FIRST TIME WATCHING: Schindler's List
Added 2024-05-03 16:00:11 +0000 UTCIt's time for Feature Friday! What a feature this is.
This one was heavy, but I'm so glad I've finally gotten to see it. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts in the comments below.
As always, thank you for your support here on Patreon. Until the next one, take care and stay golden :)
LINK: https://youtu.be/EEqnGmYcLu0
Original Movie: Schindler's List
Comments
Well, it took me a lot longer than I thought it would to work up the nerve for this, but I suppose if there was ever an appropriate time to watch this movie with you, Tisha B’Av fits the bill. I had an opportunity to see a showcase with Yitzhak Perlman last spring. What I didn’t realize before then was that he had been handpicked to be the main violinist. Hearing him play selections from this score live moved me to tears, and it happened again here.
bytefyre
2024-08-14 01:47:56 +0000 UTCA film I think is as potent as Schindler's List is Roberto Benigni's 1997 comedy "Life is Beautiful." How do you make a comedy about the Holocaust? Benigni's film is genius and powerful. Highly recommended.
David Minasian
2024-05-25 01:05:15 +0000 UTCWhen I was in school we visited a smaller concentration camp called Mittelbau Dora were the prisoners were force to build the V-2 rockets that were ment to hit England.
Sascha Raatz
2024-05-24 19:22:19 +0000 UTCThis and Hotel Rwanda are a mandatory watch for everyone in my opinion. No peoples, regardless of background, should be dehumanized and these pieces of art exemplify this
Eric Wallace
2024-05-20 05:28:24 +0000 UTCI was fortunate enough to go to Germany in person and visit Dachau. It happened 8 years ago, I don't remember the inside of the museum that much but I remember just looking at the site on the outside, it looked so gray and lifeless. It's just a couple of small warehouse looking buildings, the ground is mostly dirt. Looks like very little was done to the outside, if anything at all.
Cameron Trail
2024-05-08 21:54:08 +0000 UTCIs this going on YouTube?
Keshav Batra
2024-05-08 21:43:51 +0000 UTCLike you, this is a movie I’ve always meant to watch but never got around to it. I always thought Schindler was this selfless hero who explicitly worked to save Jews, interesting to see a more complicated approach where he almost is to be convinced to do the right thing. It’s especially hard to stomach a film like this in todays climate, when so much of the violence portrayed is mirrored almost exactly. The ghettos, the stolen wealth, the ethnic cleansing, the genocidal intent. It almost feels hopeless, like the cycle of violence will never really be over yknow? But that’s also the point of people like Schindler, I suppose. You can’t save everyone, but doing what you can to save ANYONE makes all the difference! 💛🙏🏻 Great reaction Nat x
Daniel McGuinness
2024-05-06 20:36:13 +0000 UTCSomeone also replied to me on another Patreon creator's page saying the same. What is going on?!
Jorreca
2024-05-06 19:20:39 +0000 UTCHappening to me too. Videos cannot be paused or interacted with in any way
jamie jones
2024-05-06 18:38:03 +0000 UTCI saw the title… and IMMEDIATELY knew that this wasn’t going to be a movie I watch in the background with you like most others. I love your commentary, and it’s honestly stuff I could listen to whilst working, driving, working out, etc. having said that… I absolutely need to sit and watch this with you, and do so with no interruptions. This is seriously just that kind of movie… I haven’t seen you final reaction, but I kind of feel that I need to be experiencing that with you. This is a hard movie to watch. But it’s also a movie of beautiful triumph. It’s one of my favorite films of all time for a reason. It’s a movie that needs to be watched by as many people as possible…. Just so they can see the tail end of what real populism, fascism, hatred, and ignorance looks like. Much love, Natalie ❤️
olioli1234
2024-05-06 07:33:57 +0000 UTCHey guys! I don't know if it's just a me problem but as of late (this week), I've been having some major issues with Patreon uploaded videos i.e. as soon as I play the video, I can no longer do anything to interact with the video (adjusting the volume, pause, forward/rewind, etc.) but YouTube format uploads I have no problems with. Not the biggest issue but I don't know how to fix it and it's mildly annoying... 😅
Jorreca
2024-05-06 07:31:10 +0000 UTCShould also take note of the time this movie was filmed. 1993/1994. Hollywood was much more male dominated era. Not like today where we'd like to have the woman's perspective on historical fiction.
ITMacPro
2024-05-05 16:39:42 +0000 UTCIm watching this on liberation day. The day the war ended in my country. This is gonna be tough
Tijmen ter Beek
2024-05-05 08:43:15 +0000 UTCsimply dehumanization, exactly whats happening with everything going on currently if you catch my drift
alexmiller
2024-05-05 08:26:04 +0000 UTCI visited then Holocaust Museum in D.C as a teenager. I don't think I really knew what I was experiencing at the time. I can't remember for sure I even knew what it was. It would be interesting to go back now 30 years later and experience it again. You held yourself together far better than I anticipated.
