Question.1223 - Film Review Guideline and Rubric 300 - 350 words Life Is Beautiful https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118799/ (Links to an external site.) Watch the assigned film. THEN address these points: Make sure each point is addresses separately. Give a brief plot summary of the film. What genre was the film and how do you support your answer? What is the theme of the film? Type your favorite quote or the scene you enjoyed the most and why. Choose one FORM and address it in your review. Forms are such techniques, cinematography, screenplay, directing, lighting, editing, sound, scoring, acting, etc. What other film, social cause, or events does this film remind you of and why? Other than movies we watched.
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Considering the plot of the movie, the story takes place in an Italic setting with direction by Roberto Benigni, which circles around a protagonist named Guido Orefice (A Jewish man), who was played by Benigni himself, who is captured along with his son Giosu? during the Holocaust and sent to the concentration camp. Guido tends to play the role of a heroic father, shielding his son from the harsh reality by trying to create a fantasy world by turning the grim circumstances into a game to protect Giosu? from the horrors surrounding them. The genre of the movie could fall into dramatic romance and tragicomedy, the reason being very few factual references to the Holocaust; rather, more emphasis is given to Guido, replicating Charlie Chaplin's positive act of comedy while showcasing the incompetence of Italian policemen, as he steals bike of people, and even sneak into the school; wherein the first half was not genre specific, rather irrelevant to the main plot of the movie, but just adding little important in bits and pieces. The irresponsible positioning of comedy overshadows the importance of the Holocaust; the use of humor to cope with adversity is a central aspect, distinguishing it from traditional war dramas. The theme of the movie is the resilience of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable adversity; the screenplay seems to depict the natural sense of humor that lies around even during a war while also exploring the power of love even during the darkest hour; another theme of the movie could be its plot transition using humor at every situation to see things light, knowing that there is light at the end of the tunnel; which also reflects one of the really good lines from the movie said by Guido "Don't you know that it takes so little to make me happy?" In terms of assessing the form of the movie through screenplay and directing, it lies in showing a tragic war through the lens of a comedian; the juxtaposition positioning of comedy shows skillful direction transitioning between two diverse tones, capturing various emotions, implying it across dynamic audiences is truly an art; some of the similar movies with the same historical event as its base is Pianist and Schindler's list aligning with the broader social cause of commemorating and reflecting upon the historical atrocities of the Holocaust.More Articles From Film and Movies
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