, a man from organized crime who said "I've done a lot of bad stuff in my life...but I won't do that."
I agree. It is important, because it makes him more real and more relatable.
@@acadoe I agree, he had his own spiritual reckoning. He could have just enjoyed his position if privilege and never waivered.
That was the whole point of this scene, the reason why he feels so guilty
I cried during this scene. I couldn't hold back my tears anymore. After researching about what they've done to innocent people and seeing images of heaps of burning people, this scene got me right in the feels.
There's no shame in crying.
It makes you human.
Having feelings makes you human.
Oskar was one of the greatest humanitarians in modern history. He failed at everything after the war, including his marriage, but in the end, he succeeded in becoming humanity's few bright spots of World War II. May his works always be remembered.
The greatest humanitarian in this movie is the Soviet Officer at the end. The real savior of Schindler's jews. While Schindler was resting and drinking at the restaurants, officer was fighting in dirt and blood.
@@evgeniantonov1035 What's wrong with you?
@@Jose-se9pu Millions of soldiers gave their life to defeat Nazi Germany. Oskar Schindler gave money. Who is the greatest humanitarian in this equation?
@@evgeniantonov1035 both
@@evgeniantonov1035 Soviet Government butchered 30 million of their own people.
Has to be one of the most powerful scenes in cinematic history. I remember watching this in the Cinema of my home town and almost everyone broke down at that scene. Incredibly powerful especially when we now know it was completely true, including the part when Oscar drops the ring.
I had the same experience, for nearly all the movie I was completely shell shocked. However then in this scene, I completely lost it and wept. I wept for hours afterwords as I absorbed the magnitude of human life lost and the incredible inhumanity shown to the millions of people. May we NEVER forget the holocaust!
Exactly. Many moments in film can tear your heart strings, but this one came from an actual place, in the context of one of the greatest tragedies of mankind. Remarkable what they were able to do in this film to capture a moment like this.
One thing this movie, and particularly this scene, left me with hit me incredibly hard:
27 thousand people helped save innocents during the holocaust. One among them saved 11,000
But there were 65 million people who didn't help, and 17 million who weren't saved
"We could have done more"
"We didn't do enough"
I was working in Malaysia at the time and it was banned there. I think it's horrifying to be unsympathetic
Yes. Definitely. My wife and I watched this film. At the conclusion of the film, there was dead silence, except for people who were weeping (including myself). There was nothing to say at all.
All because of one madman.
I’m a grown man. I watched this movie years ago. I’m not one to go to pieces easily. Throughout the entire movie up to this point, I sat, quiet, and sick to my stomach about the evil I was seeing and silently cheering Schindler on. No emotion, just silent cheers of support. But when he broke down in tears with guilt over those he couldn’t save, I lost it and wept as hard as he did.
Same here, man. Had me crying like a baby...
I sobbed at that part
I watch a scene or look him up every year or so because I can’t watch the full movie ever again, it’s just too much. I do this to remind me what heroism and humanity looks like in it’s most potent form. I cry every time.
The way that they gather all around him to hug and comfort him after he breaks down always does me in. At that moment he isn't just some savior or hero, he's family.
After getting hired at a major German company, I watched this film late...May 2001. Tears were streaming down my cheeks at this end scene. Three years later from May 1945, in May 1948...the Nation of Israel was reborn. Our Savior will land on the Mount of Olives on the very last day of our World, and He will reign Forever. His kingdom will never end.
Yes, he is family.
Dominic Toretto wants to know your location
@@patrickportley6985 beats me to it *drives away with my supra
This reminds me of hacksaw ridge, when he got one person, he then begged God to give him strength to get one more, he kept saying. “Please lord, help me get one more” and he ended up saving 76 people (I think). Think about that, he ran into the heat of battle back and forth 76 times and carried & aided men 76 times and lowered them down a cliff using a rope 76 times
Both are great movies and great stories. It’s interesting to see in the worlds darkest and worst moments we not only see the worst in humans but also the best.
