First Time Watching *SCHINDLER'S LIST* Was TRAUMATIZING! 

SCHINDLER'S LIST MOVIE REVIEW: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JZzS2J-MlFE.html This Movie Really Left Me Speechless.... Please Share And Like. Tell Me Your Thoughts On This History! I Apologize For The Intro, I Didn't Think It Was That Loud. Ok I Hate That I Have To Do This Sometimes But This Is Really Starting To Piss Me Off, I Have So Many People Insulting Me And My Intelligence Either It Being In A Polite Way Or In A Completely Disrespectful Way. Listen I Knew About The Holocaust Before I Watched This Movie, I Only Knew About 10% - 15% Of The Holocaust. Some People Really Making It Seem Like I Didn't Know Anything About The Holocaust Just Because Of The Way I Reacted To People Dying..... Like Are You Serious? How The Hell Else Am I Supposed To React? 😐 (When I Said I Was Never Taught This In School, I WAS TALKING ABOUT OSKAR SCHINDLER! I Wasn't Talking About The Holocaust.... It's Crazy How Now A Days You Have To Over Explain Everything..) This Was A "Movie Reaction" Not Some Damn School Book Report. Some People Also Think I Didn't Know The Holocaust Because Of Certain Things I Said... Bro Alot Of Things I Said In This Video Was Me Having My Mind Disshuffled, So Somethings Came Out Wrong. Like Yall Need To Chill The Hell Out And Stop Assuming Things And Trying To Interpret What I Say. After I Watched This Movie, I Took A Week A Actually Studied A lot On The Holocaust. Now I Would Say I Know Like 40% Of The Holocaust....

Little known fact: every time this movie is broadcast on German television, there are no commercial breaks, to truly bring home the gravity of this story and not just have it be handled like a regular blockbuster

It's ok not to know. It's good to learn. It's bad to forget. It's worse to ignore.

The actors who played the German soldiers would sometimes break down between takes because of what they were portraying. The other actors tried to comfort them, saying "we know this isn't who you are". The most mind bending thing is the violence and brutality in this film is toned down from what really happened. It is so important these stories are not lost so we can try and remember when these events happened so we can recognize the attitudes we they rise around us.

I was in 7th grade when Sept 11th happened. My teachers decided to change the curriculum. We read Anne Frank's diary, watched Schindlers list and Roots. They wanted to make sure we understood what hate can cause. And to be empathetic. I will never forget that.

Don't beat yourself up over not knowing about this. History isn't taught very well in most countries.

The solo violin in the soundtrack is played by Itzhak Perlmann, his parents were saved by Oscar Schindler

When he says, "those six centuries... they will be nothing but a rumor." That is how fragile information and "the truth" is. It makes me think of 1984.. "Those who control the present control the past. And those who control the past control the future." Something to think about today.

Regarding the red coat of the little girl, Spielberg said in an interview that something like this actually happened. They forced all the people to go to one place, but no-one took notice of a little girl in a bright red coat. He also said it was a symbol for the politics at the time. He said that he's convinced the people in power outside of Germany knew what happened at the time and let it happen. Just like the little girl in such an obvious colour could walk down a street full of soldiers rounding up and shooting Jews left and right, without anyone stopping her.

The most heartbreaking line I think I’ve ever heard in cinema is when Schindler said “ I could have got one more person... and I didn’t.”

I see that everyone watching has signed up for the group cry session today.

Want to make another comment...you are the first person at the end of the film that went into prayer at the 3 minutes of silence Schindler asked for in your reaction video. I’ve been binging these videos all week. Seen probably 30-40 of them. You are the FIRST that went into prayer for the victims as Schindler asked. It was a real moment. Genuine. Not for views or clickbait. It was a moment of true humanity from you. Thank you for that.

