the most tender movie ever made

Rating: 10/10 (14 November 2001)

life is beautiful makes me cry. every single time i see it. what an extraordinary movie, a triumph of human spirit in the face of adversity. a movie that makes you laugh, cry, angry, rejoice, scream, whimper .... the movie is not just a great story well told, but a lesson on life. this movie makes me want to be a better person. and that, is its triumph.
words cannot say enough about this masterpiece. it has to be experienced. out of all my reviews and recommendations, if you want to follow just one - take this. watch this movie, you might not like it, but then give yourself the chance. experience this delight.
roberto benigni is simply extraordinary, even the simple love story in the first half with its light-hearted romance is so poignantly a lesson on how to live and love. the wartime attrocities and how he protects his son from the harsh, bitter and cruel adult world is simply wonderful. childhood innocence is precious, its a lesson for adults to protect it, nourish it and cherish this wonderful life that we have, for .... "life is beautiful".
my only regret is that the movie languishes at a lowly 40 in the imdb ranking, which is phenomenal for a foreign movie ... but still ... in my mind - its in the top 5 of alltime.
a wonderful 10!