I love those Hollywood fantasy movies about ww2. Funny how Hollywood has never made any movies about COMMUNISTS and their atrocities. Atrocities that are actually true unlike the ones we see constantly from hollywood movies. Any one interested should check out a documentary made by a JEW who went to visit Auschwitz in the 90s. What he found will blow your mind. The name of the documentary is *DAVID COLE in Auschwitz*
Spielberg actually made it mandatory for offical screenings that Schindlers List is never to be allowed to get interrupted by any monetarisation or comercial breaks ever.
I specifically remember in Jr High around ‘96, they aired it on network TV (either ABC, CBS, NBC etc) with no commercial breaks, unedited. Our school requested everyone watch it but sent home letters for parents to sign.
@@chrisfuentes4482 UNITED STATES---Racial/Social Progress September 3, 1783 through the 1940's: CHARITY ADAMS EARLEY & JACQUELINE COCHRAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ann frank
Oh yeah, the battle for a respectful approach from TV networks to the airing of Schindler's List is a testament to Spielberg, not as a director but just as a person participating in the topic of the Holocaust. He knew what he was doing and he wanted his collaborators on every level to not be tone-deaf in their treatment of that chapter in history. It's because of this film's release strategy over the course of time (3 decades now) that I'm grateful for Amblin Entertainment (Spielberg's company) as a sort of role model within the Hollywood system. .... Not that other companies even pay attention, but that's another discussion.
@@AdamFishkin UNITED STATES---Racial/Social Progress September 3, 1783 through the 1940's: CHARITY ADAMS EARLEY & JACQUELINE COCHRAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ann frank
I believe it was Eisenhower that said journalists and troops should take as many pictures as they could and write as much as they could about the camps because he knew people would deny it someday.
I love those Hollywood fantasy movies about ww2. Funny how Hollywood has never made any movies about COMMUNISTS and their atrocities. Atrocities that are actually true unlike the ones we see constantly from hollywood movies. Any one interested should check out a documentary made by a JEW who went to visit Auschwitz in the 90s. What he found will blow your mind. The name of the documentary is *DAVID COLE in Auschwitz*
..i still cant believe the size of the camps.. i had an idea in my imagination.. it wasnt even close, cause once i saw what "industrialized genocide" truly was, my perspective changed forever.. the infrastructure they designed and built.. is and was staggering..
People denied it straight away, and most wouldn't have believed it if it wasn't for the journalists. I mean, who would believe that people were capable of such a thing? It's almost unfathomable to think about, and even visiting what remains of these camps today, so many years later, will make your heart heavy.
@@LiteWeightReacting If you haven't already, I highly recommend watching the "Band of Brothers" and "The Pacific" series. Similar to Schindler's List, they are incredible representations of what happened to real people in WWII.
When I was in college studying for my Bachelors in History, I had one entire course on the European Front of World War II and an entire course on Nazi Germany. That being said, in time we believed that World War I and World War II will become merged into one conflict in the minds of future students. Unless care is made people will not understand the differences in causes and actions of the two wars. Additionally, less focus will be applied to the tragedies and atrocities that occurred in them. We already can see this change occurring within the lower history courses taught within the United States.
@@spaulagain Fully seconded for Band of Brothers. One of the greatest shows ever made, despite some of its flaws. If there ever was a National Television Registry, it would immediately get my vote to be added. The fact there still isnt is borderline criminal.
@@JonathanKelley1979 Your 100% correct, WWII started in a railroad carriage when the Armistice was signed ending WWI. It would also not be a stretch to say WWIII could also be a continuation of the same war since so many geo-political situations we have today still date back to both of the great wars and their ends. Think about it and you see the truth. What is Israel today was a concession from the Ottomans (what is now Turkey) as a term of the Armistice that was later given over to the new Jewish nation by Britain at the end of WWII. Also the rise of America and Russia as two superpowers that did not trust each other, and China not being recognized as a key (and rising) allied power at WWIIs end, along with Japan not being treated as an equal at the end of WWI, but most importantly it was the highly punitive conditions imposed on the Central Powers to end the war that assured those nations would have an impossible task to pay reparations and rebuild their respective economies which allowed extremists to take control and lead to war as a way out. It is astonishing what one assassins bullet triggered.
It’s felt a lot lately like schools have been trying to bury parts of the past that aren’t to someone’s liking. You can’t change the past, but you can learn from it.
UNITED STATES---Racial/Social Progress September 3, 1783 through the 1940's: CHARITY ADAMS EARLEY & JACQUELINE COCHRAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ann frank
I actually believe this is in liberal areas, as I grew up in Charleston South Carolina. We started learning about the civil war in the 6th grade, and it was exponentially increased through the higher grades. Keep in mind that most of our classes are 20 to 40 percent African American. We also learned about the holocaust and world war ii. I think that there is a lot of schools trying to hide the past because they're afraid of the offensiveness of what happened, but I also believe a lot of people are just not paying attention in class.
@@jlhanlon1980 U.S. Schools must start making it mandatory to study and learn about the EAST AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE. African American Students would benefit greatly if they understood what iniquity their ancestors practiced.
I knew this was going to be very tough for you and tough for me to watch for you. I'm just glad you watched it and are now past it. Your immense empathy and heart is matched by your intelligence! As tough as it was to watch, you still had a lot of good commentary that is always a great feature for your reactions.
Thank you TeeZee! And thank you for being a member in both places. Thanks for watching this with me. This one would’ve been great to watch with others so I didn’t feel quite so alone. I really want to organize a community movie night that’s kinda like a stream. I think that would be a blast!
I love those Hollywood fantasy movies about ww2. Funny how Hollywood has never made any movies about COMMUNISTS and their atrocities. Atrocities that are actually true unlike the ones we see constantly from hollywood movies. Any one interested should check out a documentary made by a JEW who went to visit Auschwitz in the 90s. What he found will blow your mind. The name of the documentary is *DAVID COLE in Auschwitz*
The movie was already extremely hard to watch and your reaction made it that much more heartbreaking. As hard as it was, I couldn't agree more about how important it is to learn about history even and especially when it makes us uncomfortable. This was just so well done and something I believe everyone should see at some point. Absolutely fantastic reaction again, above all your heart really shines through so much so I'd like to think that's why these tear-jerkers are always so well-received, it's true in my case at least
Thank you for being a member in both places 😊 Also, I appreciate your kind words! It’s means a lot. This crushed me for a few days and definitely put my in a funk but it’s important to watch to gain this perspective!
It's a crime Spielberg did not win Best Picture for Saving Private Ryan, but I'm so happy he won for this. This, Band of Brothers and Saving Private Ryan should be taught in every high school in our nation. Really every high school in the entire world.
UNITED STATES---Racial/Social Progress September 3, 1783 through the 1940's: CHARITY ADAMS EARLEY & JACQUELINE COCHRAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ann frank
This a poem by holocaust survivor Martin Niemöller (1892-1984). I consider it to be the most important poem ever written. "First, they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me."
The ending monologue for the _Twilight Zone_ episode "Death's Head Revisited" is just as haunting: "All of the Dachaus must remain standing. All of the Dachaus, the Belsens, the Buchenwalds, the Auschwitzes, all of them. They must remain standing because they are a monument to a moment in time when some men decided to turn the Earth into a graveyard. Into it they shoveled all of their reason, their logic, their knowledge, but worst of all, their conscience. And the moment we forget this, the moment we cease to be haunted by its remembrance, then we become the gravediggers. "
@@benschultz1784 This can aloi be said about the removal of Confederate monuments in the US. I feel they should not be destroyed, but be either placed in a separate public location or have better interprative signs. Destoying them resu;lts in ignorance and potential reproduction of slavery.
UNITED STATES---Racial/Social Progress September 3, 1783 through the 1940's: CHARITY ADAMS EARLEY & JACQUELINE COCHRAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ann frank
We could rewrite that to fit the present day: "First they came for the immigrants, and I did not speak out because I was not an immigrant. They they came for the moslems, and I did not speak out because I was a Christian. Then they came for the journalists . . ."
The older you get the more you understand human history is the most important subject to know to prevent repeats of the worst times in human history and some of those times are worse than any horror movie could ever show. By magnitudes that are unfathomable.
UNITED STATES---Racial/Social Progress September 3, 1783 through the 1940's: CHARITY ADAMS EARLEY & JACQUELINE COCHRAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ann frank
How to make this film... @51:22 He would watch Saturday Night Live for catharsis and at least one weekly phone call with Robin Williams. To quote Mr. Spielberg "Robin knew what I was going through, and once a week, Robin would call me on schedule and he would do 15 minutes of stand-up on the phone, and I would laugh hysterically, because I had to release so much," Spielberg said. "But the way Robin is on the telephone, he'd always hang up on the loudest, best laugh you'd give him. He'd never say goodbye, just hang up on the biggest laugh." I also wonder why you are no longer a teacher? is it the mandated curriculum the seemingly forced on you? We are in dire need of quality teachers!! Anyways, a heartfelt (and wrenching) reaction, TY!
Spielberg and Jews world-wide need to apologize to the Native Black (est. 9 July 1868) + Native White (est. 3 September 1783) CITIZENS of the UNITED STATES for daring to slander US as "racists." STFUp, be happy WE saved Europe and by doing so made real the Balfour Declaration of 1917 (LEND LEASE, Berlin Air Lift, 14 May 1948, The Marshall Plan). Good thing because the hapless British, French, Italians, Anglo-Jews, and Russians could not! Moreover, Israel is guilty for the Genocide of Palestinians, this warrants all "Jewish Holocaust Museums" to be shut down. Israel and Jews do not possess the moral authority to talk about other cultures/races especially when they are funded by Black & White CITIZENS of the UNITED STATES (est. 3 September 1783 per Article 1st of the Treaty of Paris).
Yes! He also asked Larry David to send Seinfeld Episodes on VHS to Europe - Seinfeld/David also gently made "The Raincoats" a sort of parody/over the top humor :-)
I'm 5 minutes in and I had to stop and say how so on point you are about history and the importance of it. I couldn't agree more and that intro was incredibly awesome. Thanks for sharing it. I'm sure I'll update this at the end of the reaction. After movie edit: I've seen this movie before and it was harrowing and heartbreaking, but you had me crying all over again. Thank you for sharing this.
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My grandfather was part of the Third Army under General Patton when Buchenwald concentration camp was liberated. He never talked about what he saw there to anyone in the family except to say,” I didn’t know people could do that to other people.”
Steven Spielberg actually filmed Jurassic Park and Schindler's List back-to-back. He finished Jurassic Park first in 1992 and then went straight into Schindler's List later that year. Since Jurassic Park was still in post-production, Spielberg would review visual effects and give feedback on it in the evenings after spending the day filming Schindler's List. It was intense for him emotionally, so he would sometimes call his friend Robin Williams, who would cheer him up with jokes and humor to help lighten the mood.
