Text: It half-works right up to the point where people start getting gassed, and then Benigni's moist-eyed heroism and tenacious faith in his own irresistibility start to seem like a monstrous ego trip--a clown's megalomania.
Entailment: Benigni's heroism falters when real conflict approaches.
Contradiction: Benigni does not falter at the threat of physical interference.