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This movie had a huge impact on me growing up. Love the reactions Greg, you are all of us watching this for the first time. I'd love to see a reaction video to Jojo Rabbit, another masterpiece.
It's a 'hard watch', but I believe a necessary one for everybody, so that such atrocities never occur again. "He who saves one life save the world entire."
In 2002, Steven Spielberg finally finished college after a 33 year hiatus. He was required to submit a final project for his degree. He submitted 'Schindler's List'.
So many people did what they could. There was a mechanic who would go into the ghettos to repair plumbing, etc, and would leave with an infant or toddler in his tool box. There was a man in England, Sir Nicholas Winton, saved 669 children, arranging them to be adopted. And no one knew about it until his wife found in the 80s his scrapbook. How many more saved a few, saved many and still go uncelebrated?
For me it's that he says 'one more PERSON'... Nazis COMPLETELY dehumanized the jews and many other minorities and marginalized groups... Maybe its just me, but the way he has always seen them as just fellow people... I think saying it gives some depth to the scene 💔
@@manuela1986 Same! "One more person" hits so hard after just looking at the jews as cattle or something. The "one more person" was a brick to the face when i first saw this. So powerfrul.
that would be great, The Nazi revival movement wouldn't be taking off as fast as it is if people had any idea what the events were like or were exposed to a dipitction of the atrocitites and not just one page of a history book. Hard to listen to a 22 year old nazi influencer's talking points online when u have seen this before.
FUN FACT: the scene where the gun continues to jam instead of shooting the Jewish man is actually based on a true account from a survivor. That man and the character of him in the movie are both also rabbis, so there is a bit of implied divine intervention.
The entire movie is based on the diaries of Holocaust victims. The choice of children to work in the factory with the excuse that they could clean used cartridges with their little fingers, the stories of those who escaped the genocide in the ghettos. The mother who killed a baby trying to muffle its cries against her chest and then went mad. It all happened for real! And that's what makes it so impressive! All those who appear at the end have contributed to the story, whether by giving interviews, recounting the events, providing personal diaries, etc. And they accompanied the filming to give details and make everything as real as possible. So much so that the first time Ralph Fiennes arrived on set there were some Holocaust victims who began to tremble and cry because of his resemblance to the real Amon Goeth...
@@LucaPiersantelli check history Mr genius... the Jewish people have survived genocide and persecution in literally every generation, and yet have still not only survived but thrived. Science, peace, philosophy... Jews are the most over represented people in almost every area of human success Because they're GDs chosen people, and yes they do certainly have some level of divine intervention in certain areas, especially ones such as life and death simply for being a jew
He didn't "shoot the right guy" the kid recognized they would keep killing people until someone took responsibility so the kid blamed the guy they already killed.
@@jcarlovitch Ditto with Rosner (or I think his name was Poldek? They look enough alike I keep mixing them up even after watching the film god only knows how many times) snapping to attention in the street and saluting in the middle of the ghetto clear-out. Goeth laughed, the guy lived.
I detected a note of sarcasm in his voice…. I didn’t necessarily take that comment as acknowledgment that the dead man had killed the chicken. I felt more like him suspecting that in GOETH’s twisted mind, GOETH “shot the right guy.”
It means that Schindler wanted to save many more, and all that he saved wasnt enough, and his workers said no, implicitly saying at least you did something
Schindler's "I could've done more" breakdown towards the end is the best thing Neeson has ever done. It's such a good scene I'm surprised it's not referenced more often.
I really appreciate how strongly reacted to Oskar telling the man he should prepare for the Sabbath. Out of all the horror of this film, someone having respect for dignity and the importance of their beliefs is really overwhelming. How powerful it is to just see people treated as people.
Jesus, this movie takes everything out of you. And to believe there are still people who deny these horrors or don’t care is baffling. I’m glad there was a chance to tell this story, it was so important
I just don't get how you would deny it. It's not something that happened in antiquity, there's documents, pictures, videos, eyewitnesses who are still alive today? Like how stupid or ignorant do you have to be ?
This movie is about a singular story about the holocaust and how it affected a certain group of people. Not about the war as a whole, or the atrocities that happened on both sides…stay focused here
Two facts about this Movie: In the Shooting Breaks of this Movie Robin Williams called Spielberg to keep his mood up. And also when John Williams watched the Movie when Spielberg asked him to score it he said „You need a better composer than me for this“ and Spielberg said „I know, but they are all dead“
I am so glad you shared these two amazing facts. I feel wonderful knowing both things now (I know that sounds weird. But it reinforces how important the ppl involved realised this art was)
My father, a history teacher, kept my sister and I home from school the day this came out to take us to the theater to see this. There was an intermission in the original run, and I am not ashamed to admit that I was an absolute mess by the time of the intermission. I was openly bawling by then, especially when they showed the girl in the red jacket had been killed. She represented innocence, and she was now dead....just horrific. I was 12, and at that moment, I realized that my father was showing me this to make me understand how truly horrific this was.
It comes from the true story of a little girl named Gittel who was well-known in the Kraków Ghetto and actually used to wear a red coat (she was killed in the liquidation of the ghetto on March 13th, 1943).
@aqmdave, Thank You for sharing your thoughts. I would assume you are probably about 41 yrs old now? What a Great experience you had with your father to be able to learn of this history. I am sure you will always remember this day. God Love You.
My dad made me watch this film wen I was about 11. N he also took me to aushwitz , to show me where these atrocities took place, cos it’s vital we never forget. Visiting that concentration camp was haunting, it was eerily silent. May they all rip. X
@@jessrosefawkes2721 The Holocaust was committed by the Soviet Union. Most of the people ordering and participating in the mass murder, were communists. Most of which were Jews. Which dominated the Soviet Union’s communist government and military AND the NKVD. Care to guess the Soviet Union’s NKVD officer which is to blame for more then 10 million deaths? Or, who was the commanders of the Slave Labor camps and the extermination camps scattered throughout the Soviet Union? Here’s a hint: They are all Jew. Karl Marx (Jewish): “The races and classes to weak to master the new conditions of life, must give way. They must perish in the revolutionary Holocaust.”
This. Shindler and Stern sharing a drink, the moment Schindler breaks down about saving one more person, and the real people showing up are moments I never forget.
According to me, this is a perfect movie. Not a happy movie, but perfect from a film perspective 😢 you get the whole spectrum of feelings (including occasionally subtle humour) and not a single moment is wasted. Every second tells the story like it is 1940 again 😔
I was with my mother the day she watched this movie for the first time. Of course she thought it was a good movie, and that it was sad, but never did she fathom the fact that this could be based on a true story, right until that very moment, it was that final scene that broke her. Man watching this movie is never easy
There are actual photos of Amon Goeth shooting from his balcony, dressed exactly as represented in the movie. Spielberg toned down Goeth's brutality because he worried the actual character would be thought to be an exaggeration.
I don't want to be that person but I think it's so scary how some have the shades of this man, similar beliefs or comit similar actions - still to this day.
That fact that he had to tone it down from how the real Amon Goeth was....to know other human beings cant seem to comprehend or wrap their brains around the fact a human being can be so monstrous or to how the real Amon Goeth was really like...the fact that they wouldn't be able to believe. I get it, it's scary you don't even want to imagine. But the thing is is that they need too. We need too. If we are able to understand or see how far a human being can fall, with no love or compassion, empathy, we need to know these things and understand that it can happen that it has happened so we can better prevent such horrid things from ever happening again. It's important!
@@Floridad25 here is the quote about that " When Fiennes, in full Hauptsturmführer regalia, was introduced by Spielberg to Mila Pfefferberg, a Schindler survivor depicted in the film, the old lady trembled. "Her knees began to give out from under her," Spielberg recalls. "I held her while Ralph enthused about how important it was for him to meet her -- and she vibrated with terror. She didn't see an actor. She saw Amon Goeth."
@@giovannischulze1253, I feel kind of weird saying this but he was so good & it was such an outstanding performance he should have won an Oscar. (I don't know? maybe he did). I'll look it up.
P.S... I checked on this film & it was nominated for 12 Oscar's. It took home 7 Oscars including Best Director & Best Picture. Liam Neeson was nominated for best Actor but did not win. Wow, what a rip!! Liam was Outstanding. Ralph Fiennes was nominated for Best Supporting Actor but did not win. He was so Awesome. His performance was so outstanding & so riveting he Truly should have won
Schindler's list was the movie that for a lot of people really brought the true horror of something that they've only read about and seen photos of into a strong visceral focus in such a way that they may never have experienced, I'd personally call it one of the most culturally important films of all time.
According to what the survivors said in interviews, that scene didn't really happen as shown in the movie. The camp guards stopped the families when they tried to move toward the trucks leaving. One woman refused to stop and was immediately shot dead. And they would have certainly murdered anyone else who also refused to stay in place.
The part where he drops the ring because he’s so overwhelmed gets me every time. It’s such a small thing but speaks volumes. And just that whole scene. Oof.
I read somewhere that the ring drop wasn't scripted, he actually accidentally dropped it... And everyone's reactions were so perfect they kept it in the film...
I saw this in the theatre when it came out. No one left during the end credits. We all just sat there trying to process and compose ourselves afterwards. Spielberg set up a foundation to record stories from the survivors. I've seen many documentaries from those in this story. Helen Hirsh went back to the "villa" and met the daughter of Amon. There is so much material out there to educate us.
I saw this in theaters too. I was 22. I had a weekday off and went to check out a flick in downtown Seattle. Just to see a flick. Any flick. I chose this one not knowing what it was about or anything. There was a line wrapped around the lobby. Mostly old people. Everybody was decked out to the nines in suits and furs and perfume filled the air. I didn’t know what was up. Must be a good flick… Little did I know. At the end not a soul stirred until the credits completely ended. Many people were crying during the credits. Afterwards everybody somberly stood up and filed out in complete silence. I remember walking out into the bright sunlight of a bustling downtown day a changed person…
Little correction, it wasn't Helen Hirsch who met with Goeth's daughter, it was his other maid (who's not portrayed in Schindler's List), Helen Sternlicht.
