Essays on Movies (Films) - Stephen Spielbergs Schindlers List :: Movie Film Essays

Essays on Movies (Films) - Stephen Spielbergs Schindlers ListI know that the immense tragedies of history often fascinate men with approachinghorror. Paralyzed, they cannot make up their minds to do anything but wait. Sothey wait, and one day the Gorgon devours them, But I should like to convinceyou that the spell can be broken, that there is an invocation of impotence, thatstrength of heart, intelligence and courage are enough to s vertex sight andsometimes reverse it. Albert Camus. Albert Camus believes that the greatest tragedies of history are so hideous that people stand in awe, and consequently, nobody even attempts to doanything in response of the tragedies. Many are down the stairs an illusion of impotence, and eventually, Camus states, The Gorgon devours them. Also, in order forthis spell to be broken, people must wealthy person strength of heart, intelligenceand courage. I believe that Albert Camus is correct, people are under a valeof impotence when it comes to the tr agedies of the world, and that people caneasily spank this inability and reverse their fate, or let the Gorgondevour them. Camuss beliefs can be proved through the use of examples from the photo Schindlers List. Oscar Schindler, the movies main character, is, in the outset of themovie, not actually aware of the full extent of the killing of Jews and the mightily anti-Semitic outlook of his comrades. His ties relating to the affairsof the Nazi party and his loyalty to his commonwealth shield him from this knowledge.Thus, it can be concluded that in the beginning of the movie Schindler does notfully grasp the tragedy at hand, and consequently does naught attempt to aidthe Jews. Shindlers realizations of the horrors of the holocaust begin in one scope near the middle of the film. During this infamous turning degree of themovie, Schindler, on top of a barren hill, traces the path of a young andhelpless Judaic girl who wanders haphazardly through the streets of a devastatedcamp. In a cherry trench-coat-coat, nowhere to go, desperately searching for hertwo parents, the little girl eventually wanders into an abandoned building whereshe is safe from the chaotic world outside. Her safety is merely temporary, forlater she will be hunted down and cold warmly murdered, forgotten to the world,destroyed by her own people, asking in wonderment, why do I deserve suchpunishment? This scene is the point at which Schindler becomes infuriated, and heasks himself why, and most importantly, what he could do to stop the massacre.