Re: Schindler's List

[Dianne L Parham <DZP@jill.sannet.gov>]

We were also exposed to a very sanitized and prettified version of
history.  Nothing in SCHINDLER'S LIST came close to the horrors of the
reality.  We have young people who think the holocaust didn't happen and
if it did, it was no big thing.  Those young people will be our future
leaders...do we want them thinking that killing people is easy (they all
ready think that) and that there is no consequence of murdering people?
Do not make my viewing choices for me.  SCHINDLER'S LIST was powerful and
sad and ultimately a tribute to the stubborn human will to live.  And it is
hard to watch....and it should be hard to watch.  And I feel sorry for
those of you who only noticed the nudity of the body when it was the
baring of the human soul that was important and was the message.
Don't watch if you think not watching will change history.  That is
your choice.  Not mine.  Dianne Parham, San Diego Public Library

On Thu, 6 Mar 1997, Maurita Buhl wrote:

>   I seem to remember growing up in the 50's and being aware of and educated
> about the Holocaust without being exposed to nudity or graphic violence.  It
> is time we recognized that getting the point across does not mean leaving
> little to our imagination.
>