Review of Shoah (1985) by Alvin Y — 19 Jan 2011

Out of all the movies I've seen lately, this one changed the way I watched movies today. A total of 9 1/2 hours, WOW! that's really how long this movie is. Well, it's not I would call a movie nor a documentary either, but I would call it a standard film making that nobody in these days can ever be done. You don't need to care for the plot which is basically it doesn't have any, instead we get to see some people, survivors from the Holocaust, and by their views, messages, reactions, we could feel how exactly they were during those horrible days of their lives. While watching this VERY LONG film, I felt many things but I'll give you one, I felt very emotional and grip by anything that they told in story which is of course true.

God, what else to say? I was really impressed by this. I didn't care if the 9 1/2 hours of my life was wasted, the important part is that we learned something not just the Holocaust, but also the stories of those who survive and, I think I'm done here.