I did not realize the immense size of Auschwitz until I saw the video. When the Jews arrived there, they were fooled into thinking they were moving into a "better" place, but once they enter, they are immediately separated from their family members. They are stripped of their outer garments and many are already thrown into the crematories. Others are pushed around and worked to the bone. They aren't given any food at all and they become emaciated from all of the arduous tasks that are given to them. Babies are separated from their mothers and are burned alive. Their belongings are thrown out and those who have died are piled altogether and hauled into a huge trench. I didn't realize the inhumane acts that were done until I saw raw footage of the Jews.
2) Describe the video techniques used to tell this story:
- Camera angles
- Graphics
- Interviewing
- Excerpts from the book
The camera person was intelligent when it came to capturing the scene appropriately. The shots were long and they added to the sadness and sort of "dark" and dramatic feel of the video. The camera worked well with the environment. They shots continued to move and there were no still shots. It panned from one side to the other, cleverly showing the immensity of Auschwitz. The graphics helped to illustrate the excerpts from the book and the factual descriptions spoken by Oprah. They were his own words and they were able to convey more meaning about the inhumanity that happened in Auschwitz. The interview helped to bring the horrors and the experiences that Elie went through into light.
3) What is the "madness" that Oprah and Elie Wiesel speak of at the end of this section?
The "madness" they describe is the inhumanity that occurred during the Holocaust. Nothing seemed human. For Elie, there were no words to describe it.
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