Sir, your review of Schindler’s list brought me to tears. This may be long, but I am an older Jewish lady and I do not know how to use less words to describe how you made me feel watching this movie and your reaction to it. You see, my family includes two holocaust survivors. They were from different families and actually managed to survive. Their stories are like this one, filled with luck, and randomness in a world gone mad. Their survival was against all odds, and sometimes their lives depended on other people, like Mr. Schindler, risking his own life to protect them, hide them, help them, feed them. Sometimes “just survive one more day” was what kept them alive.. Your reactions of “Why?!? How! What the Fuck?!!!!” are exactly what mine were when learning about the holocaust when I was very young, as you are now. Jewish people call the holocaust the Shoah. In fact, Spielberg actually set up something called the Shoah Foundation where he made it his mission in the 1990’s to record as many actual survivors’ stories on film before those people passed away (as many were getting so old by the 1990’s) so that people like you would be able to hear a true story directly from the actual mouths of those who survived the holocaust themselves. You can actually watch them on RU-vid now! My family history is recorded there as well. I only keep my family name from you as mine is only one story…like the small girl in the pink dress. Her character and the one bit of color in a long black and white film, was to show she was one of over 9 million people killed in the Shoah (6 million of them were Jews). I read that Speilberg made this movie to honor his children and his heritage as a Jew, telling the story of the Jews from an actual Jewish person behind the lens was so important to him. He also has several black children whom he adopted and he made the movie Amistad for them, to honor their black history and pay tribute to the horrors of slavery in America. However, it is you and your loving and heartfelt reactions to these events that moved me to write to you, as you were moved by the story of my people. Your reactions and your tears impacted me so powerfully that I struggle to find the words to tell you how much it meant to me, personally. You see, when we, as Jews, speak of the Shoah, our motto is Never Forget. And Never Again. It is our heartfelt hope that this never happens again in the world, to anyone - whether the group of people is black, or muslim, or women, or part of any group that people would begin to blame for the wrongs of the world. Which is why you speaking on the RU-vid about this is so important, so people will learn from the Shoah, perhaps of the dangers of blame and hate and the ability of humanity to be cruel and ruthless. We must, each of us, protect our world from that. It is said that if we do not learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it. To understand the Shoah (if such a thing is even possible), Jews try to educate people, and most especially young people like you, to watch for signs of how this was done. What frightens me most about the Shoah, is that the Nazis were human beings as well. That this actually happened. And that the people who did this were very smart. You see, managing to kill over 9 million people (6 million of whom were Jews) actually takes a lot of organization. It involves engineers, trains, time tables, and very complex plans. All of which requires smart people = lawyers, legislators, doctors, and people with much knowledge and learning. You see, what the Nazis did was totally legal in Germany, as the laws were changed slowly over time, once Hitler had people who thought like he did he worked tirelessly to get them in positions of power to recreate a world without Jews. It happened over the course of 10 years leading up to the events we see in the film. Taking away people’s rights slowly so they get used to one thing and think, well o.k., it sucks, but I guess it could be worse. Then in 2 months another small thing is put into place, you must wear a jewish star on your clothes. Then another thing is outlawed (right to have a business), then the right to own a home, then you must move to the ghetto, bringing only one suitecase…until we are ready to kill you as quickly as we can, using you as labor to make this plan happen. This plan was known as the Final Solution. What scares me also sometimes in these times is that this was done often through misinformation, much like we see today, where people are not sure exactly what news to believe. And if something sounds quite horrible they think, “this cannot be true!” That can be used to manipulate many minds and thoughts. As can the erasing of history and facts. When the Nazi in history watches the extreme actions and killings of people in the ghetto clearing in the film, he says “You see? We will erase the past six centuries!” it made my heart so cold and frightened. But I became frightened again when you said “I never learned about this in school.” I could see clearly the shock in your face that some of these facts were the first time you’ve encountered this. I worry that the Shoah will be erased in our time, by not teaching children and young people what really happened. I thought for many years that education would help the world, but education without morality and ethics, without compassion, can lead to much evil in this world. So I love that you are educating yourself (Bravo!) as well as other people through RU-vid about such important things. But most importantly - you are also doing it with an equal dose of compassion. Your empathy is epic and will serve you well in this life. I say all this to impress upon you what a special and talented person you are. Your ability to analyze and study film, your deep feelings about performances, your amazing talent to understand cinematography, color, and feel and express so beautifully what your thoughts are - you are truly very, very special. What also moved me is your humility. Apologizing for not being taught these things and not being a person to look things up…you found your way to this story, thank God. The failures of others who did not teach you this is not yours to bear, my dear boy. Just because you don’t know something yet is not your fault. Bless you for finding out things and for the wonderful reactions you have to new information! (I am very old and learn new things each day, how wonderful!) And without studying and reading or having it explained to you, you pick up exactly what I (with many words, perhaps nowhere nearly as effective as this Spielberg movie) could ever manage to teach you about the Shoah. I say this humbly, and in awe of your empathy and kindness toward the story of my people, the Jews, depicted in Shindler’s List. I hope with all my heart that you will find a career working in film and in analysis of film, as I can see how much you love it, and how your incredible talent and the truth of your feelings shines through. Please know that should you ever need a friend, or to talk or ask questions, if I can help you in any way, please contact me directly. I do not know how social media or the RU-vid works, but I will count on you and the cleverness of your generation to find me if you need advice or wisdom, or just a friend to talk to. I hope that at some point you revisit the subject of the Shoah with the movie, The Pianist. With your love of music, I think you will be equally moved by the performances, the music and the filmmaking. However, one of the things I love most about you is your laughter! Mel Brooks is also a Jew, and I watched your reactions tof Blazing Saddles and giggled along with you. I can’t wait to see more of you and your reviews! I would also humbly request that maybe you would enjoy Raising Arizona, as that movie makes me laugh my ass off, and I would hope it would bring you some joy. May you continue to find success making people think, making them laugh, and doing what you do best! May God bless you and keep you, may he shine his countenance upon you and bring you peace. With love and the deepest respect for your work, Heather

