"Life is Beautiful" Analysis

Throughout the film "Life is Beautiful", there were several instances where life was displayed as beautiful.  Most of these examples are shown through relationships, or bonds within a family.  Life is also shown as beautiful with emotions, gestures, and actions that were directed at certain individuals.  These people could be friends, acquaintances, family, or complete strangers.

One instance where life was shown as beautiful, was when Guido's wife decided to join him and their son on the Jewish train transport.  This showed me that life is beautiful because she knew that they were being taken to a bad place, but she sacrificed and put herself in great risk for the people she loved.  This action showed great compassion, sacrifice, and love for others, and it proved that there still were good things in the word during the horrible time period of the Holocaust.  Countless atrocities were carried out and directed at the Jews, but positive thoughts, optimism, love, and friendship were still present despite the circumstances.

Another example of life being beautiful within the movie, was the moment right before Guido's murder, when he made eye contact with his hidden son.  Throughout his entire experience at the concentration camp, Guido disguised the true horrors of the Nazi camp in order to protect the innocence of his son Joshua.  Specifically, right before Guido was shot, he looked at his son who was hiding, winked at him, and pretended that he wasn't scared even though he obviously was in that situation.  Guido sacrificed his safety many times in order to save his son, and I definitely think that shows how beautiful life is.