Exceptional Humans shines the most in the Darkest of human history.
without a gun
I’m a firm atheist, but if ever there was a case that would make me consider the existence of god, it would be Desmond Doss, especially when you consider they removed parts of his story for the movie, because they were too incredible to be believable.
Desmond saved 79 lives, 4 of them are Japanese soldiers
People like Schindler teaches me that, even in a small part, we can have hope in humanity ❤️
I get what you are saying.
Sometimes, even one little spark can somehow light the way to a better future.
Sometimes, all it takes is only one.
NGL
This entire film was an excellent masterpiece. Beautiful cinematography and truly a mind blowing performance from everyone.
Get out
bro u are man of culture, i see u on every video comment section
Holy crap, didn’t expect to see you here…
But, then again, when do I ever expect to see you anywhere?
I see you everywhere now
Fook you Trolls, wanting to get in the Comments of every single Video.
Just imagine being surrounded by hundreds, if not thousands, of smiling faces, all grateful to you for their personal existence, and all you can think about is how you could have saved one more, just one more, just one more, just one more, just one more, just one more, if only, if only, if only, damn!
That's what it really means to be a hero! A tireless soul always seeking more and more!
@@CommandoConnor heroism in its most potent form.
God, Liam Neeson was at his best in this movie. When he breaks down, it always gets me teared up. Not acknowledging that he did his best and could have saved more makes me feel as if I am not doing enough in my life to help those around me and serves me as a source of inspiration that I ought to do more, that we are not doing enough to help those around us. Hats off to Oscar Schindler 🙌
My too! a lot of the tears this exeptional men...
He was gifted with what he deserved at the end. From my knowledge I believe the Jews he saved revealed his story after his death and his body was moved to a sacred area in Israel. I believe he’s now buried in a ceremonial cemetery that is entirely reserved for only the most righteous contender, his selflessness showed more strength and courage than any normal soul could muster. May you rest in paradise, Oskar Schindler
He is buried on Mount Sinai yeah, "that" Mount Sinai.
I believe he never went on to do anything great afterwards or make a lot of money. And I believe many of those Jews he saved supported him throughout his life from what I understand.
@@IrKeNoVa Mount Zion, not Mount Sinai
@@dompers2073 Completely different places. Get your facts straight.
@@IrKeNoVa yeah but he was buried at mount zion
The measure of a man is not by his words, but rather by the actions of his heart.
Damn that’s a good one. By who?
@@george9057 "The measure of a man is what he does with power." - Plato
Thats the one i know
“There are generations who will live because of what you did.” - That’s when the tears really start.
In this scene every facial expression, every movement, is masterful filmmaking.
Just the idea of how guilty he feels shows how good of a person he had become. He didnt care how he ended up, he just wanted to save more. Even when they told him over and over that there wasnt enough room and he physically couldn't have, he didnt believe them.
Especially cause he’s understanding how heavy it is now that he knows he’s leaving. So the guilt and heaviness hits way harder and he’s like why didn’t I give every single thing I had why didn’t I start this earlier. It’s not his fault or anything it’s just so heavy man I can’t imagine the pain
That's the power of real love. To give unconditionally.
“I could have saved one more.” His biggest regret was that he couldn’t save more. This gets me..
As it does me.
I cry like a baby every time I listen to that in the movie..
Mee too
I read somewhere that Oskar Schindler was shunned by his fellow Germans, his businesses failed and he was supported by his SchindlerJews for the remainder of his life.
They need to play this in theaters again. If they did I'm sure many people would go to see it. As for this scene in general I can't see one person not shedding a tear from it. It's just so amazingly powerful
This movie captures why History is so important.
its hollywood you stoop1d
Наши предки остановили это безумие. Нам нужно сделать чтобы этого никогда больше не было.
@@kaiserschnitselsr It's a movie based on true events, dumbass.
He's not crying because he couldn't save one more life, he's crying because he couldn't save the world.