Robin Williams used to call Steve Spielberg every week cracking jokes, basically do a stand up comedy act on the phone while Spielberg was filming this movie so he can get a break from the heaviness of the scenes.

Never be ashamed of what you don't know. The fact that you received this information with such humility, empathy, and compassion says more about your heart than whatever facts you may not have known.

I was 14 when I saw this movie at the cinema and I will never forget he experience. Usually when you are leaving a cinema, people are talking, laughing, discussing their favourite moments, etc. Not after Schindler's list. The cinema was packed and yet, we all walked out in total silence at the end.

Every time I watch the ending of this movie... The way he delivers his "one more person" monologue makes me cry every time.

There was a man Nicholas Winton who saved over 600 children like this in the war. Decades later they held a ceremony in an opera house to honor him and asked everyone who he saved or was descended from someone he saved to stand up, and the entire audience of the oprea house stood before him.

Ralph Fiennes did an amazing job depicting the worst of humanity

I'm German and I was a 11 or 12 when I first watched this movie. I think first my Dad watched it with me on TV. Later I saw it once or twice in school too. It's such an important movie, even though despite being absolutely bone chilling it still barely scratches the full depths of atrocities committed in that time. The more you learn and read about that time, especially of eye witness accounts of survivors, the worse and worse it gets. I remember having nightmares when in 12th grade I had to read and study a book about the atrocities committed by 'doctors' who did 'experiments' on concentration camp inmates, with not anesthesia and an ever inevitable outcome. The memory culture in Germany is strong about the holocaust. WWII and the atrocities committed by Germany are basically a topic every single year latest from 6th grade in various angles and intensities (as to be age appropriate). Most school children eventually visit a concentration camp. We still had the chance to talk to a survivor on our visit. Sadly younger generations don't get that chance anymore. True, some young people are annoyed with the amount of holocaust related material they are presented with throughout their childhood, but I do think most eventually come around and understand the severity of this part of our history. To grow up in Germany and deny the holocaust or refuse the responsibility for its remembrance you have to be in willful denial and ideologically completely lost. As for the topic of national guilt, or the guilt people feel today about WWII and the holocaust. I do not think that any German born after WWII feels 'guilt' about it. It's a very off choice of word. We were not there. We had no say in it. HOWEVER, we do feel strong responsibility to try and understand how the nation could drift into a mass insanity like that, how millions of people could be dehumanized and deprived of their right to live like that, what are the early signs to look out for, what way does a nation's constitution have to be built to prevent these kind of things from happening, and to achieve all these things we need to never ever forget it and take responsibility as a people. One example for the way the German constitution changed to prevent such atrocities or at least to make murderers in war accountable for their actions is, how German soldiers are by constitution not absolved anymore from the responsibility for their actions by claiming they were just carrying out orders. If a German soldier follows any order that goes against basic human rights and international conventions of war, he or she is a war criminal, period. The reason for this is that after the war thousands and thousands of murderers of the holocaust had that one excuse 'I was just following orders.' Now if orders go against our constitution or violate basic human rights, they are not to be followed, or else you're complicit in a crime. That's just one small example of how the constitution changed to prevent such atrocities from happening again. Sadly even today their are still racists and anti-Semitic people in Germany, just like many places in the world. There will always be people who carry nothing but evil in their heart. All we can do is to do all we can to make sure they never gain majority or real influence ever again. The holocaust can never be made up for. The sheer scope of the atrocities... there is no real redemption to be had. But we do owe it to all the victims - Jews, Sinti and Roma, political opponents, homosexuals and physically as well as mentally disabled people - who were murdered, ripped off their loved ones and all they possessed, we owe it to them to still keep trying to remember and prevent it from happening again.

