Heroes and Villians Life is Beautiful

1. Describe what is happening in this scene.
2. Who are the heroes and villains in this scene? Why are they heroes and villains?
3. 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.

Answers:
1) Guiedo volunteered to translate the rules of the camp from German to Italian even though he doesn't know how to speak German. He makes up what the Nazi is saying to further persuade his Son Joshua that the whole camp is a game to win a Tank.
2) In this Scene Guiedo is the Hero trying to help his son Get through this horrible experience and the villain is the Nazi solider who is talking to the people.
3) styles of communication, (Guiedo has very polite and friendly communication where as the German just shouts at the group of them) examples the orderly Germans contrasted with the unorderly Jews and the use of shots long shots for the Germans and the close up for the Jews in order to connect with them.
Casual dress Guiedo and the perfect dominance physical order
The line of the door highlights the idea of no connection between the Nazi and Guiedo
Juxtaposition of he Germans and the Jews (The Nazi's and the Jews) The condition of what it was like to be a Jew and what it was like to be a Nazi