A beautiful heart-touching film showing the value of life, a must watch!

Rating: 10/10 (10 June 2015)

Life is Beautiful is one of the best foreign language feature film I have ever seen. Roberto Benigni has done an amazing job as director as well as his role as the lead character Guido. The tragic comedy film set during the WW2, shows how a father shields his son from the horrors of the Nazi concentration camp, by employing his brilliant imagination to tell his son that they are merely playing a game,with the winner going home in a brand new tank.He makes the best out of each situation he encounters. Every part of this wonderful movie is brilliantly directed, and keeps you captivated (my favorite was the eye winking connection between Guido and his son, Giosué).There is also an instance when Guido asks a man what he thinks of the current political situation, and gets his answer when the man calls out to his kids by their names Adolf and Benito, thus silencing Guido. This movie shows the value of life for a common man, and how important it is to be happy and keep others happy. Other similar titles I have liked are "the Schindlers list", " the pianist", both of which portray the humanist touch during the Nazi atrocities in WW2, and also "the Shawshank redemption".