Schindler's List Movie Vs Book
Imagine: One day you wake up from a comfortable sleep, the light from your window is seeping in, the fresh aroma of coffee fills your nostrils. You stand up and begin to get ready for what the day has planned. As you are getting ready you hear bombs and gunshots being fired. You look out the window and see men shooting mercilessly at your family and neighbors. You grab all of your family and hide for hours, not knowing when you will be able to come out, but they still find you. They tell you to pack one bag and that you have to move. You obey their orders in fear for your life. They split up your family, and murder your friends, but all you can do is sit there and watch it happen and wait for your time to come. That was just a sugar coated version of what many innocent Jewish people went through during the
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Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg, captured the true emotion and raw experiences during the Holocaust. Unlike many textbooks and movies, Spielberg was able to really help the audience understand the trauma many went through. The movie was created in the 90s, but it was purposely made in black and white so that the colorful symbols stand out more. Maus, written by Art Spiegelman, is a graphic novel that shows an up close and personal perspective on the life of a Jew during the Holocaust. Many people hear about all the things that Jewish people went through, but what makes Maus different is that you get to read about someone's perspective and what they went through every step of the way. Both Schindler's List and Maus are two completely different stories and are told totally differently, but they are extremely effective. Being able to watch the movie, it gives you a little perspective on what was really happening to everyone during this time. Reading Maus then allowed you to see the struggle that one person went through, which was similar to the struggle of millions of
Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg, captured the true emotion and raw experiences during the Holocaust. Unlike many textbooks and movies, Spielberg was able to really help the audience understand the trauma many went through. The movie was created in the 90s, but it was purposely made in black and white so that the colorful symbols stand out more. Maus, written by Art Spiegelman, is a graphic novel that shows an up close and personal perspective on the life of a Jew during the Holocaust. Many people hear about all the things that Jewish people went through, but what makes Maus different is that you get to read about someone's perspective and what they went through every step of the way. Both Schindler's List and Maus are two completely different stories and are told totally differently, but they are extremely effective. Being able to watch the movie, it gives you a little perspective on what was really happening to everyone during this time. Reading Maus then allowed you to see the struggle that one person went through, which was similar to the struggle of millions of