I too saw it in the cinema. What struck me was that we were there, eating popcorn and watching this horrific treatment of the Jews as entertainment. It seemed bizarre and wrong.
There's a certain irony when Schindler asks the SS man how else the interior of a 45MM shell can be polished. When I first saw this movie at a theater, I was somewhat taken aback by the question, until I realized it was a bluff by Schindler. There IS NO reason to polish the inside of an artillery shell. He was a consummate artist of the bluff and at thinking on his feet.
Back in 1994, my history teacher took the entire class to the cinema to watch this movie. We were about 25 usually kind of rowdy and messy 18 year olds, but during the showing that theatre was DEAD SILENT! When we all met up outside afterwards, not a lot of words were spoken. Our teacher came out, we could all see that he had been crying. He basically just said "We'll talk more about this during class tomorrow", and then he left. I haven't been able to bring myself to watch it again since that evening.
This movie was nothing short of a masterpiece. Having said that, this is also one of the most un-rewatchable movie I ever watched just because of how broken and sad it left me after watching it.
Actually, I've seen Schindler's List at least 5 times including when NBC showed it uncut back in the late-90s. There's also a lot of humor in it involving Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes. It's actually funnier than The Batman or other slow-moving films. Of course when we get to the red coat girl, it's completely depressing after that. It's still a movie that deserves to be seen at least once. A movie I haven't bothered rewatching is The Passion of the Christ and it's a great film to me. I just can't stand seeing Jesus get whipped like that. The Passion of the Christ, City of God, Requiem For A Dream, and The Butterfly Effect are great movies I only want to watch once in my life.
@@Dec4AllTimeAlways ohh i would love to see the uncut version of this but i doubt the extra funny scenes will make me feel better. This movie really hits hard.
the silence and quiet crying in the theater when this ended will always be burned in my mind, such a powerful movie that everyone should watch at least once. I'm glad you saw it
I've posted my comment above. But briefly, I didn't understand why everyone was crying in the theater I understood it was horrific at the time however I was in my 20's... I rewatched it as a father and couldn't stop crying. Having daughters hit me hard... And so it should.
I was 15 I think when I saw this, I’m 43 now and still remember the PALPABLE silence as everyone was completely silent through the end of end credits…. Silent as everyone filed out… even silent in the loo after we filed our
And those of us who knew the song at the end of the movie began to sing. It started quiet and by the end it was strong. I get goosebumps just thinking about it. I saw it on it’s opening on Christmas Day.
You can tell Spielberg put so much effort and care into this film. It’s in my opinion his best film and by far his most powerful. You can see why he would take trips to oversee the editing of Jurassic Park while filming this. To be able to take a break from it all.
@@callistahobbs 9 Oscars. Ralph Fiennes deserved the Supporting Actor Oscar for bringing to the screen one of the most horrifying portrayals in movie history.
@@ClassicalMusic2002 yep. Only he could be so convincingly despicable. He even played Voldemort. Which is ironic, as Voldemort was a picture of Nazism. For trying to kill unpure blooded magic people's. Idk if the writer did that on purpose or not. Or just his talent for being convincing.
As a Jewish man this is so hard to watch but an absolute need to watch my grandma family was on the list she was 7 at the time. My great uncle and cousin didn't make it
As a german this is also hard to watch. Such a senseless tragedy, im very glad we live in different times today. Sorry for what your family had to go through.
I just recently watched it for the first time. This movie is really a masterpiece.. I really felt with Oscar Schindler at the end. He has my upmost respect. Every human being on this planet should aspire to help others, no matter what culture, what background or what political views. Help others when they feel down. It will help you aswell, to feel better as a person. Everyone who read this through the end, i hope this helped someone. Have a great day everyone.
The Kashmir Files next please on the Holocaust of Hindus in Kashmir. The Hindu genocide to put in comparison is more than 100 million. Some researchers are going over and suggest it can be as high as 800 million. The most disturbing in history
To thank Oskar Schindler, he is buried in Jerusalem. I think he's the only former member of the Nazi Party to be buried there. At first, it was all about profit. But Schindler realized the horror of what was being done to the Jewish people.
I was about 14 when I saw this movie. My mother told me that her godfather was a Bergen-Belsen survivor and I guess I felt it was important for me to understand what he faced. I bawled like a baby.
I'm German and growing up we watched this movie in school, this was when I was about 16, almost 20 years ago. To this day I haven't been able to rewatch it. Obviously you learn about what happened in history class and documentaries, but seeing a movie, even a little fictionalized, brings a whole other level of emotional access. The only other thing that came close was when we had actual concentration camp survivors come to our class to talk to us, and I have massive respect for these people. I'll never forget when one of them rolled up his sleeve to show the number tattoo, that was ... yeah
you dont mean that, seriously? Wokism aka leftists on steroids and oatmilk-moccachino will kill us all before that dud of a climatchange has. Weactually need some fascism to break even and get a slight chance for a new start at all...:)@@Moonvive
I’ll tell you the cherry on top to this brilliant movie: the score. One of John Williams finest pieces. The sound of that violin is so haunting, it’s literally crying and telling the listener a story. Chills every time I hear it.
John Williams said that he was not qualified to compose the music for such a movie as this. Spielberg answered, "you are right. But all those who are qualified...are dead"
I am 60 years old and has seen Schindler's List at least 15 times, and there are still certain parts of the movie that make me cry. To understand man's inhumanity to man, everyone should see this movie and understand this part of our world history. Brilliant film and I would say Steven Spielberg's best picture.
I saw this movie when it came out. Even today it still wrecks me. We as humans can be so cruel to each other. I will never understand how come we can’t all get along. Or just respect each other and live in peace.
This is one of the hardest movies I’ve ever watched. It doesn’t play on the heartstrings, it shows you the harsh, brutal truths of what happened. Tugging on heart strings is what romantic movies do, this movie leaves you just devastated, or it did me at least. The part with the trucks with the children and the parents knowing their children are being taken to die and can’t stop it, and the children happy, thinking they’re being reunited with their parents….devastating. Thank you for being so open with expressing emotions. I couldn’t imagine anyone doing anything less with this film. One of the many reasons I’m subscribed to your channel.
he is not being open with expressing emotions, this movie is forcing him, this movie makes any human cry, English is my third language and my mother can't understand English I showed it to her she cried. this movie makes you emotional to a point where even rock can melt
Ive heard that during the filming there were actual holocaust survivors on the set and when they saw Ralph Fiennes as Amon Göth they began to shake in fear because he physically resembled the actual Göth alot.
no it's confirmed even mentioned in the official wikipedia page that she was his maid who came to set to guide the narration but then she saw ralph and got fainted!
I appreciated your unfiltered, unabashed emotion through the reaction. It didn't look like you tried to hide anything. It was you, reacting to a horribly depressing film, honestly, and earnestly. I've watched so many things from your channel but I don't know that I could like any one of your videos more than this. Cheers.
My family came from Poland to Australia after the war. There was a point in this film when I started seeing each of these people are my family who I never got the chance to meet and I broke down. I had to talk to my mum and I had to tell her how much I loved her. We can never forget what happened. I’ll carry their stories for the rest of my life.
Not a whole lot of the actual story has been changed here. It's based on the recollections of Poldek Pfefferberg who had kept extensive files on Schindler and had tried for MANY years to get a film or series made about him without success until he encountered Thomas Keneally and managed to talk him into writing a book and then eventually got the film made by Spielberg. Some dialogue and scenes were added by the author where actual dialogue and events were unknown, but it's mostly as factual as possible. Also, a genuine carbon copy of Schindler's original 13-page list (originally thought lost) was uncovered in 2009 in a library in Sydney Australia.
I was lucky enough to be in D. C. at the Holocaust Museum when they had a special display of Schindler’s memorabilia. They even had Schindler’s List itself blown up and displayed on the walls. Very touching but heartbreaking at the same time.
@@MarlaLynnS1 that would have been amazing to see...and I think that sentiment sums up the whole Schindler story perfectly - it's such a beautiful, touching story but also so absolutely heartbreaking in its way
Spielberg has said that any of the violence seen in the film needed to be verified when possible by more than one person before it was included. He also was careful when including stories as some things were feared to be too much for the audience to believe as true.
Schindler's List is such an incredibly powerful movie, but it's one that's also incredibly hard to sit through on rewatch because it's so emotionally charged. I genuinely left the theater back in high school when I watched this movie thinking I needed counseling.
Ralph Fiennes played the embodiment of evil, a killer a psychopath, a monster whos completely lost his humanity... in Harry Potter... and yet this character is much more scary, much more evil and so much more real. i struggle to comprehend how a human can hurt another single person let alone so many and so systematically
Same here. Every time I see this film, I just ask myself the unanswerable, universal question "Why? Just... why?" Because it's unfathomable to me how people can do these things to other human beings.... I will never truly understand it.
For me it's the fucked up moment he has a few minutes of being "peaceful" after speaking to Schindler it seemed like murdering was a addiction for him like someone telling you to stop smoking where you try to stop for a few hours and then start craving again murdering was a addiction for him which makes his character even more sinister
I am not crying, you are crying! Heartbreaking reaction to one of the greatest movies ever. As a German, I am so happy that I grew up with this movie. It scarred but also formed me. We will never forget what happened back then.