No matter if we are willing to trade our life for another in a heartbeat, we know we can’t save everyone. Despite knowing this, we would try anyway, and feel bad for those we could not save.
That's Weltschmerz.
He’s crying because of the guilt of having been what he was before he started. That’s why he says one more
This scene literally brought tears in my eyes. I couldn't even imagine how people must have felt at that time
My dad is an accountant from the Midwest and never shows any emotion. My mom told me that the only time she saw him cry was when they saw this movie when it came out in the early 90s. She said he was inconsolable and bawled liked a child in the movie theater. After watching this I can see why.
No, he’s just a thinking, feeling man who appreciates beauty.
I think it's the most emotional scene ever made.
It's cause he's an accountant and he was upset that Schindler threw away money instead of placing it in high yielding tax exempt bonds
lol
I wish we could all think and feel the same way as Oskar Schindler did about other human beings who are in need of help.
the world will eventually destroy itself unless that happens
I really just got censored by RUclips for saying how china is doing the same shit with muslims. At least i know where this platform stands with that.
I'm happy people like him exist, the world needs more for sure since history keeps repeating itself, I had my doubts until I was deployed to former Yugoslavia in the 90's and saw the cruelty with my own eyes that one person can inflict on a another.
So if I con people, spend some time in prison, then exploit slave labour THEN grow a conscience during the worst crime in human history, I’m on the right path?
@@animateddepression Yes. When evil turns to good, That Is Good. Do not spit on repentance, or God save you when you realize you are in need of it. We are all broken lost souls. Forgiveness and Mercy are Good's greatest weapons against corruption and hatred.
It is a heartbreaking reality that truly good people often hate themselves because they only ever notice the moments when they failed to be better.
I've always wondered when he says "one more person" is he thinking of the little girl in red, she could have been that one more person
You may be right.The condition of that little soul had a deep impact on sir Oskar Schindler.The whole plot is so damm powerful that it's impossible not to be emotionally moved seeing that noble soul feeling guilt because he couldn't save more lives.I wish I could've meet this person once
That little girl lived in real life.
@@danielsingleton3576 Yeah but he couldn't have known that, I guess.
People escaped the concentration camps not only through him after all.
@@sir.zermaroon3894 You miss the point of my comment.
@@danielsingleton3576 Nono, I know that the girl survived. Still, Schindler couldn't know that.
I wasn't talking about the fiction Schindler but the reallife Schindler
This always makes me cry. I'm Russian, I know we certainly haven't treated the Jews with decency, but if I was alive during the war, I could have been targeted. Monsters on all sides. I'm sorry for what my people did. I can only try to be better.
I'm german and cant agree more. but you know what? we will do better. for them, for us, for the future
As A Jewish guy, I appreciate your words, but never be ashamed due to "Sins of the father."
As we Jewish people like to say, just "be a mensch" (good person).
If you are a good person and do what's right, that's all anybody can ask of you :)
Согласен с тобой брат.
Нацистские концлагеря освободила Красная армия, а хребет нацизма сломали в Сталинграде
In Colombia, my homeland, we had a minister, Luis López de Mesa. He was an obstructive bastard who used every tool he had to restrict the arrival of Jewish refugees to the country in 1939. He did enough... for the dishonor of my people.
I'm sorry.
An unforgettable WW2 movie that captures the value of human lives.
One of the best five WW2 movies I have watched . The others are The Pianist , Operation Daybreak( 1975 version ) , Life is Beautiful and Downfall .
The Zoo Keepers Wife and Defiant are other good ones too. 🙏🏻
Saving Private Ryan?
I don't even have to watch this scene for it to make me cry. All I have to do is think about it, and my eyes immediately fill with tears. I can't even describe this scene to someone without breaking down and crying during my description.
+ PJ Nice, you need to go see a psychiatrist for your denial. You poor blind man.
PJ Nice: Triggered? Oh, I'm not triggered little boy. I laugh at conspiracy theorists like you. You should go work with Alex Jones, numbnuts.
