It has been 20 years since Schindler’s List was shown in movie theaters. At that time, many approached the movie with some apprehension, given that its director, Steven Spielberg, was known mostly for his works on fairy tales and adventure stories. Still, he surprised some critics by showing a firm grasp of the material, and many consider the movie as an outstanding achievement in his filmmaking career.
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Recently, the epic drama film has been granted new life as Universal Studios made a full-blown restoration of the movie, and has released it on Blu-ray just in time for the film’s 20th anniversary. It took a time- and labor-intensive process for the movie to be enhanced and preserved for future generations.
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With this development, it is gratifying to see how advancements in technology have helped the film industry preserve the greatest movies to ever be made. Schindler’s List, undoubtedly, is one movie that deserves such treatment. It deserves a spot in the collection of just about anyone who loves movies, and it’s a story that deserves to be told to the young people of tomorrow.
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Today, the stories related to the Holocaust and its survivors continue to be gathered and told. These stories of a dark time should be remembered because they are something that should not be allowed to happen again.
Louis A. Habash is a film historian based in San Francisco. Find more links to his write-ups on films on Twitter.