One of the most important films ever made, practically a documentary. It's meant to be raw and real. It's meant to be difficult to watch and meant to stir emotions. Most of the world would not have known of Schindler and his actions if it weren't for Speilberg making the film. The only footage more shocking is the US War Department's footage of arriving in Germany and at the camps (which can be found on RU-vid).

I read that a survivor was asked how accurate the movie was. He replied, "Not brutal enough."

During production, many of the actors/extras playing nazis were disappearing into the bathrooms for long periods of time. Spielberg became concerned that maybe there was a food poisoning issue with craft services. It turned out that they were crying, then pulling themselves back together when being called back to the set.

I lost family at Auschwitz and this movie crushes me every time. I’m so glad you took the time to watch this because our memories will help ensure this never happens again. Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. Respect

19:15 "Is that little girl even real?" She is used in the movie as a symbol of an innocent dying to the cruelty of men. But yes, a girl like her existed. Her name was Gittel Chill, a young 4 years old girl who was known in the ghetto for her bright red coat. Her parents fled to the countryside at the start of the war, and they couldn't bring their young baby with them, so they left her in the Krakow city with her uncle, who was a doctor in the ghetto. In the end, the little girl died during the extermination of the ghetto, and both her parents also didn't survive the war.

One of the most horrifying aspects is that when Schindler Jews were shown the full movie and asked if it was overdramatized, they said that the reality was much worse than what this movie shows. Just shows how deprave humans can be to one another.

They actually invited survivors that were at this camp on to the set when they saw the lieutenant guy they almost had a heart attack at how well the actor played him.

Ralph Fiennes should of won an oscar for his roll in this movie. He did absolutely amazing

I’ve always been frightened of the expression “those who are ignorant of the past are doomed to repeat it”. I’m glad you saw this movie. Doesn’t matter if you’re 25 or 95! I’m glad you were able to cry.

The scene where Schindler cried at the end of the movie shows what good man he was. A good man dosent feel good about saving 1000 lives...he weeps for the 1 he couldn't

Ralph Fiennes played this role so well that a woman who survived under Amon Goeth and was visiting the set had a panic attack and had to leave, because he reminded her of Amon Goeth.

Yes, yes, massive credit to the actors. But, my God, can we take a second to appreciate the absolutely perfect musical score John Williams and his crew composed to go along with the visuals? The main theme of Schindler's List is the most beautiful peace of music mankind has ever written.

Sadly not many knew this story until Thomas Keneally wrote about in his book Schindler's Ark The film rights was taken by Spielberg who did a masterly job of bringing it to the screen. Since the film came out it has become one of if not the most famous film ever. Today there are supposedly between 10,000 and 12,000 Schindlerjuden alive around the world so Oscar Schindler saved many, many more lives than those who worked for him.

Ralph Fiennes was totaly robbed in the Oscar, man, his performance was monstrously perfect and terrifying.