Robert Miller
2024-05-05 08:10:08 +0000 UTCI'm definitely old enough, but didn't know that happened.
Robert Miller
2024-05-05 04:18:04 +0000 UTCI haven't watched this since I saw it in theaters with my Mom when it came out. I lost my Mom a few years ago and usually can't re-watch films I saw with her, in theaters (first run), since she died. Those memories are sacred and difficult... movies were 'our thing" together. We always shared a large sprite and large popcorn. With Mothers Day looming, always difficult for me these days, and knowing this will be a tough watch for you, I figured this would be a good way to honor her and those memories I have. I have my drink and snack, a sprite and popcorn, and I would share with you if i could. Thanks for being an awesome human I can watch this "with" .
Dan Careaga
2024-05-05 00:46:06 +0000 UTCIt's nice to see you reacting to a cinematic masterpiece. IMHO I think you should do more older material that has withstood the test of time. Consider some HItchcock for instance. Rear Window, Psycho, Vertigo - you could do a poll on just his films.
OB-Wan222
2024-05-04 14:18:13 +0000 UTCStory goes that Speilberg would get so depressed during the filming that he would call Robin Williams after filming and Robin would make him laugh and cheer him up.
Joe D. MacGuffinstuff
2024-05-04 04:30:29 +0000 UTCThis movie never gets any easier to watch, but I think it's an extraordinarily important movie. I know a lot of people like to trash Hollywood and talk about "them" being out of touch but this movie shows how art, or in this case an adaptation of a true story, can reach people on a deeper level. I've literally seen it. In the Army I was stationed for two years in southern Germany, and our CO organized a visit for our unit to Dachau, chartered two buses for about a three hour ride, one bus had a couple DVDa of some movies I can't remember, I think one was a comedy, and the other bus watched Schindler's List, which I had already seen but a lot of us hadn't. The bus that arrived after watching this was visibly shook, the other bus had some people out there taking selfies like they were at some tourist attraction to brag about visiting to folks back home, and I actually got into it with a few because I told them to stop acting like they were at fucking Disneyland. Then we took the tour and watched films the Nazis themselves made showing how they treated the prisoners, horrible things, disgusting. The whole experience was something I know I'll never forget, I can even still feel the dread in my stomach I felt being on that land and walking through the gates, Arbeit Macht Frei. And on the way back to our base we switched DVDs and the other bus watched this movie, they barely spoke a word getting off the bus.
Joe D. MacGuffinstuff
2024-05-04 04:27:37 +0000 UTCDefinitely a moving watch along, Nat! Also wanted to say I really dig the rating/review at the end.
Erik Stevenson
2024-05-04 04:12:07 +0000 UTCJust got finished watching a few minutes ago. Had to restart the computer because of an issue the mouse was having. Lost the entire reaction that I had written.. which is a bummer so instead I'm just going to say my brief thoughts on the reaction. Wow, this was a tough watch. I've watched this before numerous times. I had to watch this each year in high school from Sophomore year on in school (variety of classes with overlapping lessons). I wish that I could say that I enjoyed watching the movie (but only because that's the point of films, entertainment) but unfortunately I did not. One thing that I REALLY liked was the rating system at the end! Massive appreciation for that. Hoping that future watched will include a rating as well.
Logan Kerlee
2024-05-04 03:21:13 +0000 UTCI really liked revisiting this. I'd seen this once before, over 20 years ago and while I appreciated it then, it hit even harder now. It's so well made and some of the performances are out of this world. I can't get over how good Ralph Fiennes is in this, equal parts malevolent force of evil and pathetic piece of shit. There are some minor flaws (agreed on the ending with Schindler being just a tad too melodramatic) but it's a long movie and almost every minute is impeccable. Easily one of Spielberg's best movies.
Berry
2024-05-04 00:39:19 +0000 UTCDo you keep track of the movies and your thoughts through letterboxd?
Connor Crout
2024-05-04 00:05:27 +0000 UTCThe part of this film that has always stuck with me is the scene where Amon is shooting people from his balcony. Specifically, it's his girlfriend's reaction. She wakes up to see her boyfriend murdering people for fun. The normal reaction to this would be one of horror, but instead she is just pissed off that the noise is disturbing her sleep. I will always wonder how someone can rationalize that kind of thinking.
Jacob Lunbeck
2024-05-03 23:52:04 +0000 UTCThis movie hits even harder when you understand german
Lukas Weimar
2024-05-03 23:35:36 +0000 UTCA powerful movie but one i could never watch again just too painful
Rey
2024-05-03 23:30:56 +0000 UTCIt feels weird to write this, as it's just another detail that adds to the horror of it all, but the road to the labor camp was paved with Jewish gravestones the Nazis made them tear down.
