SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993) | MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING

[@peterbabicki8252]

Some movies aren't what you'd call entertaining, but they are important. This is one of those movies, and everyone should see it.

[@williamsteer]

This is a movie I have purchased in every format and can't watch any of them. Even watching it edited with her, I sobbed like I did in the theatre over 20 years ago.

[@issi529]

All movies are actually part of entertaiment but i get your point.

[@jimhsfbay]

American History X

[@issi529]

@@jimhsfbay That was a great movie!

[@jnonya7743]

have to agree with above, sad movies, scary movies, thrillers etc are still entertaining even if its not joyful. Its entertaining watching the leads act there asses off. its entertaining watching Steven Spielberg's film mastery. its entertaining watching a redemption arc.

[@thekevindeucey]

"I feel like it's a horror movie but it's worse because it's real." You hit the nail directly on the head.

[@keinervondaoben720]

the problem is, that the majority of people take hollywood-movies like this as totaly real. Everything has happened 100% like shown in the movie for them. I have 2x problems with the movie 1.) the movie has errors just to have a nice hollywood-effect...i.e. in reality Amon Göth could not have shot from his balcony, as the balcony is on the wrong side of his house - away from the camp- AND his house is in a sink 2.) the movie is totally missing "context"....its not shown....and the majority of people dont know, that Konrad Morgen (ss-member) investigated cases like Amon Göth (by order of Himmler) Due to the circumstances of the end of the war Amon Göth escaped from SS-prison before a SS-court could fine him. But the SS-courts have sentenced 2x camp-commanders to death (and executed them). Specially part 2.) is nowhere mentioned.......this part is not featering the ortodox-story

[@11DNA11]

@James Blackhart Could become? Watch the world around you. It's already here. That phone you hold in your hand every day. That's big brother watching.

[@meme4013]

It was based on a fiction book

[@davidrichards6509]

Actually this is NOT "real" because NOTHING can truly convey the IMMENSITY of the REAL HORROR of what ACTUALLY happened.

[@bubblegumbabeface6629]

@@keinervondaoben720 Helen Jonas who was enslaved at that house along with Helen Hirsch goes back to the house and gives a detailed run down room by room of what use to happen there. While in a constant stream of hyperventilation and tears, not only does she confirm Amon shot prisoners from off his balcony, she even knew which hat he'd wear when he was about to do it. The actual house has two lookouts from what I gathered from looking at it, one facing the camp and another different lesser balcony facing away from it. It's really heartbreaking to hear this 80 year old woman to break down again and turn into a little girl in this house.

[@ForgottenHonor0]

Amon Goeth did in fact sit on his balcony and snipe at the Jews in his camp. Mila Pfefferberg met Ralph Fiennes during filming and trembled with fear because he looked so much like Goeth in uniform.

[@padfolio]

There is a documented incident of a young boy who was standing in the line, suffering from diarrhea, who crapped himself. Goeth made him eat the diarrhea and then shot him.

[@PygmalionFaciebat]

@@padfolio Also Spielberg asked survivors wether he portrayed Amon Goeth right, and asked them how Goeth was.. and what he did... and they told him, that he did much worse, than in Spielbergs script written. For example Goeth also often fed his dogs (Rottweilers) with Jews who were still alive, but to weak to defend against the dogs. Spielberg was terrified and said ''no.. we cant put those things in the movie... its to terrible''

[@sue2424]

@@PygmalionFaciebat It was too terrible and they think, that no one of the audience would believe that a human being would be able to do such cruel things. So they portraited him less cruel to make it "believable"

[@rickyratte5643]

I read he used his dogs too. Yes, Spielberg said it in an Interview

[@MrSmithla]

A slight correction, Goethe did shoot prisoners with a high powered rifle but surviving accounts say he bothered to walk outside his house, but only just, and shot from an open space directly adjacent.

[@jculver1674]

I saw this movie in the theater at 14 and it absolutely floored me. A few days later I talked to one of my closest high school friends about it, and he revealed that his own grandmother was one of Schindler's Jews. I was talking to someone who literally wouldn't have been alive were it not for what the man did. (My friend is now married with three daughters.)

[@FlamingoFliez]

you kind of witnessed history!

[@popermen694]

Okay that’s kind of neat

[@apettit7]

Still floors me every time I watch it

[@amelie.1313]

That is unbelievably beautiful

[@Insp.CountMortisWinshipKlaw]

It's a work of fiction. It says so in the book it's based on. Evil destructive film

[@sethpisarik1629]

“If you feel pain, you’re alive. If you feel other people’s pain, you’re a human being”- Leo Tolstoy Schindler’s List is a documentary of the first, witnessed from the eyes of the second.

[@KRONUS1ify]

Igor Garin Writer, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences The fascization of modern Russia follows almost the same scenario as the Nazization of Germany. Russia's immunity to fascism seems far-fetched, as does the fact that Soviet Bolshevism and German National Socialism are mutually exclusive antipodes. By pure chance, Stalin and Hitler favored each other, the ideologue of Nazism Rosenberg was educated in Russia, and Mussolini literally jumped into "fascism" from "socialism"? But what about the "Friendship Society of the NKVD and the Gestapo" that was formed after the conclusion of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact? "The Society of Friendship of the NKVD and the Gestapo"? Or how to assess the fact that after the "reunification" of Ukraine with Galicia, a real beating of the local population began here: the Stalinists in Western Ukraine repressed almost one and a half million people? And what about the real genocide unleashed by Stalinism in the Baltics? After 1985, it suddenly became clear that fascism began to sprout in the country, as they say, from all holes. My "Russian Fascism" lists hundreds and hundreds of pro-fascist organizations, almost instantly created in the country - from the "Black Hundred" revived by Shtilmark to "Legion - Werewolf", "Front of National Revolutionary Action", "Russian Party", " Imperial Party "," People's Patriotic Front Memory "," National Social Union "," Russian National Union "," National Unity "," Russian National Unity "(RNE), RNS. The well-known historian, professor at New York University, Alexander Yanov, likened the current political situation in Russia to the Weimar Republic in Germany: "In our case, the elimination of internationalist communism opened the green light for a nationalist revolution, in which fascism always appears as a mask." Read more here www.google.com/amp/s/nv.ua/amp/vsplesk-fashizma-kak-v-rf-pojavilas-ideologija-nenavisti-66619.html

[@47yrsnnothingdonesleepyjok38]

Stop Socialist Media

[@Alex.Kaleipahula]

Drama queens

[@Alte.Kameraden]

One the film isn't a Documentary, it's a dramatization and is officially considered an work of fiction. It's loosely based of real events, and nit picks some of the worst stories from the big "H" and condenses it down into a single narrative. The film is based off the book which was already considered fiction officially. So in most respects it's Historic Fiction, ie tries to let people feel what it was most likely like, but doesn't care too much at all about historic accuracy. For this it isn't a documentary. Is it an important film? Yes.

[@Alte.Kameraden]

@@47yrsnnothingdonesleepyjok38 Josef Goebbels "All Socialism is antisemitism." If you read Marx's early works you will understand why he'd say that.

[@rocingersol1875]

The "I could have saved more" exchange at the end gets me every time.

[@thedoneeye]

Just reading it here got me....

[@Edd25164605]

And me

[@charlesmartinjr3971]

@@Edd25164605 And me.

[@procrastinator99]

Me, too.