“Get it all on record now - get the films - get the witnesses -because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.” Dwight D. Eisenhower

I visited Krakow three years ago. The Schindler factory is still there and has photos of the people he saved. The guided tour of Auschwitz has to have been the most harrowing, but important, experiences I've had. Man's inhumanity to man knows no bounds. We must never forget lest we end up with the same again. Such an honest reaction. Thank you.

Oscar was a true man with a heart of gold and a true hero. He didn’t need a mask or cape.

Schindler’s list is based off a true story. And he is one of the only outsiders to be allowed to be buried in the sacred grounds he was buried in at the end

There were actual Schindler Jews and death camp survivors on set during filming who served as advisors. When Ralph Fiennes walked on set in costume, he resembled the real Amon Goeth so much that some of the survivors began uncontrollably trembling with fear and panic to the point where they couldn't be around him when he was in character and left the set. Also, the girl in the red coat dies in the movie but actually survived the Holocaust and the war in real life. Interesting note is that Amon Goeth's granddaughter is a black woman who wrote a book titled My Grandfather Would've Shot Me when she found out about her lineage.

The little girl in the red coat is actually a memory of Aurdrey Hepburns. She told Spielberg about her and why she really couldn't erase her image. She said through the madness of screaming soldiers,adults,children,guns, but through the darkness of the coats she saw a beautiful little girl in a red coat who even tho all this was going on she was not crying or anything she said she had a look on her face that seemed to indicate that she knew what was going to happen and that she had accepted her fate as she was carried on to a train by a nazi. It was an image that really stuck with ms Hepburn and also with speilberg so he put he in the movie to honour her memory to say she should never be forgotten.

I wouldn’t trust a person who did t cry during the “I could have gotten more” scene.

Your reaction is heartfelt. As a Jewish person of Holocaust survivors, I could not watch this movie only one time. 36 of my ancestors died in Auschwitz so for me it hits home. Thanks for this reaction though.... now you know.

- Why would you show such terrible and awfully offensive acts so openly? - So that way they have nowhere to hide.

A truly devastating film, the effect never fades. Your reaction was so genuine and full of empathy, the best I have seen. Well done bud, I think it maybe changed you the way it changed me.

Powerful ending. Generations of families alive and living today because of what he did.

I remember being in 10th grade in high school when this movie came out and our history teacher took us to see this as a kind of field trip. We were goofy teenagers going in like “we get to skip school, to go to the movies? Great.” When it was over, I don’t think anyone talked for the entire bus ride back to school.

That last scene made my cry like a baby. When he realizes looking at his possessions and equated them to the more people he could have saved if he had sold them.

The true story and the brilliant musical score combined really knock the life out of me whenever I watch this movie ( about ten times now ).

My history teacher let us watch this in history when i was 15/16 during that module....i remember it was the first time i heard a whole classroom quiet for 3 lessons! 😢 i knew about it because my Dad is a history enthusiast, especially wars, he said to me the most important thing in my life is to read! Read anything and everything you can about anything! ❤ thats how you come to know and appreciate and learn xx

When I saw this film in the theatre, it ended and the only sound in the theatre were the sounds of the movie goers crying. What seemed like an hour passed. Nobody moved. Nobody got up to leave the theatre. I finally made my way to the ladies room before leaving and strangers were hugging each other sobbing. A woman in her 50’s approached me crying and said “They told us this never happened. It was just rumors. They lied. How can this be?” We stood there crying with each other. Perfect strangers. United in our pain, our disgust, and our ignorance. The story that we were taught in the schools in the 1980’s was a very clean version of reality. It is my belief that every teenager in America should watch this film as a requirement. I was changed permanently after seeing this film.

Steven Spielberg had family that died in the Holocaust. He felt compelled to tell about it through his art, which is film. My grandparents went through this hell, but worse because they ended up in the camps after the ghetto. It was a terrible time, and we must never forget it, lest we repeat it.

I remember watching this in high school. I'm grateful for my English teacher for exposing us to this part of history which was not even 100 years ago. Your genuine response/reaction is exactly how we should be--indignant of the atrocities of the Holocaust, especially so we will not be doomed to repeat it due to our lack of ignorance. I appreciate you for displaying honest emotions and vulnerability.