+PJ Nice, It sounds like your mis-over-education has caused you more problem. You can't tell what's true from propaganda. Beware of being committed in an asylum.
+PJ Nice whatever....
+PJ Nice Again PJ, it's your mis-over-education that causes you to fail to tell the truth from make believe's. You're living in the latter unfortunately. Get yourself checked ASAP. You're dangerous and you'll be shunned.
Tears. Every single time.
I know right? Every damn time.
Happened to me a few hours ago
me too. every time. The music just adds up to it.
What I loved most about the film, quite overlooked, was the character transition of Oskar. He went from a man whose only purpose was to make profit, with the cheapest possible employees, to one of the greatest heroes in modern history.
Saves thousands of people, and is still heartbroken that he couldn't do more. That is a true humanitarian.
“Whoever saves one life saves the world entire .”
During this scene I cried non-stop. This movie is certainly a real masterpiece
Spielberg expressed his ancestor's feelings throughout this film✋✨
@@Murraysun in my native tongue, bobo means stupid. I guess you live that huh?
And expressed his contempt for white men
@@TheMaster4534 Buhu cry somewhere else lmfao Greetings, an austrian
@@TheMaster4534 schindler was a white man, numbnuts
@@TheMaster4534 Schindler is literally white, my friend. You colorblind? Well that ain't gonna work here either cuz this is a black and white film. So you plain old stupid.
“A man is satisfied when he saves a life, but a true hero knows he could have saved more.”
- My great uncle, Zdislaw B. Dewicki
Spielberg is a genius. What a great movie. What a great scene.
The cello music add more depth to scenes.Its been 25 years Ive watched this and still it moves me.
Never again man destroys mankind
The world's a cruel place. No matter the generation, there will always be bloodshed and destruction.
@@acrsclspdrcls1365 No need to give up though
Incredible score.
.... cello????!!!! Thats the amazing Itzhak Perlman on his gorgeous violin.
Amazing work from John Williams
I think I read somewhere that Schindler dropping the gifted ring was not scripted; that it just happened and the scene was adjusted accordingly. Also, many of those extras don’t look like they’re just “acting”… those expressions are of real, ingrained sorrow… the emotions in this classic masterpiece are deep and strong…
"Whoever saves a life, saves the entire world". My God, this scene has so much to say...
Oskar Schindler's breakdown in this scene, is one of most heart wrenching pieces of cinema and a fitting testament of all humanity and goodness in this world. I cry every time I view this scene😭
To be a good person is the ultimate achievement human being can get in his life. Nobody under the sun is great except the one who believes in the final victory of good.
Unless you're conservative. Then you're an unforgivable piece of shit. Apparently.
@@jasonhahn8797 Ok?
@@jasonhahn8797 Why is there always that one, narcissistic, right-wing nutjob in the comments section with a huge chip on their shoulder, determined to bring up their political stance when it's of no relevance whatsoever? This comment is literally the embodiment of the meme "Sir, this is a dairy queen."
@@lbds9555 I thought conservatives was right-wing?
@@lbds9555 I'm Jewish I can tell you the far left is more like Nazi ...
Left or right doesn't matter... Everyone being used by system
When I watched the movie, as soon as he said “I didn’t do enough” I just absolutely bawled, I couldn’t believe that he would say that about himself after all he did, he went out of his way to rescue more than 1100 people from the jaws of death itself, spending his entire fortune to bribe the right people to get it done, and after they were all there standing around him, his first instinct was to focus on what he could have done better. What a wonderful, selfless man…
I mean... 8 Million people met there end in the gas chambers, truly one of the most horrific acts of murder in the history of moden times
The first scene in a film that made me cry, I will never forget it. "One more person"... and the tears are coming again. Over 20 years later, it still gets me.
The only thing that echoed in his mind was "What if I'd done this? What if I could save more? What if I'd done that? Maybe I could've saved the ones I failed?", and that's kind of tragic. After all the souls he had saved, he should've earned at least some inner peace, but his soul is tormented by the fact that there are those he couldn't help. His conscience didn't allow him the luxury of relief, and it's just really sad.
