Film Lesson: "Night and Fog"

Some of my reactions to "Night and Fog" were overwhelming. I found this film interesting yet scary. It's incredible to see how much people suffered over one person that just felt like getting rid of them for no reason. The black and white images are devastating and powerful. The women's hair all shaved off and thrown in a pile as if it was fur to make clothes out of was a sad image to see. I was shocked to see that the film had been made soon after the war. Resnais' treatment of this subject will still burn the images right onto your head.

I have also seen another film referring to the Holocaust, "Schindler's List". But "Night and Fog" is still the one that will shock you the most. Although, I find "Schindler's List" the better movie when it comes down to the illustration of the Holocaust. It had more action and made you feel more of the horrible circumstances as if you had been there at the time. "Night and Fog" was more of a picture film, which I don't enjoy as much as regular films. Such films as these should give us all the courage to stand up for our rights, understand when something unfair shouldn't be done, and to stand together to stop it.