Movie Review – Life is Beautiful

Plot Synopsis:

Life is beautiful is 1997 Italian film. This movie is about a Jewish man, Guido who employs his fertile imagination to help his family during their internment in a Nazi concentration camp.

Plot Outline:

 The story begins with two young men, Guido and Ferruccio driving car to an Italian city, Tuscan. The car suddenly breaks down. Ferruccio repairs the car where as Guido went to a nearby farm. A girl, Dora falls from a barn. She falls into Guido’s arm. He called her princess because Guido does not know her name. When they reach the city, Guido wants to open a bookstore but he need to have permission by the councilor but he make the councilor angry. Guido always meets Dora. At a time, he falls into Dora from a bike. This make them fall in love with each other. He fall in love to the princess, Dora but she is going to marry to the councilor that he wanted to get the permission from. Dora likes Guido but she wants to remain faithful to her fiancé. When Guido works as a waiter, he meets a school inspector who is going to visit a school –Dora is a teacher in that school. He wake up early and acts as the inspector. In the school, Guido makes funny action to make Dora laugh. Guido knows Dora is going to marry the councilor, he went to their party and rescue her from marrying that guy. After five years, Guido and Dora have a son, Joshua. Guido owns a bookstore. He always sends Dora to work then he will go to open the shop. One day, The Germans come to bring Guido and Joshua away because they are Jewish but his wife is not a Jewish and she chooses to go with them. They need to go for a German concentration camp. Guido and Joshua separate with Dora. Dora forces to go with the other female prisoners. Guido tells Joshua that the concentration camp is only a game and they need to win the game. Guido forces to work in the iron works at the concentration camp. He feels tired after he work for the whole day but he always make himself happy because he want Joshua to know this is only a game. On the other hand, Dora wants to with their family so she chooses to go the camp.

Character:

Guido

He is a Jewish man. He is Dora’s husband and father of Joshua. He protects his family when they face obstacles. When his son and he forced to the concentration camp, he tells his son that this is a game if they win the competition they can take a big tank back home as a present for his son. He tries to tell lies to his son because he does not want Joshua to what bad thing is really happening. Besides that, he also wants to protect his son from the horrors they are undergoing.

Dora

She is Guido’s wife and Joshua’s mother. She is beautiful woman. Guido calls her princess at the first time he meets her. She loves her family very much. Although she is not a Jewish, she chooses to go to the concentration camp with her family because she does not want to separate from her husband and son.

Joshua

He is 5 years old children. He is Guido and Dora’s son. He is also a Jewish therefore he needs to go for the concentration camp with his father.

Reviewer’s Respond:

At first, I thought the movie is not good but after I watch it I realize that the movie sound interesting. The movie is interesting because it tells me about family is important and loves between family. In the movie, Dora chooses to go to the concentration camp because she wants to be with her family.  In addition, it also portray where there is a will, there is a way. At the first of the movie, Guido wants to open a bookstore but he does not success. After a few years, he has his own bookstore. So, if we want to success, we must try our best to get it. Overall I think this is a good movie for the reason that it portrays love and protect family from facing obstacles.