mostly as powerless, being completely dependent on people like Oscar Schindler to save .
them from their situation in the death camp, which is portrayed as equally horrible and .
inhumane in both films. The two films also differ on an artistic level, with "Escape From .
Sobibor" being a more straightforward story in which many of the more gruesome acts of .
violence are hinted at but not shown directly, whereas in "Schindler's List," the story is .
more complicated and interwoven (even though many of the characters seem one-.
dimensional) while the brunt of the violence is portrayed in often disturbing detail. .
Although both films tackle the same subject, they are very different in their treatments .
and their views of whether or not the prisoners have any power of their own, or whether .
they are totally dependent on others. .
The main difference between the films is that "Escape From Sobibor" is an .
inspirational film in which the viewer identifies with the prisoners closely, and .
"Schindler's List" is a film that shows the prisoners to be helpless to save themselves and .
mostly one-dimensional characters. From the very beginning of "Escape From Sobibor,".
the viewer sees that this movie is going to be a straightforward story that is easy to get .
invested in, without a lot of complicated plot-twists or events that seem unrelated or .
overly artistic. We see the set-up of the Sobibor camp and how things work there, and .
more importantly, we see that the prisoners are not a mass of helpless people who are .
target practice for the guards, but that they are actively trying to escape their fate, even if .
the first escape attempts are shown to be ineffective. The viewer is also shown the horror .
of the concentration camp by seeing things from the prisoners in the work group's point .
of view, when they are told to smile and greet the incoming prisoners, most of whom are .
going to their deaths. The viewer sees the situation from which they must escape, and .
