Archaeology in the Shadow of Schindler’s List: Discovering the Materiality of Plaszow Camp

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-111
Author(s):  
Kamil Karski ◽  
Dawid Kobiałka
Keyword(s):  
Schindler's List

scholarly journals Man as Rescuer and Monster in Steven Spielberg's Film Text "Schindler's List"

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
José Díaz-Cuesta Galián
Keyword(s):  
Journal Article ◽  
Mirror Image ◽  
Steven Spielberg ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Fold Structure ◽  
Schindler's List ◽  
Film Text

This journal article addresses the confrontation between two extreme representations of man in Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List (1993): the rescuer and the monster. It is my contention that these representations simplify two of the moral options –good versus evil– from which men can freely choose according to both Judaism and Catholicism, which are the two religious cults the film alludes to. This article has a three-fold structure. The first part focuses on the godlike representation of Oskar Schindler2 and his relation to key episodes in the Bible. The second one deals with Amon Goeth, Schindler’s mirror image and the incarnation of evil in the film. The third part surveys Spielberg’s blending of religious traditions in some films prior to Schindler’s List. As a conclusion it is proposed that the godlike man who rescues his people is not only Oskar Schindler, but also Steven Spielberg.

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