Schindler's List is an intense, historical, view of an emotional and traumatic time period in World History. I invite you to respond to what you are viewing on screen. The actions of individuals, the events as they unfold, the thoughts you have about how the film speaks to you
Sunday, April 19, 2015
What stood out to me the most was how the Nazi's did not seem to consider the workers as humans, they were almost like machines to the Nazis and if they made any error or did anything outside of what they were told to, they would be killed and forgotten. The scene where the Nazis decide to shoot one man who did not produce enough of whatever he was manufacturing but their gun does not work is a perfect example. They find out he has been working all day since about six in the morning and ask him why he has not been able to produce a satisfactory amount. Then while the man is on the ground begging for his life, the Nazi hurls his gun at the man in frustration and walks away. No other factors exist in his mind other than: this has been happening this long, so the result should be at least this. This scene demonstrates the two biggest points, there is no appealing to logic as the man must have been exhausted, and there is no appeal to emotion, as the man is begging at the feet of the Nazis for his life. The Nazis almost seem to see it as their guns is the tool given to them to govern the country, and so they are expected to use it to accomplish whatever they need to.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment