Second, as a Jew. And, finally, as a human being. It is the act of holding a part of the human experience up to a lens, or beneath a microscope. It is examination, and exposure. Of looking at something in a new way.
Life is Beautiful is a powerful, indeed, a profound piece of art.
It says, most of all, that even hell is a choice. That there can be laughter, even there. It is a fable. It was not meant to be literal. But it tells a tale both worth it and well.