[@elzar760]

Every time.

[@ThisNameIsStupid]

When you said "this cannot be true" when he was hunting people on his balcony, I'm pretty sure they actually had to tone down his evilness

[@GadesChannel]

Yes, Amon really was a very evil person and yes, he shot them from balcony just for fun. The Polish government sentenced him for many crimes, including this one... :(

[@MontagZoso]

Yes they did, correct. ☹️

[@thomasnieswandt8805]

Yes they did, Spielberg himself said (meaning not word by word) "We had to scale it down by A LOT. If we had shown, what he really did, nobody would have believed us. They would say, nobody could be that evil"

[@sarahsav618]

Yes. This ‘punishment’ was still quite tame in comparison to other heinous things they did. It was indescribable and no words in human languages can describe what happened there

[@davidfairchild8566]

Please ignore Keiner Vondaoben. He's coming off as a Nazi apologist while completely ignoring the fact that the upper command ordered and approved the industrial killing of Jews and groups held in camps. Disgusting that we still have people like this these days.

[@firedoc5]

What's unbelievable is that there are people today that deny this even happened and want it to be erased. No matter how horrific a period of history is, it cannot be forgotten. History tends to repeat itself if not known. I've always said this should be in every high school history class. God bless you for watching it.

[@gamerzwinsagain]

William casey director of CIA "we will know when are disinformation program is complete when everything the American people know is false", director FBI j edgar hoover "the individual comes face to face with a conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe that it exists"

[@StriderAngel496]

you know, there are so many movies about "nazi bad", and i agree, they were bad, but they pale in comparison with Stalin and Mao and Xi Jin Ping... People think communism is good. It's just as bad if not even worse! And we are quickly moving toward totalitarism in todays world, but instead of nazies it's identity politics, woke companies that go hand in hand with the gov and activists that yell loud and proud about things they don't understand and they have "peaceful protest" that live cities a burning ruin!

[@rc59191]

When asking questions about the Holocaust gets you blacklisted then that's going to create denier's.

[@petef15]

I think it's just similar to how people can't believe in things like the universe being massive or humans being insignificant. It's easier for them to not believe it. Small brains, basically.

[@oliverprice2226]

I agree but I suppose the way they look at it is history is written by the victors not the losers…

[@Aaron-io8vw]

To explain the rocks the people he saved put on his grave stone. In Judaism it is considered a Mitzvahs(a good deed) to participate in the burial of a loved one, putting a stone on the grace a symbolic way of doing this . The Jews where honoring Schindler the same way they would for a member of there own family.

[@j.d.1506]

Very well stated Aaron. That is what we do to honor our buried loved ones

[@Aaron-io8vw]

@@j.d.1506 as I am sure you know we also ask each person attendiing the funeral if they are physical capable, to shovel one shovel full of dirt onto the grave for the same reason.

[@thomasnieswandt8805]

@@Aaron-io8vw Thats also a thing at christian funerals, at least in our region, you can choose between a shovel of dirt or roses

[@KeshetAylonit]

@@thomasnieswandt8805 When we shovel, we use the back of the shovel first, to symbolize how hard it is to bury the person, and to complete the Mitzvah.

[@spectrumfilms3465]

The most powerful line: "I could have gotten one more Person..." a huge contrast to how the victims of the holocaust were viewed by their murderers.

[@Tom_McMurtry]

That gets me like no other. An utter contrast and what we have to remember in order to keep our humanity in this world. Talking about thinking of people as individuals and not statistics.

[@mupicap7927]

Dos : "Please God One More."

[@Rex1987]

i sort of find a parallel to that to the plot about saving private ryan - its also about finding the indvidual, one single person in the middle of war - something that is so utterly careless about the indvidual. There might be a theme there in both spielberg movies.

[@AndersEngerJensen]

That scene gets me every time! Flood gates.... :'( My grandma's brother survived Sachsen Hausen by pure chance. During the liberation in 1945, the Brits and the white buses saw something moving in one of those piles of dead prisoners... it was him and they got him out at the last moment. Any longer, and he would not have survived. The Holocaust was indeed a real thing, despite conspiracy theorists! :P

[@tsaeshae]

That scene was made up for the movie. The ring was made but he left quietly in the middle of the night. Still makes me cry though

[@denanebergall5514]

" How can so many people kill so many people?" Because they were conditioned not to see them as people.

[@alanholck7995]

And it was done in many small steps over many years.

[@ravenmasters2467]

and there is the lesson we must all take heed of.

[@robleonard6424]

And it still goes on today 😔

[@TheKsalad]

The Germans took pictures of the villages and people they killed like hunters posing with the deer they shot. They genuinely believed the Jews and Slavs they set out to eradicate were not human, this is the brainrot that Nazis brought.

[@ChrisAshtear]

Any time you see someone compare a group of people to insects, rats or something like that, or use words like "infest" to describe immigrants, that person is trying to do the same thing. Dehumanize a group of people

[@Matty_th]

What John Williams said after watching a rough cut of the film, “I said to Steven, ‘I really think you need a better composer than I am for this film.’ And he [Spielberg] very sweetly said, ‘I know, but they’re all dead.’”

[@lexkanyima2195]

It's too hard to watch

[@marcusblackwell2372]

What composers was he talking about? Ones who lived during the Holocaust?

[@Matty_th]

@@marcusblackwell2372 I think he meant people like Mozart and Beethoven.

[@abruzzi1793]

Interesting fact: The man who puts the flower on the grave and stands before the grave (30:43) is Liam Neeson, the actor who played Oskar Schindler.

[@siliconiusantogramaphantis2122]

I would call it an interesting fact... not a fun fact.

[@msdarby515]

I am surprised that people don't recognize him or his profile in that shot.

[@Scottie_S]

@@siliconiusantogramaphantis2122 He took your advice.

[@bicolouredprawn]

I always wondered who that was, and when you say it it's obvious

[@johnmcclean343]

FALSE FALSE FALSE - IT was Steven Spielberg

[@peterschmidt4348]

This is the most important movie Steven Spielberg has ever made!

[@IR4TE]

I would go further and say it's one of the most important movies humanity has created so far.

[@redhotchilifan98]

It's his masterpiece

[@SweetLou0523]

He has said as much himself. It led to him establishing The Shoah Foundation.

[@henrymonroe4300]

Beyond thematically tbis movie is one of the best shot films in the history of filmmaking - the cinematography and the use of shadow are nearly unrivaled

[@yoda9188]

The girl in red gets me everytime. Spielberg wanted that girl burned into your minds before he shows you she was one of millions. John Williams score is second to none. Like I said before 2 of my trinity

[@chestonunnewehr6954]

About Oskar Schindler: "Is he going to be a good guy, or a very bad guy?" Like the majority of us, he was Neither. And both.

[@tomhirons7475]

@Michael Green he still did prison time for war crimes

[@grumbeard]

@@tomhirons7475 Yes he did and rightly so. However he is one of the few people in the world who did horrible things who had a succesful redemption arc. That is not something that happens often in real life.

[@tomhirons7475]

@@grumbeard i fully agree

[@professordogwood8985]

If I'm not mistaken, Schindler was a relative unknown to history until Spielberg made this film.

