Schindler's List: My Father is a Schindler Jew

This article is great for us to use in our major project. The author, Les White, does a great job telling us about many of characteristics Corrigan describes in his book. He talks about cinematography, auteur and gives many different examples. Below are some really good ones that we can use in our final project.White argues that while many liked the black and white cinematography and felt that it was a symbol of the dark events that took place, he feels it took away from the reality of the movie.

“The film’s Holocaust is removed from reality. Yet the Holocaust deserves to be rendered truthfully in all its detail because it challenges and contradicts any advances made by human beings.”

White illustrates this point by giving an example in the movie where the lack of color takes away from the larger picture.

“Without color, the ash from the crematoriums resembles white, purifying snow and not dirty, non-melting ash.”

By only using black and white, White argues that the movie watchers lose some perspective on just how bad the situation was.