On the final scene with Oskar Schindler's grave. The man who placed the roses on the headstone was Liam Neeson. Putting rocks on headstones is a very (like hundreds of years) old custom that has a few meanings. It is meant to weigh the soul down and keep it on Earth. It is a symbolic way of showing that you'll never let go of your loved ones who passed away. It is also meant to ward off evil spirits and monsters that want to disturb the soul's eternal rest. Just a few thoughts. Over 80 years ago, a homeless bum in Berlin rose to power and convinced his countrymen that hatred was a virtue. He was wrong. If anything, hatred is an oscar award winning con man and a very believable liar. It will tell you what you want to hear and make you feel strong and even rightous, but it will always leave a path of destruction in its wake that harms us, our children, and our grandchildren. And those scars will linger for centuries to come.
In Hebrew School, our text book was called These Stones will Shout. The leaving of stones when visiting a grave is a marker. A remembrance. Nothing to do with the soul or monsters. (That is more a Celtic cairn stone idea) It is to speak to the living by acknowledging the past.
@theConquerersMama I always have to explain to my non Jewish friends why we cover mirrors while sitting shiva. Cultural death rituals are interesting to learn about.
I was destroyed by this film when I saw it in theaters back in 94'. I am of German decent and I think there is a certain amount of guilt I felt even though my family was here during and long before the war. Watching you lose it like you did, I was crying along with you Greg. This is a tough movie to watch, but like you said it's important. My only concern is that this same type of hate is on the rise again, but here in the States. Autocratic, hateful, fear mongering, finger pointing rhetoric leads to this sort of calamity, and I am afraid many in our land do not have an understanding of history and where they are being lead by a minority of cruel people grasping for power. Much like how the German people were lied to circa 1933 ... that's where we are right now.
These times have happened over and over through history. Some years ago, I said to myself, well, one just needs to make up their mind, and hope they don't lose heart when the time truly comes, where they're going to stand when/if the time comes around again. Will you oppose with your voice and vote, even if it means prison, torture, death? Will you hide people? Will you fight and possibly kill to protect the innocent? Those are the stakes. I have said yes. I just pray I have the strength, the moral courage, to follow through if called upon.
German -Irish here. I grew up in Germany before I moved over to Ireland and when I first watched this movie it truly scarred me for life. We went to a special screening of it when I was about 12 or 13 years old. We were just learning about the third Reich in history so it seemed logical. Unlike some of my classmates I actually made it through to the end and did not leave early in tears and feeling sick. Afterwards however I had nightmares for months. None of my grandparents were members of the party or true fanatics and still - both of my grandfathers had been soldiers in WWII and one of them in some sort of special forces far behind the eastern front and to this day I cannot understand how my sweet loving caring granddad and the soldier in convert missions could be the same man. Neither he nor my Dad ever talked about details. I only know that of their entire group only my granddad and one of his comrades came back alive from Russia a long time after the war had been over. For quite some time I condemned him and his actions and everything he was until I realized that I had no right to do so. He did what he felt was necessary to survive and come back home to his wife and three boys. I want to believe that he was not involved in atrocities, but even if he was there is no way to go back. We can only remember and learn for the future and not ever let anything like it happen again 💔
I felt similarly when I learned that a dear friend of mine participated in torture during his military service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Torture feels so removed from who I know him to be. I'm afraid that my initial response may keep him from ever broaching the subject should he actually need someone to talk with about it, especially since he probably knew that he was taking a risk telling me about it in the first place. If you haven't already, I recommend reading "The Lucifer Effect". It's one thing to say we can't let something like this happen ever again, but the only way to do that is to really understand why events like this take place. I found TLE to be incredibly educational.
@@samanthacole9562 I do know that. Still even "normal" soldiers were commanded to take part in horrendous acts against the Jewish communities/ civilians in the occupied countries. Like I said, none of my grandparents were in the party and my grandfather (the one in Russia) did not get promoted to a higher rank because of it .... BUT he was in Russia (and the Baltic States) and he spoke fluent Russian...so I fear that he might have been "forced" to take part in crimes against humanity. I'll never know for sure and maybe I'm better off not knowing. I can only say that I will always be doubly cautious when I see signs of suppression/ racism/ nationalism.
@@samanthacole9562 hmmm... not really. The possibility for corruption and extremes that override the values of the individual exist in both. The Nazi party (which used the military to enforce their agenda) didn't create war crimes, xenophobia, political extremism, or genocide, and those things didn't die with that war. It's a mistake to dismiss individuals as "monsters" or "bad apples" while reinforcing the power of the system that corrupted them. It's important to recognize that we all have the capacity to turn monstrous.
I was at the Hollywood Bowl for a John Williams concert - and when the violin solo for the Schindler’s List theme was played, I couldn’t see clearly from the tears. This film is one of the best ever - and part of that is the acting and the magnificent score! Beautiful reaction from you, brother!
What I love about this film, Steven Spielberg, for the first time in his career, he was able to push the story boundary further without watering it down. It was a very personal film. So personal, Steven fell into a major depression during the making of this movie, he called Robin Williams to cheer him up. It's no wonder why Steven won his first Oscar award for best directing. He made this film into a whole new level and things weren't the same ever since. I miss the old Steven Spielberg we all knew and love. This is a hard movie to watch.
Movies like this always hit me hard. I saw The Boy in the Striped Pajamas in my 8th Grade Reading class. The realization of how it ended didn't hit me until after the credits were over. My teacher had to hold me as I sobbed uncontrollably in the hallway outside the classroom. (I was the only student that cried.) As much as I hate to watch movies about the Holocaust, I always make a point to watch them. They will always be an important cornerstone of cinema in my eyes that everyone should see.
That was in Dachau, I think. The camp commander grew strawberries in his garden next to the camp and he complained that the ashes rained down on them and they had to wash them extra thoroughly.
Because of how heavy the nature of the film is, Steven Spielberg told Oliwia Dabrowska (the girl in the red coat) and her family to not let her see the film until she was 18 years old. Dabrowska broke that promise when she watched it at the age of 11 and was horrified at what she saw. Beautiful reaction, Greg. I know it was hard to watch but it’s important to remember what happened.
My wife has only ever watched this once. It upset her so much she vowed never to see it again. Ive watched it only a handful of times myself. It's almost documentary like that you forget you are watching a film. The scene at the end where Schindler is breaking down wondering how many more people he could have saved if he'd sold his car and other things is so powerful after a movie full of powerful scenes. We need to never forget!
The most destroying thing to me is the duality of the scene. Schindler lived on a thin line between being humane towards humans and treating them like property when in public because he knew if he didn't manage his facade, all his work had been for nothing. What's the value of a human life? I think it's clear to all of us that human life is invaluable but to the Nazis it had value. A gold watch, some diamonds, a car. That's the thing that makes this scene so powerful.
One of the most important films of all time. At least in my opinion. Always a tear jerker but provides some uplifting moments. Schindler wishing he could have saved more is such a bittersweet feeling.
hi from Germany I was born here in 1966 and grew up with the memories of my grandparents and great-grandparents. we all wish that this horrible part of our history never repeats itself. Coping with the past. It has brought out the worst, and in the case of Schindler, and a few others, the best in people. I always cry uncontrollably when I see the film. Thank you for taking the time to view this masterpiece.
This is the fastest ever i clicked the 'thumbs up' button. This is the hardest movie to watch and you posting your reaction says you have your heart in a right place. I cried with you all the way
The ending is so powerful. As movie watchers a part of our brain is thinking "he's saved all these people, this should be an uplifting ending, he's a hero, this is a triumph" there was no triumph in the holocaust, and we are just left with Schindler's shame that he 'could have gotten one more'.
The most heartbreakingly sad, shocking, horrifying, crushing and infuriating, yet inspiring, uplifting and life affirming film ever. Thats one hell of a balancing act, truly Steven Spielberg's masterwork.
i want to thank you for including so much of this masterpiece in your reaction and letting us see your emotions. this movie should be shared and remembered just as this history it portrays, and i think it does a great job at doing so. thank you.
This is undeniably one of the hardest films to watch. A lot of films can make you cry, few reach down to your soul and tear it out. This is how I feel every single time I watch it - gutted, emptied, hollowed by the unbelievable terror and cruelty. For you to put your genuine and raw reaction on a public platform takes a lot of courage and dedication. Thank you, Greg, for baring your soul to all of us. Seeing you going though the turmoil of this film made me cry as hard as I did the first time I saw it.
I watched it in 1995 as a 30-year old and I cried like a baby. It has to be the best-made movie in the history of cinema. I try to watch it every year just to remind myself how dangerous propaganda and rhetoric are. Love your truly beautiful emotion.
This will never be irelevant. A historian from Switzerland has once said: "Goebbels would have licked his fingers for the propaganda channels we have now. He only had press, radio and cinema back then and look what evil he has done with it."
The accounts in this movie are real, and Steven toned down the actual events because of how horrific it really was. This movie is a memorial for them and a lesson. I had to pause many times while watching this movie again 10 years later, I couldn't stop crying. This makes you want to shut up and reflect quietly of where our world was 86 years ago. A long and thoughtful pause. (Selah Higgaion) We see where our world is headed today under the psychopath Klaus Schwab and his great reset: director of the world economic forum. He and George Soros are both contemporary with each other and now have the militaries and political leaders of the world at their disposal. This time it will only be God himself that is able to defeat this satanic regime. 248 years for now generations will look back at our time and they will reflect the same way. A nation(s) that do not learn from their past are doomed to repeat it. A Christian and a Desert Storm Vet, John
One of the most important things of this movie, is, it does not shy away from the heavy material. It’s not trying to be lite. Some movies with show a little bit, and then move on because the subject material is way too heavy. This one makes you look at it. It forces you to look at it. That’s why it has an effect.
Your reaction brought tears to my eyes. The obvious depth of emotion you felt was palpable. Thank you for such an honest and raw reaction. Spielberg deserved all the Oscar's.
