how do they do it?

Rating: Null/10 (21 August 2001)

If I asked you for a great World War II satire, you might say "The Great Dictator", or "To Be Or Not To Be", or "Hail the Conquering Hero" or "Mister Roberts", among others.
But "Life is Beautiful" is different. "Life is Beautiful" actually takes you INSIDE a concentration camp - and still makes it hilarious while staying inside the bounds of good taste!
How did they accomplish this? How did they take one of the most serious, darkest events in recent history and manage to make it beautiful and funny?
I have no idea. Maybe it's the superb script. Maybe it's the fabulous acting, even from that little boy. However they did it, they ended up succeeding, and I applaud the makers of this fabulously charming movie.
Of course, there are sad parts too - it wouldn't be much of a Holocaust movie without them. No movie has ever made me cry, but at the end of "Life is Beautiful" I came pretty darn close.
I would highly recommend this to anyone, especially those @$$holes who think the Holocaust never happened.