I remember wondering, when the movie would be on television, what would be cut.
When shown on network TV Goodyear sponsored it, with one short intermission, no commercials. Spielberg said he wouldn’t tell people what they should or shouldn’t let young kids see, but that his own elementary age kids hadn’t seen it.
And not a scene was cut.
Some of the greatest movies I’ve ever seen, I never wanted to see them a second time. This is one, Gandhi is another.
Interesting. I watched Ghandi in high school, since World History class wasn’t supposed to be just Western Europe. I’m sure it has nothing to do with the teacher being involved in track and field state championships at the time.
Watched it again a few years ago, it was fine but just came off as such a Very Important Movie. Probably will never watch it again.
I’ll return to Schindler’s List again. Seen it 3 times.
We saw it in a theater when it first came out. It’s the only movie in which I was completely unaware of the people around me, even my husband. We just sat there and watched, silently. And when the movie was over and the credits showed, not one person left. Everyone sat there quietly until the credits were over, then silently got up and walked out.
I was raised Jewish, and was familiar with the story. But my husband, raised Muslim, wasn’t aware until the end that it was a true story.
And oh yeah, the little girl in the pink coat. {shudder}