Directed by Steven Spielberg (1993)
by Benjamin Leonard, Best Boy

Moviejawn's May print issue focused on sad movies. Schindler’s List was at the top of my list of movies I’ve avoided watching because I didn’t want to be sad. There were a number of other reasons I didn’t watch it. I grew up in a small town in Michigan (not very diverse) and the film wasn't readily available. I’ve never particularly cared for Liam Neeson and, at the time, Ralph Fiennes hadn’t been in anything that especially interested me. I also suffered from Two Tape Trauma. This is a condition many VHS viewers suffer from because they know they are in for a long haul if the movie requires two videocassettes to see the whole thing. Now, nearly 25 years after its release, I settled in to watch Schindler’s List.