The movie Life is Beautiful and the book Night by Elie Weizel have many similarities and differences. The biggest similarities are the main points of both stories. That the Holocaust is going on and hitler is starting his plan to exterminate all jewish people. However, there are some more minor similarities that come from characters and story. One similarity between the movie and the book is the father son relationship and its development. Guido and his son Giosue have a strong bond that comes from caring and love. His father is always making his son has is on the positive side and stays safe. This is very much the same to Elie and his father. Elie cares for his dad as his dad cares for him. In Night his father sacrifices food and health for Ellie as Ellie does the same.
The book Night may have many similarities to the movie Life is Beautiful. However, they also has many differences from each other. The Night is a dark book that gives the whole truth about the the true grimm that is the holocaust. This contrast to the route the movie took, taking a positive beginning and building up characters and their past to then give the holocaust as the true story. Although both the film and novel tell of the same event they are both giving entirely different perspectives on characters and plot.
The characters in Life is Beautiful truly make the movie a character driven story. Every action made by Guido, Tora, Joshua, and other characters drive the direction the story is headed. A character who hugely drives the plot is Guido. His positive attitude and constant humor shifts the story and creating an outcome for everyone around him. A prime example of this is when he escapes and tries save his wife and child. He ended up saving both but getting killed in the process. Both his wife Tora and his son Joshua would've died without his persistence to save them. His humor and personality creates an atmosphere in the story. Wherever he goes a positive effect happens and causes positive actions out of characters which drives the plot.
Life is shown as beautiful in this story because it shows positive characters and beautiful situations that display a part of life. Love, trust, doubt, faith, family, and sacrifice. These are only a few of the things the move displays but they are some the strongest attributes of the story. This movie shows life as beautiful because life creates such good things and bad things. He protects his son constantly and worries for his wife. In the end of the movie when he hints to his son and walk in a humorous manner to please his son, that is a beautiful part of life. Guido’s determination to please his wife constantly in their time within the camp is beautiful and great. Life is shown as beautiful in this movie because it gives the core parts of life and implements them in this movie. That is how life is shown as beautiful.
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