1. Schindler's List - Directed by Steven Spielberg (1993, Won 7 Oscars)
Daniel chose Casablanca as the number one Best Picture Winner of 1927-1960 because of its ability to forever remain fresh and enjoyable. Well, Schindler's List is neither fresh nor enjoyable, it's dirty and depressing. It's enraging and emotional intercut with moments of tenderness and love. It's an epic of monumental proportions, an ambitious project that succeeds at every turn. It's the best history lesson you'll ever receive on film with scenes that are so breathtakingly realistic that you would think you are watching the scariest documentary of all time. Spielberg never holds back for a second and he brings you the terrors of the holocaust and the Nazi regime in full force as well as a beautiful characterization of the one man who made it his mission to save the Jews. Liam Neeson's Oscar-nominated turn as Oskar Schindler is a career best utilizing his stoic and powerful presence to his advantage as the greedy Nazi supporter who has a massive change of heart after witnessing the liquidation of a Jewish ghetto. Ben Kingsley completely immerses himself into yet another historical role as Schindler's right-hand man, a shy Jewish man who assists Schindler save nearly 1100 persecuted Jews from being slaughtered in concentration camps. Finally, Ralph Fiennes, in one of his earliest film roles, as the vile Nazi, Amon Goeth, rooted in evil and set on destroying the entire race of Jews. He's a scene stealer and the best actor to ever portray a Nazi character on screen. He's rotten to the core and is perfectly hatable by all viewers. But behind it all is Steven Zaillian's complete script, adapted from Thomas Keneally's book, and Spielberg's remarkable direction, having filmed the entire film in black and white with small moments of accentuated colors. Schindler's List will forever stand the test of time because of its greatness and its historical impact, it depicts a period of time that is forever prominent and not easily forgotten. It presents a time when reality was being corrupted by hell and how a single man was able to fight back that hellish force as far as he could. And while a man's heart can reach forever, one physical human being can only last so long. Schindler's List would win Best Picture any year after 1993, including this year, were it to be in the running. It's truly that astonishing of a film, and why it is the greatest Best Picture winner between 1961 and 2010.
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