[@E_y_a_l]

​@@professordogwood8985 You are mistaken, the movie is based on a book from 1982, after the war Schindler received financial support from Jewish organizations and when he failed in his businesses he also got help from the Schindler Jews he saved, the biggest prove that he was known is that Schindler have died on 1974 and was buried in Jerusalem on Mount Zion(we see his grave at the end of the movie), that's a big deal since only people that the state of Israel wishes to honor gets to be buried on that mountain(he is the only member of the Nazi Party to get that honor). Maybe he wasn't known to the average person before the movie, but how many historical figures are known to the average person? he was known to historians and people that dealt with the subject.

[@greghudson6861]

When you asked about the significance of the girl in the red coat, my heart sank because I simply knew how it would affect you when she is carted with the other bodies to the pyre to be incinerated. But I think that is part of the genius of Spielberg. In a film entirely black-and-white, she stood out, and as an audience we needed to notice her. We needed to see that she lived, and we needed to see that she died. And in a movie full of such brutality, you can be numbed to the violence and brutality of it. Showing her coat in color was so critical to making sure we noticed her, out of all the victims. Tragic genius from Spielberg.

[@donotevenbegintocare]

This movie actually tones down the evil acts of Amon Göth simply because they were convinced that if they were to show what he really did it would seem like an over the top caricature and nobody would believe it happened

[@thatnorwegianguy1986]

Even the nazis themselves thought he was absolutley nuts and he was actually locked up by the SS in a sanitorium. It really says something when even the Nazis think you are fucking crazy

[@joe6096]

It would have sent the movie into an NC-17 rating, and not for sex, nudity, or vulgar language.

[@meanarcissist]

do you know what he did, like what did he do that is so evil that no one would believe it?

[@joe6096]

@@meanarcissist Well for starters, he had his personal German Sheppard guard dogs trained to tear people up to shreds upon command, and did so to countless children rounded up in the camp's "kindergarten".

[@ganrimmonim]

@@thatnorwegianguy1986 I've always thought that if you come across someone and the SS think nope this guy is making us look bad. Then well...

[@eelcoblaauw6689]

I think Ralph Fiennes as Amon Goeth is one of the best performances and most despicable movie villain of all time. It's a sad fact that the real Goeth committed unimaginable crimes, even worse than what we saw in the film.

[@yaboi5047]

"why is the roof down, I'm @#$&ing freezing"

[@TheTerranscout]

How would he compare in your mind to J.P. in the gladiator?

[@bobojo37]

One of the Schindler Jews was a consultant/adviser on the film. She was on set the day Ralph Fiennes first got into dress and character as Amon Goeth. Spielberg said she had a full blown panic attack, the resemblance and mannerisms Fiennes had to Goeth were terrifyingly accurate.

[@smstuart14]

I remember when Ralph Fiennes had been announced he was cast as Voldemort I had jut seen this so I knew he could potray a great villain

[@eelcoblaauw6689]

@@TheTerranscout Both great villains, but totally different films. I think Commodus was a more classical villain, fitting to the revenge plot that Gladiator is (we hate him mostly because of what he does to Maximus, not because of what he represents). It's a great technical performance by Phoenix, but Goeth is the tougher part to play, because Commodus' actions - deplorable as they are - can easily be explained and understood through basic human emotion: he's a scared, jealous, neglected young man looking for approval and lashes out when he doesn't get what he wants. Goeth's evil is much more subtle and sinister. His thinking cannot be rationalized and his crimes truly leave you feeling empty. For instance, when he was hung at the end of the film, I didn't really feel any satisfaction; his death didn't do justice to such an awful human being. Whereas when Commodus was killed, I felt a great sense of relief (since that was the whole point of the plot of course).

[@martinbraun1211]

Here in Germany this movie was shown in History class when I was in school! I think that should be the case in every country!

[@Sophie-ge7ti]

We watched monty python and the holy grail, so.... slightly different approach.

[@MeanLaQueefa]

@Uncle Ho when they tell a true story accurately, it’s great for teaching kids.

[@goassnmane]

@Uncle Ho damn, what a stupid comment

[@tomspring213]

@@goassnmane It’s not a stupid comment. Unless I’m reading it wrong, I think what He was trying to say is that, because it’s a Hollywood movie, they probably left out more actuality than not. Not necessarily that it never happened. Again, I could be reading it wrong.

[@broomicute]

Se watched it in school in Sweden aswell

[@tet68vietnam72]

I was 47 years old when I first saw Schindler's List in the theater. At the end, there was absolute silence in the theater except for the tears being shed, mine among them. At 75, the tears still flow when I watch the movie, which I have seen three times. Spielberg, IMHO, the greatest film director who's ever lived, said he got the idea of filming the movie in black and white after watching actual black and white documentaries about the Holocaust, most of which were shot in the death camps, and the emotional impact they had on him. “The Holocaust was life without light," he said. "For me the symbol of life is color." It also allowed him to use the red coat on the little girl to demonstrate the "innocence of childhood" and the evil of which human beings are capable. “America and Russia and England all knew about the Holocaust when it was happening, and yet we did nothing about it. We didn’t assign any of our forces to stopping the march toward death, the inexorable march toward death. It was a large bloodstain, primary red color on everyone’s radar, but no one did anything about it. And that’s why I wanted to bring the color red in,” Spielberg said. By the way, the real little girl behind the red coat story is Roma Ligocka, a Jewish girl who was known in the ghetto for her red coat. She actually survived the Holocaust and in 2002 wrote a book titled "The Girl in the Red Coat." To film in black and white, Spielberg had to use all of his immense influence to get the studio to agree to his filming in black and white. Spielberg refused to accept a salary for directing the film, saying it would be "blood money!" And, yes, Spielberg is Jewish!

[@TheFioda]

Thank you, sir

[@edwardfrench475]

Didn't he donate a large amount from this movie to holicost education or something like that.

[@iankelley5114]

​@@edwardfrench475The Shoah Foundation is what it's called.

[@007Chancellor]

The US suffered over 1,000,000 casualties (killed and wounded) fighting the Nazis . Over one million American boys. And then there are the POWs - of which my uncle was one for two years, To say we "did nothing" is a horrifically gross comment.

[@goncaloproa840]

"How? How? HOW? How could they kill children?" "The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human." - Aldous Huxley

[@trex9263]

Yes, much like the millions of abortions that have been performed. Much of society has accepted that "unborn" children are not children. It *is* sick and disgusting.

[@grumpy1616]

That's a pretty lame comparison.

[@brendanpaterson5635]

@@trex9263 That's because they're not children - they're fetuses.

[@brendanpaterson5635]

Well, if your target is no longer human, does it really make a difference if you're killing them as adults or as childen? Same thing was said during Rwanda in 1994: kill the 'cockroach' children and in future there are no more cockroaches...........

[@sarahsav618]

They compared the Jews to cattle and objects. That made it easier to kill them. A lot of German people no longer were viewed as humans. Children were taught that in school. But the quote from Huxley describes it very well

[@Oumegi]

I come from a town about an hour and a half drive away from Auschwitz. We were shown this movie in elementary school, and then went on a school trip to there during high school. I don't think we got traumatized by the experience, but we won't ever forget it. I personally, after learning all about what happened, became very firm in my belief that if someone, no matter who, tells mo to hate someone else, solely based on some feature that the person cannot control - I should never ever believe such an advice. Looking at the world today, I can see that some people did not learn the same lesson in their lives.

[@RabbitShirak]

@@faisalmemon285 And how do you think this war would turn out?