A bit of trivia for you. While Spielberg was in the casting phase of this movie, he and his wife and mother went to see a play that Liam was in, his mother leaned over and whispered in his ear “there’s your Schindler”.

The guy that played the German commander is the same guy that played Voldamort. He apparently played the roll so well that some of the extras on the set, who were actual survivors of this story in real life, had panic attacks because they remember the guy and he portrayed him so accurately.

As a Jewish person, I respect you so much for reacting to this movie, and for remaining so open and respectful. Not only are you learning by watching this, your viewers who also not might be as familiar with the Holocaust are learning too. The atrocities in this movie are really only the the tip of the iceberg of what really happened. If you’re interested, I highly recommend the documentary “Shoah,” and the films “Life is Beautiful,” “The Devil’s Arithmetic,” and “The Pianist.” Also, Steven Spielberg was inspired to make this because he himself is Jewish. The Jewish people fundamentally have a relationship with the Holocaust, even if they didn’t lose family or have family living in Europe at the time because we understand that we have a duty to remember. It’s talked about every year on our high holy days, and on Holocaust Remembrance Day we farther in the synagogue and read off a portion of the 6 million names of those who died. Thank you again for reacting to this so that those lost will never be forgotten.

I keep coming back to this video

I’ve never cried so hard watching another person react to learning of tragic history like I did watching you. It was humbling and moving. Heartbreaking. 3 movies I’ve watched have crushed my soul. Roots, The Passion of the Christ & this movie. I’m saddened to hear they aren’t even teaching the events of hitler and the holocaust. Maybe they are in some? I don’t know but my son who is 30 now I remember him being put through 4 days of watching footage of these types of events and much more about the holocaust and I’ll never forget that time. He came home every day w a look of blankness. He cried and he cried even more for the fact that 3/4 of his class laughed and joked about the holocaust. I just don’t understand it. But what you did is good. I will share this video w as many people as I can. Thank you. Subbed.

My school in Sweden. We went to Schindler’s factory, Auschwitz, museums and learnt the WW2 history in Warsawa for a week. So we could see history for ourselfs. They did that every year for every student for free. I think that is the best way of learning. To actually see history

I can get through every scene without crying until i get to the “I could have got more” scene. Survivors guilt is a terrible terrible suffer to bear the rest of your life

When I saw how you reacted to the first old man being shot, I knew you were in for an emotional ride.

Had the honor of watching this reaction, saw this movie a few times. Wish the world had more MEN and WOMEN like you @MellVerse. Watching you be so affected by this film. If more people were like you and sat down and watched this movie, I think this world would be a much different place.

Some interesting things about Amon Göeth's descendants: 1) Monika Hertwig, the child of his lover never really knew the true extent of her father's wickedness UNTIL she sat in a movie theater and actually saw this movie! Can you imagine finding out that way? She was in a documentary (a few others have mentioned it in the comments) with a survior of her father's brutality. Poor woman ranted at Göeth's daughter, even though the daughter had nothing to do with her father's actions. 2) His grandaughter is a black woman - the daughter of a Nigerian man that Hertwig dated for a while. She found out who her grandfather was by picking up a book quite by accident in a library. It was so traumatising that she had to call her husband to pick her up, as it brought on an instant panic attack and she suffered months long depression afterwards. She wrote a book titled: My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me.

The part at the end where he expresses remorse over the Jews he didn’t save is the most tragic scene in the history of cinema. It’s a scene thats significance simply cannot be captured in words. I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve teared up every time I’ve watched the scene, it’s just that heartbreaking.

I am half Jewish. My grandma's family went thru the holocaust. First time I seen this I had to take my grandma to the movies to see it. We both cried the whole time. I have herd the stories from my family. but to actually see it hurt me physically and mentally. To see what my family had to go thru. its so powerful

"Some day, this is all going to end..." Never have truer words been spoken.

18:40 The little girl in red was because the real Schindler's changing moment was watching a little girl in red wondering the streets during the whole ordeal while no one else cared.

