"A Film Unfinished" Review Justin Middleton

“A Film Unfinished” was a very informative film, however it was a major tragedy. Although I missed the first half of it on Friday, I feel like I can adequately respond to how the film influenced me. It was very clear that the German gentleman that was being interviewed was not proud of the things he was having to film. Most likely the people that were doing the actual filming didn’t know exactly what was being asked of them in the first place.
The scene where the Jews were asked to eat gourmet meals in a restaurant and the waitresses were forced to act a certain way to make the Jews look as if they were better than everyone else. Although it was somewhat of a smart tactic to accomplish what they wanted, evil doesn’t even begin to describe it.
The film seemed to make an about face when it began to show the living conditions of the Jews in the ghetto. They appeared filthy and didn’t look as if they were being fed enough. According to the interviews they were not even allow to look down at the corpses that lined the streets. It was extremely sad to see the dead bodies. They must have not been feeding them at all. Everyone deserves the right to bury their dead in an honorable way. The way the Nazi’s were disposing of the dead bodies was disgraceful.
Apparently it wasn’t enough for the Nazi’s to commit genocide. In this film they showed their intent to do more. They chose to film the atrocities they were about. Unfortunately what came shortly after this video was made is a tragedy. It is also hard to believe that the these were some of the more humane things that were done to the Jews considering what all was done to them during the Holocaust.