Ralph Feinnes was honestly robbed of an Oscar for his portrayal of Amon Goeth, and had a difficult time portraying this figure. Ben Kingsley also was magnificent as Stern... it is agreed by those who were there that the portrayal of Goeth was not completely accurate, and Spielberg himself admits to this... in real life he was actually much, much worse... absolutely the epitome of maniacal brutality. It is very emotional and apparently the world has not and may never learn from this
I heard that when the real Helen Hirsch met Fiennes while he was in uniform, she instinctively started shaking uncontrollably because he reminded her too much of the real Amon Goeth
It was the film that made Fiennes (and man what an actor), but yes I have also heard that he struggled to play Goeth to not make him look like he wasn't real and that his character was over the top. He struggled to find any humanity in him.
Raoul Wallenberg is estimated to have saved as many as 100,000 Hungarian Jews from the Nazis during World War II: I have distant family ties to the Wallenberg family in Sweden. The Russians arrested him and he was never seen again.
The Swedish government has constantly pestered Russia about returning his remains. Russia's stance has gone from "we have no records of his death" to "we don't know which unmarked grave he's in."
I am a 57 year old German, over 30 years past, I drove my girlfriend to Munich airport. It was a November day, like today, full of fog. I saw the Dachau sign and pulled off the road. There were only a hundred people in Dachau concentration camp, but I'll never forget it. School classes visit these places.
UNITED STATES---Racial/Social Progress September 3, 1783 through the 1940's: CHARITY ADAMS EARLEY & JACQUELINE COCHRAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ann frank
I'm a wwii historian. I do a 82nd Airborne display. Like you as a teacher. I too know the value of learing history. And learn from it. The list shinlared made saved hundreds of jews.
As a fellow history buff I would definitely recommend looking into Jennifer Teege. Her maternal grandfather was Austrian SS Nazi concentration camp commander and war criminal Amon Göth. Her 2015 book is My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family's Nazi Past She has several lectures available on RUclips.
UNITED STATES---Racial/Social Progress September 3, 1783 through the 1940's: CHARITY ADAMS EARLEY & JACQUELINE COCHRAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ann frank
They truly tragic thing is that this event actually happened, this really happened to real people and not just some movie.😢 When I was stationed in West Germany, I had the chance to visit a concentration camp, and it was one of the most moving and tragic experiences of my life. It is something I will never forget, and it changed the course of my life, enough said.
@LukeLovesRose I would advise you to keep your opinions to yourself if you do not like mine ass wipe. I have been in war and see what it can do up close and personal.
@@LukeLovesRose The documentary has been criticized for presenting a biased and misleading view of history, using selective information and questionable sources to support its claims. Mainstream historians and educational institutions do not endorse the series, and it is generally considered propaganda rather than factual history. In other words, conspiracy theories aren't history.
Was more sad watching you cry than the movie did! 😢. You’re so sympathetic/empathetic, raw and genuine! Thank you for sharing these moments with us! Please throw in some feel good movies for yourself though! 😂
Omg I thought this would have been a while down the schedule. I already know how emotionally tumultuous this is going to be for you without even watching. One of the most powerful films in cinematic history. A true testament to the duality of man. Our unbridled capacity for compassion and our unfathomable capacity for cruelty.
UNITED STATES---Racial/Social Progress September 3, 1783 through the 1940's: CHARITY ADAMS EARLEY & JACQUELINE COCHRAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ann frank
"I don't know how humans can do this to other human beings" Your heart your humanity is even more beautiful then you. Thanks for this. Re can never forget we can never be apathetic. Kudos to bringing this to your young subs to learn from
UNITED STATES---Racial/Social Progress September 3, 1783 through the 1940's: CHARITY ADAMS EARLEY & JACQUELINE COCHRAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ann frank
That's the thing, humans can't do this to other humans. It is necessary to dehumanize the group you want actioned first. It's far easier to do terrible things to "them" or "garbage" or "pig dogs" or "deplorables" or "libtards" etc. than it is to other people with families, hopes, dreams, and aspirations. Genocide is almost always prefaced with dehumanization.
Last year I took the "Band of Brothers" tour of Europe sponsored by the World War II Museum in New Orleans. You start in England, they a ferry across the English Channel to Normandy, France, and a bus to the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, and Austria. The tour follows the steps of Easy Company of the 506th PIR 101st Airborne. On September 27th our group stopped at the Dachau Concentration Camp just outside Munich. It was eerie and emotional to see where tens of thousands of Jews were murdered. Just 10 days later, Hamas terrorists became the 21st Century Einsatzgruppen when they invaded Israel and murdered 1,200 Jews and took another 250 hostage. Never forget.
Fun fact - The ICC was set up in the aftermath of the Holocaust to bring Nazi war criminals to justice. The same ICC that has been (and I think is still) investigating Netanyahu - PM - for war crimes. Don’t compare the Holocaust to today’s situation. It’s not remotely comparable and it does a disservice to all involved.
You spoke of having been a history teacher. A few years back, a local school board in suburban North Texas was taken over by an extreme element who promptly reversed many of the policies of the previous boards and administration. At a faculty meeting, the school superintendent reported told the teachers they may have to teach differently going forward including alternative perspectives on the Holocaust. The story got out and the leadership promptly walked it back, but I can understand how the political can seep into the educational realms. At roughly the same time, a news story emerged about leaders of a state PAC with ties to one of the two major parties met with a known Holocaust denier for 7 hours. It was denied and explained as a mistake.
Director/writer George Stevens joined the Army and was assigned to document the D-Day landings, liberation of Paris and other events. He was part of the first units to discover the Dachau Concentration Camp. The footage he shot was used at the Nuremberg Trials and is part of the Library of Congress collection about WW2. In 1958 he was preparing to direct the film “The Diary of Anne Frank” and was allowed to view the films which he had shot at Dachau. After only a few minutes, he was so emotionally devastated, that he could not continue and never watched any of the footage again.
The little girl is the red dress was portrayed by a child actress named Oliwia Dabrowska, a Polish 3 year old. Oliwia now works helping Ukrainian war refugees on the Polish border.>>>>>>> Wonderful heartfelt reaction, one of the best I've seen.
UNITED STATES---Racial/Social Progress September 3, 1783 through the 1940's: CHARITY ADAMS EARLEY & JACQUELINE COCHRAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ann frank
Among all the horror and hatred there's a kind of beauty about this movie, which I think is keeping our hope alive. You could say what good it is to save a thousand people among millions that were massacred, but like Stern said, that list, with those "few" names on it, was an absolute good that will shine throughout time despite all the darkness present around it - a darkness that is still present to this day, of course. So I believe the beauty of Schindler's List is that small light among all the darkness (which I think was symbolized by that rose among the rocks in the final scene), that there's always a way for us to put together a "Schindler's List" among all the ugliness in this world. My other favorite movies about the Holocaust are The Pianist, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and Life is Beautiful - there's also Downfall, that depicts the last days of the war in Berlin but it's also worth watching!
UNITED STATES---Racial/Social Progress September 3, 1783 through the 1940's: CHARITY ADAMS EARLEY & JACQUELINE COCHRAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ann frank
UNITED STATES---Racial/Social Progress September 3, 1783 through the 1940's: CHARITY ADAMS EARLEY & JACQUELINE COCHRAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ann frank
The outro, the rawness.. the editing! don’t change, you’re so so entertaining. More history reactions!! HBO Chernobyl .. one of the Highest rated mini series of all time. You’d have a blast with that one.
My great Uncle Charlie was in the 3rd Army under Patton when they took one of the camps at the end of the war. I think it was either Buchenwald or Dachau. He never once spoke about it except one time when he got ahold of too much liquor. My father was 15 at the time. All Uncle Charlie said was " The children. They were piled like logs. The bodies..the bodies, so many!" When he sobered up, he never spoke about it to anyone else. From talking to a few Holocaust survivors, it was more horrific then even Hollywood could make. Why Liam Nielsen never won an Oscar for this I will never know. One a more personal note, I remember seeing the inhumanity of man to man when I was in Iraq. Man never changes, only the names do.
You deserve a big hug after that. It was rough going. One of the many crazy things about this movie is the fact that speilberg made it and and jurassic park in the same year, but it was definitely worth the effort
I stumbled across your account a couple months ago as an avid movie lover. I love seeing peoples reactions to some of my favorites. This one has always been a "Raised Eyebrow" favorite of mine to those close to me. This movie is incredibly moving. Most importantly, the HISTORY of these events NEED to be taught to our children. History is called History because it DID happen. Not talking about it and changing the narrative doesn't change what happened; in fact, it spits in the face of the ones it happened to. Good for you for standing up what is right and what the school systems are scared to do. My wife is a public school counselor for middle schoolers, and she is seeing everyday what our systems are doing to these kids and allowing. Sorry for my rant, but some things just need to be talked about and changed. Just because we talk about the bad things of our Human History, doesn't mean we are glorifying it. Some things just need to be talked about because of their importance of what humanity is capable of if not treated appropriately.
In my junior year. We touched the Holocaust, I was confused that we weren't going over the people that did everything to help as much they can, Hans Munch and Oskar Schindler. My history teacher simply said "They don't matter" I left appalled, Even though we must acknowledge such a horrible time of death and Oppression. We must never forget those that did everything in thier power to help as many people as they can
UNITED STATES---Racial/Social Progress September 3, 1783 through the 1940's: CHARITY ADAMS EARLEY & JACQUELINE COCHRAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ann frank
@@LiteWeightReacting I didn't take her seriously, later on. My classmates came to me for history. I told them how it was, I told them every side has a coin and that no matter how dark it is. You can't simply ignore it. My History teacher got more and more upset with me to the point I got called to the principal office. Said I was disgracing her class, I responded "She's the one who disrespected me. She's the one who isn't taking the Class more seriously. She's brushing on important topics. Calling it unimportant when they do matter, They are why we know all the horrible the Holocaust was. They are the reason Holocaust deniers don't have a stool to stand on" The Principal took my side but still gave me a warning. I never stop helping my peers with History
Of my grandfather, "[he] was killed March 3, 1945 at the Natzwiller Concentration Camp". Rest in peace, Alfio. Of my grandmother:, "[she] was arrested by the Germans Nov. 30, 1943, was deported to Auschwitz, and died in a place unknown and on an unknown date. [My father] suspected that she died in transit as she did not have a tattoo number associated with her" Rest in peace, Adele. May we find ways to be a little kinder to one another and see our common humanity.
You and I are not alone. I was a science teacher for 34 years and sadly faced ever growing and unbelievable pressures to change my curriculum, it’s emphases, and it’s delivery to my students. They no longer wanted us to encourage students to understand that science is not a collection of indisputable facts, but a never ending search for an understanding to explain ‘our world’. I did retire (and do not feel good about it) early to protect my future, but am plagued with the knowledge of the win that I gave them, and the students that I am letting down.
