"Schindler's List" has a touching plot and a tragic vibe. The documentary-style shooting method with black and white photography as the main tone gives the film a real effect, touching and thought-provoking. The film language in the film is very well used. When showing the tragic experience of the Jews, there is a shot of red. In the scene of the stormtrooper slaughtering the Jews, the little girl in red forms an extremely strong contrast with the picture. Produced a very artistic impact visual effect, and when the little girl appeared again, she was already a corpse on the corpse truck. This approach is very classic, and it also points out the impact on the protagonist’s mind. For Schindler, this little girl represents all the misfortunes of the Jews he has seen, and represents the changes in his psychology. The deep connotation and artistic value of this lens are enough to be recorded in the annals of history. When the film progressed to the time when the Jews walked out of the concentration camp and gained freedom, the screen suddenly shined brightly, with brilliant colors appearing. The use of this obvious film language technique has played a very good role in the film. From the depressive and gloomy black and white to the rich natural colors, it vividly shows the cheerful mood of people after they have lifted the danger of death and regained their freedom. The ending of the film also has its touching artistic charm. It embodies the infinite respect of the Jews to Schindler, and at the same time gives the film an artistic effect of retrospecting history and thought-provoking, which greatly expands the performance space of the film.
The seriousness of thought and extraordinary artistic expression of "Schindler's List" have reached an almost insurmountable depth. Many films depicting the mass murder of Jews during World War II have also been made before, but this is the first true feature film that awakens the German conscience and risked his life to rebel against the Nazis and rescue the Jews. In the film, Schindler was not a hero at the beginning. Why did he become a hero in the end? The film did not provide an answer, only his behavior. Spielberg used a small symbolic effect foil, that is, the little girl in red. Every time Schindler looked at her, he strengthened his conviction. She symbolizes innocent and fragile life, and also symbolizes the courage and strength to defeat evil, and is the only color in the film.
