My opinion of Schindler's List

I wanted to take some time to talk about the movie we just finished watching, Schindler's List. I want to mention the importance, at least in my opinion as to why the director decided to include a limited amount of color in the development of the movie. To me, this movie was meant to be in black and white in order for the audience to get a better grasp of what was going on, since in fact color does tend to distract us many times, we notice this level of distraction mostly in action movies, since there are constant explosions going on. Whereas if a movie holds it plot in black and white, we can focus on the main message of the movie, we can let our imagination fill in the colors that the camera doesn't show. It was rather an incredible decision to make this movie in black and white since it completely captivated me. Not only was the movie fantastic, but the use of color in specific parts made us realize the importance that it holds in the plot of the movie, or in the experiences that the characters were facing. For example the little girl with the red coat, in my opinion, the moment that Schindler saw her at the camp, killed and headed to the crematorium, that was the turning point for Schindler, since he realized the almost inescapable faith that the Jews were facing, thus turning from a bystander, to an up stander. This movie and its limited use of color was in fact, sad and depressing, but motivating at the same time due to Schindler's righteousness.