UNITED STATES---Racial/Social Progress September 3, 1783 through the 1940's: CHARITY ADAMS EARLEY & JACQUELINE COCHRAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ann frank
I was waiting for this one! Everytime i watch this masterpiece of cinema i cry, its so emotional and touching. The reason why the other Germans were so cooperative and trusting, and some were frankly terrified of Schindler, isn't often mentioned in comments about the movie. Schindler isn't wearing an ordinary Party membership badge. He's wearing the Golden Party Badge, a special award reserved for those most honored by the Party as heroes and often held by senior SS, Party, and government officials. When threatening those two with being in Southern Russia, they took him very seriously. Schindler was involved in Party activities in the Sudetenland, fighting to join those parts of Czechoslovakia with Germany as part of German military intelligence before WWII. He was wanted by the Czech authorities after the war precisely because of those pre-war crimes, but avoided being extradited from the West due to the intervention of the Schindler Jews with the occupation authorities. In case you are wondering or didn't know, the little girl in the red coat was based off a real person. In the film, the little girl is played by actress Oliwia Dabrowska, who-at the age of three-promised Spielberg that she would not watch the film until she was 18 years old. She allegedly watched the movie when she was 11, breaking her promise, and spent years rejecting the experience. Later, she told the Daily Mail, “I realized I had been part of something I could be proud of. Spielberg was right: I had to grow up to watch the film.” The actual girl in the red coat represents all the innocence of the Jews being slaughtered, and a girl named Roma Ligocka; a survivor of the Krakow ghetto, she was known amongst the Jews living there by her red winter coat. Ligocka, now a painter who lives in Germany, later wrote a biography about surviving the Holocaust called "The Girl in the Red Coat." That i suggest you to read. And some other facts about this movie is that, Spielberg refused to accept a salary for making the movie, Spielberg didn't want a movie star with Hollywood clout to portray Schindler. Kevin Costner and Mel Gibson auditioned for the role. Keep up the good work
UNITED STATES---Racial/Social Progress September 3, 1783 through the 1940's: CHARITY ADAMS EARLEY & JACQUELINE COCHRAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ann frank
I recommend giving the film One Life a watch. It's a film about Sir Nicholas Winton who saved the lives of 669 children at the beginning of World War 2.
UNITED STATES---Racial/Social Progress September 3, 1783 through the 1940's: CHARITY ADAMS EARLEY & JACQUELINE COCHRAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ann frank
There were in fact several directors considered to make this before Speilberg ended up directing it himself (he was originally to produce it). Martin Scorsese was initially set as the director but ultimately backed out due to feeling he couldn't do the story justice, although he did end up hiring this film's screenwriter (Steven Zaillian). Another director considered was Roman Polanski, who actually lived in the same Krakow Ghetto depicted in this film as a child (and also lost most of his relatives (including his mother) in the Holocaust) but declined to direct as he wasn't ready to address this topic yet at the time (he eventually made THE PIANIST (2002) a few years later, a film I highly recommend by the way). What Polanski did as an adult has abhorrent, but there is a Shakespearean tragedy element to his life story in general.
This is one of the rare cases where a super like button would be the right thing to have. I don't think I've seen a reactor cry almost throughout a film but it makes so much sense for this piece of art. Girl, you seem to be an amazing human being and the world would be better if more people had your heart.
I read a book, Written in History: Letters That Changed the World. A Slavian/Jewish family of four broke-up, with the mother and two boys sent to a camp and the father a fugitive. The brief message was scribbled, from the mom to dad, to take care of their "golden boy", plus her farewell. See, the twins were separated at the train, with one son going to Dr. Mengele and the other immediately to the gas chambers. The mom chose to condemn herself so the boy would not die alone. The other son survived, reunited with the dad, who received the letter, as well.
A very very good reaction - Thank you very much and appreciate all you do - Some notes on Steven Spielberg------Spielberg kept his sanity while filming in Poland by watching Saturday Night Live on Betamax and talking to Robin Williams on the phone. Williams would call Spielberg on schedule and do 15 minutes of stand-up. He revealed that he refused his check for Schindler's List because he considered it “blood money.” He was simply too principled to benefit from a story about people who had suffered and died.
Love seeing your smiling face and the genuine, heartfelt and unique reactions you share with all of us on a regular basis. Glad you made it through the movie. It is a hard watch, but so important to see and as you mentioned it hits differently than just reading about it. Looking at it in terms of movie making, it's fantastic. The acting by Ralph Phiennes, Ben Kingsly and Liam Neeson especially are fantastic. It gets easier to watch over time, but still maintains the impact and importance.
@@LiteWeightReacting it's about a Jewish Pole who is a Pianist by profession and his struggle to survive the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto and the Holocaust. I'd also highly recommend you watch it. I don't want to spoil it, so please just watch it, it's an outstanding movie.
When they put blood on their cheeks, it was to resemble "blusher" to look attractive for the guards. They were known as the "joy division." This is where the band took their name from. Similarly, the band "spandau ballet" took the name from the german guards feet shuffling when they were hung for war crimes at spandau prison.
Winner of 7 Oscars including Best Picture. When Steven Spielberg won, he told the audience at home to watch this film, as it's a very important and very powerful movie.
I love those Hollywood fantasy movies about ww2. Funny how Hollywood has never made any movies about COMMUNISTS and their atrocities. Atrocities that are actually true unlike the ones we see constantly from hollywood movies. Any one interested should check out a documentary made by a JEW who went to visit Auschwitz in the 90s. What he found will blow your mind. The name of the documentary is *DAVID COLE in Auschwitz*
UNITED STATES---Racial/Social Progress September 3, 1783 through the 1940's: CHARITY ADAMS EARLEY & JACQUELINE COCHRAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ann frank
The fact the Ralph Fiennes didn't win an oscar for playing Amon Goeth shows how fake they are. I mean there were people on set who met the real one back then and they said they were so frightened because he played him so realistic.
Considering Ben Kingsley got snubbed for playing Izhak Stern (and Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday in _Tombstone_ ) and how stacked that category was (Tommy Lee Jones, Leonardo DiCaprio, Pete Postlethwaite, etc.), Fiennes winning wasn't likely.
The real Hellen Hirsch experienced panic attacks and nightmares after meeting Ralph Fiennes while he was on set and acting in character as Amon Goeth. She said Goeth was the personification of pure evil.
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Bawled right there with you. I just wanted to give you a hug through this whole thing. It is so heart wrenching the atrocities. And you were a history teacher, so you knew everything about this. I can’t believe this is being glossed over in school curriculum. Such a tough watch. I can’t even bring myself to recommend the next watch because this was so emotional… I was not ok. 😭
This film launched his career, and he's been brilliant in almost everything he's done. Such a great versatile actor. Been watching him recently do a lot of Roald Dahl stories (including playing the writer himself) on Netflix recently.
I watched this movie shortly after its release at the age of 8. I watched it again in high school. It stuck with me, as it should. My mom made it her duty to show us things like this and have the hard conversations. My son (11) and I are big on history and I talk to him in depth about so many moments like this. Your intro was so spot on. Thank you for sharing.
At 28:26, Schindler tells Stern that war brings out the worst in people, never the good, in a movie in which the war brought out the best in Schindler.
As a German that will turn 59 in 5 Days I grew up with both my Parents growing up in and after the War, I also heard a lot about it in School (we didn't "hide" or worst Past in School) and my Parents where open to talk about it when I asked about what happened to them during the War. This Movie is doing a tremendous Job on showing the horror that went on and deserved every Award it got - It hurts to see what Humans can do to each-other. But what hurts me a lot too is the Fact that sometimes, when I travel outside of Europe, I get called a Na*i just because I'm German - born in 1965 - I didn't have anything to do with the War but still got kind of "blamed" just because I'm a German Citizen. Anyhow, another great Reaction by you - you never fail to entertain me and your honest Reaction and Emotions are a rar thing these Days in the World and especially on RUclips Channels.
@@LiteWeightReacting Thanks for answering and your concern. Yeah, it wasn't easy and it hurt me deeply. I don't travel that much anymore but I hope that People have changed for the better by now. You're a really kind Person as far as I can tell from afar and what I seen so far - Please keep as you are and all the best for you and your Family. 👍🏼
I grew up in Germany went through schooling system there I know the importance and the heaviness of the word Na... Moved to Australia But in Australia they are throwing it around making fun or raising their hand as joke I am always in shock and rage. once Project manager named our project Blitz Krieg, I was like whaattt!! No one understood my views on it. Even in politics calling someone Na..because of different views must not be compared what horrible Na.. where and did.
Back in the 1980's, in Germany, we learned the basics about the actual war of WW2. But we learned year after year from around age 14 to 18 about the Holocaust, what lead to it, how a civilized nation like the German could be so easily turned around, and its impact until today. And we still have to experience all the teachings fail to reach everybody in today's society.
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Incredibly important movie, but a hard watch. After this Spielberg started the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation to record as many holocaust survivor testimonies as possible. My mother worked with them for many years, interviewing 200+ survivors. Those videos are now part of the USC Shoah Foundation archives.
Braver than me in witnessing the story of this film! Even as I've dived headlong into both WWII theatres of war miniseries, Band of Brothers and The Pacific, by Spielberg following Saving Private Ryan, which after this monumental devastating reaction on the channel, Liteweight, I will recommend. With trepidation, of course. Somehow, the full front and center story of the people is just, man. And, if not also Masters of the Air, I highly recommend the actually riveting historians' perspective ten part miniseries on Netflix, Greatest Events of WWII, narrated by Derek Jacobi, who played Senator Gracchus in Gladiator!
As a German, I'm not really a fan of teaching history through movies, but if Schindler's List and Downfall (Der Untergang, 2004) are what it takes to keep the memory alive, then I'm absolutely fine with it. During my school days, in the tail end of "we don't want to talk about this, it's been so long", I suffered through 18 boooooring months of French Revolution, but Germany from 1933-1945 was covered in six weeks. I had to find and read whatever books were available in libraries. I knew there was more to it than just six weeks, but since my grandparents (born 1905 and 1906) also wouldn't tell me anything about this time I had to help myself. That changed in the 80s and 90s, the schools gave this rather important part of Germany's history plenty more space. Fun fact: back then the end of the war was just 35 years past. "It's been so long", yeah, right. Seen from today, 35 years ago was the collapse of the Eastern Bloc. One of the main things anti-Semites, Holocaust deniers and other people from the seedy corners of mankind tend to ignore: of those people with most to gain from denying everything, the Nazis in the post-war trials, not one did. They all bent over backwards claiming that either they didn't know anything about it, had no part in it, or both, but nobody denied it. Schindler's List is about the ugliest part in the history of everything that ever was part of anything called either Germany or Holy Roman Empire, the only remnant of the 1000-year Reich with a chance to actually last for 1000 years. Personally I don't think we can ever get rid of that stain. There is one more thing: any attempt to make a movie which accurately shows what happened in the camps would never have an audience outside the ranks of sick and/or deranged people. The amount of violence and cruelty inflicted on the people in the camps is already nightmarish when reading about it, but any really accurate movie would make all slasher films look like an episode of Looney Tunes.
