LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
VIEWING THE FILM
What Do You Think The Title Means?
What does the title suggest to you? Think about the concept of life, the idea of living as opposed to merely existing.
What does the word ‘beautiful’ suggest? That life itself in a whole is truly amazing in other words ‘beautiful’. It can also be a contradiction in some parts of the film.
Is ‘beauty’ something that is seen or experienced? To capture the whole beauty of something it must be experienced by the individuals themselves.
Having viewed the film, list all the ways in which you feel the film depicts life as beautiful. In the middle of the movie it portrays to the viewers what most individuals would see as an ‘ideal’ life e.g. the house Guido, his wife and son live in. To enhance the notion of ‘Life is Beautiful’ in the scene when Guido and his family are riding on the bike all of their faces portray big smiles which means they are happy. But when they are in a concentration camp the faces of the parents are depressed but the sons is happy because he is under the belief that he is going to win a tank. It shows to the viewer how quickly a life of happiness and safety can be turned into a life of sadness and insecurity.
Exploring The Film As you view the film, answer the questions. The film has been divided into scenes as they occur in the narrative.
INNER JOURNEY ESSAY QUESTIONS
‘All of us experience an inner journey at some time in our lives’. How have the composers of the texts you have studied conveyed these journeys?
‘Inner journeys come in many forms and have a range of results for those who experience them’. How have the texts you have studied differed in presenting inner journeys and their results?
‘An inner journey involves more than just experiencing changes in life’. Do you agree? How are the features of the inner journey presented in the texts you have studied?
You have been asked to write a feature article for your school magazine. The topic is
What Do You Think The Title Means?
What does the title suggest to you? Think about the concept of life, the idea of living as opposed to merely existing.
What does the word ‘beautiful’ suggest? That life itself in a whole is truly amazing in other words ‘beautiful’. It can also be a contradiction in some parts of the film.
Is ‘beauty’ something that is seen or experienced? To capture the whole beauty of something it must be experienced by the individuals themselves.
Having viewed the film, list all the ways in which you feel the film depicts life as beautiful. In the middle of the movie it portrays to the viewers what most individuals would see as an ‘ideal’ life e.g. the house Guido, his wife and son live in. To enhance the notion of ‘Life is Beautiful’ in the scene when Guido and his family are riding on the bike all of their faces portray big smiles which means they are happy. But when they are in a concentration camp the faces of the parents are depressed but the sons is happy because he is under the belief that he is going to win a tank. It shows to the viewer how quickly a life of happiness and safety can be turned into a life of sadness and insecurity.
Exploring The Film As you view the film, answer the questions. The film has been divided into scenes as they occur in the narrative.
INNER JOURNEY ESSAY QUESTIONS
‘All of us experience an inner journey at some time in our lives’. How have the composers of the texts you have studied conveyed these journeys?
‘Inner journeys come in many forms and have a range of results for those who experience them’. How have the texts you have studied differed in presenting inner journeys and their results?
‘An inner journey involves more than just experiencing changes in life’. Do you agree? How are the features of the inner journey presented in the texts you have studied?
You have been asked to write a feature article for your school magazine. The topic is