Life is Beautiful

     The similarities I found between the Life is Beautiful and the readings in class is that it shows the injustice happening to the Jews, colored, and disabled. If you were a Jew, colored, or disabled you would be killed. Not only that but people who were old would be sectioned to being killed. People thought that they were going to take "showers." Although, they didn't know that they were going to a gas chamber for their death. A gas chamber is a locked place where poisonous gas is entered to kill humans. The gas that was used in the holocaust gas chambers was carbon monoxide. In total, there was six gas chambers. The gas chambers were in Hartheim, Grafeneck, Hadamar, Sonnenstien, Bernburg, and Brandenburg.
     I think the mood in the movie "Life is Beautiful" is both humorous and suspenseful. I think the movie is humorous because Guido was always in a cheerful mood. Even when horrible things were going on he'd do anything to to make his son not worry. Throughout the movie Guido pretends to Giosue (his son) that they're playing a game. The game is simply that you have to get 100 points and the prize is a tank. The stories he makes up to continue the "game" is heartwarming because he doesn't want to ruin his childhood by telling him what's actually happening. The suspenseful part of the movie is the leading of Guido's death. I was very apprehensive when Guido was hiding. Although, he got caught by the guards and was shot and killed.
     Life is shown as beautiful in the movie by many ways. One way was before the holocaust. Their lives were good and carefree. Their lives were beautiful. During the holocaust when Dora was separated from Guido, he did his best to let her know he's okay. He did this by sneaking in a room where there was in intercom and was speaking towards her. I thought this was so beautiful because he'd do anything to let her know he'll be fine.