Schindler's List Movie Report Help?

Question

What was Oskar Schindler"s motives for helping out the Jews?

What change him and make Oskar sincerely help the jews?

Why did the Germans hate the Jews so much? Do you think it is a valid reason?

Was it a good movie? why? if not why not?

Becuase I can't see a DVD of it Vcd or whatsoever because its old film

Answer 1

Originally his motives for helping them were completely selfish: to make money, to make his factory easier, cheaper, and more efficiently run, etc. But then as he grows closer to them and sees them as personal people and learns more about the atrocities comitted by the Nazis, he begins to want to save them. He begins to feel that helping these people is a way to make amends for his past trangressions, sins, and selfishness.

The Germans have always been a historically proud and nationalistic people. Hitler founded The Nazi state upon a racially defined "German people" and principally rejected the idea of its being bound by the limits of nationalism; that was only a means for attempting unlimited supremacy. they embraced Alfred Rosenberg's Aryan Invasion Theory which romanticized the Aryan race through theology and ritual.

Hitler also claimed that a nation was the highest creation of a "race", and "great nations" (literally large nations) were the creation of homogeneous populations of "great races", working together. These nations developed cultures that naturally grew from "races" with "natural good health, and aggressive, intelligent, courageous traits". The "weakest nations", Hitler said, were those of "impure" or "mongrel races", because they had divided, quarreling, and therefore weak cultures.
Worst of all were seen to be the parasitic "Subhumans", mainly Jews, but also Gypsies, homosexuals, the disabled and so called anti-socials, all of whom were considered unworthy of life owing to their perceived deficiency and inferiority, as well as their wandering, nationless invasions. Hitler claimed that nations that could not defend their territory did not deserve it. He thought "slave races", like the Slavic peoples, to be less worthy to exist than "leader races". In particular, if a master race should require room to live ("Lebensraum"), he thought such a race should have the right to displace the inferior indigenous races.
According to Nazi propaganda, the Jews thrived on fomenting division amongst Germans and amongst states. Nazi antisemitism was primarily racial: "the Jew is the enemy and destroyer of the purity of blood, the conscious destroyer of our race;" however, the Jews were also described as plutocrats exploiting the worker: "As socialists we are opponents of the Jews because we see in the Hebrews the incarnation of capitalism, of the misuse of the nation's goods." No, none of these were valid reasons for what they believed or did.

Yes, it is a great movie. One of the best and most emotional historical dramas ever made. The writing, directing, cinematography, acting, editing, music, and sound were all amazing. So emotional adn dramatic, while at the same time being largely historically accurate.

Also, in reference to an earlier answer. Oskar Schindler WAS a member of the Nazi party, but did so purely for personal and business connections as shown in the movie.

Answer 2

Oskar Schindler wasn't a Nazi, as far as I know, and probably had a conscience too, which enabled him to eventually realize what the Nazis were doing to the Jews during the Holocaust was terribly wrong and unnecessary cruel.

Was it a good movie?

That's up to the individual to decide.






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Answer 3

I saw this movie today and i liked it very much.
I can rate this as the best movie i have seen till now.
Here i answer your questions:
1/2. He has just plotted what has happened during the early days. If you watch the dvd you can watch the interview of the current survivors.the director has shown the scenes as per their narration
4.earlier the germans must have thought that the jews were progressing in all areas.
5.Its a best movie to be watched to know our previous history and the struggle people had earlier

Answer 4

"whoever saves one life, saves the world entire"
-oskar schindler

SCHINDLER'S LIST IS AVAILABLE AT TARGET STORES EVERYWHERE! AND ITS NOT EXPENSIVE! IT IS ON A DVD

Answer 5

I agree with clit_niblr28. You can rent the DVD.

Answer 6

Watch the movie and do your own homework.