It seemed like everyone I know had seen this film apart from me so I decided to watch it a few weeks back! People have nothing but praise for the film and now I know why. Schindler saved the lives of more than 1000 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them, and this film tells the story perfectly. You really do go through many emotions whilst watching the film.
I like the way the film is shot in black and white, giving it a 'documentary' type feel. Also, I think it would have been wrong to shoot it in colour seeing as the Holocaust could never be described as a colourful event. Cinematographer Janusu Kaminski also pointed out that black and white makes the film timeless so you could never have a sense of when it was shot. The only hint of colour in the film is the girl in the red coat, who, later in the film is seen dead. Spielberg is quoted saying "America and Russia and England all knew about the Holocaust when it was happening, and yet we did nothing about it. We didn’t assign any of our forces to stopping the march toward death, the inexorable march toward death. It was a large bloodstain, primary red color on everyone’s radar, but no one did anything about it. And that’s why I wanted to bring the color red in."
It's pretty much inevitable that the girl would die, but seeing her in a red coat kind of confirms this, and it hits home. What inspired me is how such a small touch is so significant, and symbolises so much.
Girl in the red coat.
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