A truly mind boggling and powerful film that illustrates the tragic Holocaust war period alongside presenting the main character Oskar Schindler, who had saved the lives of many Jews by employing them to work in his factory. This is by far one of the greatest war films I've taken into liking and left me with a trail of thoughts that were inclusive of a haunting sense of loss towards the lives taken, as well as anger towards mankind's capability of residing in their utmost cruel nature.
I like how the main character of this film, namely Schindler who possessed characteristics of a philanthropist on saving many lives, isn't depicted as the conventional hero who triumphs in his own victory and unflawed like what an admirable hero should be by possessing admirable traits, because Schindler in this case, had a very much flawed character at the beginning that compromises of him womanizing, conducting illegal business, and ultimately, residing in the greed for power and making more money. What was truly interesting to see, was the transition of his character from being a man obsessed with making money to a person obsessed with saving more lives towards the end of the film. And to make the scenario and his good deeds more complex to dive in, him buying of Jews from his list was an act of kindness that came along with a cost of risking him in more danger, which highlights a truly raw courageous act and a realistically depicted dilemma that can challenge one's perspective on taking the risk to do something good.
Besides depicting Oskar's kindness, the film shows me the reality and horrors of war that was able to set me uncomfortably in my seat. It leaves me to question the possibility of such immense cruelty in humanity, and along with the breeding resentment stemming from racism. Are human beings really that capable of committing such cruelty to torture and treat others like puppets whom they could kill out of no remorse and pity? Or are they merely programmed to just follow orders?
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It is a truly scary, horrifying and heartbreaking experience to witness the cruelty stemming from sufferings and fear among the victims of war alongside grasping the inhumane behavior of the perpetrators, or in other words, I would call them the senseless 'killing human machines'. Being a part of the post war generation, this film has instilled in me a stronger sense of being grateful for the little things in regards to being granted the privilege to be alive without going through the horrendous struggles victims in wars fight through. It is upsetting to see that we are just as inhumane and senseless as much as we are human beings who are perfectly capable of thinking and feeling in a just manner.
- I believe no person deserves to inflict such amount of torture on others, because we are all human beings alike, and that torturing and taking a life alike is equivalent to taking a similar toll on oneself.
Ultimately, this film carries one significant message which is significant to ponder on, and that is the value of a life preserved, that brings this one important question to light,
" How much is a human worth to you? "
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