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| The Orefice family in the movie Life is Beautiful |
The movie Life is Beautiful, directed by Roberto Benigni, shows the protagonist, who is an Italian Jew his felicitous life before he was sent to the holocaust. Roberto Benigni played as the protagonist, Guido. Guido had been in a relationship thanks to his humor. After being married to his wife, Dora, and having his son, Giousue, he is called by the military and told Guido that he, his uncle, and his son to get in a train. The destination the train was heading was a Nazi concentration camp. Guido’s wife, who was not a Jew went up to the officer and demanded to be sent off as well. This shows how a person can throw away one’s life for another, showing the courage of human spirit. When the family arrives at the camp Guido’s son who was clearly clueless of the situation asks his dad where he was. Then Guido answers that this is a fun camp where they play games to earn points and win a tank. Guido entertains his son and at the same time keep the truth of the situation they are in. As the movie shows the life in the concentration camp the protagonist, Guido shows how bright a human spirit still can be in an infernal place. He translates German, which he doesn’t know for his son by translating the words wrong on purpose making the viewers of the movie see the brightness and courage of the human spirit. The movie showed how the spirit of a human being can still be bright even in a situation like the Nazi Concentration camp. The reason why Guido’s spirit was bright was because for the love of his family, he was able to do such humorous stuff, which protected his son. At the end Guido dies, but he dies dressed up as a woman. This showed how bright Guido’s spirit was from the start to end of his life and showed how a spirit can stay bright and strong as long as there is a meaning for being alive.
Bibliography :
http://blogs.salon.com/0002090/images/lifeisbeautiful.jpg (picture)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118799/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000905/