[@Broteese]

Well said

[@siliconiusantogramaphantis2122]

Yeah one is even trying to build a wall.

[@la_sn3ak3r19]

@@siliconiusantogramaphantis2122 ??

[@da90sReAlvloc]

Very true but I sometimes feel people tag all Germans as Nazis Not all were Nazis not all agreed with hitler Some even helped Jews, I am afraid this is happening again in Ukraine 🇺🇦 We need to stop letting people like hitler and Putin and Kim Jong un get to much power,

[@Muschelschubs3r]

I was eighteen when the movie came out. The end nearly killed me, I was sobbing so hard. I own the BluRay and I force myself to watch this movie once a year, a lest we forget thing as I am German and my trust in humanity has eroded somewhat over time and keeps eroding. Each time I watch, there are different things that make me cry, but always, ALWAYS the little girl in the red coat (especially now that I have a daughter of about the same age), Schindler lamenting that he did not save more people and the Schindler Jews and the actors who portrayed them honoring Schindler by placing stones on his grave are among them. Your reaction was heartrending and it showed your empathy and humanity. Thank you for that!

[@arthurdaffos1490]

I agree to keep some sort of a reminder of what the Shoah has been even if its a movie. But do not be too hard on yourself, i hope you do not feel guilt over this. Also this movie to me shatters your faith in humanity but ends on a hopeful note, that even when a countey has gone completely mad, some have stayed sane and did the right thing at the risk of their life, that makes me have faith in the future. And as someone who actually works and study the 3rd reich i think its our duty to not forget what happen, because the nazis were human like us, and that alone should act as a reminder

[@da90sReAlvloc]

I appreciate your honesty but not all Germans were bad anyway. A lot of you actually helped the Jews , But yes we need not forget this lesson It's very like what's happening in Ukraine 🇺🇦 now , You stay safe 👍 friend

[@conradallen9864]

Beautiful comment. Life is priceless.

[@TexasBorn1835]

I do the same thing, because evil always exists and for good men just maybe that evil will not be as great.

[@markmorningstar5374]

I knew one person who actually lived through one of the death camps, and survived the "showers". When they all were locked in, and the gas came on, she and one other 16 year old girl put their faces into the drain and breathed the sewer gas. After everyone was dead, someone came in and opened the windows to evacuate the gas, but quickly left. Since they thought there would be nobody left alive, they were not watched, and the soldiers stayed a long distance away from that building. After a short time, the two girls dragged the dead bodies over to a window and walked up the stack of bodies to jump out of the window and ran away. They were nude and ran for miles into the woods to safety. She passed away 8 years ago, I miss her quick wit and sense of humor. Such a lovely soul! RIP Jenny

[@ciaranburke6252]

How Liam didn’t get an Oscar for this I would never know

[@PolymurExcel]

Cause he went up against Al Pacino from Scent of a Woman.

[@NorthGaReptile]

@@PolymurExcel Nope. He lost to Tom Hanks in Philadelphia.

[@osmanyousif7849]

Or Ralph Fiennes….

[@knightimeproductions5532]

Wait what??

[@TheImaginator972]

@@osmanyousif7849 He Lost To Tommy Lee Jones Badass Role For "The Fugitive".

[@Lance_Langlois]

The emotion you showed throughout this reaction, thus revealing your overwhelming compassion for people, is a testament to who you are. You are an unselfishly beautiful soul. Thank you for sharing your kindness.

[@grottenolm8514]

@@desoliver9712 Your life must be very sad when you only see her gaining profit in this video.

[@TheManorBeast]

@@desoliver9712 You’ve just displayed your soul Congrats

[@XiaoyuuuYT]

@@desoliver9712 This is how you know you're miserable in life 😅

[@TheManorBeast]

@Michael Cueva And as you say yourself, not profiting from the Holocaust That was a pretty revolting thing to suggest and there’s no getting away from it

[@andrewmccormack4295]

Lance,well said and I totally agree with you.

[@jgrado3]

I saw the thumbnail and was like “Oh dear, she’s watching this one.” Heavy would be an understatement.

[@Jerome616]

I feel so bad for her. She feels things so deeply,

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

"The Pianist" would be heavier, since it's totally devoid of the usual sentimental touches Spielberg gives to his films ("Munich" being the exception to the rule).

[@charlesderosas5577]

I think Amistad is probably more depressing.

[@gsh341]

@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy The Pianist is also one she should watch, but not anytime soon. It would probably be a bit more than she could bear right now.

[@jgrado3]

All excellent suggestions. If there’s one thing Spielberg excels at, it’s presentation and this presentation ranks up there with the some of the most impactful movies. Ever.

[@hellowhat890]

"I could have gotten more..." It's still one of my favorite and one of the most powerful lines in a movie for me.

[@thomast8539]

When Oscar says, I could have saved just one more, I believe he was thinking of the little girl in the red coat.

[@SugarcatPlays]

I love that last shot of Liam Neeson placing rhe flowers on his grave. Not as the character he was playing but as himself

[@nano5247]

Those who forget their own history are condemned to repeat it

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

KZbin put an ad right at the Pink Girl.

[@Jake-dx8pt]

One cannot forget what he does not know, therefore we are doomed to repeat it.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@Jake-dx8pt No. We can teach history.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@davidparkowski There's no indication those children were murdered. If you have proof of that, state it.

[@putlerkaputt9201]

pray for uighurs

[@makombi32]

The last scene, when Oscar Schindlers wife Emilie looks at Oscars grave, is one of the few moments in movie history which will always make me cry.

[@tasuki007]

The scene where Oskar Schindler started to wonder how many more lives he could have saved if he sold more of his belongings, is what broke me.

[@charmawow]

Very few movies make me actually shed a tear but that scene gets me EVERY time.

[@joe6096]

@@charmawow You wouldn't be human if that scene didn't get you.

[@McBrannon1000]

Goethe was actually toned down for the film because Spielberg KNEW people wouldn’t accept that someone was that evil. He actually got in trouble with the SS because if it. When the frigging SS thinks you’ve gone too far, you’re definitely a monster.

[@mikeh720]

I worked at a cinema when this released; after the first screening when we realized *everyone* sat through the entire end credits we had to adjust the start times of all subsequent showings to allow guests the time to compose themselves. It would be nearly 25 years before I watched it again with my then HS aged children and I've never wept more seeing the horror and empathy on their faces. When I saw that Cassie was watching it, I died a little inside and hoped she had someone at home to hug afterward. Band of Brothers and the Pacific can't prepare you for this.

[@serpentisma]

When I was in high school, in my freshman year (grade 9), we had a special speaker in my history class who happened to be a Holocaust survivor. He went into incredibly graphic detail about his experiences in the camps. Believe me, as horrific as this movie portrays what happened to the Jewish people during this time, it's actually toned down, because to know everything that happened in the concentration camps is more than overwhelming. I will never forget that speaker, and what he told my class. I choke up just thinking about it, even almost 30 years later.

[@patrickharvey158]

My great grandmother used to tell us stories about surviving the camps in polish as a children and believe me some things don't translate well but it was horrific beyond anything film has ever had save band of brothers

[@deathmetal7624]

I met a holocaust survivor... I held her tight and cried for her.. I felt her pain....

[@GreatBigRanz]

I can't be certain but i think Elie Wiesel spoke at my middle school.

