fantastic film - a must see

Rating: 10/10 (11 February 2009)

Personally I consider this one of the finest films ever made. The acting is flawless and I find it hard to understand why people consider that the film somehow cheapens the horrors of the holocaust.
For those who think its historically inaccurate, I agree, it undoubtedly is. There's probably nothing which could express the sheer terror of the holocaust. But I feel that criticisms like that are somewhat missing the point as this is not first and foremost a film about the holocaust, its instead a film about how love survives in an impossible situation - and how there can be hope in even the worst situations. Life really is beautiful as this film demonstrates.
I think the fact that the film does not show the true horrors of the holocaust explicitly does not lessen its impact at all (although not explicit there are plenty of clues throughout the second part, such as the shower scene with the uncle).
A must see film - highly recommended.