My history teacher in 10th grade showed my class this movie. Every. Single. Person. In that class cried from this movie. Nobody knew the story and we were all shocked. It’s probably the most powerful movie I’ve ever seen.

Don't feel guilty. Most of the world had never heard of Schindler. Thank Spielberg for telling us all this story.

I think everyone should watch this movie at least once in their life, it's very graphic and hard to get through, but it's real important history that we must stay conscious of

“Why is he trying to make faulty shells?” By the end Schindler doesn’t want to do anything that can aid the German war effort. There is some debate about the historical accuracy of this scene, but it falls basically in line with Schindler’s feelings turning against the German war effort.

21:05 When this movie was being made, a Holocaust survivor visited the set... And she lost it when she saw the actor for Amon, like that monster was back from the dead... Her reaction confirmed for everyone that this movie did not exaggerate anything. Amon was very well portrayed in the movie, which terrifies me.

Seen this movie when I was in 2nd year of highschool and while our whole class was horrified and speech less I am glad our teacher showed us this and got us to learn about this Everyone should, lest we forget and repeat the cycle.

Your reaction made me cry along with you, and I've been studying the Holocaust, and how atrocities like that can still happen, for over 30 years. This movie was made so people can learn, not to bash the watcher. Thank you for sharing your reaction.

They STOPPED teaching this in school, along with lots of other history. When we forget history, we are likely going to repeat it.

I'm Jewish and I grew up next door to a survivor of Auschwitz, and a friend of mine's father was in Treblinka. That made this movie one of the most impactful movies I've ever seen. I always cry at the end. Even watching you watch it is difficult. Those piles of shoes, pictures, and belongings you see when they're sorting personal effects? I've seen them in person at the Yad Vashem museum in Jerusalem. It's a special kind of horror being arm's length from the belongings of the dead. Gold teeth, glasses, purses, etc... And all identical to those in the movie. And as horrible as this movie is, the reality was so much worse. It wasn't just the Jews being exterminated. Gypsies, the Polish, Hungarians, gays, intellectuals, blacks, the mentally retarded, and the disabled or deformed were all put to death in the name of racial purity. And of course then you also had Dr. Mengele and his "medical" experiments. If you have the time (9 1/2 hours) and don't mind reading captions, you should watch "Shoah". It's a documentary from 1985 where they interviewed dozens of survivors about their experiences in the camps. My mom took me to see it when I was a kid, they showed it over the course of 3 weekends because it's so long. The Holocaust is why Jews everywhere repeat the phrase "Never again". And it should never happen to anyone again. But right now it's going on in western China and the world turns a blind eye because they don't dare upset China.

Respect to you mush, I remember watching this in school for history and certain scenes were laughed at from the other kids and didn’t take it seriously, the same for Saving Private Ryan. As you grow up you understand. That scene with the girl in the red coat always gets me

Whomever saves one life, saves the world entire.

"What inspired Stephen Spielberg to make this movie". Stephen is Jewish. His family were victims of the holocaust and he felt compelled to tell this story. The story of Schindler's list is real.

Of all the reactions videos of this movie, yours has to be the most genuine, thank you for taking your time to make it. We all appreciate it

This movie was very well made. It gives the respect needed to these people. My heart aches every time I watch it.

Schindler's list is one of the most heartbreaking movies out there. It takes you on a journey and shows you how the evils of humanity can be overcomed by a simple act of kindness

A fact about Ralph Fiennes in this movie. One of the women who was a girl during these events that was a Schindler Jew visited the set of the movie during filming. When she saw him in character and in costume as Amon Goeth she fell to the ground in shock and fear because he looked and acted EXACTLY like she remembered him from the concentration camps.

This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing the story. There is NO reason to apologize. You have done enough just by sharing this. We survive because of you. Thank you.

Bro, many people have not been taught this in school. I so do appreciate this reaction and it’s respect. The tragic deaths and atrocities that were done and some that were shown in this video still hurt to see, even in a reaction video. You show that the human spirit is not numb to the sins of the past.

"Southern Russia" means he's gonna have them sent to the Eastern front which was a death sentence basically.

