But it is a drama, that is one of the spectacular things about history, whether be at its grandest of times and at its bleakest. I understand what you are saying, in that you are concerned about an event that for a large amount of people was completely miserable and dim, and have it stylized. And that also you may find making such a movie defeats the purpose of such a film for the same reason. I suppose your concern is similar to another concern about war video games and their depiction of war as something grand and fun.

But I think with film it is different. I do not think Schindler’s List would not be what it is without its noir-like panache and the black and white actually serves a purpose. Spielberg wanted the film shot in black and white, because he thought colorlessness reflected lifelessness (a good metaphor for the Holocaust). That’s why it makes such a good transition at the end of the movie to color when they are placing stones on Schindler’s grave.