Since this scene, i havent seen any movie nor series who have managed to come close to this performance.
THIS scene tell EVERYTHING about how sad, AWFUL and horrific holocaust was and what humans are capable of in cooperation in just a few minutes. Such a beautiful performance by my two favorite actors. They should both have oscars for this!! We need more peace in this world, we are ONE race, We are NOT of any colours!
Watch The Elephant Man
And yet Israel is executing the same horrors upon Palestine without a second thought.
Survive one beast to become that beast for another’s horror.
@@dylanjwagner They are not. There is war and an unjust occupation and displacement and oppression of people - it's terrible and wrong, no doubt.
But there are no gas chambers and death camps. Palestinians can work and live in Israel, they do not have to wear a mark to show that they're Palestinian. It isn't even close to the proportion of evil and oppression the nazis committed. Proportionality is something a lot of people seem to have a problem with conceptualizing.
The Soviets only sent one man because they think they would find another empty camp. Empty of life. But not bodies
I think i know why he dropped the ring because tears were welling up in his eyes and that blurs your vision and thats why he couldnt see the ring properly n dropped it. Learned that watching this clip. RIP to all that were murdered.
I love how he looked at material things and thought of how many more he could have saved.
He saved so many..dude was a genuine hero
I remember watching this with Dad the first time. He wept like I'd never seen him weep over anything, let alone a movie. It was astonishingly beautiful. I of course was just a kid back then. (1995)
Throughout the years, I made it an annual thing to watch Schindler's list at least once and every time I would feel something new about the human race. I think; Most of all, about myself.
It's been 26 years (26 viewings) and everytime I would reminisce about this particular scene, I am always reminded of my father from our first time sitting together watching this. (Dad passed away in 2017)
You're brave to bear witness to this annually. I think I may need another 26 year intermission before I am once again so brave.
I'm sorry for your loss.
I remember watching this for the first time in history class. The other kids were more occupied talking about the naked women or seeing a penis on screen. That's what most of them were obsessed with, but I remmeebr a few of us, including myself, hiding tears or stifling cries at the stuff that we were seeing. I couldn't even hold it together in this last scene, and I think the teacher knew that might be the case. He left the lights off for a few minutes until class was over so we could collect ourselves with a bit of privacy.
That’s because you had a class full of immature morons who probably take life for granted. A lot of us have been there. When I got older and started learning about all of the crap that happened during WWII, I have to remind myself that today could be a lot worse.
@@LFC1892KOP well there are still concentration camps around the world
@@hi-ls6lt for real man. Watch the series The Man in the High Castle, of you haven't.
Exact same situation as me, crazy!
It's an R rated movie. I'm not sure you are allowed to show it to kids in junior high or even high school.
Anyway its not a movie for kids, even without the violence and nudity. One needs a certain level of maturity to truly appreciate it.
Impossible to watch without a frog in your throat. So glad I saw this in theaters.
I tell you: this is one of the finest scenes ever put to screen. Some of the best acting I've ever witnessed.
May I know what was the reaction of the audience?
I break down in tears everytime I hear the line: "I could've got one more person. And I didn't!"
Such a great scene and an even more masterpiece of a film by Spielberg.
Liam Neeson is great in this movie. Every actor/actress is great in this movie.
Never forget this movie or the history it's based on.
I am afraid someone did it
I’ve watched this film so many times, and this scene always gets me 😢
Same, every time😭
Ich habe oberen Teil meines Kommentars bewusst in meiner Muttersprache: *Deutsch* verfasst (Übersetzung ins Englische kommt an Schluss)
ich weiß nicht ob es bekannt ist,
aber - *Michel Friedman* - ist ein Kind von den *Schindler Juden*
Seine Eltern wurden beide von Oskar Schindler vor den Gaskammern gerettet.
