Film Review: Schindler’s List The historical movie Schindler’s List was very accurately adapted from real life, into a book, and then into a movie. Most costumes, characters, setting, and …… were spot on. Costumes The costumes of the Nazis and Jews were accurate. In the movie, the Nazis wore black suits with the national emblem (an eagle with a swastika), ribbon bar, and rank badges sewn onto the jackets. The only thing missing from their uniforms was a division title on the right sleeve of the jacket. All Nazi generals from the movie and real life also wore a brown belt with a holster for a gun and black, knee-high boots. The caps worn in World War Two had the national emblem with oak and laurel leaves beneath it. In Schindler’s List, the Nazis only had oak and laurel leaves, not the national emblem. During the winter months, Nazis in WW2 and the movie wore trench coats along with their regular cap. Amon Goeth was a Captain for the SS-Hauptsturmführer. In WW2, he would have worn the red SS armband (a red band with a black swastika on it) however this was not present in the movie adaptation. The Jewish prisoners in WW2 had yellow stars sewn onto all their clothing on the left side of their chest. …show more content…
Thousands of Jews were put into each ghetto and the conditions were horrible. The Jews had poor sanitation, little food, minimal heat, little access to health care, and sometimes even no running water. Also, all houses in the ghettos had secret hiding places created by its residents in case of a Jewish liquidation. The trains used to transport Jews were historically correct. They always packed as many people into each cart as possible. Schindler's house in real life was a very luxurious apartment because he was considered to be an influential businessman in the community. In the movie, we see him and his wife move into their new home after the Jews are taken to the ghetto. The couple was given a wealthy Jewish family’s