E L E C T R O N I C M E S S A G E Date: 07-Mar-1994 10:36am EST From: Stephen Hart HARTS2 Level: Post-secondary/University Tel No: 904-644-4839 TO: Remote Addressee ( _jnet%screen-l@ua1vm ) Subject: re: Schindler's List I believe I can relate to the woman's surprise to the atrocities in _Schindler's List_. I am in my late 20's, and probably like her, any knowledge of the Holocaust came via the TV film, _The diary of Anne Frank_ and word of mouth. While I knew of some of the atrocities going into the film, I was still shocked by them. Hearing of such things and seeing depictions of them are quite different. I was so appalled by the countless, cold-blooded murders that by midpoint I turned away from any more; I had heard of bodies and people being burned, but never fathomed their ashes floating and settling across the countryside like snow, let alone the sheer numbers in a burning pile. Until the movie, I did not know, at least not with any clarity, that Jews were herded up and put into ghettos, later to be violently forced out. For me and countless others who are ignorant of that part of history, _Schindler_ was sort of an education. It is a shame that people have to be educated via an entertainment medium (though the director's intention may well be to educate). However, such films do spark enough interest where people go out and research and study the film's subject, and learn what truly happened despite dramatic license and resulting "inaccuracies". That was part of Spike Lee's motivation behind _Malcolm X_. Stephen Hart Sr. LTA, Strozier Library, Florida State Univ. HARTS2@firnvx In response to Alison McKee's post: