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Schindler’s List | “I Didn’t Do Enough”

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Schindler’s List | “I Didn’t Do Enough”




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  • SSF415

    It’s true, of course, both the real Schindler and the character as played in the film could have saved more lives–although at the same time, with the risks he took as it was, nobody could possibly chastise him.

    Nobody but himself, that is.

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  • Not-Gandalf

    How can anyone watch that scene and not determine this movie deserves a spot in the 100 greatest movies of all time? Those blasé pricks at Sight and Sound, obviously.

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  • Mcclane88

    I’ve heard people call out this scene as being too sentimental. However, after so much carnage it’s nice to end the film on some humanity.

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  • nowhereman136

    One of my favorite things about this movie, is that after his breakdown saying he couldve saved more, it transitions to the real life survivors placing a stone on his grave. But it isnt just the survivors, its all their children and grandchildren. Schindler not only saved 1100 souls, but because of him there are literally thousands of people alive today who otherwise wouldnt be. He did save more, countless more

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  • 222Czar

    I’m not the kind of person who cries at movies or books, or even tears up. Just not the kind of person I am.

    This scene made me openly weep.

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  • heelspider

    Someone told me the other day they didn’t think the movie was that great. I told them that even if the point of the entire movie was simply to lead to this one scene, it was worth it.

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  • ourlittletalks

    [Oscar acceptance speech by Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen and Branko Lustig:](http://aaspeechesdb.oscars.org/link/066-16/)

    STEVEN SPIELBERG: “*Thank you, thank you. Oh, wow. This is the best drink of water after the longest drought in my life. Let me just be brief because I would like Gerry and Branko to say something. Let me just say there are 350,000 survivors of the Holocaust alive today. I implore all the educators who are watching this program to please, do not allow the Holocaust to remain a footnote in history. Please teach this in your schools. There are 350,000 experts who just want to be useful with the remainder of their lives. Please listen to the words and the echoes and the ghosts, and please teach this in your schools. Thank you very, very much for this. Thank you.*”

    GERALD R. MOLEN: “*Just very quickly, thank you to the Academy, to a brilliant cast, and a marvelous international crew. To my wife Pat for sharing the magic for the past forty years. And to Steven Spielberg for your courage and dedication of purpose that has given each and every one of us such a special and marvelous gift.*”

    BRANKO LUSTIG: “*My number was 83317. I am a Holocaust survivor. It’s a long way from Auschwitz to this stage. I want to thank everyone who helped me to come so far. People died in front of me in the camps. Their last words were: “Be a witness of my murder. Tell the world how I died. Remember.” Together with Gerry, by helping Steven to make this movie I hope I fulfill my obligation to the innocent victims of the Holocaust. In the name of the six million Jews killed in the Shoah and other Nazi victims, I want to thank everyone for acknowledg[ing] this movie. Thank you.*”

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  • change_your_socks

    Saw this when first released in 90s and i will never forget just sitting there in the end , in tears after this scene. i didnt leave for 20 minutes.

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  • amyjlou55

    The whole theatre sat in silence and walked out in silence at the end. My husband and I couldn’t talk for hours. It was the most impactful film I have ever seen. I don’t think I can ever watch it again but I feel everyone needs to see it once.

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