User blog:ARTaylor/25 Years of Schindler's List

Today marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the premiere of Schindler's List. Based on real life events during World War II, the film follows Nazi German Oskar Schindler who employs captured Jews in his factories during the Holocaust and ends up saving the lives of over a thousand from the extermination camps.

The film was a massive success with fans and critics. It was a box office smash and garnered nearly universal praise. President Bill Clinton openly praised the movie urging the public to see it. Numerous prominent filmmakers praised the movie, many cancelling their own Holocaust-based projects fearing they were unable to do better. It was widely praised for its portrayal of the horrors of the Holocaust. The Jewish community was openly receptive. It was nominated for twelve Academy Awards winning seven including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

The film features the talents of Caroline Goodall as Oskar's wife Emilie Schindler. At the very end of the film, the real life Jewish survivors, known as the Schindlerjuden, appear to lay stones on the grave of Oskar Schindler in Jerusalem, who has since been praised for his efforts. Goodall appears with the actual Emilie to lay a stone at her husband's grave.