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| Nelson_Mandela 05/30/19 5:00:02 PM #197: | #177. Life Is Beautiful https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7c/Vitaebella.jpg Dir: Roberto Benigni Genre: Drama, Comedy Year: 1997 A Holocaust movie about a father using humor to keep his young son safe and also to keep his humanity intact sounds like a cheap way to pull at peoples' heartstrings and win a few Oscars. I assumed this would be the case with Life Is Beautiful, but I was completely wrong. Life Is Beautiful is so well-made that it even won over a cynic like me into appreciating how great it is. The movie begins as sort of a classic Italian slapstick comedy, but as the historical events unfold, it gradually becomes, well...a Holocaust film. It may seem weird to have those two tones in the same movie, but it actually works perfectly. The halcyon days early in the war only enhance the tragedy of the second half of the film and set up Roberto Benigni's character's unrelenting use of humor to get his family through the concentration camp. Watch it with your wife/girlfriend if you want them to cry. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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