This movie was Steven Spielbergs final project for his college degree. He never went as a kid and went back for a film degree and this is what he submitted!! Spielberg got a college degree and 2 Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture!
I love those Hollywood fantasy movies about ww2. Funny how Hollywood has never made any movies about COMMUNISTS and their atrocities. Atrocities that are actually true unlike the ones we see constantly from hollywood movies. Any one interested should check out a documentary made by a JEW who went to visit Auschwitz in the 90s. What he found will blow your mind. The name of the documentary is *DAVID COLE in Auschwitz*
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I’m currently in Poland. Yesterday I visited Auschwitz-Birkenau. Today I visited Schindler’s factory, and various sites in Krakow. I’m amazed at how many individual stories there are of that period. The individual stories always hit a bit harder I feel, but if you can get through the absolute horror of it all, I find it quite inspiring. It is outstanding what the human spirit can endure. Schindler was a very complexed character, but even he could see that human life is something worth protecting, regardless of heritage or background.
Amon Goeth, whom Raiph Fiennes played here, was apparently even more of a monster than was portrayed here. Spielberg had to tone down the horror he initially wanted to show, the movie would've otherwise never made it into cinemas. As if it's already not a horrid enough watch. I don't blame you for crying throughout the film at all.
@@LiteWeightReacting Yea, he was extreme even for the officers of the SS. The primary person I would compare him to would be vlad the impaler. The SS didn't think Jews were human, but Goethe pretty much believed they should be eradicated in the most horrible ways possible (which is one of the reasons why he was put in charge of the camp in the first place). There was no depravity that was too horrible for him. His death was too kind in my opinion.
Thank you for your heartfelt reaction. I'm a grown man and I can't watch this movie without tears streaming down my face. You're right, it's unimaginable that humans could do this to other humans. I'm glad Steven Spielberg had the determination to get this made to help educate the world about these atrocities.
@@cliffwheeler7357 English is not my native language... And you just had to correct me? I just pointed out a really fucked up scene that actually happened..
@@LiteWeightReacting Interestingly, we discover later that the victim was a rabbi. Divine intervention, perhaps? Also, the scene mirrors Göth's hanging where they (momentarily) failed to kick away the chair.
When I was a kid my doctor had a number tattooed on his arm. At the time I did not know what it meant but later on found out. He and his wife survived Auschwitz. I grew up in the Catskills in NY where there were a number of survivors. They re-estimated the number of decedents of the people he saved, which number more than 8000 people.
And to think, this movie is way toned down from the reality of what happened. Some things that happened are just too horrible to show on screen. And, this is NOT ancient history. It’s very recent. Some people who were involved are still alive, although very few are still with us.
I'm Austrian. I've seen this movie exactly once when I was much too young to understand it. This might be one of your best reactions. Almost no words. No need for it. Well done.
I grew up in Sweden and graduated in the early 2000s and Holocaust was covered extensively in grade 7-9 and this movie was part of the study plan (still is) that schools must show this movie as part of the History courses.
I also grew up in Sweden(småland) born 1990, we never saw this movie in school, not once...first time i saw this movie was the beginning of this year..and i cant belive i waited that long to see it, it is an amazing movie.
I totally agree you go girl today’s teaching is definitely not what it used to be so it’s good to have people like you out there that believe this take care and have a nice day👍🏻🌞
Conspiracy theorists put far too much faith in people's ability to keep things a secret. I think it comes from their intellectual inferiority complex and believing that there are people that (apparently) are smarter than them making up things like science and stuff to hide the real truth.
I saw this the year it came out. The cinema was silent at the end. No one moved for ages. We had never seen anything like it before. Everyone should see this. It's one of the hardest films ever to watch. Not just for what happened back then. But what happens even now. And for many reasons. And not just for one group of people as it was then, but for everyone now. It was to your credit you managed to stay with it to the end.
@@LiteWeightReacting I'm a junky for movie and music reaction videos, and you are one of the most astute and real people I've had the pleasure of watching. Please keep up the good work. I almost commented when you were wondering why you got so emotional over Brooks in Shawshank by saying there's something wrong with you if you don't. There's just certain art that pulls emotions out of perceptive people. That's what I watch for.
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This Movie is an absolute Masterpiece... a MASTERPIECE !!!!!!! FFS ! Im 46 Years old now, i saw this Film in Cinema with our School Class when i was 15 Years old. At the Time we didnt really understood what was really happening but i will never forget this Day. Now, every Time i watch this Movie, at the End when he breaks down in Tears, i do the same, ALWAYS and over and over again. I cannot resist, whatever i do, i cry. Maybe because i am German and i feel so ashamed and guilty for what happened For me this is the best Movie ever made in Movie History and Liam Neeson, noone could have played it better. I absolutely love this Film and i will always do. @liteweight Reacting, it was so hard to not cry with u all the time, u did a great Job, THANK YOU !
And to think, there were 9 million other persons killed by the Nazis. And they weren't even the worst. Stalin killed 20-30 million of his "own people", while the "worst of all time" title belongs to Mao Tse Tung, whose depravity caused 40-65 million to die. There are monsters among us.... and they look like us. Glad you made it through this.
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The cousin of my wife's uncle made the ring for Schindler at the end of the film. I do not know how the gas chambers in all the camps worked. However, in Auschwitz the showers and gas chambers would never be confused. The showers were open air. Schindlers Jews raised money for him whenever he was need. They also invited him to their family celebrations. Finally, they also paid for his body to be flown and buried in Jerusalem.
Hell of a day to watch this. I’m going to watch this later today but for now, anyone reading this: I don’t know you, but I love you. Empathy is one of humanity’s greatest treasures. To quote Samwise, “There’s some good in this world […] and it’s worth fighting for.”
empathy is what makes us human.. its also why i believe sociopaths are not human, which is why they treat the rest of humanity as they do.. the reptilian stereotype exists for a reason.. ..without a conscience, without a soul.. its too bad the majority of folks are good people with morals, and refuse to fight fire with fire.. .."they" take advantage of our goodness..
Okay, I’m back after watching the reaction. I just felt I needed to say thank you for such a poignant, heartfelt reaction. I have 2 friends who are public school librarians (one of the most honorable professions you can have, in my opinion) and I didn’t know how much WWII and the Holocaust were minimized in modern public education. So, thank you, so much, for the work you did to ensure your students learned what needed to be learned. 💙
I appreciate you taking the time to watch this film and sharing your reactions with your viewers. If you are ever in the Washington DC area and want to learn even more about this topic, I highly recommend visiting the Holocaust Museum. Spielberg mentioned that during his research for the film, he learned about things that had happened that were even more horrible that was shown in the film and, if he had included these things in the film, it would have made it unwatchable. When you visit the Museum, you will see the kinds of things he probably discovered (i.e., the "medical" experiments the Nazis performed on Jews). Despite this, there are also stories presented at the Museum that show the flip side--heroic things that people did to preserve the memory of what happened and the lengths they went to in order to do so. In any case, thank you for sharing your experience with us and please keep watching films that tell the stories we should never forget.
I've been following your movie reactions for a long time, actually since Interstellar, where I discovered that we're on the same wavelength. When I saw your reaction to Saving Private Ryan, I was honestly worried about what Schindler's List would do to you. I saw both films in the cinema back in the 90s and they deeply affected me, in the same places as you. That's why it literally breaks my heart to see you cry so much. Nevertheless, I love both films very much and I keep coming back to them, even though I still cry during them, probably even more so now that I'm older and have a family of my own. I really appreciate your movie reactions and your deep empathy, which comes from your positive soul as a good person. I'd love to see you laugh instead of cry in your other reactions.
Aww.. I’m giving you a virtual hug right now. Your sweet, empathetic, motherly heart can’t take this movie’s wretchedness. Huge kudos to the actors in this film it must’ve been terrible getting into character for this film.
Wow a movie is a dramatized form of historic fiction? Who knew that was the purpose of movies?! Although that doesn't make the events fake. Pick up a book other than The Protocols of the Elders of Zion and Mein Kampf.
Here in Germany this movie was shown in History class when I was in school! I think that should be the case in every country!
I couldn’t agree more!! There are multiple films like this that do an awesome job depicting what people went through during this awful time 😢
it was shown in my history class in the US also, a very important film
I love those Hollywood fantasy movies about ww2.
Funny how Hollywood has never made any movies about COMMUNISTS and their atrocities. Atrocities that are actually true unlike the ones we see constantly from hollywood movies.
Any one interested should check out a documentary made by a JEW who went to visit Auschwitz in the 90s. What he found will blow your mind.
The name of the documentary is
*DAVID COLE in Auschwitz*
Why was a movie based on a fictional book shown in your history class?
@@iamasimplmao9260 why is fiction passed as history ?
Spielberg actually made it mandatory for offical screenings that Schindlers List is never to be allowed to get interrupted by any monetarisation or comercial breaks ever.
ive never heard this before but wow good on him
I specifically remember in Jr High around ‘96, they aired it on network TV (either ABC, CBS, NBC etc) with no commercial breaks, unedited. Our school requested everyone watch it but sent home letters for parents to sign.
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Oh yeah, the battle for a respectful approach from TV networks to the airing of Schindler's List is a testament to Spielberg, not as a director but just as a person participating in the topic of the Holocaust. He knew what he was doing and he wanted his collaborators on every level to not be tone-deaf in their treatment of that chapter in history. It's because of this film's release strategy over the course of time (3 decades now) that I'm grateful for Amblin Entertainment (Spielberg's company) as a sort of role model within the Hollywood system.
.... Not that other companies even pay attention, but that's another discussion.
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I believe it was Eisenhower that said journalists and troops should take as many pictures as they could and write as much as they could about the camps because he knew people would deny it someday.
Wow! I hadn’t heard that. Hate that it’s coming true to some degree!
I love those Hollywood fantasy movies about ww2.
Funny how Hollywood has never made any movies about COMMUNISTS and their atrocities. Atrocities that are actually true unlike the ones we see constantly from hollywood movies.
Any one interested should check out a documentary made by a JEW who went to visit Auschwitz in the 90s. What he found will blow your mind.
The name of the documentary is
*DAVID COLE in Auschwitz*
..i still cant believe the size of the camps.. i had an idea in my imagination.. it wasnt even close, cause once i saw what "industrialized genocide" truly was, my perspective changed forever.. the infrastructure they designed and built.. is and was staggering..
