Life Is Beautiful

While viewing the film Life Is Beautiful, the protagonist Guido makes an influence on the films development showing that life is beautiful. One’s love for another individual makes an impact on Guido’s life, making him sacrifice himself for the people he loves. The heartbreaking conclusion of the film takes place while the war has nearly come to an end, throwing the camp into a state of dismay, turmoil, and apprehension. Captives are loaded into eerie feeling trucks, reappearing unoccupied. Guido and his beloved child, Giosué, escape their assigned living space. Apprehensively, Guido puts his son into hiding (inside a metal box) desperate to find the other love of his life, Dora. He tells his son to hide and stay put until it’s silent. As he disguises himself in women's clothing, he was caught by a soldier. However, as of which he is marched to his death, he and his dearest son receive one last moment of happiness. When he gives Giosué a wink and humorous stroll, the life is concluded, yet, for a beautiful occasion. Guido was willing to sacrifice himself in order to warn and save his beloved family, even if it meant a suicidal conclusion; meaning family/ loved ones is a beautiful thing to possess and is quite impactive.  

The beauty of life is portrayed throughout the academy award winner, Life Is Beautiful, by showing there is always going to be someone who will love you , take you as great significance, and care for you through difficult episodes. In the one of the films first dark event, Fascists attempt to harass Guido. In addition, he, his son Giosué, and their other companion uncle Eliseo soon are taken away to a concentration camp. While Dora refuses and demands she too must be taken with them, the Nazi soldier pauses the train from departing and lets her in. Dora cares so deeply for Guido and Giosué she is willing to join them to a place that is most likely bad; in which this shows that her love for her family is endless and will care for them through difficult times, which is outstandingly beautiful.

Humor is shown in various ways in the film Life Is Beautiful. The films opening is shown to be quite humorous, when the protagonists best friend, Ferruccio, makes an effort to repair his vehicle, Guido’s future is changed when a women (Dora)  literally falls from above into his arms calling her princess. Throughout the prologue, they meat in several surprising occasions. In each series of events, Guido is shown making a handful of humorous comments and actions, determining he has a truly extraordinary persona.  At Dora’s engagement party to (a man she does not love) Amico, Guido appears with a horse which has graffiti written upon it, taking the love of his life away to where they will spend many joyful years. Eventually, they have a son named Giosué who is to have the same extraordinary personality. Guido makes a big impact on the films humor throughout the film. His personal humorous self earned him the love of his life and a glorious child, making a family filled with love, happiness, and humor.

Even in the film’s most suspenseful moments Guido still makes an effort to bring the film a humorous aspect. In the darker turn of events, when Guido and is son Giosué are taken to a concentration camp, Giosué is told by his father that this is a some sort of game with explicit rules: not cry or pout, obey all rules, and not ask for mother. The “game” works by gaining points; if an individual is the first to win 1,000 points, they’ll be bestowed 1st place and win the grand prize: a tank. If one breaks the rules you will be disqualified. The despairing series of events the film offers viewers always consist Guido’s humorous self making an appearance, especially when he refers to the concentration camp as a simple “game” to Giosué; not wanting his son to know the reality of the prison.