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The Indiana Daily Student

Spielberg's 'List' a drama for the ages

If you have never seen Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List," easily and undoubtedly one of the best movies of the '90s, there will probably never be a better time now that the film is new to DVD. This is probably my fourth or fifth time seeing the film, and it still amazes me and it still makes me cry.\nThe story revolves around the true-life story of Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson in a flawless performance), a greedy Nazi businessman who was far from sainthood. He used cheap Jewish labor to set up a factory in occupied Poland, but his motives shift from profit to a humanitarianism as he literally buys the lives of over 1,100 Jews and saves them from death camps.\nThe DVD's special features leave a bit more to be desired. "Voices from the List" is a nice featurette about the "Schindler Jews," as they're called. And although the film runs a little longer than three hours, after hour two the disc needs to be flipped over to side B to continue (I thought DVDs were supposed to prevent this nuisance?).\nNevertheless, the movie is perfect and looks magnificent. It is unlikely Spielberg will ever surpass "Schindler's List," even if he makes a hundred more films.

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