Kevin Farrell
2024-05-03 23:27:59 +0000 UTCI’m so glad you watched this one Natalie, it was a rough one for me to watch the first time to say the least, but it’s one of those few movies I think everyone should see at least once. I think you hit the nail on the head in your analysis of the movie. In my opinion as tragic and horrific as this story and the Holocaust were, I think Schindler’s journey is very uplifting for two reasons. The first obviously being that he was able to save so many people and the second being that as bad as things get he is an example that good people can always be found, even in the most unlikely places. Had I been told about what he did and knew nothing else about him I would have never guessed he would’ve been a German industrialist and a Nazi Party member. I think anyone who is honest with themselves would wonder if they would have had the courage to do what he did and put himself at risk like he did, but this story on its own is proof that anyone can do the right thing and make a difference no matter who or where they are. On a separate note, I found out about another lasting effect of the Holocaust rather recently that really astonished and horrified me. That being that even though the world population had quadrupled since World War II, there are still fewer Jews alive today than in 1939. Definitely proof enough that it was as bad as people said it was, and makes people like Schindler all the more important for what they did to help. I know my comments are often really long, but it’s obviously a very serious subject that I think deserves a lot of thought so if you read to here, thank you. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Thomas Wetherell
2024-05-03 23:10:01 +0000 UTCThanks for pushing through this one Nat, it's obviously very personal for you. Never been to Europe or any of the camps but I did go to DC and the Holocaust Memorial Museum with a field trip in 7th grade. Fuckin' powerful place, but I'd like to revisit now as an adult.
Keith Jacobsen
2024-05-03 20:25:26 +0000 UTCNat, I have just finished watching, and all I can say is THANK YOIU for sharing this with us all. 💔
Baggie Mark
2024-05-03 20:23:21 +0000 UTCSpielberg was doing all the editing and supervising the dinosaur effects work long-distance from Poland in the evenings, and filming Schindler's List during the day. No wonder he said that, between those 2 films, he was going to need years of therapy 😊
Darryl Low
2024-05-03 19:58:47 +0000 UTCThis is always such a gut wrenching watch. Whether it's the survivors at the end or Liam Neeson breaking down at the end I never finish this without some tears. I wonder if anyone here is old enough to remember when the fcc threw out the broadcast rules and allowed the major networks to broadcast this uncensored.
Jesse Wilson
2024-05-03 18:44:38 +0000 UTCHi Nat, just about to watch this. Hope it didn't reck you too much.
Baggie Mark
2024-05-03 17:04:58 +0000 UTCTo this day, Spielberg refuses to take autographs for this film
LightsCameraJake
2024-05-03 16:44:48 +0000 UTCThis should go without saying but I'm not Jewish but I am Human and the abhorrent atrocities that were committed during WWII in these concentration camps shall NEVER be repeated, Jewish people are some of the most beautiful, hard working, amazing humans I have ever met🙏 We're here with you Natalie!
dieselbeast
2024-05-03 16:36:25 +0000 UTCDay 2 of asking Nat to watch "Les Intouchables". If you ever need a pick me up, this movie is the way to go 🙏
Anton Agassi
2024-05-03 16:32:58 +0000 UTCTo think Spielberg released this the same year as Jurassic Park. Kinda puts the simultaneous work on E.T. and Poltergeist to shame.
Trevor S Bright
2024-05-03 16:11:55 +0000 UTCThis is a masterpiece of a movie. My world history teacher created a safe for school edit version and showed it to our class. I have seen it enough that I know what comes up in the plots, but the only part that still gets me every time is at the end when it shows the survivors. Spielberg, who is also Jewish, put his heart and soul into this to make sure it accurately portrayed what he could as best he could.
Robert Miller
2024-05-03 16:09:04 +0000 UTCYESSSSS
Lukas Weimar
2024-05-03 16:05:52 +0000 UTCHappy Feature Friday Nat. The day has finally arrived. I think we are in for the most compelling and honest reaction you've given on your channel so far. Thanks for your emotional and insightful reaction today Nat. Spielberg did an amazing job in telling this story, and finally won him his first Best Director Oscar. He does love to make his movies on the sentimental side, something his friend George Lucas always berates him for ha ha. John Williams won his 5th and last Oscar to date for his amazing score. I've been to Krakow and visited Auschwitz. A place that I will never forget. Like you said in your commentary, seeing all the belongings piled up just stuns you into silence. I give you a 10/10 too for your reaction today Nat 😊 Thanks again for all your awesome work this week. Have a brilliant weekend 💛
Darryl Low
2024-05-03 16:02:05 +0000 UTC