Not a single movie made me ugly cry as much as the Schindler's list... at least 3 times in the movie was I crying my eyes out. I've only seen it once because it's just that much of a heavy emotional movie experience. A masterpiece
It's been many years since I've seen the movie in the theaters. It's JUST as emotional watching it second hand through this reaction. I was crying right alongside you.
What an amazing and emotionally heart felt reaction! Good on you for watching a soul crushing, depicting true events, movie. Yet,the kindness wins. As should be.
This movie is an absolute masterpiece. The visuals, the music, the editing. It's beautiful, breathtaking, and devastating. It completely broke me the first time I saw it. It took me years to re-watch, but I did. An important piece of art not only to be admired, but studied. May the the world never see such atrocities again. Hofenung aun blesingz tsu ir ale ❤
Dude, I can't believe this was your first time watching this! I remember seeing this in a theater in '93 with a bunch of my friends. Not a dry eye in the theater! It was amazing and still is. Stay safe and enjoy your time off! Excelsior! Heff
I watched and cried with you, rewatching alone was a terrible option I once tried and couldn't make it through. Thank you for watching this.🙏😭 You may need a break from the heartache, but another powerful WWII film from the Japanese perspective was made by studio Ghibli. Wildly, this heartbreaking film was released as a double feature with My Neighbor Totoro! The film is: Grave of the Fireflies. It isn't the easiest film to find, or watch, but it is a masterfully told story about two children trying to survive wartime.
Hey man I went to the premiere of my home town with friends and family. I'm telling you now there was not a dry eye in that cinema. I could hear heart wrenching sobbing all over the cinema. At the end 200 people in that cinema stood for 3 minutes of silence. To this day I don't think I have ever witness such a powerful effect on an audience. It should be obligatory watching for all schools imho.
I first watched this movie in primary school , the girl who was sat next to me was crying and I asked her what was wrong and she told me that her grandma was in the holocaust and she suffered things no human being should never have to endure .
And yet... The Earth is flat It's also less than 10,000 years old No human ever set foot on the moon, in fact we have never left Earth's atmosphere The Holocaust never happened I hate to tell you, but it is not a tiny % of the population that believes these things Not only have many people forgotten what happened in WWII, many are even denying its existence (sounds like a GOT quote).
The scene where the children are getting taken away is even more heartbreaking when you consider the song they blast over tge speakers. It is about a child that wants a horse from his mother. But he keeps getting the wrng one, like a wooden toy or one made of marzipan, till the boy grows up and he gets the horses in front of his mother's hearse.
My eyes could not produce any more tears after watching this movie. I was so unbelievably wrecked. So sad to see what humans are capable. But also hopeful at the end.
I think what makes it heartbreaking is that we know humans aren't meant to act this way towards each other. And ultimately that should give us a spark of hope.
Yep, absolute masterpiece and one of the greatest films ever made… and easily one of the toughest to watch. Few movies have broken me the way this one did. But it doesn’t wallow in sorrow and it never feels exploitative- there’s also a lot of hope, beauty and even humor in this story, which I think is part of the reason why it endures as more than eat-your-vegetables cinema. Hats off to you for sharing such a raw and vulnerable reaction on camera, not a lot of people have it in them to do that
They made us watch this movie in school. Once I got to high school our English teacher assigned the book Night by Elie Wiesel. The most graphic and horrible things ive ever seen or read about. Sad that people deny these events today
They really shouldn't be using it in schools because it's not historically accurate, for one thing, and it's completely one-sided as well. When I was a kid in school they wouldn't allow much discussion of some of these wars because the Red Cross had not finished verifying the events and sorting out the propaganda from the truth. Look into it sometime, it's incredible how much we still believe that never happened, and how much stuff we never heard of that did happen - it's crazy.
@@katherinechapman1309 u must be on a good one if u want to bring up historical accuracy in schools lol. Ever heard of Colombus discovering America lmao
Of all the reaction videos I have seen of yours, this is the greatest reaction video you have ever done. It is also safe to say that out of all the first-time reactions that I have seen of this favorite film of mine, this particular reaction is my top 3 favorite. Please keep it up.
It's an incredible film, both Ralph Feinnes and Ben Kingsley (my favourite actor) are off the scale incredible. Very true story. I've watched this movie about 4 times, you had me blubbering l, SOB. Great reaction to a very important part of cinema history. ✌️❤️
I'm 32 yrs old and I never ever, even for once found myself ugly crying over sth. But this movie (the Ending, and the beautiful performance of Liam Neeson) made me cry for 20 minutes straight. It's a masterpiece. It well deserves to be on top 20 movies of all times.
I saw the movie you were reacting to and called my wife into the room to watch Greg sob for an hour. Such a hard film to watch but so important to see.
I was 17 when I saw this movie opening weekend with my mom. My dad and my older sister saw a different movie because they didn't want to sit through a 3 hour movie. I remember when we came out of the theatre, my sister goes, "definitely glad I didn't see that movie then". Spielberg was working overtime in 93. He was switching between editing Jurassic Park and filming Schindlers List. Talk about a pendulum of emotions.
I think this is one of the greatest films ever It ALWAYS makes me cry... and always at the same point - when Oscar realises that he could have got one more person out - the value of a person... such an amazing idea What is surprising is the humour in this film
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This movie had a huge impact on me growing up. Love the reactions Greg, you are all of us watching this for the first time. I'd love to see a reaction video to Jojo Rabbit, another masterpiece.
It's a 'hard watch', but I believe a necessary one for everybody, so that such atrocities never occur again.
"He who saves one life save the world entire."
When people say "separate the art from the artist" in regard to Ye...no, he is too far gone. 100% boycott.
An unintelligent commentary lol
In 2002, Steven Spielberg finally finished college after a 33 year hiatus. He was required to submit a final project for his degree. He submitted 'Schindler's List'.
Imagine being a film professor and your student is Steven Spielberg lmao
I bet that one got a solid A+
Damn, what a way to completely put the entire school to shame.
@@TheHuntMan7 get serious help. There’s people you can call.
@@TheHuntMan7 but you care enough to comment, funny.
"I could have gotten one more... and I didn't!"
Breaks me every time.
So many people did what they could.
There was a mechanic who would go into the ghettos to repair plumbing, etc, and would leave with an infant or toddler in his tool box.
There was a man in England, Sir Nicholas Winton, saved 669 children, arranging them to be adopted. And no one knew about it until his wife found in the 80s his scrapbook.
How many more saved a few, saved many and still go uncelebrated?
For me it's that he says 'one more PERSON'...
Nazis COMPLETELY dehumanized the jews and many other minorities and marginalized groups... Maybe its just me, but the way he has always seen them as just fellow people... I think saying it gives some depth to the scene 💔
Same
@@manuela1986 Same! "One more person" hits so hard after just looking at the jews as cattle or something. The "one more person" was a brick to the face when i first saw this. So powerfrul.
One more person, I always think his mind goes to the girl in the red coat
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!
😬 Palestine.
Yes Your Right!!!!!!
Its shown here in the US as well in high school history.
I remember watching it in History class in England back in the 90s.
that would be great, The Nazi revival movement wouldn't be taking off as fast as it is if people had any idea what the events were like or were exposed to a dipitction of the atrocitites and not just one page of a history book. Hard to listen to a 22 year old nazi influencer's talking points online when u have seen this before.
Schindlers List is one of the few movies in Germany which runs without any commercial breaks.
As it should.
This movie is so important.
What are the others?
FUN FACT: the scene where the gun continues to jam instead of shooting the Jewish man is actually based on a true account from a survivor. That man and the character of him in the movie are both also rabbis, so there is a bit of implied divine intervention.
Thank you for that
yes that is correct. there is an interview online about that.
very FUN fact ahahahahahahaha the fun part is that people still belive in divine intervention lol
The entire movie is based on the diaries of Holocaust victims. The choice of children to work in the factory with the excuse that they could clean used cartridges with their little fingers, the stories of those who escaped the genocide in the ghettos. The mother who killed a baby trying to muffle its cries against her chest and then went mad. It all happened for real! And that's what makes it so impressive! All those who appear at the end have contributed to the story, whether by giving interviews, recounting the events, providing personal diaries, etc. And they accompanied the filming to give details and make everything as real as possible. So much so that the first time Ralph Fiennes arrived on set there were some Holocaust victims who began to tremble and cry because of his resemblance to the real Amon Goeth...
@@LucaPiersantelli check history Mr genius... the Jewish people have survived genocide and persecution in literally every generation, and yet have still not only survived but thrived.
Science, peace, philosophy... Jews are the most over represented people in almost every area of human success
Because they're GDs chosen people, and yes they do certainly have some level of divine intervention in certain areas, especially ones such as life and death simply for being a jew
He didn't "shoot the right guy" the kid recognized they would keep killing people until someone took responsibility so the kid blamed the guy they already killed.
When a child in film, is depicted in a traumatic situation as smart to ensure the survival of him/herself & others, it gets me every time.
At Goeths trail the witnesses said he knew the child was lying but found the lie amusing and amusing Goeth was the only way to survive an encounter.
@@jcarlovitch Ditto with Rosner (or I think his name was Poldek? They look enough alike I keep mixing them up even after watching the film god only knows how many times) snapping to attention in the street and saluting in the middle of the ghetto clear-out. Goeth laughed, the guy lived.
I detected a note of sarcasm in his voice…. I didn’t necessarily take that comment as acknowledgment that the dead man had killed the chicken. I felt more like him suspecting that in GOETH’s twisted mind, GOETH “shot the right guy.”
@@Floridad25 leopold (poldek) pfefferberg
"I could've gotten more." That line always gets me.
What does the line mean? More of what?
