From his shooting Jews for target practice from his balcony to his self hatred for lusting over his Jewish maid, Goeth is the embodiment of the monsters that the National Socialists became. The inward decay of a man completely desensitized by his own violence as he slips into madness is shown in every nuance of Fiennes’ face and body language. Fiennes wasn’t yet the established actor that he’s known for now, but his performance here showed what he would become. ![]() ![]() Starkly opposite from Schindler is the monster of Amon Goeth, played brilliantly by Ralph Fiennes. While his final realization that there may have been more he could have done does come off as a tad over-acted, Neeson certainly deserved the accolades he received for his portrayal. His redemption as he goes broke trying to save as many Jews as he can is as engrossing as any of the horrors depicted in the film. As Schindler, Neeson shows incredible range as a man who is selfish and possesses low morals that will not allow himself to sink to the depths that his government has. There is not one bad performance in the film, but all of the acting hinges on the three lead men.
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