Life is so so Beautiful

Rating: 9/10 (30 April 2013)

This is about a father's love for his wife and son in the day of the Holocaust. Writer/director Roberto Benigni stars as a character who tries to charm a beautiful teacher by always bumping in to her and making her feel special. But then Benigni, his wife and child are sent to a concentration camp. To protect his son's life he teaches him to hide from the guards during the day while Benigni goes out and builds a "Tank". To protect his from not getting scared, Benigni constructs an elaborate fantasy game that they are playing with all the other Jews in the camp to win the ultimate prize, a real tank. When times get hard and everyone is struggling Benigni never breaks character for the safety of his child. I recently read the book Maus and this movie made me think about the book. Maus and Life is Beautiful are similar because they both take part in the Holocaust and do what they can to get out safely getting back with their family. Both Maus and Life is Beautiful try to do what's best for their child putting their life on the line. If you want to see a movie that is a romantic comedy Life is Beautiful is a must see!