"Life is Beautiful"

Effective storytelling or insensitive Italian nonsense?

I liked it, and I'm pretty sure that most people did as well.

Hmm, should I overcome my hatred for Italians to watch for the love of the Jews?

Hmm, should I overcome my hatred for Italians to watch for the love of the Jews?

Yes! Watch the subbed version. subz not dubz

I liked it, and I'm pretty sure that most people did as well.

There are those who say it's disrespectful.

Why?

It's a "comedy" set partially in a death camp. I'll summarize the criticism for you:

Benigni's character acts in a way that, in reality, would get himself, his son, and his companions killed (the worst example is his "translation" of the officer's instructions), all for the sake of protecting his son from the very obvious harsh reality. Also you shouldn't make jokes in a death camp because jokes are funny and death camps are not. Or something.

I'm willing to forgive the lack of factual accuracy, as it's replaced by a very entertaining story.

It's a "comedy" set partially in a death camp. I'll summarize the criticism for you:

Benigni's character acts in a way that, in reality, would get himself, his son, and his companions killed (the worst example is his "translation" of the officer's instructions), all for the sake of protecting his son from the very obvious harsh reality. Also you shouldn't make jokes in a death camp because jokes are funny and death camps are not. Or something.

Sounds like an interesting movie because..

I'm willing to forgive the lack of factual accuracy, as it's replaced by a very entertaining story.

Roberto Benigni is pretty awesome. He's so ridiculously Italian that it's ridiculous. Here he is pissing off David Letterman.

Pretty depressing movie to be honest

So it's a dark comedy set in a death camp? I'm game.