Great movie, will make any real man cry (at least a little).

Overall, it's great what Schindler did but a little upsetting watching him waste time and money with the evil Nazis in control of the torture. In the end one should have no remorse for anything he did because he did so much more good!

I love this story and it makes me want to do more for our human family (we all are one family, brothers & sisters) but for most of of us we will never have to go through anything so terrible. Anything this motivating and heroic is just amazing!

I will watch this movie many times but others tell me they would never own it and couldn't stomach it more than once or twice. This should be a high school requirement for everyone everywhere.

I hate to say I love this movie due to the subject matter but I definitely feel it should be required viewing in schools. What an amazing man Oscar Schindler was, ingenious and compassionate. I remember seeing this movie when it first came out at the theaters years ago....the theater was utterly silent when the movie ended and everyone left in continued silence as if paying homage themselves. Watching this movie years later it still has that affect. If you haven't watched it, if your kids are learning about the Holocaust....sit down and watch this with them.

This story is so sad that I thought I shouldn't see the movie. The movie depicts actions by thousands of people who don't seem human, even though they came from a very high level of culture. Their victims were shown realistically, yet there is something redeeming about their attitudes even as they were on the way to slaughter. The musical score is ravishingly beautiful and the performance leaves nothing to be desired. I bought the
CD of just the soundtrack and it is among the best I have ever heard. I also bought and learned the three solos for violin and piano. I can't praise this movie enough! Somehow it captures the idea that humanity may be threatened but it cannot be destroyed!

I prefer reading history, but this is how you do a movie. Because it can show things you can barely imagine reading... then you see it. And it's horrific.

I've seen the DVD version, and was floored by the quality of the Blu-Ray. Black and white/contrast is phenomenally good, details and sharpness are top-notch, film grain is excellent, and sound quality is clear, crisp, and distinct - especially with hushed and background tones... the restoration is truly spectacular.

The Blu-Ray, as a 20th anniversary edition, the time and care put into it does make it a must-have.

And, obviously, the drama, cinematography, moral of the story, the pain and extortion, the murder of innocent people -- NEVER FORGET.

This movie is an absolute masterpiece, in terms of storytelling, acting, writing... the only sad part is that it's based on real life events... And life shouldn't have to be so horrific... why do people treat each other so badly...

This contains the full feature film; notes throughout the movie; the living victims at the very end (walked with the stars who played them in the film) placing stones on Oskar's grave (with names). Not all versions have this special ending, much less notes throughout; and lots & lots of extras. Schindler's List in the March 05, 2013, Multi-Formatted,Schindler's List [Blu-ray] Limited Edition, 20th Anniversary, Red Box, is BEST version of the film! It contains 3 disks: Feature Film Part 1 on DVD; Feature Film Part 2, and Special Features DVD; and Feature Film on Blu-Ray. If you're interested in this film, this is the edition to buy!

Schindler’s List is a 1993 movie directed by Steven Spielberg. It is set in Poland between 1939 and 1945, and deals with the Holocaust, during which millions of Jews in Europe were subjected to a process that involved being gathered into ghettos, starved, forced to work without wages, hunted down, deported to camps, and systematically killed. The movie follows Oskar Schindler, a resourceful businessman and member of the Nazi party who bribes his way into opening a factory in Krakow. It seems that for the first part of the film, Schindler’s main concern is with his business’s success and the amount of money he is making. Later, though, his focus shifts to using his fortune to save as many Jewish lives as he can afford. Whether or not this was his plan all along is unclear. He seems attached to the workers in his factory, but in several instances he is reluctant to admit that his attachment is anything other than for the convenience of having trained workers. By the end of the film, Schindler shows shame for not having saved more Jews.
This movie, despite being in black and white, does not give a black and white account of the Holocaust. It is not a story of one side being good and the other being evil. Rather, every major character, whether a Nazi or a Jew, is made three-dimensional and realistic by their ability to have more than one role to play. Schindler, as we see throughout the film, is a businessman first and a savior second. He stays in the Nazi party’s good graces in order to further his economic aims, and he is not above bribing people to achieve his goals, but in the process he manages to save over a thousand Jews. Amon Goeth, who clearly deserves the punishment he received at the end of the film, was not portrayed as the stereotypical evil German. He did terrible things and was unjustifiably violent, but he also had his own struggles. Even Itzhak Stern, who forges documents to employ Jews who would otherwise be deemed “nonessential,” is as much an opportunist as Schindler. The film seeks to show the humanity of these characters rather than making them into stock characters. It is all well and good to read about the Holocaust in a textbook, to see the statistics of how many people were killed, or to read about the atrocities committed by Nazis, but it is more engaging and far more effecting in conveying a message to see it acted out in such a striking way.
This movie is well worth its three hours. It is painful to watch, but it is far better to feel pain than indifference. Schindler himself reminds one of Rick from Casablanca, with his general suave attitude and appearance of total control. He moves among the richest and finest company and, despite being married, has affairs with several women quite nonchalantly. The classiness and charm of Schindler’s life is contrasted by the chaos and fear of the Jewish experience. There is hardly any calmness in the scenes that involve Jewish interactions with Nazis. There is always the fear of being separated from one’s family, of being deemed not capable of working, or simply of being shot without mercy. This film also has a striking way of using music to portray Nazi control over Jews. Scenes where records or pianos are played are usually scenes where people are being sorted or killed, such as the scene in which the Nazi plays the piano while the ghetto is being sacked.
Aside from its historical accuracy and it being based on a true story, the way the characters are humanized makes the story an accurate portrayal of the Holocaust. It is not sad or dramatic simply for the sake of being sad and dramatic. The intent of this film is not to entertain, but to tell a horrible story that needs to be told.