Cliff Notes – Amazon Prime adds masterpiece film that leaves a pit in your stomach
- Amazon Prime adds masterpiece film to its line up for summer. A blockbuster that will show the gulf between real cinematic movies and today’s modern knock-offs.
- Amazon Prime Video has added Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed film Schindler’s List, a historical drama about Oskar Schindler’s efforts to save Jewish lives during the Holocaust, to its streaming library.
- The film, which won seven Oscars and is preserved in the U.S. National Film Registry, continues to receive high praise from viewers, boasting a near-perfect score of 98% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Amazon Prime adds masterpiece film to its line up
Amazon Prime Video has added one of the greatest films of all time, which has been hailed a ‘masterpiece’ by viewers, to its library.
Subscribers can now watch Steven Spielberg’s 1993 historical drama film Schindler’s List for free on the global streaming platform.
With a star studded British cast, makes this movie more like a group of stage playing actors delivering on the big screen.
The movie is based on the true story of Oskar Schindler, played by Liam Neeson, a German industrialist who saved thousands of Jewish people from the Holocaust by employing them in his factories during the Second World War.
After its release, Schindler’s List won seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, and bagged numerous other awards, including seven Baftas and three Golden Globes.
In 2004, the movie was deemed ‘culturally, historically or aesthetically significant’ by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry.
Three years later, the American Film Institute ranked Schindler’s List 8th on its list of the 100 greatest American films.
Schindler’s List is considered one of the greatest films of all time
On Reddit, viewers have continued to recommend the classic, which has a near-perfect score of 98% on reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
Among them is Willie Mays Hayes, who said: ‘Spielberg at his peak doing his best directing job. Working with by far the best, most serious and meaty script he’s ever had. Production Design that puts you in the era.
Black and white cinematography that makes every frame gorgeous to look at. Acting performances that make every major and minor character feel like living breathing people. It’s up there for the best-made movie ever.
‘The harrowing subject matter is obviously hard to watch, but it’s so well done that it demands your attention. Impossible to take one’s eyes off of. It leaves you with a pit in your stomach and mouth hanging like it should. ‘
Echoing their sentiment, SanDiablo shared: ‘I watch it every few years. It’s a damn near perfect film and I’m riveted every moment, not an ounce of fat. One of the few masterpieces in cinema. It’s most likely my most favorite movie of all time.’
The film is based on the real-life story of Oskar Schindler
Father Pascal also added: ‘Brutal movie, but I went in expecting it be sad and that be that, instead, this was one of the most brilliant and masterful “films” ever. So good from start to finish, an absolute masterpiece.’
Schindler’s List also starred acting greats Ralph Fiennes and Ben Kingsley.
Earlier this month, Amazon Prime added what viewers declared ‘one of the greatest British films ever made.’
Schindler’s List won seven Oscars in the 90s and set up the career of Liam Neeson.
Other movies on Prime
Other great movies have been added to Amazon prime, like Snatch. which has been getting high ratings.
Jason Statham led the star-studded cast as Turkish, beside Stephen Graham, Benicio del Toro, Mike Reid, Vinnie Jones, Lennie James, and a scene-stealing turn from Brad Pitt.
Despite being released more than two decades ago, it has remained an absolute favourite of film fans all over the world – and sparked a spin-off series with Luke Pasqualino, Rupert Grint, Lucien Laviscount and Phoebe Dynevor.
On Rotten Tomatoes, David B wrote: ‘One of the greatest British films made. Actors, script, direction .. everything SPOT ON. It’s worth watching more than once, which I very, VERY rarely say. Well done, Guy Ritchie!’
Midwest G agreed: ‘Guy Richie’s absolute best work. This is the platonic ideal of the genre that many movies have attempted to recreate but have not surpassed.’
Schindler’s List is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.