@ over 6 million in 4-5 years. On average about 3,500 per day, every day. Insane.
People denied it straight away, and most wouldn't have believed it if it wasn't for the journalists. I mean, who would believe that people were capable of such a thing? It's almost unfathomable to think about, and even visiting what remains of these camps today, so many years later, will make your heart heavy.
"Mentioning WWII in passing" or even just the Holocaust is borderline criminal. Our education system is so broken. 😢
It needs to be included more!
@@LiteWeightReacting If you haven't already, I highly recommend watching the "Band of Brothers" and "The Pacific" series.
Similar to Schindler's List, they are incredible representations of what happened to real people in WWII.
When I was in college studying for my Bachelors in History, I had one entire course on the European Front of World War II and an entire course on Nazi Germany. That being said, in time we believed that World War I and World War II will become merged into one conflict in the minds of future students. Unless care is made people will not understand the differences in causes and actions of the two wars. Additionally, less focus will be applied to the tragedies and atrocities that occurred in them. We already can see this change occurring within the lower history courses taught within the United States.
@@spaulagain Fully seconded for Band of Brothers. One of the greatest shows ever made, despite some of its flaws.
If there ever was a National Television Registry, it would immediately get my vote to be added. The fact there still isnt is borderline criminal.
@@JonathanKelley1979 Your 100% correct, WWII started in a railroad carriage when the Armistice was signed ending WWI. It would also not be a stretch to say WWIII could also be a continuation of the same war since so many geo-political situations we have today still date back to both of the great wars and their ends. Think about it and you see the truth. What is Israel today was a concession from the Ottomans (what is now Turkey) as a term of the Armistice that was later given over to the new Jewish nation by Britain at the end of WWII. Also the rise of America and Russia as two superpowers that did not trust each other, and China not being recognized as a key (and rising) allied power at WWIIs end, along with Japan not being treated as an equal at the end of WWI, but most importantly it was the highly punitive conditions imposed on the Central Powers to end the war that assured those nations would have an impossible task to pay reparations and rebuild their respective economies which allowed extremists to take control and lead to war as a way out. It is astonishing what one assassins bullet triggered.
It’s felt a lot lately like schools have been trying to bury parts of the past that aren’t to someone’s liking. You can’t change the past, but you can learn from it.
Those who don’t know their past are doomed to repeat it!
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I actually believe this is in liberal areas, as I grew up in Charleston South Carolina. We started learning about the civil war in the 6th grade, and it was exponentially increased through the higher grades. Keep in mind that most of our classes are 20 to 40 percent African American. We also learned about the holocaust and world war ii. I think that there is a lot of schools trying to hide the past because they're afraid of the offensiveness of what happened, but I also believe a lot of people are just not paying attention in class.
@@jlhanlon1980 U.S. Schools must start making it mandatory to study and learn about the EAST AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE. African American Students would benefit greatly if they understood what iniquity their ancestors practiced.
I just came across your channel on this movie. You have a very good heart, and I can tell you are a very kind and compassionate person. 👍
I knew this was going to be very tough for you and tough for me to watch for you. I'm just glad you watched it and are now past it. Your immense empathy and heart is matched by your intelligence! As tough as it was to watch, you still had a lot of good commentary that is always a great feature for your reactions.
Thank you TeeZee! And thank you for being a member in both places.
Thanks for watching this with me. This one would’ve been great to watch with others so I didn’t feel quite so alone.
I really want to organize a community movie night that’s kinda like a stream. I think that would be a blast!
I threw my Schindler's List movie in the trash last year.
@@LiteWeightReacting The memberships on your channels are some of the best deals you can find!
No, Burning Saints.
You're in need of a reality check, though.
I love those Hollywood fantasy movies about ww2.
Funny how Hollywood has never made any movies about COMMUNISTS and their atrocities. Atrocities that are actually true unlike the ones we see constantly from hollywood movies.
Any one interested should check out a documentary made by a JEW who went to visit Auschwitz in the 90s. What he found will blow your mind.
The name of the documentary is
*DAVID COLE in Auschwitz*
The man who places the rose on Schindler's grave is Liam Neeson.
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." - Voltaire
The movie was already extremely hard to watch and your reaction made it that much more heartbreaking. As hard as it was, I couldn't agree more about how important it is to learn about history even and especially when it makes us uncomfortable. This was just so well done and something I believe everyone should see at some point.
Absolutely fantastic reaction again, above all your heart really shines through so much so I'd like to think that's why these tear-jerkers are always so well-received, it's true in my case at least
Thank you for being a member in both places 😊
Also, I appreciate your kind words! It’s means a lot. This crushed me for a few days and definitely put my in a funk but it’s important to watch to gain this perspective!
It's a crime Spielberg did not win Best Picture for Saving Private Ryan, but I'm so happy he won for this. This, Band of Brothers and Saving Private Ryan should be taught in every high school in our nation. Really every high school in the entire world.
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This a poem by holocaust survivor Martin Niemöller (1892-1984). I consider it to be the most important poem ever written. "First, they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me."
The ending monologue for the _Twilight Zone_ episode "Death's Head Revisited" is just as haunting:
"All of the Dachaus must remain standing. All of the Dachaus, the Belsens, the Buchenwalds, the Auschwitzes, all of them. They must remain standing because they are a monument to a moment in time when some men decided to turn the Earth into a graveyard. Into it they shoveled all of their reason, their logic, their knowledge, but worst of all, their conscience. And the moment we forget this, the moment we cease to be haunted by its remembrance, then we become the gravediggers. "
written by a communist.... you left that part out
@@benschultz1784 This can aloi be said about the removal of Confederate monuments in the US. I feel they should not be destroyed, but be either placed in a separate public location or have better interprative signs. Destoying them resu;lts in ignorance and potential reproduction of slavery.
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We could rewrite that to fit the present day: "First they came for the immigrants, and I did not speak out because I was not an immigrant. They they came for the moslems, and I did not speak out because I was a Christian. Then they came for the journalists . . ."
The older you get the more you understand human history is the most important subject to know to prevent repeats of the worst times in human history and some of those times are worse than any horror movie could ever show. By magnitudes that are unfathomable.
As a history major and teacher I couldn’t agree more!
Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it, those who do are doomed to watch others repeat it.
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How to make this film... @51:22 He would watch Saturday Night Live for catharsis and at least one weekly phone call with Robin Williams. To quote Mr. Spielberg "Robin knew what I was going through, and once a week, Robin would call me on schedule and he would do 15 minutes of stand-up on the phone, and I would laugh hysterically, because I had to release so much," Spielberg said. "But the way Robin is on the telephone, he'd always hang up on the loudest, best laugh you'd give him. He'd never say goodbye, just hang up on the biggest laugh." I also wonder why you are no longer a teacher? is it the mandated curriculum the seemingly forced on you? We are in dire need of quality teachers!! Anyways, a heartfelt (and wrenching) reaction, TY!
Spielberg and Jews world-wide need to apologize to the Native Black (est. 9 July 1868) + Native White (est. 3 September 1783) CITIZENS of the UNITED STATES for daring to slander US as "racists." STFUp, be happy WE saved Europe and by doing so made real the Balfour Declaration of 1917 (LEND LEASE, Berlin Air Lift, 14 May 1948, The Marshall Plan). Good thing because the hapless British, French, Italians, Anglo-Jews, and Russians could not!
Moreover, Israel is guilty for the Genocide of Palestinians, this warrants all "Jewish Holocaust Museums" to be shut down. Israel and Jews do not possess the moral authority to talk about other cultures/races especially when they are funded by Black & White CITIZENS of the UNITED STATES (est. 3 September 1783 per Article 1st of the Treaty of Paris).
Yes! He also asked Larry David to send Seinfeld Episodes on VHS to Europe - Seinfeld/David also gently made "The Raincoats" a sort of parody/over the top humor :-)
Love that ! Love from Sweden 🇸🇪
I'm 5 minutes in and I had to stop and say how so on point you are about history and the importance of it. I couldn't agree more and that intro was incredibly awesome. Thanks for sharing it. I'm sure I'll update this at the end of the reaction.
After movie edit: I've seen this movie before and it was harrowing and heartbreaking, but you had me crying all over again. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you for this reaction. It's a relief not to cry alone.
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My grandfather was part of the Third Army under General Patton when Buchenwald concentration camp was liberated. He never talked about what he saw there to anyone in the family except to say,” I didn’t know people could do that to other people.”
Steven Spielberg actually filmed Jurassic Park and Schindler's List back-to-back. He finished Jurassic Park first in 1992 and then went straight into Schindler's List later that year. Since Jurassic Park was still in post-production, Spielberg would review visual effects and give feedback on it in the evenings after spending the day filming Schindler's List. It was intense for him emotionally, so he would sometimes call his friend Robin Williams, who would cheer him up with jokes and humor to help lighten the mood.
He would also watch Seinfeld episodes to light his mood too.
You're intro was spot on and I'm proud of you for saying your piece. Good points, well made. Don't apologize.
Ralph Feinnes was honestly robbed of an Oscar for his portrayal of Amon Goeth, and had a difficult time portraying this figure. Ben Kingsley also was magnificent as Stern... it is agreed by those who were there that the portrayal of Goeth was not completely accurate, and Spielberg himself admits to this... in real life he was actually much, much worse... absolutely the epitome of maniacal brutality.
It is very emotional and apparently the world has not and may never learn from this
He sure was.
I heard that when the real Helen Hirsch met Fiennes while he was in uniform, she instinctively started shaking uncontrollably because he reminded her too much of the real Amon Goeth
It was the film that made Fiennes (and man what an actor), but yes I have also heard that he struggled to play Goeth to not make him look like he wasn't real and that his character was over the top. He struggled to find any humanity in him.
@ If anything he underplayed the eve I’ll that was really Amon Goeth.
Raoul Wallenberg is estimated to have saved as many as 100,000 Hungarian Jews from the Nazis during World War II: I have distant family ties to the Wallenberg family in Sweden. The Russians arrested him and he was never seen again.
The Swedish government has constantly pestered Russia about returning his remains. Russia's stance has gone from "we have no records of his death" to "we don't know which unmarked grave he's in."
Who was the Nazi who saved masses of Chinese in Nanking?
@@t.dig.2040 John Heinrich Detlef Rabe (1882-1950)
I am a 57 year old German, over 30 years past, I drove my girlfriend to Munich airport. It was a November day, like today, full of fog. I saw the Dachau sign and pulled off the road.
There were only a hundred people in Dachau concentration camp, but I'll never forget it.
School classes visit these places.
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I’ve been to Dachau. Very sobering to know such atrocities happened where I was standing.
I'm a wwii historian. I do a 82nd Airborne display.
Like you as a teacher. I too know the value of learing history.
And learn from it.
