Another Schindler's List Review

My favorite character, by far, had to be Amon Goeth. The acting done by Ralph Fiennes was great. While watching the film, I got the impression that Goeth wanted to be just like Oskar Schindler, and perhaps looked at him with a touch of jealousy. My first piece of evidence comes from the scene where Schindler is telling Goeth what power really is. After their discussion, Goeth takes his advice into consideration when dealing with the Jews. This worked for a little while until his eagerness to kill finally swam to the surface again. The second piece of evidence comes from Goeth's reaction when Schindler kisses the Jewish girls at his birthday party. Goeth, secretly in some weird love/fascination daze, wanted so badly to be able to do this with his maid. Instead, his lack of courage turned into rage and violence against her. What struck me was when Goeth told Schindler that he cannot have her because he wants to take her with him to Vienna and grow old with her, knowing that he can't. It's sad that it was hard for him to see her as more than just a rat, because maybe then he wouldn't have been such a miserable human being. Overall, Amon Goeth's character kept me guessing and analyzing all the way to the end. Great job Ralph Fiennes!