It means that Schindler wanted to save many more, and all that he saved wasnt enough, and his workers said no, implicitly saying at least you did something
That scene is heartbreaking.a
@@leandroa2210 save more more jews that were being treated harshly
@@leandroa2210 people
Schindler's "I could've done more" breakdown towards the end is the best thing Neeson has ever done. It's such a good scene I'm surprised it's not referenced more often.
What's ironic is he felt his performance as an actor in this movie wasn't that good.
It's one of my favorite moments. I saw this in HS and this is where I had to step away 😢
That scene rips me up.
It is one of the moments that worked perfectly for the film, but didn't happen in real life. Very effective storytelling.
there's always a bigger fish
I really appreciate how strongly reacted to Oskar telling the man he should prepare for the Sabbath. Out of all the horror of this film, someone having respect for dignity and the importance of their beliefs is really overwhelming. How powerful it is to just see people treated as people.
For realllll, such an amazing scene
" He set out for a particular legacy, and ended up with a different legacy. " That's the most accurate summary of Oscar Schindler I've ever heard.
This movie is indeed a hard watch, but it's a film that NEEDED to be made.
We must NEVER forget.
Agreed
Watching my neighbors head down the same path right now and they have no clue.
@Lyudmila Pavlichenko Hey! Lady of Death! It's an Honor to Meet You!
It needs to be made, it also needs to be watched
It’s a fictional movie by a bunch of Jews who want something to guilt trip non Jews over so they get everything they want
Jesus, this movie takes everything out of you. And to believe there are still people who deny these horrors or don’t care is baffling. I’m glad there was a chance to tell this story, it was so important
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Bro you must watch the video "How Hitler Brainwashed millions of people? Rise of Adolf Hitler By Dhruv Rathee"
I just don't get how you would deny it. It's not something that happened in antiquity, there's documents, pictures, videos, eyewitnesses who are still alive today? Like how stupid or ignorant do you have to be ?
@@gr-8166 Whataboutism on the Holocaust is pretty fucking ghoulish. YIKES!
This movie is about a singular story about the holocaust and how it affected a certain group of people. Not about the war as a whole, or the atrocities that happened on both sides…stay focused here
Two facts about this Movie: In the Shooting Breaks of this Movie Robin Williams called Spielberg to keep his mood up. And also when John Williams watched the Movie when Spielberg asked him to score it he said „You need a better composer than me for this“ and Spielberg said „I know, but they are all dead“
What a way to be told you are the greatest composer living. What a massive compliment. I can not imagine anyone doing it better.
At least they summoned one of the finest violinist in recorded history to play the solo score.
I am so glad you shared these two amazing facts. I feel wonderful knowing both things now (I know that sounds weird. But it reinforces how important the ppl involved realised this art was)
My father, a history teacher, kept my sister and I home from school the day this came out to take us to the theater to see this. There was an intermission in the original run, and I am not ashamed to admit that I was an absolute mess by the time of the intermission. I was openly bawling by then, especially when they showed the girl in the red jacket had been killed. She represented innocence, and she was now dead....just horrific. I was 12, and at that moment, I realized that my father was showing me this to make me understand how truly horrific this was.
It comes from the true story of a little girl named Gittel who was well-known in the Kraków Ghetto and actually used to wear a red coat (she was killed in the liquidation of the ghetto on March 13th, 1943).
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It’s fiction. Lmao. Just like everything’s else we are told about Hitler and Germany.
@aqmdave,
Thank You for sharing your thoughts. I would assume you are probably about 41 yrs old now? What a Great experience you had with your father to be able to learn of this history. I am sure you will always remember this day. God Love You.
My dad made me watch this film wen I was about 11. N he also took me to aushwitz , to show me where these atrocities took place, cos it’s vital we never forget. Visiting that concentration camp was haunting, it was eerily silent. May they all rip. X
@@jessrosefawkes2721
The Holocaust was committed by the Soviet Union. Most of the people ordering and participating in the mass murder, were communists. Most of which were Jews. Which dominated the Soviet Union’s communist government and military AND the NKVD. Care to guess the Soviet Union’s NKVD officer which is to blame for more then 10 million deaths? Or, who was the commanders of the Slave Labor camps and the extermination camps scattered throughout the Soviet Union?
Here’s a hint: They are all Jew.
Karl Marx (Jewish):
“The races and classes to weak to master the new conditions of life, must give way. They must perish in the revolutionary Holocaust.”
No one is ever prepared for that moment when the film goes into color, and you see the real people.
This. Shindler and Stern sharing a drink, the moment Schindler breaks down about saving one more person, and the real people showing up are moments I never forget.
According to me, this is a perfect movie. Not a happy movie, but perfect from a film perspective 😢 you get the whole spectrum of feelings (including occasionally subtle humour) and not a single moment is wasted. Every second tells the story like it is 1940 again 😔
I was with my mother the day she watched this movie for the first time. Of course she thought it was a good movie, and that it was sad, but never did she fathom the fact that this could be based on a true story, right until that very moment, it was that final scene that broke her. Man watching this movie is never easy
There are actual photos of Amon Goeth shooting from his balcony, dressed exactly as represented in the movie. Spielberg toned down Goeth's brutality because he worried the actual character would be thought to be an exaggeration.
I don't want to be that person but I think it's so scary how some have the shades of this man, similar beliefs or comit similar actions - still to this day.
That fact that he had to tone it down from how the real Amon Goeth was....to know other human beings cant seem to comprehend or wrap their brains around the fact a human being can be so monstrous or to how the real Amon Goeth was really like...the fact that they wouldn't be able to believe. I get it, it's scary you don't even want to imagine. But the thing is is that they need too. We need too. If we are able to understand or see how far a human being can fall, with no love or compassion, empathy, we need to know these things and understand that it can happen that it has happened so we can better prevent such horrid things from ever happening again. It's important!
Not to mention Ralph Fiennes in character almost gave one of the survivors a heart attack.
@@Floridad25 here is the quote about that " When Fiennes, in full Hauptsturmführer regalia, was introduced by Spielberg to Mila Pfefferberg, a Schindler survivor depicted in the film, the old lady trembled. "Her knees began to give out from under her," Spielberg recalls. "I held her while Ralph enthused about how important it was for him to meet her -- and she vibrated with terror. She didn't see an actor. She saw Amon Goeth."
It's said that Goeth's actual portrayal would have made the character cartoonishly evil
Ralph Fiennes as Amon Goeth is easily one of the most amazingly horrifying performances in cinema.
more horrifying, that these types of people thrived and existed and still do to this day.
@@giovannischulze1253 100% my friend, it’s sickening.
@@giovannischulze1253,
I feel kind of weird saying this but he was so good & it was such an outstanding performance he should have won an Oscar. (I don't know? maybe he did). I'll look it up.
P.S... I checked on this film & it was nominated for 12 Oscar's. It took home 7 Oscars including Best Director & Best Picture.
Liam Neeson was nominated for best Actor but did not win. Wow, what a rip!! Liam was Outstanding.
Ralph Fiennes was nominated for Best Supporting Actor but did not win. He was so Awesome. His performance was so outstanding & so riveting he Truly should have won
There was a woman who was there on set during filming and saw Fiennes in costume. She started shaking because he resembled Goeth so much.
Schindler's list was the movie that for a lot of people really brought the true horror of something that they've only read about and seen photos of into a strong visceral focus in such a way that they may never have experienced, I'd personally call it one of the most culturally important films of all time.
28:45 the parents all rushing towards the children trucks always gets me too. Goosebumps everytime
According to what the survivors said in interviews, that scene didn't really happen as shown in the movie. The camp guards stopped the families when they tried to move toward the trucks leaving. One woman refused to stop and was immediately shot dead. And they would have certainly murdered anyone else who also refused to stay in place.
@@daedalronNo fvcking way! 😭💔
MOTHERS!😱...
The part where he drops the ring because he’s so overwhelmed gets me every time. It’s such a small thing but speaks volumes. And just that whole scene. Oof.
I read somewhere that the ring drop wasn't scripted, he actually accidentally dropped it... And everyone's reactions were so perfect they kept it in the film...
I saw this in the theatre when it came out. No one left during the end credits. We all just sat there trying to process and compose ourselves afterwards. Spielberg set up a foundation to record stories from the survivors. I've seen many documentaries from those in this story. Helen Hirsh went back to the "villa" and met the daughter of Amon. There is so much material out there to educate us.
I saw this in theaters too. I was 22. I had a weekday off and went to check out a flick in downtown Seattle. Just to see a flick. Any flick. I chose this one not knowing what it was about or anything. There was a line wrapped around the lobby. Mostly old people. Everybody was decked out to the nines in suits and furs and perfume filled the air. I didn’t know what was up. Must be a good flick… Little did I know.
At the end not a soul stirred until the credits completely ended. Many people were crying during the credits. Afterwards everybody somberly stood up and filed out in complete silence. I remember walking out into the bright sunlight of a bustling downtown day a changed person…
Little correction, it wasn't Helen Hirsch who met with Goeth's daughter, it was his other maid (who's not portrayed in Schindler's List), Helen Sternlicht.
Oh apologies. @@agp11001
I too saw it in the cinema. What struck me was that we were there, eating popcorn and watching this horrific treatment of the Jews as entertainment. It seemed bizarre and wrong.
There's a certain irony when Schindler asks the SS man how else the interior of a 45MM shell can be polished. When I first saw this movie at a theater, I was somewhat taken aback by the question, until I realized it was a bluff by Schindler. There IS NO reason to polish the inside of an artillery shell. He was a consummate artist of the bluff and at thinking on his feet.
I love how emotional a guy Greg is.
its why i've been watching since the beginning
It's weak any real man should watch these brutal scenes with a dry face
@@Troupe_Master Why?
@@kianhughes6309 it's about being an Alpha you wouldn't understand
@@Troupe_Master lol. I trust you’re kidding in massive ways.