The list shinlared made saved hundreds of jews.
As a fellow history buff I would definitely recommend looking into Jennifer Teege. Her maternal grandfather was Austrian SS Nazi concentration camp commander and war criminal Amon Göth.
Her 2015 book is My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family's Nazi Past
She has several lectures available on RUclips.
Thank you for pointing this out! I will check into this!
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They truly tragic thing is that this event actually happened, this really happened to real people and not just some movie.😢
When I was stationed in West Germany, I had the chance to visit a concentration camp, and it was one of the most moving and tragic experiences of my life. It is something I will never forget, and it changed the course of my life, enough said.
@@harryshriver6223 You need to stop listening to the BS. Watch Europa The Last Battle
@LukeLovesRose I would advise you to keep your opinions to yourself if you do not like mine ass wipe. I have been in war and see what it can do up close and personal.
@@LukeLovesRose You need to follow your own advice.
@@griechland I have watched Europa The Last Battle. It changed my life for the better.
@@LukeLovesRose The documentary has been criticized for presenting a biased and misleading view of history, using selective information and questionable sources to support its claims. Mainstream historians and educational institutions do not endorse the series, and it is generally considered propaganda rather than factual history. In other words, conspiracy theories aren't history.
Was more sad watching you cry than the movie did! 😢.
You’re so sympathetic/empathetic, raw and genuine! Thank you for sharing these moments with us!
Please throw in some feel good movies for yourself though! 😂
I tried with Deadpool, Xmen and Princess Bride hahaha
Omg I thought this would have been a while down the schedule. I already know how emotionally tumultuous this is going to be for you without even watching.
One of the most powerful films in cinematic history. A true testament to the duality of man. Our unbridled capacity for compassion and our unfathomable capacity for cruelty.
I thought it was important to react to before I start Band of Brothers on Veterans Day!
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"I don't know how humans can do this to other human beings" Your heart your humanity is even more beautiful then you. Thanks for this. Re can never forget we can never be apathetic. Kudos to bringing this to your young subs to learn from
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That's the thing, humans can't do this to other humans. It is necessary to dehumanize the group you want actioned first. It's far easier to do terrible things to "them" or "garbage" or "pig dogs" or "deplorables" or "libtards" etc. than it is to other people with families, hopes, dreams, and aspirations. Genocide is almost always prefaced with dehumanization.
Last year I took the "Band of Brothers" tour of Europe sponsored by the World War II Museum in New Orleans. You start in England, they a ferry across the English Channel to Normandy, France, and a bus to the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, and Austria. The tour follows the steps of Easy Company of the 506th PIR 101st Airborne. On September 27th our group stopped at the Dachau Concentration Camp just outside Munich. It was eerie and emotional to see where tens of thousands of Jews were murdered. Just 10 days later, Hamas terrorists became the 21st Century Einsatzgruppen when they invaded Israel and murdered 1,200 Jews and took another 250 hostage. Never forget.
Fun fact - The ICC was set up in the aftermath of the Holocaust to bring Nazi war criminals to justice.
The same ICC that has been (and I think is still) investigating Netanyahu - PM - for war crimes.
Don’t compare the Holocaust to today’s situation. It’s not remotely comparable and it does a disservice to all involved.
You spoke of having been a history teacher. A few years back, a local school board in suburban North Texas was taken over by an extreme element who promptly reversed many of the policies of the previous boards and administration. At a faculty meeting, the school superintendent reported told the teachers they may have to teach differently going forward including alternative perspectives on the Holocaust. The story got out and the leadership promptly walked it back, but I can understand how the political can seep into the educational realms. At roughly the same time, a news story emerged about leaders of a state PAC with ties to one of the two major parties met with a known Holocaust denier for 7 hours. It was denied and explained as a mistake.
Director/writer George Stevens joined the Army and was assigned to document the D-Day landings, liberation of Paris and other events. He was part of the first units to discover the Dachau Concentration Camp. The footage he shot was used at the Nuremberg Trials and is part of the Library of Congress collection about WW2. In 1958 he was preparing to direct the film “The Diary of Anne Frank” and was allowed to view the films which he had shot at Dachau. After only a few minutes, he was so emotionally devastated, that he could not continue and never watched any of the footage again.
The little girl is the red dress was portrayed by a child actress named Oliwia Dabrowska, a Polish 3 year old. Oliwia now works helping Ukrainian war refugees on the Polish border.>>>>>>> Wonderful heartfelt reaction, one of the best I've seen.
Believe it or not, Steven Spielberg tamed down the part of Amon Göth, a lot, because he didn't think anyone would believe that he was that evil.
Wow! This sounds similar to when they toned down Desmond Doss heroism!
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Among all the horror and hatred there's a kind of beauty about this movie, which I think is keeping our hope alive. You could say what good it is to save a thousand people among millions that were massacred, but like Stern said, that list, with those "few" names on it, was an absolute good that will shine throughout time despite all the darkness present around it - a darkness that is still present to this day, of course. So I believe the beauty of Schindler's List is that small light among all the darkness (which I think was symbolized by that rose among the rocks in the final scene), that there's always a way for us to put together a "Schindler's List" among all the ugliness in this world.
My other favorite movies about the Holocaust are The Pianist, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and Life is Beautiful - there's also Downfall, that depicts the last days of the war in Berlin but it's also worth watching!
Wonderfully said! Thank you for sharing. I’ll add your suggestions to the list!!
The Pianist in particular since it was directed by a Holocaust survivor, Roman Polanski and won an Oscar for it.
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"Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
- Winston Churchill, paraphrased from several others before him
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The outro, the rawness.. the editing! don’t change, you’re so so entertaining. More history reactions!! HBO Chernobyl .. one of the Highest rated mini series of all time. You’d have a blast with that one.
Chernobyl has a lot of scientific inaccuracies btw
@ Sure there are some minor inaccuracies for cinematic purposes, however it is very historically accurate overall.
My great Uncle Charlie was in the 3rd Army under Patton when they took one of the camps at the end of the war. I think it was either Buchenwald or Dachau. He never once spoke about it except one time when he got ahold of too much liquor. My father was 15 at the time. All Uncle Charlie said was " The children. They were piled like logs. The bodies..the bodies, so many!" When he sobered up, he never spoke about it to anyone else. From talking to a few Holocaust survivors, it was more horrific then even Hollywood could make. Why Liam Nielsen never won an Oscar for this I will never know. One a more personal note, I remember seeing the inhumanity of man to man when I was in Iraq. Man never changes, only the names do.
You deserve a big hug after that. It was rough going. One of the many crazy things about this movie is the fact that speilberg made it and and jurassic park in the same year, but it was definitely worth the effort
I stumbled across your account a couple months ago as an avid movie lover. I love seeing peoples reactions to some of my favorites. This one has always been a "Raised Eyebrow" favorite of mine to those close to me. This movie is incredibly moving. Most importantly, the HISTORY of these events NEED to be taught to our children. History is called History because it DID happen. Not talking about it and changing the narrative doesn't change what happened; in fact, it spits in the face of the ones it happened to. Good for you for standing up what is right and what the school systems are scared to do. My wife is a public school counselor for middle schoolers, and she is seeing everyday what our systems are doing to these kids and allowing. Sorry for my rant, but some things just need to be talked about and changed. Just because we talk about the bad things of our Human History, doesn't mean we are glorifying it. Some things just need to be talked about because of their importance of what humanity is capable of if not treated appropriately.
Hi Josh! Couldn’t agree more. Those who don’t know their history are doomed to repeat it!
In my junior year. We touched the Holocaust, I was confused that we weren't going over the people that did everything to help as much they can, Hans Munch and Oskar Schindler. My history teacher simply said "They don't matter" I left appalled, Even though we must acknowledge such a horrible time of death and Oppression. We must never forget those that did everything in thier power to help as many people as they can
Wow… your teacher said they didn’t matter? That is harsh, wow!
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@@LiteWeightReacting I didn't take her seriously, later on. My classmates came to me for history. I told them how it was, I told them every side has a coin and that no matter how dark it is. You can't simply ignore it. My History teacher got more and more upset with me to the point I got called to the principal office. Said I was disgracing her class, I responded "She's the one who disrespected me. She's the one who isn't taking the Class more seriously. She's brushing on important topics. Calling it unimportant when they do matter, They are why we know all the horrible the Holocaust was. They are the reason Holocaust deniers don't have a stool to stand on" The Principal took my side but still gave me a warning. I never stop helping my peers with History
Of my grandfather, "[he] was killed March 3, 1945 at the Natzwiller Concentration Camp". Rest in peace, Alfio. Of my grandmother:, "[she] was arrested by the Germans Nov. 30, 1943, was deported to Auschwitz, and died in a place unknown and on an unknown date. [My father] suspected that she died in transit as she did not have a tattoo number associated with her" Rest in peace, Adele. May we find ways to be a little kinder to one another and see our common humanity.
You and I are not alone. I was a science teacher for 34 years and sadly faced ever growing and unbelievable pressures to change my curriculum, it’s emphases, and it’s delivery to my students. They no longer wanted us to encourage students to understand that science is not a collection of indisputable facts, but a never ending search for an understanding to explain ‘our world’. I did retire (and do not feel good about it) early to protect my future, but am plagued with the knowledge of the win that I gave them, and the students that I am letting down.
Start a youtube teaching channel.
And If ur doing WW2, "Band of Brothers" is a must. It is top shelf. It will inspire and warm your heart. Realistic but not as relentless as this.
Band of Brothers episode one is going live on Veterans Day!
@LiteWeightReacting kewl
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I was waiting for this one! Everytime i watch this masterpiece of cinema i cry, its so emotional and touching. The reason why the other Germans were so cooperative and trusting, and some were frankly terrified of Schindler, isn't often mentioned in comments about the movie. Schindler isn't wearing an ordinary Party membership badge. He's wearing the Golden Party Badge, a special award reserved for those most honored by the Party as heroes and often held by senior SS, Party, and government officials.
When threatening those two with being in Southern Russia, they took him very seriously. Schindler was involved in Party activities in the Sudetenland, fighting to join those parts of Czechoslovakia with Germany as part of German military intelligence before WWII. He was wanted by the Czech authorities after the war precisely because of those pre-war crimes, but avoided being extradited from the West due to the intervention of the Schindler Jews with the occupation authorities.
In case you are wondering or didn't know, the little girl in the red coat was based off a real person. In the film, the little girl is played by actress Oliwia Dabrowska, who-at the age of three-promised Spielberg that she would not watch the film until she was 18 years old. She allegedly watched the movie when she was 11, breaking her promise, and spent years rejecting the experience. Later, she told the Daily Mail, “I realized I had been part of something I could be proud of. Spielberg was right: I had to grow up to watch the film.”