[@largol33t1]

What's tragic is that today, schools would probably refuse to let Holocaust survivors speak because they're so skeeered of offending Muslims. I've never met a Muslim who believed the Holocaust happened but it DID.

[@patrickharvey158]

@@largol33t1 I've met Muslims that believe it happened but some of them believe that it wasn't enough

[@movieman175]

The scene where the man is going to be executed but two different guns jammed is actually true.

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

The little girl in red is named in the original book; she was real and Oskar did see her from his horse being "shepherded" along.

[@TheFreshTrumpet]

@@DawnSuttonfabfour I didn’t know that, I thought that was a fictional addition oh my god. Thank you for sharing

[@SkipChylark]

Everyone talks about the ending choking them up, but that's the scene that does it for me. Goeth being furious that he can't kill this man in front of him.

[@zachtbh]

@@TheFreshTrumpet the only thing is that the girl in red didn't actually died during the war in real life. But still an impactful addition to the movie nonetheless

[@BalkanRedneck]

The weird thing is those three officers each had a sidearm. If they had wanted him dead they could have simply used one of their own handguns but because, psychologically, they're little more than sadistic children, they quickly got bored and went to find another victim to torture .

[@Knight_of_NI]

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

[@vincentdesjardins1354]

Reality check : Minorities persecutions are indeed happening again, right now, in our own time ! One of them being the 'Uyghur Genocide' : Since 2014 the Chinese government incarcerated more than one million Turkic Muslims in internment/labour camps without any legal process. It is the largest-scale detention of ethnic and religious minorities since World War II. Since 2017, some sixteen thousand mosques have been razed or damaged and hundreds of thousands of children have been forcibly separated from their parents and sent to 'boarding schools'.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Neal makes money putting ads on these videos. Petition him.

[@BigToeify]

I want to thank you for your heart and respect for this movie. As a Jewish person who had relatives in the Holocaust it hits home and as the immortal saying goes “never again”. I also want to comment on your statement about “who am I to comment or say anything about what happened”. If not for people like you, what happened may be forgotten. So you are the most important person in this case.

[@007Chancellor]

NEVER AGAIN indeed. And what is happening around the world and IN THE US today sickens me.

[@cajunsushi]

I went to see this with a friend of mine who knows that I’m an emotional person.. I kept it together for the entire movie and as we were walking to the car after, she asked me what I thought. I lost it and ended up crying on her shoulder in the middle of the parking lot as everyone passed. It’s a very powerful presentation of the worst of humanity and it can happen again if we let it.

[@unropednope4644]

This stuff is literally happening right now all over the world. Africa, the middle east.

[@dmc8706]

China is literally doing this to the weager muslims right now.

[@magnithorsson2154]

@@dmc8706 Most people who repeat the mantra "never again" happily buy things made in China.

[@215_Philly_4for4]

I never saw Schindler’s list until about 2 years ago and it shook the shit out of me. It’s not an easy film to watch by any means.

[@tygrys96]

I am Polish..lots of the Jews being killed were Polish ones..not to mention Polish Catholics that died as well. I have been to Aushwitz..once you been there you can never forget what happened...the movie was just a tip of the mountain when it comes to what happened during the war..

[@StickFigureStudios]

I didn't realize it at the time I went with my father to see this in the theater in 1993, but I was at a crucial point in my development as a cinephile and as a human being. I had always loved movies, but I approached them primarily as a form of entertainment. The idea that they could also function as a means of artistic expression was a concept I was only beginning to become vaguely familiar with. I was also moving rapidly toward what proves to be a major crossroad in everyone's life. I was 17. It was the winter of my senior year in high school. Graduation was just around the corner and I was preparing to leave home and head off to college to try and figure out who I was and make something of myself. I was unprepared for how brutal, honest and powerful the film proved to be. The inhumanity, the cruelty, the savagery, the complete and utter disregard for human life that was on display in the film hit me and everyone else in the audience like a MAC truck. When the lights came up, everyone was just sitting there, dumbfounded, looking like they'd been sucker-punched. Slowly and silently, everyone started to get up and file out. On the drive home, my dad and I discussed the film (as we always do) and while I don't remember what we talked about, I do remember is his taking me by Fred Meyer on the way home and purchasing the film's soundtrack for me. It's not the kind of film one typically chooses as a "favorite," but over the years, my admiration for the film grew to such an extent that I came to regard it as the best film I'd ever seen. Not only did it jumpstart my education in an incredibly frightening chapter in our civilization's history, but it opened my eyes to the power and potential of cinema: to tell compelling stories with honesty and dignity, to explore important themes with restraint and depth, to highlight humanity at its best and its worst. That was probably the most lasting effect of the film on my life. Despite its dark subject matter, SCHINDLER'S LIST does not foster despair in me. I never leave the film with no hope. If anything, it motivates me to be a better person. To not let evil subsume goodness. To listen to the "better angel of my nature." I haven't always been successful at it, but the desire is genuine. Like the film's opening image, I wish to light a candle rather than curse the darkness.

[@neilgriffiths6427]

If this was a sci-fi, or fantasy movie, you'd think "Yeah, right, don't believe it." But these things really happened. Happened in one of the most educated and sophisticated societies on the planet. I've seen this film several times, but I cried alongside you - this film, and the reality behind it, never loses its impact.

[@Mortablunt]

The next time someone sounds off about "civilized Europe"...

[@saikatbag3961]

She was overreacting a bit. I mean it's emotional but..

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@saikatbag3961 You'd turn into pudding

[@zahgurim7838]

@@Mortablunt A nation needs to be civilized to commit such a deed of evilness like the holocaust. If not, it is "just" a massacre.

[@swiss86]

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”

[@GadesChannel]

So true... :(

[@airshredder7314]

Yes. We all sit on our hands while China continues its hidden agenda of domination of the south Eastern pacific.

[@ffjsb]

@@airshredder7314 Actually NO. I avoid "made in China" items whenever I can, and it's hard. I can't go over and overthrow the Chinese government, but I can vote for strong Conservatives that will actually stand up to China...

[@gfrancisco8870]

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out- Because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out- Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out- Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me.

[@airshredder7314]

@@ffjsb that's funny because I very highly doubt that you would be able to avoid buying Chinese products whether it be furniture or the packaging you buy your "made in whatever your country is" products. Chances are. You're wearing an article from China. Might be made in you country but I'd bet the material is Chinese and that's not all. You have PRC members in your country buying land or infiltrating sections of your government. Not buying Chinese products isn't going to help. So much more is required.

[@karlstanc4444]

Schindler's Factory is a museum now and it can be visited in Kraków (Cracov), Poland.

[@johnrodriguez5277]

I remember when I was younger I used to work at a GNC. Every week a little old lady would come and buy vitamins and chit chat with me. She was very pleasant but somewhat sad in a way. I just attributed to her maybe losing her husband or a loved one. One day I saw a tattoo on her arm with a series of numbers. I asked her if she was Jewish. She looked surprised and asked me how I knew. I pointed to the tattoo on her arm and told her how I read about the holocaust. Her eyes started to water and she told me how she lost her whole family in the concentration camps. She was surprised that the schools would teach that. I told her that they hadn't I was a World War 2 history buff and I had read about it. She said that we should never forget about the past lest it be repeated again.

[@jeffreykaufmann2867]

There's been several genocides since the Holocaust.

