I was talking more about their choices on what they can do with their life. But if you meant attitudes, then yeah, I agree. There is always a choice there. A lot of the less fortunate people in the Philippines tend to have a much happier disposition/attitude. Life might be difficult, but they are closer as a family, and are able to celebrate the little things.
After watching Schindler's list, I tend to avoid consuming any more information about the atrocities that happened to the Jews under the Nazis. I have read/watched some documentaries about how people that are tortured/mistreated are somehow able to adapt to their predicament. Some have an out of body experience, some were able to mute their emotions and pain, etc.
Yeah I get you, one can only watch so much of the same thing and that event has been observed from every angle for decades.