Und ob man Michel Friedman nun mag oder nicht, das spielt überhaupt keine Rolle, denn ohne Schindler hätte es ihn (so viele unzählige Generationen) nicht gegeben. Ich habe ihn hier durch seine in Deutschland recht Hohe Bekanntheit ausgewählt um sich bewusst zu machen, welch einschneidende Katastrophe der WW2 speziell gegen die Juden grausame Realität werden ließ....
English:
I have deliberately written the upper part of my comment in my native language: * German * (translation into English comes at the end)
I don't know if it's known
but - * Michel Friedman * - is a child of the * Schindler Jews *
Both of his parents were saved from the gas chambers by Oskar Schindler.
And whether you like Michel Friedman or not, it doesn't matter at all, because without Schindler he (like so many countless generations) would not have existed. I chose him here because of his high level of popularity in Germany in order to make myself aware of what a drastic catastrophe the WW2 made a cruel reality, especially against the Jews ...
Not only is this my favourite film and I deem it an absolute masterpiece, this scene made my boyfriend break down into floods of tears and this is a guy who doesn’t get emotional at movies even if they are sad. This film hits you where it hurts and makes you feel so much pain. I think of those lose souls and pray for the families affected by this tragedy today ❤️
God bless you . SISTER
One of the greatest men, ever lived on this planet. No doubt.
Classic survivor's guilt, the poor man. Are there anymore Oskar Scheindler's left?
Michael Villanueva +some,the rwandan genocide produced 3 that i know of.one was killed by the hutu.
There are millions, man. You’re not looking.
There is a documentary about other people who saved the Jewish lives. There were 10 people depicted in the documentary who saved countless Jewish lives, just like Oskar Schindler.
@@Wot50202 This is the correct answer.
There always be Oskar Schindler‘s,. That’s one of the few things that gives me hope for humanity
Goodness, I watch the movie and I think, “I’ll not cry this time” but then this score begins to play and this scene! Always leaves me in tears. Always. Mind blowing performance; just stupendous!
I love how this movie is in black and white. Showing how bleak Europe is with the Nazi's in power. It's only at the end when we see the surviving Jews but older do we see full color showing that all it takes is the actions and determination of one man to bring hope to a bleak world.
You forget the Girl in the red coat, which is later lying in a pile of clothes in a KZ...
A man who put the weight of the world on his back.
i'm sure everyone he saved, had him in their hearts all their lives.
"One more persons"
Thats words make the movie great. One person is more worth it than everything
This is one of the most emotional and probably the most powerful scene in cinematic history! This scene always breaks me, Just the thought that Oskar gave everything he had to save the people and still being so regretful for not saving others, is so powerful. Liam did a fantastic job. Sad to hear that he didn't win an Oscar for this film.
The moment he says"I threw away SO much money, you have no idea" hits me the hardest.
The acting and directing are truly wonderful, such an important moment in cinema. Powerful and thought provoking.
I remember watching this movie when it came out with my back then, my girlfriend now my wife, a bag of popcorn and a couple of large Cokes. When the movie ended we still had a a full bag of popcorn and two full Coke cups. This was a very powerful movie.
I am incapable of watching this scene without breaking down. One of the best performances in cinematic history. It totally conveys the emotion of despair Schindler felt despite having done something utterly enormous. Spielberg really knows how to build up those emotions and letting it all come to this perfect ending in what was already an incredibly powerful film.
This scene freaking destroys me. Every time. Neeson is incredible.
The pain it’s so real when I saw this I was in high school I cried so much every one thought this film was a way out of classes I thought that it was humanity way of showing how much we lost and what we could do to change it everything we do in packs others
Simply the best movie ever made!
Can‘t describe what i felt when i saw the little girl in the red coat for the second time in the film! This scene always remembers that the holocaust was so horrible that no one can really imagine! It took a long time until i recognized what human beings are able to do
He'd probably thinking about that little red coat child. This movie 🥺🥺🥺🥺😭