[@rdpugh858]

Cassie, just watched “ Schindler’s List” with you after not having seen it since back in the 1990s. Just as powerful (and heartbreaking) as it was on first viewing. Was happy to share the experience with you. As another commenter noted, your humanity was on full display throughout the film. Thank you for sharing.

[@WaltBTB]

Mankind has performed horrific atrocities like this throughout our existence, no matter how "civilized" we become. Films like this are important to remind us of these horrors so that we can do our best to be better people and never forget the things we have done to each other. We need to remember how easily people can be manipulated and led down a path of evil such as this.

[@jona826]

And it's still happening. Uighurs in China.

[@hansfritz6026]

Still hapening in palestine too

[@WaltBTB]

And numerous places in Africa and the Middle East. 😕

[@trex9263]

It's happening right here in America. We've spent the last year and a half forced to wear face diapers just like the Jews were forced to wear arm bands. Some people were locked down for months in the worse jurisdictions. And you have the woke mob pushing hard on the "anti-white" mentality. Agree with the woke mob or be cancelled. Sad thing is, this is just the beginning unless we put a stop to it.

[@jamezkpal2361]

@@trex9263 How dare you. Coward and fool.

[@garufia]

Another tough movie to watch is "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas".

[@AndyInsuasti]

Really tough movie is “Come and see” but I don’t recommend to watch it

[@highlander723]

Hey her channel is really young let's not break her yet. other warheads to consider threads the day after escape from sobibor

[@GregVD]

I recommend you The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski. It's very hard to watch like Schindler's List, and beautiful at the same time. Another masterpiece!

[@andrewcharlton4053]

@@GregVD The Pianist is so beautiful. Heartbreaking but beautiful

[@highlander723]

@@faisalmemon285 Oh I'm sorry did it say anywhere based on a true story?

[@torontomame]

The shower scene was the most terrified I have ever been in a movie theatre. My throat was so tight I was almost gasping for a breath. By the end of that scene I realized I was actually sobbing.

[@skylinerunner1695]

Same for me

[@jimland7176]

Actually my least favorite scene even looking back. Its the cavalry coming to the rescue that never would have actually happened. That was clearly a gas chamber. There was no water plumbing in the gas chambers.

[@lewisner]

@@jimland7176 It's true there was no plumbing in the gas chambers but I watched an interview with one survivor and she said 200 girls including her were sent to the gas chamber but the locking mechanism on the door broke so they were sent back to the barracks after sitting in there for an hour.

[@shakycam3]

@@jimland7176It actually did happen. Some of the survivors said about it that it happened about 3 times while they were there and every time they thought they were being gassed.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

17:50 was what a step 'father' was to me.

[@MaverickAC69]

My high school history teacher took my sophomore class on a field trip to see this movie in a theater. We were learning about WWII and the Holocaust, and I couldn't think of a better teaching tool than this film. I cried at the end; some other kids cried, too. To this day, everytime I see this movie, it makes me shed tears. And I had a good cry watching this review with you, lol

[@nlberglov8458]

gay

[@kittyclubhouse]

@@nlberglov8458 Blocked

[@Eli-uu4vt]

Reported him. We need LESS harassment, not more.

[@ancientloredude]

I don’t know if you’ve watched the movie “The Pianist” or not, but I highly recommend it. It is very similar to this movie, with equally dramatic and horrific scenes. In some ways, I appreciated it even more than this movie.

[@Perktube1]

Agreed.

[@Kosh800]

The German in that movie is based on a real man and the movies actually does him little justice considering all the people he also saved.

[@LaserLips2]

There is something to be said about the way Spielberg created a "villain" in Schindler's List. One could argue that a villain in this setting is inappropriate. Don't get me wrong, I believe Spielberg does it tactfully and without muddying the potentcy of this films message, but... there is something to be said about it. I'd say, it's somewhat emotionally manipulative to focus on a specific individual. It draws attention away from the supplicancy of the many who were involved in following these heinous crimes. Obviously some are more responsible than others, as the orchestrators are the true reason these crimes were committed, but still... it'd probably be best not to have a villain type character at all, as it does twist the viewers perspective on where the responsibility for these crimes really lie. The truth... is complicated.

[@battleroom851]

good call. this movie (rightfully) gets all the attention but The Pianist is just as good.

[@marck0s565]

Also traumatic😢

[@itkojecockot]

he lost most of his money to save them, not mentioning risking his own life getting caught saving them...... I think we can all agree that his picture could easily be under the term "heroic" in dictionary...... as a born czechoslovakian, I feel truly honored such iconic historical figure was born on our soil

[@ethancohen12]

And that is why he was awarded as Righteous Among the Nations and seen as a hero in Israel

[@Eli-uu4vt]

He went bankrupt several times during his life after the war. Always there was a “Schindler Jew” or one of their family members to bail him out.

[@mliza7257]

“I feel like I am watching a horror movie.” That is because it is without the monsters and ghosts. Steven Spielberg described it as such and shoulb be in any horror movie category.

[@rgallitan]

Just found your channel and have been enjoying getting caught up, but I saved this one for last because I knew it would be the hardest. Honestly it felt a little invasive to watch you suffer through such raw emotions, but it reminded me how important this story is. "Whoever saves one life saves the world entire."

[@rockrboy]

I've been doing the same, actually.

[@Marielusi]

The scene with the children being loaded on the trucks gets me everytime. And I just recently watched an interview of an Auschwitz survivor and she said that mothers clung to their babies, when Officers forcibly tried to remove them from their mothers, that the babies were ripped apart. I had to run to the toilet to throw up. Things these poor people have seen and gone through.

[@johannesstaudenrauss9904]

A survivor tell, that a mother put her Baby in a bag. A Soldier heard the baby crying and take it out of the bag, hold it at the feet and hit it with his head at the Wagon of the train.

[@SergeyPRKL]

@@johannesstaudenrauss9904 That was very common by Pol Pot regime too, there are some allowed photos by Reuters. And in Rwanda in the 90's it was too common thing. Propably is still done in minor scale like ISIS and so on. This is why i'm not totally against violence. These who does this shit, should be put out immedialtely without a trial.

[@NpausAsHawj]

@@sonicrockmanx then Obama needs to go wash his hands too.

[@sonicrockmanx]

@@NpausAsHawj - why?

[@steele8280]

@@sonicrockmanx Not true in the least. My goodness, the hate you must carry inside to plant lies like this.

[@MrsHippyfreak]

I don't think I have ever watched one of your reactions before and we are perfect strangers to each other. But the mother in me wants to tell you that I am proud of you for having the bravery to watch this heart wrenching movie even when you had fears going in.

[@passionsquietrage]

This is one of those movies that's hard to watch but everyone should watch. Neeson and Spielberg told Schindler's story beautifully.

[@carcharodoncarcharias9462]

I’m impressed you are tackling such a heavy film. It’s hard to find any reactor/creator who will watch this. One of my personal favorite films. This film is one of the greatest of all time and historically significant.

[@Marcosbdk]

I cried because she was crying... it moved me, it's great to know that there are a lot of good people out there. hug from Brazil

[@jaiminsharma]

Absolutely... There are good people everywhere... The key is to identify them...

[@michaelbriefs9764]

Me too! I find it hard to watch this wonderful, powerful, heartbreaking movie by myself but I knew seeing Cassie's reaction would be like watching it with a friend, a fellow-traveler, someone who has a beautiful soul and a pure heart.

