My wording - as is often the case - was sub-optimal. I understood your two lists, I was just wondering why you personally didn't think it ranked top 10. Subject matter? Costume design?
My wife's grandfather survived Buchenwald. I met him a couple of times. It scarred him for life, and living here in Austria, and having visited concentration camps I find Schindler's List overwhelms me emotionally. Anger, sadness, depression, hope - back to anger. It's an emotional roller coaster that left me exhausted.
Thanks about Letters from Iwo Jima. Already on my DVD "to get" list.