Life is Beautiful
I recently watched the film Life is Beautiful. It won "Best Foreign Language Film" in 1998. This is a story about a family during the Holocaust. Life is Beautiful is a great film.
The film is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. There are many unexpected twists to the movie such as the little boy eating dinner with the Nazi children. It is also unique in that it can keep the attention of an English speaking audience that must read subtitles because the film is in Italian.
I would never have been able to draw the conclusion of this film from the first 30 minutes or so of the movie. I thought the movie was going to be a love story rather than a tear jerking Holocaust story. The director definitely got the audiences' sympathy for the father. He worked so hard to keep his son happy and safe even while walking to his death. It is also a great feeling when the Americans arrive at the end saving the mother and son as well as the other remaining Jews.
The film had lovely music. The track called "Life Is Beautiful" is splendid. I feel like that song in itself transports the audience. The music overall really helped bring out emotions such as fear and happiness. The acting was fantastic. The father's enthusiasm in order to keep his son safe and happy was impressive. I thought it was symbolic when the father was skipping past his son who was hiding in the box. A guard takes the father into a dark corridor and immediately shoots him. I thought the joyful skipping represented life and the dark corridor symbolized death. The director does a great job taking the audience throughout the Holocaust from beginning to end.
The them of the film is live life to its fullest, hence the film title Life Is Beautiful. The father is never portrayed as unhappy. He is in a way forced to find the silver lining in every situation for his son's sake. His bravery, strength, and will saves the life of his son and wife.
Life is Beautiful, being the first foreign film I have ever seen has encouraged me to dig deeper into my foreign film curiosity. I would highly recommend this film to anyone who is thinking about watching it. This movie truly brings out the beauty of life.
The film is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. There are many unexpected twists to the movie such as the little boy eating dinner with the Nazi children. It is also unique in that it can keep the attention of an English speaking audience that must read subtitles because the film is in Italian.
I would never have been able to draw the conclusion of this film from the first 30 minutes or so of the movie. I thought the movie was going to be a love story rather than a tear jerking Holocaust story. The director definitely got the audiences' sympathy for the father. He worked so hard to keep his son happy and safe even while walking to his death. It is also a great feeling when the Americans arrive at the end saving the mother and son as well as the other remaining Jews.
The film had lovely music. The track called "Life Is Beautiful" is splendid. I feel like that song in itself transports the audience. The music overall really helped bring out emotions such as fear and happiness. The acting was fantastic. The father's enthusiasm in order to keep his son safe and happy was impressive. I thought it was symbolic when the father was skipping past his son who was hiding in the box. A guard takes the father into a dark corridor and immediately shoots him. I thought the joyful skipping represented life and the dark corridor symbolized death. The director does a great job taking the audience throughout the Holocaust from beginning to end.
The them of the film is live life to its fullest, hence the film title Life Is Beautiful. The father is never portrayed as unhappy. He is in a way forced to find the silver lining in every situation for his son's sake. His bravery, strength, and will saves the life of his son and wife.
Life is Beautiful, being the first foreign film I have ever seen has encouraged me to dig deeper into my foreign film curiosity. I would highly recommend this film to anyone who is thinking about watching it. This movie truly brings out the beauty of life.
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So glad you liked it! Pay attention to what comes out at the Nickelodeon if you want to see more. And pay attention to what gets nominated for Oscars.
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