The actual girl in the red coat represents all the innocence of the Jews being slaughtered, and a girl named Roma Ligocka; a survivor of the Krakow ghetto, she was known amongst the Jews living there by her red winter coat. Ligocka, now a painter who lives in Germany, later wrote a biography about surviving the Holocaust called "The Girl in the Red Coat." That i suggest you to read. And some other facts about this movie is that, Spielberg refused to accept a salary for making the movie, Spielberg didn't want a movie star with Hollywood clout to portray Schindler. Kevin Costner and Mel Gibson auditioned for the role. Keep up the good work
Ugh this was hard to read. She looks just like my daughter so it hit really close to home for me!
@LiteWeightReacting I understand 😔. ❤️❤️
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I recommend giving the film One Life a watch. It's a film about Sir Nicholas Winton who saved the lives of 669 children at the beginning of World War 2.
I had a feeling it was this movie when i Saw your post on Twitter. It gets me very single time. So receptful and amazing
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There were in fact several directors considered to make this before Speilberg ended up directing it himself (he was originally to produce it).
Martin Scorsese was initially set as the director but ultimately backed out due to feeling he couldn't do the story justice, although he did end up hiring this film's screenwriter (Steven Zaillian).
Another director considered was Roman Polanski, who actually lived in the same Krakow Ghetto depicted in this film as a child (and also lost most of his relatives (including his mother) in the Holocaust) but declined to direct as he wasn't ready to address this topic yet at the time (he eventually made THE PIANIST (2002) a few years later, a film I highly recommend by the way). What Polanski did as an adult has abhorrent, but there is a Shakespearean tragedy element to his life story in general.
This is one of the rare cases where a super like button would be the right thing to have. I don't think I've seen a reactor cry almost throughout a film but it makes so much sense for this piece of art. Girl, you seem to be an amazing human being and the world would be better if more people had your heart.
I read a book, Written in History: Letters That Changed the World. A Slavian/Jewish family of four broke-up, with the mother and two boys sent to a camp and the father a fugitive.
The brief message was scribbled, from the mom to dad, to take care of their "golden boy", plus her farewell.
See, the twins were separated at the train, with one son going to Dr. Mengele and the other immediately to the gas chambers.
The mom chose to condemn herself so the boy would not die alone.
The other son survived, reunited with the dad, who received the letter, as well.
Omg 😢
You are tremendous. And a good spirit. Surprised you had not seen this yet. Glad you have. Subscribed and looking forward to your reaction.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed. My Band of Brothers reaction is going live on Veterans day!
A very very good reaction - Thank you very much and appreciate all you do - Some notes on Steven Spielberg------Spielberg kept his sanity while filming in Poland by watching Saturday Night Live on Betamax and talking to Robin Williams on the phone. Williams would call Spielberg on schedule and do 15 minutes of stand-up. He revealed that he refused his check for Schindler's List because he considered it “blood money.” He was simply too principled to benefit from a story about people who had suffered and died.
The phone calls with Robin Williams were to lift his spirits before going on conference call with ILM about _Jurassic Park_ 's post-production.
Love seeing your smiling face and the genuine, heartfelt and unique reactions you share with all of us on a regular basis. Glad you made it through the movie. It is a hard watch, but so important to see and as you mentioned it hits differently than just reading about it. Looking at it in terms of movie making, it's fantastic. The acting by Ralph Phiennes, Ben Kingsly and Liam Neeson especially are fantastic. It gets easier to watch over time, but still maintains the impact and importance.
This film brought to my mind a movie that I can highly recommend: The Pianist!
Awesome! What is that about?!
Great movie! Plus a great performance from Adiren Brody. Too bad the director is a disgusting POS
@@LiteWeightReacting it's about a Jewish Pole who is a Pianist by profession and his struggle to survive the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto and the Holocaust. I'd also highly recommend you watch it. I don't want to spoil it, so please just watch it, it's an outstanding movie.
@@adc8658 Thank you for a better description than I could've given! 🤣
When they put blood on their cheeks, it was to resemble "blusher" to look attractive for the guards. They were known as the "joy division." This is where the band took their name from.
Similarly, the band
"spandau ballet" took the name from the german guards feet shuffling when they were hung for war crimes at spandau prison.
Winner of 7 Oscars including Best Picture.
When Steven Spielberg won, he told the audience at home to watch this film, as it's a very important and very powerful movie.
Yeah I can imagine this absolutely cleaned up for awards!
I love those Hollywood fantasy movies about ww2.
Funny how Hollywood has never made any movies about COMMUNISTS and their atrocities. Atrocities that are actually true unlike the ones we see constantly from hollywood movies.
Any one interested should check out a documentary made by a JEW who went to visit Auschwitz in the 90s. What he found will blow your mind.
The name of the documentary is
*DAVID COLE in Auschwitz*
While filming in Poland the film crew had to comfort some elderly neighbours, they had a panic attack after seeing all those uniforms.
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The fact the Ralph Fiennes didn't win an oscar for playing Amon Goeth shows how fake they are. I mean there were people on set who met the real one back then and they said they were so frightened because he played him so realistic.
He was the perfect cast. I hate him 🤣
As much as he deserved at least a nomination I think even he would've understood that nothing to do with Goth deserved any kind of award or praise.
Fun fact: Amon's granddaughter is half Nigerian and is called Jennifer Teege.
is that irony? 😆🤣
Considering Ben Kingsley got snubbed for playing Izhak Stern (and Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday in _Tombstone_ ) and how stacked that category was (Tommy Lee Jones, Leonardo DiCaprio, Pete Postlethwaite, etc.), Fiennes winning wasn't likely.
The real Hellen Hirsch experienced panic attacks and nightmares after meeting Ralph Fiennes while he was on set and acting in character as Amon Goeth. She said Goeth was the personification of pure evil.
There are movies and there are seminal pieces of art. Lite, thank you for watching this and pouring yourself out. We’re here with you in tears. ❤
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Oh, Lord.
I am not prepared to see Teegan cry like this.
I was not prepared as well. I was devastated for days
@@LiteWeightReacting We as a nation are devastated for decades until now and it is still processing. We committed it. We allowed it.
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Bawled right there with you. I just wanted to give you a hug through this whole thing. It is so heart wrenching the atrocities. And you were a history teacher, so you knew everything about this. I can’t believe this is being glossed over in school curriculum. Such a tough watch. I can’t even bring myself to recommend the next watch because this was so emotional… I was not ok. 😭
This is Steven Spielberg's Best film. Nothing has ever come close.
A master of filmmaking!
Ralph Fiennes as Amon Goeth gave us a monumental performance, what a great actor. I'm still speechless.
Feinnes played multiple members of the Sonnenschein family in Sunshine 1999. I suggest seeing it
This film launched his career, and he's been brilliant in almost everything he's done. Such a great versatile actor. Been watching him recently do a lot of Roald Dahl stories (including playing the writer himself) on Netflix recently.
This is one of those movies everyone should watch at least once in their lives.
Completely agree!
I watched this movie shortly after its release at the age of 8. I watched it again in high school. It stuck with me, as it should. My mom made it her duty to show us things like this and have the hard conversations. My son (11) and I are big on history and I talk to him in depth about so many moments like this. Your intro was so spot on. Thank you for sharing.
At 28:26, Schindler tells Stern that war brings out the worst in people, never the good, in a movie in which the war brought out the best in Schindler.
As a German that will turn 59 in 5 Days I grew up with both my Parents growing up in and after the War, I also heard a lot about it in School (we didn't "hide" or worst Past in School) and my Parents where open to talk about it when I asked about what happened to them during the War.
This Movie is doing a tremendous Job on showing the horror that went on and deserved every Award it got - It hurts to see what Humans can do to each-other.
But what hurts me a lot too is the Fact that sometimes, when I travel outside of Europe, I get called a Na*i just because I'm German - born in 1965 - I didn't have anything to do with the War but still got kind of "blamed" just because I'm a German Citizen.
Anyhow, another great Reaction by you - you never fail to entertain me and your honest Reaction and Emotions are a rar thing these Days in the World and especially on RUclips Channels.
Thank you for sharing your personal experience. That must’ve been extremely difficult to deal with. I hope that does not continue for you to this day!
@@LiteWeightReacting Thanks for answering and your concern. Yeah, it wasn't easy and it hurt me deeply. I don't travel that much anymore but I hope that People have changed for the better by now.
You're a really kind Person as far as I can tell from afar and what I seen so far - Please keep as you are and all the best for you and your Family. 👍🏼
I grew up in Germany went through schooling system there I know the importance and the heaviness of the word Na... Moved to Australia But in Australia they are throwing it around making fun or raising their hand as joke I am always in shock and rage. once Project manager named our project Blitz Krieg, I was like whaattt!! No one understood my views on it. Even in politics calling someone Na..because of different views must not be compared what horrible Na.. where and did.
probably the most heart wrenching movie ever produced
Back in the 1980's, in Germany, we learned the basics about the actual war of WW2. But we learned year after year from around age 14 to 18 about the Holocaust, what lead to it, how a civilized nation like the German could be so easily turned around, and its impact until today. And we still have to experience all the teachings fail to reach everybody in today's society.
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Incredibly important movie, but a hard watch. After this Spielberg started the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation to record as many holocaust survivor testimonies as possible. My mother worked with them for many years, interviewing 200+ survivors. Those videos are now part of the USC Shoah Foundation archives.
Braver than me in witnessing the story of this film! Even as I've dived headlong into both WWII theatres of war miniseries, Band of Brothers and The Pacific, by Spielberg following Saving Private Ryan, which after this monumental devastating reaction on the channel, Liteweight, I will recommend. With trepidation, of course. Somehow, the full front and center story of the people is just, man. And, if not also Masters of the Air, I highly recommend the actually riveting historians' perspective ten part miniseries on Netflix, Greatest Events of WWII, narrated by Derek Jacobi, who played Senator Gracchus in Gladiator!
As a German, I'm not really a fan of teaching history through movies, but if Schindler's List and Downfall (Der Untergang, 2004) are what it takes to keep the memory alive, then I'm absolutely fine with it. During my school days, in the tail end of "we don't want to talk about this, it's been so long", I suffered through 18 boooooring months of French Revolution, but Germany from 1933-1945 was covered in six weeks. I had to find and read whatever books were available in libraries. I knew there was more to it than just six weeks, but since my grandparents (born 1905 and 1906) also wouldn't tell me anything about this time I had to help myself. That changed in the 80s and 90s, the schools gave this rather important part of Germany's history plenty more space.
Fun fact: back then the end of the war was just 35 years past. "It's been so long", yeah, right. Seen from today, 35 years ago was the collapse of the Eastern Bloc.
One of the main things anti-Semites, Holocaust deniers and other people from the seedy corners of mankind tend to ignore: of those people with most to gain from denying everything, the Nazis in the post-war trials, not one did. They all bent over backwards claiming that either they didn't know anything about it, had no part in it, or both, but nobody denied it.
