Life is Beautiful is a 1997 film that focuses on the challenges of the Holocaust caused by the Nazi movement on the Jews. Achieving the purpose of the film is done in a soft manner, with the film being dominated by the positive element of humor (Benigni, p. 22). Based on a traditional setting, the human elements that make life beautiful, as the title portrays, are efficient in making the movie captivating to its modern audience. The conflicting aspect of Nazism against one’s love for the family facilitates the embracement of desperate measures to cater to the difficult situation that presents to Guido Orefice (Jaza, p. 54). This movie is relevant towards the realization that the beauty with which life should be perceived can act as an important weapon against the enemy of challenge. The movie starts with the identification of the character who takes the main role in the film, Guido Orefice. This individual plans on setting up his own book store but due to financial incapability has to start off working in his uncle’s hotel. The director at this point leads the audience to the identification of the character’s traits, including a good sense of humor and allure. These traits earned him a good reputation among the people he lives and relates with and are critical in earning him the love of his life. It is from this point that the audience is introduced to the second major character, Dora, a beautiful schoolteacher coming from a rich family. Guido manages to win the love of Dora, and it is from this point that the theme of conflict emerges. The mother to Dora needs her daughter to be married off to a wealthy civil servant, and retain her family’s reputation. The man she is supposed to marry to is however arrogant and lacks the tenderness that Dora deserves (Hughes). The theme of conflict is framed in such a way that the positive traits of Guido conflict and win over antagonism, as Guido steals Dora during her engagement party with her fiancé. Events that follow are characterized by a perfect combination of romance and humor, leading to a near-perfect relationship that yields in the marriage of Guido and Dora. This section is relevant in yielding the realization that happiness, which beautifies life, is much more important than riches coupled with arrogance. The second section of the movie starts with birth before the movie’s climax is eventually incorporated into the storyline. The birth of a son, Giosué into the lives of the couple is marked with joy and appreciation, while simultaneously; the birth of violence takes a toll on the lives of the Jews in Italy. It is at this point that the relevance of ethnicity in the film is realized. Most importantly, the fact that Guido and his uncle are Jews in a society where they are discriminated against by the Nazis yields the relevance of ethnicity in the film (Benigni, p. 54). It turns out that these individuals, together with Giosué and in the absence of Dora are captured to be taken to a death camp. For the love of her family, Dora offers to be carried with her husband, but she is dropped by the way. It takes Guido’s efforts to convince Giosué that he had everything under control. The strategy that he uses yields happiness to Giosué who is convinced that the turn of events in the process is a game and that his father would win.