Heroes and Villains in Life is Beautiful

• Describe what is happening in this scene.

• In this scene a Nazi is giving the instructions of the camp and Guido is translating them to Italian but he is translating them wrong so his son doesn't think that the camp is bad but instead it is a game that they have to play.

• Who are the heroes and villains in this scene? Why are they heroes and villains?
• The Hero is Guido the Villain is the Nazis. Guido is a hero because he goes up to the Nazis and translates  their instructions completely wrong. The Nazi is the Villain because he is giving the rules of their internment in this camp which is mainly hell.
• For the hero/es and villain/s, describe techniques used in this shot which highlight their opposing role and how they connect with the audience.
• The shots highlight the difference because the Nazis are all ordered and structured while the Jews are not Ordered. also the Nazis are standing in the light which highlights that the Nazis have the power because they have the light while the Jews are in the darkness which indicates the lack of power.

HW: How do the characters in 'Life is Beautiful' represent an engaging and unique presentation of the Holocaust experience?

'Life is Beautiful's' characters represent an engaging an unique representation of the Holocaust Experience because Guido changes the camp from being a camp of hell and misery to a game, he tries to communicate with his wife in many different ways and most of all he presents a very unique way of making the Concerntration camp a game and fun for Joshua.