This is a beautiful film.

Rating: Null/10 (15 August 2002)

Any movie about the Holocaust must be undertaken with great care. Some may be offended by the humor in "Life is Beautiful", and say that the concentration camp is not realistic. But it is important to note that the voice-over narration at the very end tells us that the story is being told through the eyes of Joshua, the son. His father Guido was able to protect him from the true horrors of the camp, and that is why it is a sanitized, not realistic perspective of his early life. This movie is not primarily about the Holocaust, but rather about the human qualities that can make life beautiful. These include courage, opitmism, a sense of humor, perseverance and the ability to love sacrificially. One of the best films I have seen.