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Is Robert Benigni's Use Of Character Development In The Film Life Is Beautiful?

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Life is Beautiful by Robert Benigni is a comedy war movie. A Jewish librarian, Guido becomes victims of the Holocaust alone with his son, Giosue.Once Guido and Giosue arrive at the concentration camp, Guido tells his son Giosue that their playing a game. With humor and imagination, Guido protect his son's innocence, of the fatal reality from the danger Nazi concentration. Throughout the film, Benigni usage of character development the depiction of the individuality for a greater purpose. In the beginning of the film, Dora is arranged to a wealthy government official. She appears to have no autonomy and is dissatisfied with her life circumstances. Once she meets Guido, things change for the better in which she is appears genuinely happy. Things take a toll on Dora when the Holocaust splits up her family. However, she manages to cope with the difficult circumstances through demonstrating courage and determination. Dora take control of her …show more content…

In the beginning of the film, Guido position to to give a speech on the Aryan race to the children. Guido takes the opportunity of a daunting situation and created it into delighted circumstances for the children. Similarly, the explanation Guido gives to his son on the games rule. Each task given will earn points in which the prize will be a tank. He further explains to Giouse that hiding will earn him points versus crying will make him lose. The guards are spiteful because they want the tank for themselves. The missing children, who in reality have died in the gas chamber, are hiding to earn more points. Only in this way will a child not be afraid of the reality of the concentration camps. Guido goes as far as mixing his son with the German children so he can be saved. Throughout the film, Guido uses humor and imagination to keep his son naive to the reality. He had to play a role of being oblivious to what's to

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