[@PaulF847]

We cried with you. You will never be the same after this. We must all learn from this. God Bless

[@williamscott3123]

Yes

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

15:14 is any modern workplace. Happens every day ... instead of 5 milliseconds, 5 years.

[@robertlemond371]

Ralph Fiennes deserved an Oscar for his performance His performance as Amon Göeth was so good and so scary it gave Holocaust survivors who met the real Amon Göeth PTSD

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

There are Amon Goeth types as CEOs and HR managers today.

[@christophersullivan6842]

Cassie, the HBO show Chernobyl is another one of those "you can't believe it happened" must sees.

[@MKev_Gaming]

Oh yes one of my favourite 4 episode short movie series from HBO about the chernobyl incident. Hope she will watch it. It is a moving series and a eye opener.

[@mosovanhe]

YES! Chernobyl might actually be one of the best "series" I have ever seen.

[@КоваленкоСаша-д7р]

Fuck corruption

[@Mortablunt]

And you shouldn't. Apart from broad strokes, it's mostly anti Soviet (RUSSIAN) smear.

[@TallisKeeton]

oh, I was not able to finish this it was so brutal. I've seen only 1 and smt of 2 and smt from the end of 4 episode. But its briliant movie.

[@DavidArriola]

This is probably the most important movie ever made. It is painful to watch, but it is necessary. Spielberg and Kaminski are masters.

[@grahamduff7383]

@@nickgurpleez2628 is there really any need to question a comment like this? no. you are clearly going to or trying to start trouble and nothing good can come from your comment so just leave your hate somewhere else. historical movies like this that show the reality of such horrid events are very important for people to see. there’s a reason so many high school history and english classes show this film to students.

[@nickgurpleez2628]

@@cmcculloch1 You can leave anytime you want

[@nickgurpleez2628]

@@grahamduff7383 I asked what was important about it and I got no answer I wasn't starting an argument

[@solvingpolitics3172]

@@cmcculloch1 Name a better country? Oh wait you can’t! Every country was built on slavery, try opening a book!

[@nickgurpleez2628]

@Garrett McGinnis yup

[@jeffreythornton428]

I like the fact that this imperfect man found great nobility in himself.

[@northshore1000]

Two movies I own on DVD but don’t have the strength to watch: “The Passion of the Christ” and “Schindler’s List”. I’m glad you allowed yourself the courage to take this movie in. It’s so hard on the heart. God bless you.

[@micheletrainor1601]

The passion of the Christ is a truly heartbreaking movie and one of the most cursed movies ever with people getting struck by lightning and many other v unexplainable phenomena its crazy. A great film tho.

[@lizan2678]

Something that's always stuck with me since first learning it: When survivor Mila Pfefferberg was introduced to Ralph Fiennes on the set, she began shaking uncontrollably, as he reminded her too much of the real Amon Goeth.

[@chunglu]

@@RobWool edgy

[@theresabristow2472]

Schindler breaking down at the end because he 'could have got more' - makes me cry every single time.

[@TulkasMight]

Good pick Cassie, definitely a tear jerker. I love Stern and Oskar's friendship in this.

[@ScottithGames]

Cassie, this is the most intense and powerful movie that will likely ever be made. I saw it in the theater when it was released and I remember a few people walking out when it became too brutal for them; there was no pausing it. It was hard seeing your reactions to it, but your humanity is beautiful to see and that's something none of us should ever lose.

[@seansharpton3898]

I've watched this so many times, and always with horror, but seeing it through your eyes, seeing it on your face, made it all real again. Thank you for sharing your humanity with us.

[@Gort-Marvin0Martian]

My three sons and I saw this together in a theater here in Texas, with probably at least 500 people in it. When the movie ended no one stood to leave until all the credits rolled and then, we all stood in silence and walked out. I've never witnessed anything like that before or since. That is the only time I have watched this movie, except through your eyes now and other reactors on YT. Thank you for reacting. I see as I write this, 37 people have decided to give a thumbs down. Makes you wonder doesn't it? You asked how could all those people be possessed to want to kill all those Jews. Some things never change. Hate, for whatever reason. Just hate.

[@freddyspence1677]

You are the most genuine and beautiful heart felt reactors I’ve had the pleasure of being blessed with finding! If there were more ppl in this world, who looked at life and humanity like you do, this world would be a very beautiful place to live in!❤️

[@nathanisaac8172]

There are those whose first instinct is to look away from things like this. There are people who think it's too horrific to be seen. It's these things that we need to face to ensure this NEVER happens again.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Meanwhile, India is Russia's ally and Neal puts ads on these videos.

[@randallshuck2976]

This is a tough one. Best of luck Cassie. Lots of tissues. It should be required viewing in high school with at least a half semester coverage to explain it. It shows what humans can be drawn into doing to other humans if the hate is presented skillfully, through vile propaganda, and reinforced by the social and political powers. It also shows what the efforts of one person can produce to change a horrific outcome.

[@philjones45]

I agree with you. It happens every day.

[@zachtbh]

Totally agree. Yet today school systems are pushing for crt smh

[@wesleyantrim6648]

“Goodbye Jews!” “Are you kidding me?” It was at this point, I knew this was gonna be rough for you.

[@frankderessener4477]

In the German version the girl cried: "Verschwindet Ihr Juden!" which means "You jews disappear!" It might sound a bit harder.

[@jenniferri7735]

this was so difficult to watch - any reaction to this movie is, there are several that have been on my subscription list that i just couldn't bear to watch, but i knew i wanted to watch yours because of how compassionate and kind you are. obviously that made it even harder, because of how strongly you reacted, and i was crying right along with you. but thank you. thank you so much. people need to see this. the film came out almost 30 years ago but people need to watch it. what happened cannot ever, ever be forgotten, and this raw, devastating depiction of it is so important. i'll never forget the first time i saw it - in the theater, by myself, and i was in so much shock that when my mom came to pick me up i couldn't speak, and she delicately asked me how the movie had been and i just started sobbing, no words, just bawled the whole way home. she understood. thank you so much for everything you're doing, cassie. you are a jewel.

[@Gachimon2000]

It's crazy because I'm from the Eastern part of the world and these kinds of stuff were never taught in our history lessons. These should be taught more across the entire world to let people know how horrible humans can be to each other.

[@louielouie22]

Nobody is really ready for this movie.

[@treadstone1138]

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke. Oskar Schindler is one of many who actually did something.

[@robertoclemente7066]

When I saw the title of the video I was like: "Is she really going to watch this one?" Its so, so heavy. The only other one I remember being this heavy is 'The Pianist'. Human history is filled with tragedy, my God. Its really scary how it only takes one bad, or good person to change things. This movie is a perfect exemple. Hitler was a mad man.

[@stevesherwood1629]

I never wanted to see this again (and I've been putting this off), but I'm glad that I've watched one of the most important films ever made with you and seen the reaction of a normal person, to unspeakable horror, man-made. We can never let this happen again.

[@denisepollitt1021]

I just have to mention Ralph Fiennes extraordinary performance in this film. To play a sadist convincingly is not easy. I think he did an incredible job.

[@fallofcamelot]

I saw this come up and I thought to myself “Poor Cassie, this one’s going to be rough for her.”

[@younghirsch]

Thank you for watching this. One of my relatives was on the list.