Schindler's List is about the ugliest part in the history of everything that ever was part of anything called either Germany or Holy Roman Empire, the only remnant of the 1000-year Reich with a chance to actually last for 1000 years. Personally I don't think we can ever get rid of that stain.
There is one more thing: any attempt to make a movie which accurately shows what happened in the camps would never have an audience outside the ranks of sick and/or deranged people. The amount of violence and cruelty inflicted on the people in the camps is already nightmarish when reading about it, but any really accurate movie would make all slasher films look like an episode of Looney Tunes.
This movie was Steven Spielbergs final project for his college degree. He never went as a kid and went back for a film degree and this is what he submitted!! Spielberg got a college degree and 2 Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture!
I love those Hollywood fantasy movies about ww2.
Funny how Hollywood has never made any movies about COMMUNISTS and their atrocities. Atrocities that are actually true unlike the ones we see constantly from hollywood movies.
Any one interested should check out a documentary made by a JEW who went to visit Auschwitz in the 90s. What he found will blow your mind.
The name of the documentary is
*DAVID COLE in Auschwitz*
Jesus that’s legendary haha
I assume he passed? Lmao…talk about a boss move. “Here’s my submission…now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go back to directing Jurassic Park.”
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I’m currently in Poland. Yesterday I visited Auschwitz-Birkenau. Today I visited Schindler’s factory, and various sites in Krakow. I’m amazed at how many individual stories there are of that period. The individual stories always hit a bit harder I feel, but if you can get through the absolute horror of it all, I find it quite inspiring. It is outstanding what the human spirit can endure.
Schindler was a very complexed character, but even he could see that human life is something worth protecting, regardless of heritage or background.
Amon Goeth, whom Raiph Fiennes played here, was apparently even more of a monster than was portrayed here. Spielberg had to tone down the horror he initially wanted to show, the movie would've otherwise never made it into cinemas. As if it's already not a horrid enough watch. I don't blame you for crying throughout the film at all.
Wow, somehow hard to imagine him being more of a monster!
@@LiteWeightReacting Yea, he was extreme even for the officers of the SS. The primary person I would compare him to would be vlad the impaler. The SS didn't think Jews were human, but Goethe pretty much believed they should be eradicated in the most horrible ways possible (which is one of the reasons why he was put in charge of the camp in the first place). There was no depravity that was too horrible for him. His death was too kind in my opinion.
Thank you for your heartfelt reaction. I'm a grown man and I can't watch this movie without tears streaming down my face. You're right, it's unimaginable that humans could do this to other humans. I'm glad Steven Spielberg had the determination to get this made to help educate the world about these atrocities.
That scene with the pistol that refused to fire was an actual event that took place ..
Wow!
@@cliffwheeler7357 English is not my native language... And you just had to correct me? I just pointed out a really fucked up scene that actually happened..
@@LiteWeightReacting Interestingly, we discover later that the victim was a rabbi. Divine intervention, perhaps? Also, the scene mirrors Göth's hanging where they (momentarily) failed to kick away the chair.
When I was a kid my doctor had a number tattooed on his arm. At the time I did not know what it meant but later on found out. He and his wife survived Auschwitz. I grew up in the Catskills in NY where there were a number of survivors.
They re-estimated the number of decedents of the people he saved, which number more than 8000 people.
And to think, this movie is way toned down from the reality of what happened. Some things that happened are just too horrible to show on screen. And, this is NOT ancient history. It’s very recent. Some people who were involved are still alive, although very few are still with us.
I'm Austrian. I've seen this movie exactly once when I was much too young to understand it. This might be one of your best reactions. Almost no words. No need for it. Well done.
I grew up in Sweden and graduated in the early 2000s and Holocaust was covered extensively in grade 7-9 and this movie was part of the study plan (still is) that schools must show this movie as part of the History courses.
I also grew up in Sweden(småland) born 1990, we never saw this movie in school, not once...first time i saw this movie was the beginning of this year..and i cant belive i waited that long to see it, it is an amazing movie.
Glad it was still incorporated for you!
You're such an angel. The world is lucky to have you in it.
Oh you dear caring soul 🫢
I hope you enjoy this watch along with me!
@@LiteWeightReacting Have to wait til tomorrow for quiet moment to experience *that* all over again.
I totally agree you go girl today’s teaching is definitely not what it used to be so it’s good to have people like you out there that believe this take care and have a nice day👍🏻🌞
There are still people who say it never happened
Wow!
it looks like at least two of those sad individuals have even said something along those lines here in the replies...
Absolutely. Holocaust deniers. Particularly across Europe, which I find utterly bizarre 😳🇬🇧
Conspiracy theorists put far too much faith in people's ability to keep things a secret. I think it comes from their intellectual inferiority complex and believing that there are people that (apparently) are smarter than them making up things like science and stuff to hide the real truth.
@@NigelShepherd-z7kOne in fuve young Americans thinks it's a myth (holocaust).
I saw this the year it came out. The cinema was silent at the end. No one moved for ages. We had never seen anything like it before. Everyone should see this. It's one of the hardest films ever to watch. Not just for what happened back then. But what happens even now. And for many reasons. And not just for one group of people as it was then, but for everyone now. It was to your credit you managed to stay with it to the end.
One of the greats, but a very tough watch. I could have done more makes this old man cry.
I, and many others, have boycotted this movie.
So powerful 😢
Hope you enjoyed the reaction Jeffrey!
@@LiteWeightReacting I'm a junky for movie and music reaction videos, and you are one of the most astute and real people I've had the pleasure of watching. Please keep up the good work. I almost commented when you were wondering why you got so emotional over Brooks in Shawshank by saying there's something wrong with you if you don't. There's just certain art that pulls emotions out of perceptive people. That's what I watch for.
Much respect! I love your channel and your approach to your reactions. Never apologize for that! And yes, history should never be forgotten! ❤🙏
Thank you!! Glad you are enjoying the channel!!
UNITED STATES---Racial/Social Progress September 3, 1783 through the 1940's:
CHARITY ADAMS EARLEY & JACQUELINE COCHRAN
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LOL!
This Movie is an absolute Masterpiece... a MASTERPIECE !!!!!!! FFS ! Im 46 Years old now, i saw this Film in Cinema with our School Class when i was 15 Years old. At the Time we didnt really understood what was really happening but i will never forget this Day. Now, every Time i watch this Movie, at the End when he breaks down in Tears, i do the same, ALWAYS and over and over again. I cannot resist, whatever i do, i cry. Maybe because i am German and i feel so ashamed and guilty for what happened
For me this is the best Movie ever made in Movie History and Liam Neeson, noone could have played it better. I absolutely love this Film and i will always do.
@liteweight Reacting, it was so hard to not cry with u all the time, u did a great Job, THANK YOU !
I did not want to see this today, but it was you, soooo..., lets cry.
Hope you enjoy the video Scott!
A very special movie. In the last scene, the survivors were accompanied by the actors who played them.
And to think, there were 9 million other persons killed by the Nazis.
And they weren't even the worst. Stalin killed 20-30 million of his "own people", while the "worst of all time" title belongs to Mao Tse Tung, whose depravity caused 40-65 million to die.
There are monsters among us.... and they look like us.
Glad you made it through this.
UNITED STATES---Racial/Social Progress September 3, 1783 through the 1940's:
CHARITY ADAMS EARLEY & JACQUELINE COCHRAN
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ann frank
The cousin of my wife's uncle made the ring for Schindler at the end of the film.
I do not know how the gas chambers in all the camps worked. However, in Auschwitz the showers and gas chambers would never be confused. The showers were open air.
Schindlers Jews raised money for him whenever he was need. They also invited him to their family celebrations. Finally, they also paid for his body to be flown and buried in Jerusalem.
Hell of a day to watch this.
I’m going to watch this later today but for now, anyone reading this: I don’t know you, but I love you. Empathy is one of humanity’s greatest treasures. To quote Samwise, “There’s some good in this world […] and it’s worth fighting for.”
Love this quote, thank you!
empathy is what makes us human.. its also why i believe sociopaths are not human, which is why they treat the rest of humanity as they do.. the reptilian stereotype exists for a reason.. ..without a conscience, without a soul.. its too bad the majority of folks are good people with morals, and refuse to fight fire with fire.. .."they" take advantage of our goodness..
Okay, I’m back after watching the reaction. I just felt I needed to say thank you for such a poignant, heartfelt reaction. I have 2 friends who are public school librarians (one of the most honorable professions you can have, in my opinion) and I didn’t know how much WWII and the Holocaust were minimized in modern public education. So, thank you, so much, for the work you did to ensure your students learned what needed to be learned. 💙
I appreciate you taking the time to watch this film and sharing your reactions with your viewers. If you are ever in the Washington DC area and want to learn even more about this topic, I highly recommend visiting the Holocaust Museum. Spielberg mentioned that during his research for the film, he learned about things that had happened that were even more horrible that was shown in the film and, if he had included these things in the film, it would have made it unwatchable. When you visit the Museum, you will see the kinds of things he probably discovered (i.e., the "medical" experiments the Nazis performed on Jews). Despite this, there are also stories presented at the Museum that show the flip side--heroic things that people did to preserve the memory of what happened and the lengths they went to in order to do so. In any case, thank you for sharing your experience with us and please keep watching films that tell the stories we should never forget.
Atrocities like this are still going on today.
Ironically some by Israel right now.
Your empathy is really endearing. This is a great, beautiful movie. I cry every time I see the end. Thank for your reaction.
Hmm, you picked an interesting day to upload this. All I've heard my whole life is, "It can't happen here." Yeah, we'll see...
Band of Brothers going up Verterans day!
I've been following your movie reactions for a long time, actually since Interstellar, where I discovered that we're on the same wavelength. When I saw your reaction to Saving Private Ryan, I was honestly worried about what Schindler's List would do to you. I saw both films in the cinema back in the 90s and they deeply affected me, in the same places as you. That's why it literally breaks my heart to see you cry so much.
Nevertheless, I love both films very much and I keep coming back to them, even though I still cry during them, probably even more so now that I'm older and have a family of my own.
I really appreciate your movie reactions and your deep empathy, which comes from your positive soul as a good person. I'd love to see you laugh instead of cry in your other reactions.
its a propaganda movie
Aww.. I’m giving you a virtual hug right now. Your sweet, empathetic, motherly heart can’t take this movie’s wretchedness. Huge kudos to the actors in this film it must’ve been terrible getting into character for this film.
History is supposed to be truth not a imagined version of it!
I don’t disagree!
Meaning what?
Wow a movie is a dramatized form of historic fiction? Who knew that was the purpose of movies?! Although that doesn't make the events fake. Pick up a book other than The Protocols of the Elders of Zion and Mein Kampf.