No shame. None. Your reaction was pure. You learned. That’s human. That’s good human.

This is why history MUST be taught to each generation. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

I wasn't taught about Schindler in school, either. Without this film, I might never have heard of him. For my money, one of the most important films ever made. It's a harpoon straight into the feels, but it was needed. And it needs to be seen.

I watched a documentary about the making of this movie. And it said that the real Amon Göth was even more evil and cruel than in the movie. Spielberg was afraid that people might not believe it if he made this character more true to the historic person ..so for the sake of the movie he played it down a bit.

It’s said that those stones placed in the movie are still here to this day. Steven didn’t make you watch the movie, he made you feel it. Thanks for the great reaction!

As weird as this is to say this is not only one of my fave movies but where my fascination with WW2/The Holocaust started. And also, how I became fan of Ralph Fiennes (Kommandant) A few things: -This is based off a book called Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally -A channel here called The Vile Eye actually did a psychological profile on the Kommandant I think you may be interested in -Schindler wasnt fleeing because he failed to produce ammunition, he was fleeing because he saved Jews thus betraying the Nazi party, he technically still belonged to. He bribed party members to be able to get more workers to be able to save them. So he knew that the Allies (US, UK and France wouldnt let him live if he got caught even though he did what he did because he's still a Nazi) -He fled to Argentina, lived off money he received from the Jews he saved and his wife divorced him. He died penniless. -The Jews at the end of the movie are the people that were represented in the movie that were still alive. -This movie was made because a man in the movie (the one who said he was going into the sewers) owned a luggage store in LA, he told his story to everyone that came in and one day, Thomas Keneally walked in, Thomas made it into a book and that book was sent to Steven Spielberg, Steven a Jew himself didnt want to make it and tried to pawn it off on a few director friends, he actually would call Robin WIlliams to tell him jokes because of the heavy subject matter, Mila, his wife, when she met Ralph Fiennes in costume as the Kommandant, screamed in terror because he looked just like the real Amon Goeth., -IRL the Woman Amon was having sex with in the villa was his mistress, she became pregnant and had his baby while he went into hiding. That baby grew up and had a baby of her own with a Nigerian man, that baby was put up for adoption and she found out the hard way that her grandfather Amon was a Nazi Kommandant (she wrote a great book called ''my grandfather would of shot me'') and yeah lmk if there's anything else youd like to know.

In school we had a holocausts survivor come and tell her story and it burnt into my brain. What she went through there are no words

"I wasn't taught this in school." There's so much. So many things we should know, so we never do them again.

The fact that you were so shocked watching the various scenes of atrocities in the movie (randomly shooting people for fun) is a reminder to me of how horrendous it all was. When I watched this movie for the first time, I wasn't as shocked as you were, because I knew more background knowledge about what happened in the holocaust and in the war. Seeing your reaction reminds me of how shocked I should be, and how shocked everybody should be, at the events which happened.

thank you , i came across this today quite randomly and feeling absolutely weighed down by the sheer hate in the world today, i was lucky i got taught this at school, but seeing your response, your raw emotion to a man who was flawed but did so much good, thank you for making me feel a bit more hopeful.

I haven't seen this movie in several years and I was crying right along with you at the end. You aren't human if you can watch this and remain unmoved. Speaking of people who aren't human, Amon Göth did the things in this movie and worse. Things that Spielberg couldn't put in because he figured people would accuse him of making the villain cartoonishly evil. Göth is basically what would happen if you gave Ted Bundy or Fred West absolute power over a small city. Fiennes was absolutely snubbed at the Oscars for this.

Ralph Fiennes as Amon Goeth was one of the greatest villainous performances of all time, he ranks up there with Heath Ledger's Joker, Javier Bardem's Anton Chigurh, and Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal Lecter.

There was a camp survivor on set who saw the actor playing Aemon Goth, and she had a panic attach because he portrayed him so well. The actor sat down and talked her through it by reminding her that he was gone, and would never hurt anyone else evre again.

The waiter at the beginning of the movie was Branko Lustig, a survivor who was a driving force in getting the movie produced.

*love your reactions...NEVER forget that these is not just a movie but it did happen.*