Schindlers liste

I dag he vi sett ferdi schindlers liste på skulen, den va sjukt bra! vi må sjå den ilag en gong Maria, ei må innrømme at ei grein litt på slutten der... den va so sjukt sterk, alle, also heile klassa satt helt stille, de va nesten ingen som sa nåke når filmen va slutt. Berre de å tenke på at dittta faktisk skjedde i virkeliheita og at de e faktiske persona den handla om, gjorde allt veldi sterkt. Dinna filmen e like bra som Idas dans må ei sei! unasett, her e litt om filmen:
This list… is an absolute good! The list is life! All around its margins lies the gulf.
Dermed er nok en etterlengtet DVD-utgivelse omsider tilgjengelig. ”Schindler’s List” er kanskje ikke den mest etterspurte filmen Steven Spielberg noensinne har laget, men det er nok den viktigste. I hvert fall er det den han selv anser som sin viktigste, og det var en film han følte han måtte lage. Hadde det gått helt som han ønsket hadde han laget filmen allerede i 1982, etter at han var ferdig med ”E.T.”, men problemer med å gjøre om Thomas Keneallys bok til et fungerende manus gjorde sitt til at filmen ikke ble en realitet før 11 år senere.

Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) er en tysk forretningsmann, født i Østerrike, og medlem av Nazi-partiet. Gjennom hele sitt liv har han forsøkt seg på forskjellige forretninger, men feilet. Men idet 2. verdenskrig bryter ut ser han en mulighet til å tjene store penger, og griper den. Han flytter til Polen, hvor han starter en emaljefabrikk. Gjennom sine kontakter i partiet skaffer han seg viktige kontrakter med militæret, og setter i gang en storstilt produksjon, med jøder som billig arbeidskraft. Pengene til å kjøpe fabrikken skaffet han gjennom jødiske investorer, og jøden Itzhak Stern (Ben Kingsley) driver praktisk talt fabrikken for ham. Selv sørger han for kontraktene og firmaets renomé. Ved å gjøre seg til god venn av Amon Goeth (Ralph Fiennes), mannen som får ansvaret for Gettoen og etter hvert konsentrasjonsleiren som bygges for jødene, klarer han å opprettholde driften selv når den store nedslaktingen av jøder tar til.

”Schindler’s List” er en viktig film, som forteller en viktig, mektig og rørende historie som gjør det umulig å se gjennom filmen uten å bli følelsesmessig berørt. Glimrende laget på alle mulige måter og meget godt skuespill hever filmen til et lite mesterverk de fleste bør unne seg på DVD. DVD-utgivelsen er meget god, men kunne godt hatt enda litt mer ekstramateriale. Men det som er er fremdeles meget godt, og spesielt dokumentaren ”Voices from the List” er god, og verdt utgiften for utgivelsen alene.
her e altso nåken sjåar kommentara, dei e på engelsk, men de forstår dåkke vell:

When I first saw that Spielberg was behind the movie, I had my doubts since his earlier work doesn't really fall into this category, but I held faith and I have not been disappointed! From the beginning it is such a powerful and moving film and it brought tears to my eyes more then once. It is completely set in Black & White, except for the Red Coat Girl which is pure genius, since it really helps develop the time period it was portrayed in.
The Actors too were completely fantastic! Every single actor and extra seemed to be doing their very best and really lived their roles, especially Ralph Fiennes, who was brilliant as the twisted Nazi Amon Goeth. Not just anyone could make that character real and get away with it. All of the characters in the film have depth and substance and the best thing was that you actually see a few of the Jewish people throughout the entire film so we can sympathize with their tale more.

We're all pretty familiar with the story - a German businessman enlists Jews to work in his factory. At first, I believe, as an opportunist, for the Jews are cheap, readily available labour. He does, however, become gradually aware that his factory means the difference between life and death.
A terrible chapter in humanity's history but one told so well by Spielberg and co.
It has a powerful and lasting effect - just as it should.

Many movies come out each year and we applaud them for their screen play, orginality and whatever else we can say about a movie. But only once in a long while does one come out and you say all those nice things, but one you will also never forget. This movie is more than just something for us to watch for 3 hours and 17 minutes, it is something for us to never forget, to teach us a lesson and to remember those who died needlessly along with those who tried to help those same people survive.

The first (and last) time I viewed this masterpiece in a theater, I could not help but notice the reaction of the audience upon their leaving. Some were crying or trying to hold back tears, some were stunned, some had completely blank faces, some showed signs of anger; but the overall atmosphere was one of utter silence. Never in the history of motion pictures has a film had such an emotional impact upon its constituents.

This is the best war film about the Holocaust I have ever seen. It depicts the horrors of the Holocaust and war, the tragedy of Jewish nation, and I know, this film could be directed by a Jew, who keeps these horrible times and crimes against humanity in his heart. The tagline says "Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire". And this film shows us that no human life can be replaced by another one, and that there is nothing more valuable than HUMAN LIFE. I have not seen a film of such a power in my life. Superbly directed by Steven Spielberg, magnificently photographed in black-and-white by Janusz Kaminski (one of the best directors of photography in modern Hollywood, so to say), perfect performances by Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley, and, especially, John Williams' beautiful, brilliant score, brings the whole horror and tragedy, cruelty of Nazism, Holocaust and War. This is Spielberg's Triumph. Congratulations!

No film has ever had the impact on me that this has had - even more so second time around. Hard at times to watch and I had to switch it off for a while.
Last scene is unforgettable.
Must be close to best film ever made and we can't forget it.