I just got done watching Schindler’s List. I’d never seen the film before, but it is available from the library, so I availed myself of the opportunity.

Some reactions:

• As usual, Spielberg did a marvelous job of filmmaking. Neeson was also a quite compelling Oskar Schindler.
• They didn’t need to show as much as they did to communicate the moral failings of Schindler’s life. I do appreciate, however, that the unnecessary scenes were done in such a way as to present the cold facts of his actions rather than in a provocative or sensual way.
• Black and white was nice. It gave the film rather appropriate downcast feel and seemed to help keep the focus on the characters.
• The change in Schindler’s character, from a man primarily interested in money to genuinely caring about the welfare of the Jews, was encouraging.
• Schindler stands out as one example of using the "wealth of unrighteousness" to win friends, though there is not much to indicate that he will be in an eternal state capable of enjoying them.