[@younghirsch]

@@eatsmylifeYT my relative is not Helen Hirsch, it was someone else on the list. Honestly, I don't want to say who it is due to privacy reasons.

[@younghirsch]

@@eatsmylifeYT and for your info: there were more Hirschs on the list, Helen only happen to be the one in the film...

[@younghirsch]

@@eatsmylifeYT I'm saying this to express my gratitude for her watching such an important movie. It means a lot to me. Honestly, I don't understand why you are so salty and insult me for no reason. Maybe you're the snowflake? Seems like you're being offended. But it's okay I guess, at least I'm more mature than you are.

[@RaidingJaguarX]

This movie should be a warning of what happens when a singular group think takes over a society. When society says a particular group or ideology is „less than“ this kind of evil can happen.

[@scottboyer8450]

Amon Goeth the commandant of the Plaszow Labor camp was an even bigger monster than the movie dared to portray. His name should truly be forgotten and his victims remembered. At 15:04 in the video, you can see where he had the entrance to the camp paved....with the gravestones of the local cemeteries. He made the prisoners walk on the graves on their ancestors to enter the camp. He was indeed pure evil.

[@artgarba3108]

I’m first generation polish American. When I was little we would play in bunkers and gun towers left behind from ww2 . There were tanks and other things left behind in the forest by my family’s home . There was always this dark ominous feeling . We could feel it even as children . Going to one of the camps they preserved is a indescribable experience. It’s impossible to not cry . You feel a heaviness the entire time . This kind of cruelty has happened countless times . I am thankful we now live in America.

[@nickflix8657]

This is such a hard movie to watch, going to try to watch your reaction but might be a little hard haha.

[@eyden1562]

Shout out to NickFlix!!! 😍 Love your channel, glad to see you here too!

[@J4ME5_]

yeah, I Cried like a baby with her.. its hard to see anyone as sweet as Cass cry... then the movie itself.. yeah .. tears

[@bigredcube91]

Good to see you Nick! Your channel and this channel are my top two wholesome reactors!

[@STOCKHOLM07]

I watched it break Nick, knew it was gonna break her too

[@eyden1562]

@@STOCKHOLM07 Lol, yeh I watched his reaction too. 👌 These 2 are just sweet, and need to be protected at all costs. Haha

[@chriswood1474]

Apparently that scene with the misfire actually happened. There was a also a guy called Nicholas Winton who saved a load of kids in WW2, his appearance on that’s life will bring anyone to tears. The clip is on KZbin somewhere

[@paultapner2769]

Due out dec 8th this year is one life. A film about Nicholas Winton.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

That scene is also a commentary about the profit motive in modern corporations.

[@ralphvelthuis2359]

There is also another relatively unknown named Sugihara Chiune, a Japanese diplomat who saved over 6,000 Jews.

[@SuperAsdwa]

I have seen this movie quite a few times, and the older I get, the harder this movie hits me. The atrocities that they all went through is more horrific than any one person can imagine. My grandfather and great uncles fought the germans, and helped liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp. The only time we could get them to talk about it is if they were drinking some whiskey, and then we were sorry we asked. The things they saw and had to do were horrific. I just want to give you a big giant hug after seeing you watch this. You are truly a kind, empathetic and compassionate soul. Never change Cassie! You are a true gem in this world.

[@davideadie4414]

This is Spielberg's masterpiece a film that rips your emotions apart, for me it's the kid with the red jacket that made me cry the most.

[@joyconner2334]

“Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.” We must painfully remember the atrocities of the past in order to end its reoccurrence.

[@meco7525]

were already repeating it

[@YodatheHobbit]

We remember, yet it's still occurring. Remembering is not enough. We must teach.

[@dmc8706]

China is literally doing this to the uyghur muslims right now. I also continuously hear people talk about the genocide in Yemen where Saudi Arabia is apparently starving a large portion of Yemen to death with equipment that the US is selling to Saudi Arabia.

[@silverwolf6866]

We already have schools labeling "oppressors " and "oppressed" based on just skin color. We are already deep into, this we are one step away from certain groups of people to be deemed no longer human in the eyes of dimwits.

[@mortimerbrewster3671]

@@silverwolf6866 The Jews who worked for Schindler were called essential workers - all year last year the ones allowed to work were called essential workers. There are so many things that are happening now that happened then.

[@saraelizabethjoyce]

This video made me cry more than any of your others. And I saw this 9 times in the cinema when it came out. As a descendant of a German Jewish Great Grandfather. Thank you and It's important that you saw this and shared it with so many.

[@Miketheratguy]

"That's the guy from Grand Budapest". Oh my god, I couldn't even imagine what it would be like watching Ralph Fiennes in this performance AFTER seeing him in Budapest. Both performances were brilliant but SOOOOOOOOOO far on opposite ends of the acting spectrum that seeing him here must have been a shock. I wonder how many people see this and also recognize him as Voldemort?

[@theoneandonlygrod]

The portrayal of Amon Göth is taken directly from the accounts of survivors. He was truly a monster in a regime built by and for monsters.

[@paulwagner688]

A Plaszow survivor saw Fiennes in full Goeth get up and fainted in horror because she thought it was really him.

[@theoneandonlygrod]

@@paulwagner688 I did not know that, but I believe it. I can also imagine that the role took a heavy toll on Fiennes.

[@christianwise637]

The real Goeth was even more of a monster than his film counterpart, to the point where the fucking SS actually dishonourably discharged him

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

15:26 That's any boardroom or 'girlboss' HR today.

[@HankD13]

I became so emotional watching you become emotional at this wonderful, horrifying retelling of historical events. I truly consider one of the most meaningful masterpieces of the cinematic art ever made. Some things, and to be honest,- this really does not to the true horror justice, should never, ever be forgotten.

[@KingOrpheus]

I know you did this a year ago, but it's great to see an honest, unedited reaction to one of the most effective movies (and true stories!) in our generation. Bravo.

[@johnmiller7682]

The two scenes that get me every time are when Stern holds up the list and says "The list is an absolute good, the list is life" and when the survivors are walking and it turns to color and shows you them today.

[@UTU49]

It's amazing to me that the concept of buying people as if they are property is abhorrent, but in this context it was a true and enormous act of bravery, compassion, and selflessness. Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley are amazing in this. Such an interesting dynamic between Stern and Schindler.

[@wa5t3dy0uth8]

in germany we have a word, „Vergangenheitsbewältigung“, it basically means coping with the past and preventing anything close to this no matter what. even though there was all this effort, now that almost 100 years passed, the generation that witnessed the horror is almost entirely gone and you can sense glimpses of the horror we thought we had surpassed. it has happened before & the last 100 years humanity commited so much crime against its own kind - we are never allowed to stop questioning political decisions, looking whats happening behind the curtain, trying to bring people back to senses that tend to take the wrong path. it is needed because its still happening to this day - all over the world, that groups of people, etnics, get labeled, put in a box and shamed for stuff for what a human being can not be held accountable for. thank you for sharing your reaction

[@ThisIsMyFullName]

The whole "I could have saved more" scene is so emotional, because that's how everyone felt. "Why did I just stand there and watch?" "Why didn't I try to get a gun and shot a soldier?" "Why didn't I try to protect my family when they were taken away?" I could have done more..

[@volgg]

should honestly be watched by everybody once or more. We should never forget the unimaginable cruelty that destroyed millions based on their identity.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

There are Amon Goeth types as CEOs and HR managers.