Back in 1994, my history teacher took the entire class to the cinema to watch this movie. We were about 25 usually kind of rowdy and messy 18 year olds, but during the showing that theatre was DEAD SILENT!
When we all met up outside afterwards, not a lot of words were spoken. Our teacher came out, we could all see that he had been crying. He basically just said "We'll talk more about this during class tomorrow", and then he left.
I haven't been able to bring myself to watch it again since that evening.
Your reaction to this film was genuinely heartfelt and raw, and I respect you all the more for sticking it out through the whole movie.
This movie was nothing short of a masterpiece. Having said that, this is also one of the most un-rewatchable movie I ever watched just because of how broken and sad it left me after watching it.
if you "enjoy" very depressing movies, come and see is a must
Actually, I've seen Schindler's List at least 5 times including when NBC showed it uncut back in the late-90s. There's also a lot of humor in it involving Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes. It's actually funnier than The Batman or other slow-moving films.
Of course when we get to the red coat girl, it's completely depressing after that. It's still a movie that deserves to be seen at least once. A movie I haven't bothered rewatching is The Passion of the Christ and it's a great film to me. I just can't stand seeing Jesus get whipped like that.
The Passion of the Christ, City of God, Requiem For A Dream, and The Butterfly Effect are great movies I only want to watch once in my life.
@@Dec4AllTimeAlways ohh i would love to see the uncut version of this but i doubt the extra funny scenes will make me feel better. This movie really hits hard.
Spielberg only makes masterpieces
100% Agreed.
the silence and quiet crying in the theater when this ended will always be burned in my mind, such a powerful movie that everyone should watch at least once. I'm glad you saw it
I've posted my comment above. But briefly, I didn't understand why everyone was crying in the theater I understood it was horrific at the time however I was in my 20's... I rewatched it as a father and couldn't stop crying. Having daughters hit me hard... And so it should.
I was 15 I think when I saw this, I’m 43 now and still remember the PALPABLE silence as everyone was completely silent through the end of end credits…. Silent as everyone filed out… even silent in the loo after we filed our
I was in my twenties seeing it in the theater. It was so reverential.
It was an experience.
I saw it in the movie theater for the first time too. I don't think I ever experienced an audience reaction quite like that before or since.
And those of us who knew the song at the end of the movie began to sing. It started quiet and by the end it was strong. I get goosebumps just thinking about it. I saw it on it’s opening on Christmas Day.
I saw you posted this and immediately said “I’m about to cry with this man.” Great reaction!
You can tell Spielberg put so much effort and care into this film. It’s in my opinion his best film and by far his most powerful. You can see why he would take trips to oversee the editing of Jurassic Park while filming this. To be able to take a break from it all.
As a father, the scene where the children get taken away has be bawling every time.
It was nominated for twelve Academy Awards, and won seven, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score.
My personal opinion, it should have been 8 Oscars. Liam Niesson should’ve won for best Actor, especially for his acting in the end.
@@callistahobbs 9 Oscars. Ralph Fiennes deserved the Supporting Actor Oscar for bringing to the screen one of the most horrifying portrayals in movie history.
@@ClassicalMusic2002 yep. Only he could be so convincingly despicable. He even played Voldemort. Which is ironic, as Voldemort was a picture of Nazism. For trying to kill unpure blooded magic people's. Idk if the writer did that on purpose or not. Or just his talent for being convincing.
As a Jewish man this is so hard to watch but an absolute need to watch my grandma family was on the list she was 7 at the time. My great uncle and cousin didn't make it
As a german this is also hard to watch. Such a senseless tragedy, im very glad we live in different times today.
Sorry for what your family had to go through.
@@AlbertKekstein You are a good man, don't worry, i'm also a jewish man.
@@AlbertKeksteinas a Russian person it is even harder to watch it these days….. the surrealism of reality is tearing you apart
@@sealion375 i always wanted to visit russia, breaks my heart aswell...
Stay strong my friend❤️
I'm of Polish descent. I had family killed by Nazis. We're not Jewish but I feel this movie in my soul. To me we're all brothers and sisters.
I just recently watched it for the first time. This movie is really a masterpiece..
I really felt with Oscar Schindler at the end. He has my upmost respect.
Every human being on this planet should aspire to help others, no matter what culture, what background or what political views.
Help others when they feel down.
It will help you aswell, to feel better as a person.
Everyone who read this through the end, i hope this helped someone.
Have a great day everyone.
The Kashmir Files next please on the Holocaust of Hindus in Kashmir. The Hindu genocide to put in comparison is more than 100 million. Some researchers are going over and suggest it can be as high as 800 million. The most disturbing in history
To thank Oskar Schindler, he is buried in Jerusalem. I think he's the only former member of the Nazi Party to be buried there.
At first, it was all about profit. But Schindler realized the horror of what was being done to the Jewish people.
I was about 14 when I saw this movie. My mother told me that her godfather was a Bergen-Belsen survivor and I guess I felt it was important for me to understand what he faced. I bawled like a baby.
I'm German and growing up we watched this movie in school, this was when I was about 16, almost 20 years ago. To this day I haven't been able to rewatch it. Obviously you learn about what happened in history class and documentaries, but seeing a movie, even a little fictionalized, brings a whole other level of emotional access. The only other thing that came close was when we had actual concentration camp survivors come to our class to talk to us, and I have massive respect for these people. I'll never forget when one of them rolled up his sleeve to show the number tattoo, that was ... yeah
Und schau wohin sich Deutschland wieder bewegt, eine Schande ist das
Du warst nicht dabei, oder? Schuld ist nicht vererbbar.
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The opposite. Fascism.
you dont mean that, seriously? Wokism aka leftists on steroids and oatmilk-moccachino will kill us all before that dud of a climatchange has. Weactually need some fascism to break even and get a slight chance for a new start at all...:)@@Moonvive
This is a very difficult movie to watch. But I think it’s important to watch it. Thank you, Greg, for watching it.
we must never forget, because when you forget, history is bound to repeat itself.
I’ll tell you the cherry on top to this brilliant movie: the score. One of John Williams finest pieces. The sound of that violin is so haunting, it’s literally crying and telling the listener a story. Chills every time I hear it.
John Williams said that he was not qualified to compose the music for such a movie as this. Spielberg answered, "you are right. But all those who are qualified...are dead"
Itzhak Perlman playing on a Stradivarius. That alone comes as close to pornography as possible in terms of music.
I started crying as soon as I saw the thumbnail. Not many movies can do that. So gut wrenching, but so vital.
Lol come on bruh
That scene is one of the most heartbreaking moments in cinema
@@tennoheika94seriously???
@@victoriab98 Reaction thumbnail making someone cry is pretty comical
@@tennoheika94 😑
I am 60 years old and has seen Schindler's List at least 15 times, and there are still certain parts of the movie that make me cry. To understand man's inhumanity to man, everyone should see this movie and understand this part of our world history.
Brilliant film and I would say Steven Spielberg's best picture.
I saw this movie when it came out. Even today it still wrecks me. We as humans can be so cruel to each other. I will never understand how come we can’t all get along. Or just respect each other and live in peace.
This is one of the hardest movies I’ve ever watched. It doesn’t play on the heartstrings, it shows you the harsh, brutal truths of what happened. Tugging on heart strings is what romantic movies do, this movie leaves you just devastated, or it did me at least. The part with the trucks with the children and the parents knowing their children are being taken to die and can’t stop it, and the children happy, thinking they’re being reunited with their parents….devastating. Thank you for being so open with expressing emotions. I couldn’t imagine anyone doing anything less with this film. One of the many reasons I’m subscribed to your channel.
It's showing only what Steven Spielberg could allow. It was so much worse than this in real life.
@@coxmosia1 I know. But it’s a start, an idea of what it was like.
he is not being open with expressing emotions, this movie is forcing him, this movie makes any human cry, English is my third language and my mother can't understand English I showed it to her she cried. this movie makes you emotional to a point where even rock can melt
It’s good to see more reactions to this movie, as hard as it is to watch. You have a great heart, Greg.
Ive heard that during the filming there were actual holocaust survivors on the set and when they saw Ralph Fiennes as Amon Göth they began to shake in fear because he physically resembled the actual Göth alot.
I think that was Helen Hirsch
no it's confirmed even mentioned in the official wikipedia page that she was his maid who came to set to guide the narration but then she saw ralph and got fainted!
@@azharmomin1 there is a pbs documentary where amon goths daughter meets helen hirsch
@@MegaSleprock yeah I heard that and amon's daughter is an activist so they had an open conversation regarding to holocaust
@@azharmomin1 it was really awesome man and helen hirsch was so amazing
I appreciated your unfiltered, unabashed emotion through the reaction. It didn't look like you tried to hide anything. It was you, reacting to a horribly depressing film, honestly, and earnestly. I've watched so many things from your channel but I don't know that I could like any one of your videos more than this. Cheers.
My family came from Poland to Australia after the war. There was a point in this film when I started seeing each of these people are my family who I never got the chance to meet and I broke down. I had to talk to my mum and I had to tell her how much I loved her. We can never forget what happened. I’ll carry their stories for the rest of my life.
Not a whole lot of the actual story has been changed here. It's based on the recollections of Poldek Pfefferberg who had kept extensive files on Schindler and had tried for MANY years to get a film or series made about him without success until he encountered Thomas Keneally and managed to talk him into writing a book and then eventually got the film made by Spielberg. Some dialogue and scenes were added by the author where actual dialogue and events were unknown, but it's mostly as factual as possible. Also, a genuine carbon copy of Schindler's original 13-page list (originally thought lost) was uncovered in 2009 in a library in Sydney Australia.
