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  Review by SilentDawn ★★★★★ 14

  A red coat. That's all it is. It's used to keep warm, a shelter against the blistering cold. Gusts of wind tatter and billow, threatening the gentle glow that results from the little red coat. In all the horror, the absolute Hell, the devastation, the inhumanity; a simple color evokes so much more than the thought of gentle compliments and a tender smile.

  Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List is simply one of the greatest films committed to celluloid. Bar none. No exaggeration. It is as essential, historical, vibrant, emotional, magnificent, harrowing, and impeccably orchestrated as anything that's ever been released in the cinematic medium.

  And like the red coat of the little girl, the film will never fade, only growing in distinct majesty and singular clarity.

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  Review by James (Schaffrillas) ★★★★★

  As iconic, almost mythic of a filmmaker Steven Spielberg is, this is the sort of film you would never imagine he has in him. Masterpiece in every sense of the word.

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  Review by cinephile... 🕯️ ★★★★ 1

  if you have any information regarding the whereabouts of ralph fiennes' missing oscar please contact me

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  Review by Mario 🎄❄️ ★★★★½ 8

  Probably the greatest movie I never want to see again.

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  Review by Naughty aka Juli Norwood ★★★★★ 11

  "No dry eyes during the screening of Steven Spielberg's historical masterpiece! I know I had to wrangle a few rogue tears several times myself! Near the end when Schindler collapsed from grief and guilt and everyone gathered round him to console him I totally lost it! Because by then the full brunt of what I had just witnessed hit me like a ton of bricks!

  A film where no one in the audience is allowed to remain a bystander! No one gets out unscathed! It was as close to being an interactive film what with the stomachs churning, eyes wincing or brimming with tears, chills running up and down spines and quivering lips!

  Incredible filmmaking and storytelling! Liam Neeson gave…

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  Review by DirkH ★★★★ 50

  This film bothers me and not because of its subject matter, but because of its treatment of it.

  When making a film about the Holocaust, everything you do is fraught with danger. One could even argue that visualizing the Holocaust in a work of fiction is something that shouldn't be attempted as such inhuman suffering and mindless slaughter should be dealt with in reality, not in the realms of fiction.

  If you approach Spielberg's film as such, there is a lot that feels wrong in this film. There is no hope in the Holocaust, yet Spielberg seems intent on showing us there is. From the shower scene that subversively plays with our expectations to the actual story of a small…

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  Review by CinemaCl🎃wn ★★★★★ 20

  One of the most essential, powerfully moving & profoundly affecting films to ever grace the silver screen, Schindler's List is the crowning achievement in the remarkable film career of Steven Spielberg and finds the master storyteller at the pinnacle of his artistry. Crafted with extreme care & dedication, it is rightfully acknowledged as one of the most honoured & significant films of all time.

  There are many examples out there that have dealt with the subject of Holocaust in the past but the level of precision, craftsmanship & commitment that Spielberg brings on screen plus the emotional impact his film delivers over the course of its runtime catapults it into a league of its own. And even after two decades, Schindler's List remains his…

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  Review by #1 gizmo fan ★★★★★ 6

  genuinely and completely perfect, I've only heard good things about this but I was never expecting to lose myself in it as much as I did. this film respectfully honors every person who died in the holocaust in the most beautiful and sympathetic way possible. nothing here is manipulating, everything is true.

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  Review by rrrai ★★★★★ 1

  can you believe some ppl are still sleeping on ralph fiennes? he didn’t become a nazi and voldemort for this

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  Review by SilentDawn ★★★★★ 12

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  Schindler's List is often hypocritical. It tugs at the heartstrings while stripping its formal mechanics of sentiment. It portrays the truth of history while often succumbing to cheap suspense tactics (the shower scene). It provides a snapshot of the industrialized functions of the holocaust while rarely moving beyond the story at hand, which would be fine if it didn't sway into broader digressions. Spielberg's pride in making it, and deciding *this* story is the one to tell has always ruffled feathers, but it is still an honorable act of remembrance. One that is so unbearably moving that its role as a reminder, an evocation, and a depiction seemingly blend together. To create an accessible hollywood depiction of the holocaust in all its inhumanity and yet not push for an overview of its history is powerful. The list is the life of these faces, these people, and of this masterpiece. Spielberg will forever be one of the greatest filmmakers.

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  Review by #1 gizmo fan ★★★★★ 4

  Oskar Schindler... taurus legend

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  Review by Cevoluca ★★★★★ 2

  This is not just a movie, rather a lesson. A lesson that shows us how terrible we can be. How terrible we can treat our fellow man. How terrible a person can be when power is involved. A lesson that every school should teach young and old.