In the movie schindlers list what is the only color used in the filming other than black and white?

Answer 1

This movie was created in black and white to give the feel of an old movie.

it was also made in black and white to show that the color that is in the movie (girl in red dress) was important and a symbol that needed memorizing.

It is also believed that the movie is black and white to display the feeling of the war. The distinct separation between Jews and Germans, with in between or grey. The colour conveys the racism of the era and how dark it was, with no colour.

Answer 2

The only colour showed in Schindler's List is red. This represents a change for Schindler, as a Jewish girl in the ghetto is shown with a bright red coat, running around the ghetto. This makes Schindler realise, that these are just not cheap labor known for just being Jews, they are real human beings just like himself.

The red coat is again shown in the camp, as thousands of Jews are murdered. This once again changes Schindler, as the little girl is dead, her corpse burnt but the colour red vibrantly there. After that moment, in the film Schindler changes and does everything he can to get the Jews to safety.

In my opinon, it marks a dramatic change between Schindler, and that's what it was for.

Answer 3

The "bits of color" in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List is a bad directorial choice in an otherwise beautifully directed film. There are many fans of the film and of Spielberg who will defend the choice and offer their interpretation of what it signifies but in reality what it signifies is a director inserting himself into the story. This is not a film that relies on pyrotechnics and frenetic editing to tell it's story and Spielberg took great pains to create a black and white world that at best was a shadowy world of prosperity and happiness and at worst a bleak gray world of doom and despair. He did this by shooting the film in black and white. The bit of color is artfully and tastefully done and it is classic Spielberg but it is exactly that that detracts from the story rather than further the story. It points only to the cleverness of the director and reveals nothing inherent to the story. It is somewhat of a paradoxical dilemma for Spielberg and it is quite possible that what keeps this director from making truly great films is his own greatness. His propensity towards showing us how great he truly is rather than just making a truly great film has littered his resume through out his career. That being said, Schindlers List is a truly great film, but the problem with the bits of color is so many people keep asking why that choice was made. Given the content of this film, it is doubtful that Spielberg truly wanted the color to serve as a distraction. A bolder director would've shot it just the same as Spielberg used whatever CGI necessary to impose bits of color then finally recognize it doesn't accomplish anything other than pointing to his own cleverness and deciding against using the technique. Of course, that would have to be a very very bold director and Spielberg deserves the admiration he receives.

Answer 4

Schindler's List is in black-and-white because it is easier to highlight scenes. Another POV it is due to the entire WWII plot and it sets the mood.

This is the most expensive black and white film up to date.

With black-and-white, it is easier to highlight important scenes, such as The Girl in the Red Coat.

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Answer 5

it was a way to get their point across...like the little girl in the red coat the schindler saw when he was on his horse...the later on into it he saw the same little girl but she was being wheeled to the fire. The red girl symbolise her innocence and to show that the millions of people were killed is just another number. If you are going to show how many people died then you have to count one by one all the 6 million people. The girl in the red coat is to show that she is 1 person of the millions who died.

Answer 6

To set the mood.

The movie starts and ends in color with black and white for the wartime period (exactly the reverse of the 1939 Wizard of Oz movie which starts and ends in black and white with color for the Land of Oz part).

There is one exception to this: the little girl in bright red that passes through several otherwise black and white scenes.

Answer 7

the colors were crisp black and white exept for 3 parts in the movie with the little girl in the red coat appears twice and when the candles flame is seen that happens to be orange

Answer 8

The movie is crisp black and white except for two scenes, one with a little girl in a red coat and one with candles that glow orange.

Answer 9

red (the little girls coat) I also believe that at one point in the movie, Schindler had a red/pink rose in his hand that he held up to smell.