I was lucky enough to be in D. C. at the Holocaust Museum when they had a special display of Schindler’s memorabilia. They even had Schindler’s List itself blown up and displayed on the walls. Very touching but heartbreaking at the same time.
@@MarlaLynnS1 that would have been amazing to see...and I think that sentiment sums up the whole Schindler story perfectly - it's such a beautiful, touching story but also so absolutely heartbreaking in its way
Spielberg has said that any of the violence seen in the film needed to be verified when possible by more than one person before it was included. He also was careful when including stories as some things were feared to be too much for the audience to believe as true.
Schindler's List is such an incredibly powerful movie, but it's one that's also incredibly hard to sit through on rewatch because it's so emotionally charged. I genuinely left the theater back in high school when I watched this movie thinking I needed counseling.
Ralph Fiennes played the embodiment of evil, a killer a psychopath, a monster whos completely lost his humanity... in Harry Potter... and yet this character is much more scary, much more evil and so much more real. i struggle to comprehend how a human can hurt another single person let alone so many and so systematically
Same here. Every time I see this film, I just ask myself the unanswerable, universal question "Why? Just... why?" Because it's unfathomable to me how people can do these things to other human beings.... I will never truly understand it.
What is staggering to think about is that the real Amon Goeth was *worse* than the version we see in the film.
For me it's the fucked up moment he has a few minutes of being "peaceful" after speaking to Schindler it seemed like murdering was a addiction for him like someone telling you to stop smoking where you try to stop for a few hours and then start craving again murdering was a addiction for him which makes his character even more sinister
Liam Neeson portrays such emotion and helps bring this story to life. Such an amazing movie.
I am not crying, you are crying! Heartbreaking reaction to one of the greatest movies ever. As a German, I am so happy that I grew up with this movie. It scarred but also formed me. We will never forget what happened back then.
On the final scene with Oskar Schindler's grave. The man who placed the roses on the headstone was Liam Neeson. Putting rocks on headstones is a very (like hundreds of years) old custom that has a few meanings. It is meant to weigh the soul down and keep it on Earth. It is a symbolic way of showing that you'll never let go of your loved ones who passed away. It is also meant to ward off evil spirits and monsters that want to disturb the soul's eternal rest.
Just a few thoughts. Over 80 years ago, a homeless bum in Berlin rose to power and convinced his countrymen that hatred was a virtue. He was wrong. If anything, hatred is an oscar award winning con man and a very believable liar. It will tell you what you want to hear and make you feel strong and even rightous, but it will always leave a path of destruction in its wake that harms us, our children, and our grandchildren. And those scars will linger for centuries to come.
In Hebrew School, our text book was called These Stones will Shout. The leaving of stones when visiting a grave is a marker. A remembrance. Nothing to do with the soul or monsters. (That is more a Celtic cairn stone idea) It is to speak to the living by acknowledging the past.
What a good way to put it. Hate is not a virtue.
The hand that put the roses down was Spielberg's. The man standing at the grave in the long shot is Neeson.
@theConquerersMama I always have to explain to my non Jewish friends why we cover mirrors while sitting shiva. Cultural death rituals are interesting to learn about.
Kinda hard to not hate, when the jews are rich while the rest of the country are poor
I was destroyed by this film when I saw it in theaters back in 94'. I am of German decent and I think there is a certain amount of guilt I felt even though my family was here during and long before the war. Watching you lose it like you did, I was crying along with you Greg. This is a tough movie to watch, but like you said it's important. My only concern is that this same type of hate is on the rise again, but here in the States. Autocratic, hateful, fear mongering, finger pointing rhetoric leads to this sort of calamity, and I am afraid many in our land do not have an understanding of history and where they are being lead by a minority of cruel people grasping for power. Much like how the German people were lied to circa 1933 ... that's where we are right now.
I agree and it scares me.
I see it too.
Spot on.
These times have happened over and over through history. Some years ago, I said to myself, well, one just needs to make up their mind, and hope they don't lose heart when the time truly comes, where they're going to stand when/if the time comes around again. Will you oppose with your voice and vote, even if it means prison, torture, death? Will you hide people? Will you fight and possibly kill to protect the innocent? Those are the stakes. I have said yes. I just pray I have the strength, the moral courage, to follow through if called upon.
I was destroyed by this movie 25 years ago. It destroyed me again this morning.
German -Irish here. I grew up in Germany before I moved over to Ireland and when I first watched this movie it truly scarred me for life. We went to a special screening of it when I was about 12 or 13 years old. We were just learning about the third Reich in history so it seemed logical.
Unlike some of my classmates I actually made it through to the end and did not leave early in tears and feeling sick. Afterwards however I had nightmares for months.
None of my grandparents were members of the party or true fanatics and still - both of my grandfathers had been soldiers in WWII and one of them in some sort of special forces far behind the eastern front and to this day I cannot understand how my sweet loving caring granddad and the soldier in convert missions could be the same man. Neither he nor my Dad ever talked about details. I only know that of their entire group only my granddad and one of his comrades came back alive from Russia a long time after the war had been over.
For quite some time I condemned him and his actions and everything he was until I realized that I had no right to do so. He did what he felt was necessary to survive and come back home to his wife and three boys.
I want to believe that he was not involved in atrocities, but even if he was there is no way to go back. We can only remember and learn for the future and not ever let anything like it happen again 💔
I felt similarly when I learned that a dear friend of mine participated in torture during his military service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Torture feels so removed from who I know him to be. I'm afraid that my initial response may keep him from ever broaching the subject should he actually need someone to talk with about it, especially since he probably knew that he was taking a risk telling me about it in the first place.
If you haven't already, I recommend reading "The Lucifer Effect". It's one thing to say we can't let something like this happen ever again, but the only way to do that is to really understand why events like this take place. I found TLE to be incredibly educational.
There was a difference between the military and the Nazi party
@@samanthacole9562 I do know that. Still even "normal" soldiers were commanded to take part in horrendous acts against the Jewish communities/ civilians in the occupied countries.
Like I said, none of my grandparents were in the party and my grandfather (the one in Russia) did not get promoted to a higher rank because of it .... BUT he was in Russia (and the Baltic States) and he spoke fluent Russian...so I fear that he might have been "forced" to take part in crimes against humanity.
I'll never know for sure and maybe I'm better off not knowing. I can only say that I will always be doubly cautious when I see signs of suppression/ racism/ nationalism.
@@samanthacole9562 hmmm... not really. The possibility for corruption and extremes that override the values of the individual exist in both. The Nazi party (which used the military to enforce their agenda) didn't create war crimes, xenophobia, political extremism, or genocide, and those things didn't die with that war. It's a mistake to dismiss individuals as "monsters" or "bad apples" while reinforcing the power of the system that corrupted them. It's important to recognize that we all have the capacity to turn monstrous.
German soldiers were heroes
I was at the Hollywood Bowl for a John Williams concert - and when the violin solo for the Schindler’s List theme was played, I couldn’t see clearly from the tears.
This film is one of the best ever - and part of that is the acting and the magnificent score!
Beautiful reaction from you, brother!
What I love about this film, Steven Spielberg, for the first time in his career, he was able to push the story boundary further without watering it down. It was a very personal film. So personal, Steven fell into a major depression during the making of this movie, he called Robin Williams to cheer him up. It's no wonder why Steven won his first Oscar award for best directing. He made this film into a whole new level and things weren't the same ever since. I miss the old Steven Spielberg we all knew and love. This is a hard movie to watch.
Movies like this always hit me hard. I saw The Boy in the Striped Pajamas in my 8th Grade Reading class. The realization of how it ended didn't hit me until after the credits were over. My teacher had to hold me as I sobbed uncontrollably in the hallway outside the classroom. (I was the only student that cried.) As much as I hate to watch movies about the Holocaust, I always make a point to watch them. They will always be an important cornerstone of cinema in my eyes that everyone should see.
That was in Dachau, I think. The camp commander grew strawberries in his garden next to the camp and he complained that the ashes rained down on them and they had to wash them extra thoroughly.
I just reread Elie Wiesel's Night and I was trying not to cry as I read it. I had to read it in high school.
Because of how heavy the nature of the film is, Steven Spielberg told Oliwia Dabrowska (the girl in the red coat) and her family to not let her see the film until she was 18 years old. Dabrowska broke that promise when she watched it at the age of 11 and was horrified at what she saw.
Beautiful reaction, Greg. I know it was hard to watch but it’s important to remember what happened.
Now she’s an activist helping Ukrainians.
My wife has only ever watched this once. It upset her so much she vowed never to see it again. Ive watched it only a handful of times myself. It's almost documentary like that you forget you are watching a film. The scene at the end where Schindler is breaking down wondering how many more people he could have saved if he'd sold his car and other things is so powerful after a movie full of powerful scenes. We need to never forget!
The most destroying thing to me is the duality of the scene. Schindler lived on a thin line between being humane towards humans and treating them like property when in public because he knew if he didn't manage his facade, all his work had been for nothing. What's the value of a human life? I think it's clear to all of us that human life is invaluable but to the Nazis it had value. A gold watch, some diamonds, a car. That's the thing that makes this scene so powerful.
One of the most important films of all time. At least in my opinion. Always a tear jerker but provides some uplifting moments. Schindler wishing he could have saved more is such a bittersweet feeling.
hi from Germany I was born here in 1966 and grew up with the memories of my grandparents and great-grandparents. we all wish that this horrible part of our history never repeats itself. Coping with the past. It has brought out the worst, and in the case of Schindler, and a few others, the best in people. I always cry uncontrollably when I see the film. Thank you for taking the time to view this masterpiece.
This is the fastest ever i clicked the 'thumbs up' button. This is the hardest movie to watch and you posting your reaction says you have your heart in a right place. I cried with you all the way
The ending is so powerful. As movie watchers a part of our brain is thinking "he's saved all these people, this should be an uplifting ending, he's a hero, this is a triumph" there was no triumph in the holocaust, and we are just left with Schindler's shame that he 'could have gotten one more'.
