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"Another Hero"

There are the films out there that are set to have an impact on you; there are those that deliver this with the emotions of the screen characters, the music, or the truth behind the tail. But with Schindler's List all of this apply and it makes it the most emotionally moving film that my eyes have ever come across.

I'm sure by now that no one needs reminding the story of the hero, who died a villain, but was left as a hero.

Directed by Steven Spielberg, Schindler's List has now become one of the most honoured films of all time. Winning seven academy awards including Best Director and Best Picture, it also won every major award and incomparable number of additional honours. Steven Spielberg was also honoured with the Directors Guild of America Award, which he can now look at along with the other two of them he has picked up.

This is the story of one remarkable man outwitted the Nazis to save the over a 1000 Jews from the Gas Chambers.

Set during World War 2, a businessman, Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) begins to become 'friends' with major key players in the Nazis organisation. Through throwing parties, giving extravagant gifts and always being good to them he buys their friendship and most importantly of all he buys there trust.

With this on his side, Oskar Schindler - a member of the Nazi party, war profiteer, womaniser and the one man who made a difference, sets out to exploit this power of his for the good of the Jewish people. Because of this one man who made a difference, 1,100 Jewish people survived the darkest chapter in human history, and he was branded a traitor.

Setting up a large business for the Jewish committee to work in, he cleverly got more and more people working in his factories and away from either the concentration camps or the Ghettos. As he became more and more known, he became more and more liked from the Nazis and the Jewish people. He befriends a Jewish accountant Isaac Stern (Ben Kingsley) and whilst he runs the business, Schindler saves the Jews.

It shows how much money he lost, how much effort he gave and how he never got anything back, just the satisfaction of saving a life. The film goes through all the emotions and only when we met Ralph Fiennes character are we exposed to the dark sinister truth of the war and all of itís gritty secrets.

The concentration camps are something that send shocked silence throughout everyone viewing and a gentle tear will fall down past your cheek, the facts are all there, this is Hollywood but this film was all true and everything youíve learnt in those history lessons is in this film. As Schindler continues to save the lives of the innocent he comes across Amon Goeth (Ralph Fiennes) ëThe Nazi Butcherí who took pleasure in wounding the sick and murdering the health.

Amon Goeth ëThey cast a spell on you, you know, the Jews. When you work closely with them, like I do, you see this. They have this power. It's like a virus. Some of my men are infected with this virus. They should be pitied, not punished. They should receive treatment because this is as real as typhus. I see it all the time. It's a matter of money? Hmm?í

Amon Goeth: ëYou're cruel Oskar. You're giving them hope. Now that's cruel!í

Half stopping Schindler in his tracks, Oskar befriends this man, to help the people who needed it most. After coming to an agreement that he would ëbuyí the Jews off of Goeth, he continues to build upon his factory with countless supplies of workers, most who are incompetent for the job.

The film carries on showing us the sheer lengths he was willing to go to for these people the Nazis brand as a ëVirusí. In the end, Oskar Schindlerís business of making tank shells lost him thousands of pounds, and over the two years it was in production not a single working shell was made.

He died in Hildesheim in 1974. His extraordinary story might have died with him but for their gratitude. In trying to answer the inevitable question, why did he do it, one of the survivors said: ìI don't know what his motives were... But I don't give a damn. What's important is that he saved our lives.î

That's fine, just what the hell are you doing online at this time? I'm stupid, you, well you have sense. I've got to go to bed and watch that film I rented out 'Sexy Beast' along with 'Exit Wounds', see I rented that Sexy Beast because of you so it best be good. Goodnight.

I made my serious post in reply to yours.
after that, I kind of get confused and resort to pap.

Sorry

AHHHH my post has been ridiculed with SPAM, after a great speech by Goatboy it has now come to this, a place where no longer is the topic based on anything rather then competition to who has the most. Does it really matter? No, do I care? No, will I kill myself if anyone else SPAMS in this topic? Yes.

*Now expects it to be filled with SPAM*

Aha, I beat you on DVDs. :-)

So we're boasting are we?

Curse DVD, made me start my collection over again.
So I now have..er...16 DVDs which is ok for a few months.

My video collection, on last count was almost to 320.

Took up 3 bookcases.

Now THAT is a video collection, so damn dirty DVD. Going to take me years to get back to speed.

Stop boasting Gaz!! Some people...:-)

Well, I have over 100 videos! And....11 DVD's..

Aha, well I have over 100 videos in my room and I'm approaching the 100 mark on DVDs as well.

Sorry, couldn't resist. :-)

Goatboy wrote:

Films I have enjoyed recently?

Planet of The Apes (huge angry apes in armour. That talk)


First of all on Arlington Road, yes like I said it made as little as $26 million. After the hour mark you are no longer watching a film, but you're just indulged into something better, something far more realistic.

I did enjoy Planet Of The Apes aswell. Although I'm way too young to have watched the first one, even though it's now released on DVD which is a though, I thoroughly enjoyed it and what made it even better was the ending. It find the endings of the film can make the difference between love or hate.

It's the last thing you see when you leave the cinema so if it's awful then you are obliged to think the same, but if like in that film it left you with your mouth open and a smile at the same time then you will normally love it no matter how awful the film is. Which by the way is not what I thought of Planet Of The Apes, that was good all the way through.

If you wanna talk anymore then I'm on MSN around 23 hours of the human day. On [email protected]

Thanks for the comments and another film I would recommend which is quite old now is 'The Siege' and 'The Thin Red Line', I've got over 100 videos in my room but I'm just too lazy to name them all :)

No mate, yours was an excellent read.
You saw a movie and had more to say than "I liked it, the explosions were awesome!" which is the usual level of film discussions.

I thought Arlington Road was superb, and unsurprisingly it tanked in The States. They complained "unhappy ending" and it was unusual in that the villains got away with it, with a twist that made me sit there and think "No way"

Films I have enjoyed recently?

Amelia (French movie, just...well..really, really nice)
Amos Perres (Spanish Pulp Fiction sort of thing)
Planet of The Apes (huge angry apes in armour. That talk)

I just tend to enjoy films that try do to a little more than "Look at the stars! Look at the car chases!" (Tim Burton made POTA, so that's why I went to see it).
I prefer going to see something that will make me think/challenge my views/stimulate me in some way.

But not all the time, I thought American Pie 2 was brilliant, big dumb fun.
Just depends on the mood I'm in.
Although the standard "Growly Voice Over Man" films about car chases, unconventional cops, serial killers tend me bore me stupid.

Each to their own though.