A Film Unfinished

After watching 'A Film Unfinished' I just felt horrible for the Jewish people. I cannot even imagine what it would be like to be in their shoes. It made me wonder how many of the people were really oblivious to the plans that the German soldiers had for them. Would they have revolted against the Germans if they knew that their lives would shortly be coming to an end or would the just surrender? I also wondered how the film crew felt while shooting the lives of these people in need. I wonder if they felt any guilt especially knowing the real struggles that the Jewish people were going through. Why would they have agreed to take part in such a terrible act in the first place? It's just really hard for me to think that the German soldiers even had hearts because if they did, how was it that they would be able to kill thousands of innocent people? How were they able to look into the face of a starving child and without hesitation end their life, giving them no hope for a brighter future? I know that I could never do something like that. Something that was very disturbing was the fact that tons of dead bodies lined the sidewalks of the Ghetto. The people just walked past them like they were nothing. I understand that there really was nothing that they could do with the bodies, but I would think that they would at least show a little compassion. Those people were, after all, someones family member. Although I think that the film would have eventually been used as blackmail against the Jews, I still wonder what the main reason for filming them was. After they blackmailed them what were they ultimately going to do with the film? The whole filming thing was kind of weird, at least I thought so. Although many of the Jews' lives were heartbreaking and sad, at least now they are able to be comforted by the fact that we now know the truth about what really happened to them and that they continue to be honored until this day.