tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678224310668359038.post6729048020743419513..comments2024-01-01T11:10:30.424-08:00Comments on Mosaic Movie Connect Group: Life is Beautiful: A Modern FableMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01635841382544836698noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678224310668359038.post-66577960662261365632021-11-07T06:22:40.510-08:002021-11-07T06:22:40.510-08:00You ask why the maker of this film should focus on...You ask why the maker of this film should focus on historical accuracy. The blindingly obvious answer is to avoid giving any credibility to those who would deny or trivialise the Holocaust.<br />Geoff Shortnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678224310668359038.post-82892179685379368132016-09-22T07:20:37.333-07:002016-09-22T07:20:37.333-07:00It is a marvel of a film. It isn't about the H...It is a marvel of a film. It isn't about the Holocaust, anymore than it is about a Jew. It is about hope, love and the pursuit of happiness. This is one of the rare films where the Holocaust is a setting, not a destination. It isn't about being there at the location and all its horros, it's about how a person is when they are there.<br /><br />Viktor Frankl wrote a book on how people needed more than mere "happiness" (what many would call pleasure) to survive the Holocaust. While some people are offended by the film, they are imposing their own viewpoints on the maker of this one. Why should he focus on historical accuracy? On the actual hopelessness that some had? Why not focus on the attitude one had to have in order to overcome it? This movie doesn't focus on reality, it focuses on what a person might have to do to continue living in such hard situations. As Viktor Frankl relates, having documented many survivors of the Holocaust, they needed more to live for, or else they would have lost all hope.<br /><br />Near the end, Guido brings his son back from dinner, asleep on his shoulder, when he encounters the heaps of bodies stacked in a fog. He sees it through a mist, as if reality is trying to penetrate his hope, his fable, his way of getting through the worst of the worst. He retreats, back to where he can still be the hope for his son, to give his son a fable, since reality is far too harsh.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472153191449006892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678224310668359038.post-27010336216718124162008-02-06T22:02:00.000-08:002008-02-06T22:02:00.000-08:00Adam, thanks for your comment. That's the marvel o...Adam, thanks for your comment. That's the marvel of movies, the same movie that uplifts one person can upset another. Not coming from your background, it did not upset me. I can understand your position. However, I do think the opening statement that the movie is a fable is a key pointer that what follows is more than fiction, it is story with a moral. But I do not want to minimize your point in any way. Let's keep the dialog going, and not just on this movie. Keep sharing your thoughts with this community.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01635841382544836698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678224310668359038.post-80425295395988387312008-02-06T21:28:00.000-08:002008-02-06T21:28:00.000-08:00I was born and raised Jewish but became christian ...I was born and raised Jewish but became christian in 1983. Therefore, this movie truly upset me as it minimalized and diminished the true horrors of the nazi camps. Parents and children were frequently separated and Guido's attempt to hide his son from the nazis rang hollow with me. I realize that the film is fiction but since the filmakers used scenes incorporating concentration camp situations, they'd should have known better.<BR/>Adam Burnsthewombatliveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600446980694663204noreply@blogger.com