Analyzing The Movie | Life Is Beautiful | FORUM

This movie I think was realistic because it was based on a true story and on a real event that happened. Light and dark are used in a sense that in the beginning there was a lot of light used for the happy and funny time and then towards the end they used dark to show the sadness and gruesomeness of the war. the three shots used where aerial when they show the people walking away towards the end, up close when the boy was in the box and was scared for what was going to happen to his dad, and two shot when the doctor and guido where talking in the restaurant and guido realizes that the doctor isa going crazy.

1. This film was realistic because the events that took place in the film directly represented true events in real life.
2. The film started out with bright light because everyone was happy and then once the family is taken the film slowly gets darker and darker. Once the mom and the son leave the camp the sun comes out and they are free.
3.A two shot is used when Guido and the doctor are discussing the riddle in order to show both of the subjects. An close up shot was used to show the Joshua laughing at his father when he was hiding to give the audience some relief in all the chaos. A medium shot was used when Dora was shown multiple times to show her emotion such as when she was shown listening to the music and to her husband and son talking to her over the speaker.

I would consider the movie a realistic movie since it’s actually based on a true story and real life events. in the beginning of the movie, the film used high-intensity lighting since it was in fact more of an upbeat, comedic standpoint. But, as the movie progresses the movie the film uses more dark lighting since the setting and the dynamic of the story just goes deeper in terms of them being in a dark time (concentration camp). Different types of camera angles were used such as extreme long shot while they were in barreling through the crowd of people in the beginning and when they were in the actual concentration camp. They used an extreme close-up shot to emphasize the little boys fear while in the box. Also the use of oblique camera angles made the sense of anxiety and fear grow even more throughout the film.

1. This movie is realistic because it is based off of real life events that happened.
2. The movie was lighter in the beginning when the movie had a comical feel, but as they characters entered the concentration camp the light got a lot darker because the mood changed from funny to depressing. This made the viewers feel light and happy during the beginning but sadder as time went on.
3. Extreme close up shots of the little boys face and the fathers face show emotions to show the fear and sadness in their eyes. They used extreme long shot to show all of the crowds people in the camp and all the devastation that it caused. They used full shot to show body language so you can capture the fear through how the characters move their body, like when Guido would pick up Joshua and hug him and carry him and try to keep him safe.

1. This movie was realistic because it is based of a true story and the events that happened in the film actually happened.
2. Light and dark was used in this film to show the difference from when they were at home and when they were sent to the camp. In the beginning of the movie everything was bright and happy but when the boy ad his father were taken to the camp everything got darker. When the father was shot it was dark outside but when the boy and the mother are free it is light outside to show how happy they are to be out of the camp.
3. The film uses close-up when the doctor is telling the father he can not solve this riddle and it is driving him insane. There is a close-up on the father to show how confused he is. Another shot used in the film is the extreme long shot. This shot is used when the father climbs up high and is trying to avoid being shown in the light. You can see the whole building and the light going past him. The last shot used is the medium shot. This shot is used to show emotion in the characters face and it is used in the movie to show the worry on the fathers face and how sad the mom is when the father and son are taken to the camp.

1. Realistic because the movie relates to real world problems . It showed in detail how terrible what was happening truly was.
2. In the beginning of the movie there is a lot of light but as the movie progresses the light gets darker and darker as the movie continues to get more and more sad. At the end of the movie there is light again because Joshua was safe and he got to meet back up with his mother.
3.There was a close up when Guido was talking to the doctor to show the expression on his face of confusion. Extreme long shot was used when at the end of the movie before Joshua came out of the box and everyone was leaving the camp. Oblique was used as well.

1. The movie is in the classical style. The “film making” (Light, sound etc…) are hidden. It is also presented in Chronological order.
2. It was light in the beginning to show the comedic side, and darker near the end to show the horrible happenings.
3. The close up shot of the doctor when he was trying to figure out the riddle is important to show his facial expressions so you can see he is going insane.
The medium shot at the end with Dora and her son was powerful to see the relic on Dora and the happiness of the son.
The long shot of guide’s death was well used. By not showing the action onscreen, it makes Guido’s death much harder to accept, which appropriately shows grief.

1.) The movie Life Is Beautiful is a classical film. It has realistic aspects following to a true story but isn’t abstract like a formal or documentary-like like a realistic. It falls in the genre of a classical movie which is the most common movie we’d watch.
2.)The shift from light to day in the movie went along with the mood of the movie. In the beginning of the movie, The lighting was high-key and cheery due to the movies comical feel. In the beginning it was a slapstick comedy where certain comical features are emphasized. However, towards the middle of the movie the lighting changes to dark and depressing. This happens when they’re all taken to the concentration camp and the mood shifts from cheerful to dreary and the lighting helps to emphasize this shift.
3.) The three shots that were most prevalent in the film were the full shot, the high angle shot and the extreme close up. An example of the full shot is when Dora and Guido first met at the engagement party. For much of the time afterward while they’re walking around and having conversation, they are shot as full shots. An example of the high angle shit is at the end where Joshua is alone staring up at the US Army Tank. This shot is from above but not quite birds eye view. The third shot is the extreme close up. An example of this shot is when they zoom in on Joshua’s eye while he is hiding in the box and his eyes are emphasized.

1. The film “Life is Beautiful” is considered realistic because of its attempts to depict the real world without actually showing the exact spots in which the story took place.
2. Light and dark played an important role in the film. At first, it was light and happy. Then, as the war continued, the light changed to darkness. Finally, at the end, it was light again when the Joshua was reunited with his mother.
3. A two shot was used while the doctor and Guido were discussing the riddle. The purpose of this was to show both of the subjects. A shot from above, but not a birds eye view is a high angle shot. This is displayed at the end of the film when the Joshua is staring up at the United States tank. Close ups of Guido and his wife were used constantly throughout the film to show their emotions.