The most heartbreakingly sad, shocking, horrifying, crushing and infuriating, yet inspiring, uplifting and life affirming film ever. Thats one hell of a balancing act, truly Steven Spielberg's masterwork.
i want to thank you for including so much of this masterpiece in your reaction and letting us see your emotions. this movie should be shared and remembered just as this history it portrays, and i think it does a great job at doing so. thank you.
This is undeniably one of the hardest films to watch. A lot of films can make you cry, few reach down to your soul and tear it out. This is how I feel every single time I watch it - gutted, emptied, hollowed by the unbelievable terror and cruelty. For you to put your genuine and raw reaction on a public platform takes a lot of courage and dedication. Thank you, Greg, for baring your soul to all of us. Seeing you going though the turmoil of this film made me cry as hard as I did the first time I saw it.
Fact :
It’s Liam Nesson at the end standing in front Schindler grave .
I cried with you Greg .😢.
Beautiful reaction .
The scene where Oskar speaks with those he helped at the end always tears my heart to shreds. Such an amazing film.
The realisation that he could have saved more is just heartbreaking
I watched it in 1995 as a 30-year old and I cried like a baby. It has to be the best-made movie in the history of cinema. I try to watch it every year just to remind myself how dangerous propaganda and rhetoric are.
Love your truly beautiful emotion.
This will never be irelevant. A historian from Switzerland has once said: "Goebbels would have licked his fingers for the propaganda channels we have now. He only had press, radio and cinema back then and look what evil he has done with it."
The accounts in this movie are real, and Steven toned down the actual events because of how horrific it really was. This movie is a memorial for them and a lesson.
I had to pause many times while watching this movie again 10 years later, I couldn't stop crying.
This makes you want to shut up and reflect quietly of where our world was 86 years ago.
A long and thoughtful pause. (Selah Higgaion)
We see where our world is headed today under the psychopath Klaus Schwab and his great reset: director of the world economic forum. He and George Soros are both contemporary with each other and now have the militaries and political leaders of the world at their disposal. This time it will only be God himself that is able to defeat this satanic regime.
248 years for now generations will look back at our time and they will reflect the same way.
A nation(s) that do not learn from their past are doomed to repeat it.
A Christian and a Desert Storm Vet,
John
Thank you for putting yourself through this, and for the respectful and authentic reaction.
This film touches the human soul. Steven Spielberg has created a timeless and enduring cinematic experience of pure dramatic emotion.
One of the most important things of this movie, is, it does not shy away from the heavy material. It’s not trying to be lite. Some movies with show a little bit, and then move on because the subject material is way too heavy. This one makes you look at it. It forces you to look at it. That’s why it has an effect.
Your reaction brought tears to my eyes. The obvious depth of emotion you felt was palpable. Thank you for such an honest and raw reaction. Spielberg deserved all the Oscar's.
Not a single movie made me ugly cry as much as the Schindler's list... at least 3 times in the movie was I crying my eyes out. I've only seen it once because it's just that much of a heavy emotional movie experience.
A masterpiece
I think in order not repeat our mistakes every generation should watch this at some point.
Absolutely. 100% agree with you.
Exactly! especially with a seeming resurgence of hate on the rise.
It's been many years since I've seen the movie in the theaters. It's JUST as emotional watching it second hand through this reaction. I was crying right alongside you.
Just a great movie also the fact that Spielberg did this and Jurassic Park in the same year is truly incredible.
And he would call Robin Williams to tell him jokes over the phone...just to keep going to tell the story.
What an amazing and emotionally heart felt reaction! Good on you for watching a soul crushing, depicting true events, movie.
Yet,the kindness wins. As should be.
I've seen this movie so many times but everytime you cried, I cried. I dont think its possible to watch without crying unless you don't have a heart.
I’m with you. I thought I was brought up men don’t cry but this is overwhelming. 🥲
This movie is an absolute masterpiece. The visuals, the music, the editing. It's beautiful, breathtaking, and devastating. It completely broke me the first time I saw it. It took me years to re-watch, but I did.
An important piece of art not only to be admired, but studied. May the the world never see such atrocities again. Hofenung aun blesingz tsu ir ale ❤
Dude, I can't believe this was your first time watching this! I remember seeing this in a theater in '93
with a bunch of my friends. Not a dry eye in the theater! It was amazing and still is. Stay safe and
enjoy your time off!
Excelsior!
Heff
I watched and cried with you, rewatching alone was a terrible option I once tried and couldn't make it through.
Thank you for watching this.🙏😭
You may need a break from the heartache, but another powerful WWII film from the Japanese perspective was made by studio Ghibli.
Wildly, this heartbreaking film was released as a double feature with My Neighbor Totoro! The film is: Grave of the Fireflies. It isn't the easiest film to find, or watch, but it is a masterfully told story about two children trying to survive wartime.
I LOVE Studio Ghibli films and Grave of the Fireflies broke me. I’m glad I experienced it but I’m not sure if I will ever rewatch it.
The “I didn’t do enough” scene literally killed me when I first saw this movie.
Hey man I went to the premiere of my home town with friends and family. I'm telling you now there was not a dry eye in that cinema. I could hear heart wrenching sobbing all over the cinema. At the end 200 people in that cinema stood for 3 minutes of silence. To this day I don't think I have ever witness such a powerful effect on an audience. It should be obligatory watching for all schools imho.
I first watched this movie in primary school , the girl who was sat next to me was crying and I asked her what was wrong and she told me that her grandma was in the holocaust and she suffered things no human being should never have to endure .
Where do they show this movie in prayer school? Genuinely curious. And very sorry for the girl.
@@ritikalizrengit9056mindwashing
Greg, thank you for such a pure and vulnerable reaction to this. I cried right along with you. It’s a hard watch but it’s so important.
If ever I start whining about how sucky my life is, I watch this film. The horror of what happened should never be forgotten.
And yet...
The Earth is flat
It's also less than 10,000 years old
No human ever set foot on the moon, in fact we have never left Earth's atmosphere
The Holocaust never happened
I hate to tell you, but it is not a tiny % of the population that believes these things
Not only have many people forgotten what happened in WWII, many are even denying its existence (sounds like a GOT quote).
The scene where the children are getting taken away is even more heartbreaking when you consider the song they blast over tge speakers. It is about a child that wants a horse from his mother. But he keeps getting the wrng one, like a wooden toy or one made of marzipan, till the boy grows up and he gets the horses in front of his mother's hearse.
Absolutely one of the most powerful films ever made. Soul crushing and uplifting all at the same time.
My eyes could not produce any more tears after watching this movie. I was so unbelievably wrecked. So sad to see what humans are capable. But also hopeful at the end.
I think what makes it heartbreaking is that we know humans aren't meant to act this way towards each other. And ultimately that should give us a spark of hope.
@@AngelaSealana Some people look like humans but are demons.
Yep, absolute masterpiece and one of the greatest films ever made… and easily one of the toughest to watch. Few movies have broken me the way this one did. But it doesn’t wallow in sorrow and it never feels exploitative- there’s also a lot of hope, beauty and even humor in this story, which I think is part of the reason why it endures as more than eat-your-vegetables cinema. Hats off to you for sharing such a raw and vulnerable reaction on camera, not a lot of people have it in them to do that
They made us watch this movie in school. Once I got to high school our English teacher assigned the book Night by Elie Wiesel. The most graphic and horrible things ive ever seen or read about. Sad that people deny these events today
They really shouldn't be using it in schools because it's not historically accurate, for one thing, and it's completely one-sided as well. When I was a kid in school they wouldn't allow much discussion of some of these wars because the Red Cross had not finished verifying the events and sorting out the propaganda from the truth. Look into it sometime, it's incredible how much we still believe that never happened, and how much stuff we never heard of that did happen - it's crazy.
@@katherinechapman1309 u must be on a good one if u want to bring up historical accuracy in schools lol. Ever heard of Colombus discovering America lmao
The original book of Night was over 900 pages buy weisel trimmed it down, saying the world would not believe it
My English teacher made us read that book. I still have a copy. Haven't cracked it open since though, for obvious reasons.
Of all the reaction videos I have seen of yours, this is the greatest reaction video you have ever done.
It is also safe to say that out of all the first-time reactions that I have seen of this favorite film of mine, this particular reaction is my top 3 favorite.
Please keep it up.
It's an incredible film, both Ralph Feinnes and Ben Kingsley (my favourite actor) are off the scale incredible. Very true story. I've watched this movie about 4 times, you had me blubbering l, SOB. Great reaction to a very important part of cinema history. ✌️❤️
I'm 32 yrs old and I never ever, even for once found myself ugly crying over sth. But this movie (the Ending, and the beautiful performance of Liam Neeson) made me cry for 20 minutes straight. It's a masterpiece. It well deserves to be on top 20 movies of all times.
I saw the movie you were reacting to and called my wife into the room to watch Greg sob for an hour. Such a hard film to watch but so important to see.
I was 17 when I saw this movie opening weekend with my mom. My dad and my older sister saw a different movie because they didn't want to sit through a 3 hour movie. I remember when we came out of the theatre, my sister goes, "definitely glad I didn't see that movie then".
Spielberg was working overtime in 93. He was switching between editing Jurassic Park and filming Schindlers List. Talk about a pendulum of emotions.
To say that this movie hits you like a ton of bricks is an understatement. Hard as F to see -but needed. If you don't cry from it you ain't human.
I think this is one of the greatest films ever
It ALWAYS makes me cry... and always at the same point - when Oscar realises that he could have got one more person out - the value of a person... such an amazing idea
What is surprising is the humour in this film