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Summary: PLEASE READ- This movie deserves an infinite amount of Stars
Review: As a Jewish teen, I was a bit reluctant to see Vita E Bella, but when I sat down, I found myself laughing. I was completely drawn to Benigni's playful antics. I thought of him as the kind of romantic I would like to be. I was particularly amused by how he made fun of the facists, just to amuse some school children. As this movie progressed, I found myself feeling the emotions of the characters. When he arrives in the camps with his son, where innocent people are being worked to death and starved to death, he keeps his son happy, and almost unaware of the suffering. At the end, I wept openly and bitterly. I could not contain the emotion at the end, they were mixes, the most extreme sadness of seeing the Holocaust and what it did to even this one family, and I found myself uplifed spiritually at the love that this man had for his wife and son. The most moving line in the entire film, that still brings tears to my eyes, is the first line spoken by the narrator, who is the young boy "This is my story, it is a simple story, but it is not an easy one to tell..." Bravo and Mazel Tov, Benigni! He blew Titanic right out of the Water. Three Oscars is not nearly enough. By the way, hearing it in Italian is one of the best parts, to hear it in English would take so much from this movie...
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Summary: What love is capable to do
Review: This movie just demonstrates what a human being is capable to do for his son.. All of the situations seem so real..and just imagine how many people had to pass through that and how many survived.. Particulary some people that _actually_ lived in that period and had to see all that horror may find this movie somewhat disgusting, because this movie reminds them all of what happened there... but I must recommend it as well, because it will touch your heart..
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Summary: An amazing movie
Review: When I saw this in the theater, I was so emotionally drained that I practically had to be scraped off the floor. The courtship in the beginning was beautiful and touching -- proving right away that THIS MAN KNOWS HOW TO LOVE. During the rest of the movie, in the concentration camp, Begnini's character prooves this again. Some have said that Begnini made a joke out of the Holocaust by making this movie, and I know some people that have refused to see it and I think that they are seriously missing out. This movie is a true display of the strongest human emotion (LOVE) from beginning to end. It was depressing, but incredibly uplifting, as it shows this amazing man giving all that he has in him to keep his little boy happy and hopeful. BTW -- he DEFINITLY deserved the Academy Awards that he received! THIS MOVIE IS NOT TO BE MISSED. IT WAS INCREDIBLE. YOU WILL THANK ME FOR IT. I am going to order it the moment the price drops, and watch it with someone I love and a huge box of tissues.
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Summary: Wow. A masterpiece.
Review: This movie is absolutely all it's cracked up to be. Hysterically funny and simultaneously a tear jerker -- it's ultimately very uplifting. The cinematography is also fantastic -- amazing use of color. The DVD has dubbed english as an option, but I strongly recommend going with the subtitles instead so you can hear Benigni's amazing acting and passion. Too bad the DVD doesn't include any deleted scenes. With Benigni, I think it would be particularly fun to see out-takes. Absolutely a great movie!
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Summary: Beyond Stars
Review: I have never in my life experienced a movie so full of raw power. With both laughter and tears Benigni pulls us through life in Italy and the Nazi camps as society crumbles around him and his family.
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Summary: A gross abomination.
Review: I don't know what is more dismaying: the fraudulent film itself or the saccharine outpouring of praise that it so widely enjoys. The rank kitsch of "Life is Beautiful" lies essentially in its basic mendacious premise that perversely sentimental optimism can -- and, thus, should -- survive the soul-grinding, hope-crushing, and dehumanizing conditions of a death camp. Benigni has perpetrated an unconscionable whitewash.
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Summary: the most touching story
Review: this is one of the best movies i have ever seen. this is a powerfull story of the ultimate gift a father can give his son, a must see! watch with subtitles the language(itallian) is beautifull to hear.
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Summary: Roberto Benigni e' un stupendo!
Review: La Vita e' Bella era un film piu bello che ho visto in mia vita. L'amore di Guido(Roberto Benigni) per sua moglie (Nicoletta Braschi) e suo figlio (Giorgio Cantarini) e' un amore piu bello e piu sincero. Ho risato e ho pianto. Se questo mondo e' pieno con un uomo come Guido, questo mondo sara' perfetto! Bravo Roberto! Tu sei veramente un spettacolo!
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Summary: 100000 stars
Review: This is by far, the best movie I have ever seen. I've been left speechless. You must see this amazing film to understand what I mean. It's impossible to put the movie in words...
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Summary: One of a Kind
Review: Mr. Roberto Benigni has surpassed all his other movies. I have seen most of his features including: Johnny Stechino, The Monster and a cameo appearance when he attempts to make a confession to a priest who has expired in his cab without his knowledge. He and his wife, Nicoletta, have made a memorable film which you want to see over and over. They have a chemistry like Hanks & Ryan. Several scenes from Life is Beautiful are worth mentioning. The following scenes particularly are remembered: 1) The insensitivity of the German Doctor, who is only interested in riddles while death and suffering is all around him. 2) How all the German children were taught to speak Italian which saved his son from detection 3)How Roberto managed to convince his son that what was taking place in a terrible and horrible confinement was a game and a challenge. A happy, sad, tragic and moving story masterfully done by a genius. Don't miss it!
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