Discussion The Ethics of Remembrance

As with any tragic event in history or in current times the re-telling of the event may vary from person to person in which details may be left out that can take away from the recount of the event. Furthermore, interpretation of a tragic event becomes very critical in that the re-telling of the event which people would argue needs to reflect the common theme of the people in the tragic event. Experience is one of the great teachers of many different lessons, and experience allows a person to give an authentic account of an event. To represent a story, or event authentically the teller of the event should reflect the moral and ideological capacity to give an accurate assessment of the event. The Holocaust is one of the worse that has taken place in human history. The Holocaust is an event that contains some of the horrendous crimes committed against humanity, and it is a story that is almost impossible to represent in film. In addition, the victims plus the descendants of the victims can only truly give a sincere analysis of the trauma the Holocaust did to the people. Many people can tell what happened about a specific event, but only a few can represent the event in such a manner that the audience can comprehend the message. My position on the representation of the Holocaust is that people can only do their best from the facts that are presented, and also to it should be noted that in general people will find ways to disagree on any topic to me Steven Spielberg did his best to take the audience to the center of the Holocaust invoking thought on a deeper level dealing with social conditions and human rights. Various research, and studies suggest that images have a greater influence on the brain thus when events become depicted on cinema it reaches a large audience with capacity of being highly remembered like when a football player makes an incredible play for a touchdown people see that then mimic the behavior and/or talk about for ages to come. In addition, people can read about Kobe Bryant's last basketball game or if people seen them game the influence of such visualization translate into business the selling of shirts & jerseys, endorsement deals that reflect Kobe Bryant's last game in the NBA. According to Roger Dooley he states that,"Researchers at the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand showed that statements about a celebrity being alive or dead were judged to be accurate more often when they were accompanied by photos of that celebrity. While the celebrity was, of course, alive when photographed, the scientists found that the photos didn’t produce and “alive bias.” A statement that the celebrity was dead was also judged as true more often when accompanied by the photos, showing that the photos produced a “truth bias". Using imagery I think that steven Spielberg did a great job in depicting the Holocaust, but since cinema has an time standard to follow a lot of specific detail was left out in which the film can be scrutinized. I would say it is sort of subjective it depends on the crowd or audience that watches
Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List" that determines if it represent the Holocaust accurately or not. I feel that throughout the generations from literature, film, and television that Holocaust have been interpreted through many different perspectives to the point there is an version from children to adults to give the audience a broader scope of the monstrous actions that took place. Each representation of the holocaust like from a young woman perspective helps the audience to a degree feel what it is like for a young woman to experience the Holocaust same thing if it was an elderly man the point is the testimony of people affected by the Holocaust represent their version helping the audience experience the holocaust from a standpoint of what the victims had to endure. Next, the Holocaust is one those events that is arguably the most talked about events in modern history, and the many different accounts of the event I must say that I think the Holocaust is represented fully due to various reasons such as journals from the Holocaust victims, pictures, testimonies from survivors, and the outside cultures written accounts of the Holocaust. So if we truly think about it the Holocaust has a lot written about it, and much of the written literature correlates with each other. It is a slippery slope trying to represent the Holocaust in a honorable way when the event has so much negative. A person that seeking to represent the holocaust in a honorably way would have to focus on lives that fight other lives human rights, how people saved each other, and also to how some of the people defended themselves and others. Additionally, I must say I feel as though any tragic event can not be really honored, but it can be remembered for cultural identity plus historical reasons. To me the purpose to represent the Holocaust or any other tragic event is to create media outlets to never let your culture forget so it won't repeat itself, and to present solutions in case such an event ever take place again.

There are a few people that oppose, and say that the Holocaust can honorably represent victims in in different forms from holidays, museums, literature, film, and compensation for crimes against humanity. My question to the those people that feel the Holocaust represented in a honorable way would be is it a honor or lessons to be learned that represent the Holocaust? In retrospect, Steven Spielberg did an excellent job with the facts he had to work with to produce the Holocaust film in which millions of lives were affected by it that is in its self accomplishment to sparks conversation which lead to some sort of understanding between many cultures. I personally no horrific event can be represented in a honorable way to me it is more like to represent an tragic event to never forget, and repeat the same mistakes plus take the lessons learned then apply them.

Reference:

1.) http://www.neurosciencemarketing.com/blog/articles/persuade-with-pictures.htm

2.) https://content.ashford.edu/books/AULIB316.11.1/sections/sec6.3?search=holocaust#w94158

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