*BEST WWII MOVIE!!* Life Is Beautiful (La Vita è Bella) (1997)- FIRST TIME WATCHING - REACTION 

INFOS and FUN FACTS about the movie: The story is largely inspired by the true events of a family member of Roberto Benigni; to be exact to an uncle of his wife (the same actress who plays his wife in the film, Nicoletta Braschi); This uncle was interned and survived in the Mauthausen camp in southern Germany, which was actually liberated by the Americans. Many people have identified the camp in the film with Auschwitz, a camp liberated by the Russians, accusing Benigni of having made a false history, perhaps to have better luck in American cinemas and to aim to win the Oscar. But it's not true. Benigni was ideally referring to the Mauthausen camp. The meaning of the riddle: "Snow White among the dwarfs! Solve this riddle in the time that gives you the solution"; the answer is 7 minutes because in Italian "Minuti" means both "minutes" precisely, but also "something or someone of small, very small dimensions"... so the answer indicates both the 7 dwarfs and "the time that gives you the solution"...7 minutes. In the scene where Bartolomeo returns to the dormitory with his arm injured and Guido asks him "how did it go?" and he replies "bad, they gave me 20 points!"... the joke plays on the fact that in Italian "punti" can refer to both the score of a game and the stitches. Clearly Bartolomeo was referring to the stitches.

Roberto Benigni won an Oscar for this movie. His acceptance speech made me cry. Great movie!

One of my favourite movies of all times As a Jewish ✡️ guy living in Tel Aviv I have only appreciation for you for giving your opinion on such an important topic Thanks 😊

We Italian have done a lot of errors along our history (like anyother peoples had), but the biggest one was to become allied of Nazist Germany, adopting the same racist laws !

This has been my all time favorite movie since seeing it in the theater four times back in 1998. The way Benigni mixes side-splitting humor, the greatest love story I've ever seen, and the Holocaust is just an amazing, amazing way of telling such a heart rending story. Roberto Benigni deserved even more Oscars for this: Screenplay, Director, and Best Picture to go with his Acting statue. The ending line by his son just tears me up, every time. And the first time I showed this to my wife, I received a text the next day where she was still outraged about the death, adamant that "he wasn't supposed to die", but that he does makes it so much more impactful a story. More people should see this film.

Man, that ending is so heartbreaking. Entertaining and protecting his son up to the end of walking to his death 💔

"Just like that... that cannot be it"... yep. people were just insects for them. No second thought was given when it came to killing. This movie is hauntingly beautiful but I cannot watch it for the second time. Way too sad.

My aunt showed me this movie when I was probably 12 . It will forever be one of my favourites.. man . Such a heavy and beautiful movie

+CapedInfiormer: The Nazi soldier at 19:12 is the same actor (Richard Sammel) who played the captured Nazi soldier who was clubbed by the Bear Jew in Inglorious Basterds.

Truly one of the greatest father/husband put to film. He gave his wife the greatest gift, their child alive and innocence intact.

My college film instructor had us watch this in class.... Never thought I would sob in front of classmates, but couldn't help it. This film rips your heart right out of your chest. In fact, I have to watch "Inglorious Basterds" immediately after viewing "Life is Beautiful" just to get some retribution for Guido

The main actor came up with the movie because as a kid his father who had lived through that would try to explain everything in a way so that it wouldnt scare him and would try to make it funny in a way that would make fun of the evil people.

Giorgio Cantarini, the child actor who plays joshua also played maximus son in gladiator, he is the youngest actor to ever win the young artist award. And Giustino Durano (Guido's uncle) was a ww2 veteran, artilleryman in the italian army, he started his career in a prison camp shortly after being captured by the americans, he did little theater shows for other pows

This is the only movie in which you can laugh, cry, be angry...every kind of emotion ❤️

I saw this film when it came out with my grandmother, who was a teenager in Italy during WWII. It wasn't often that Italian movies came to the States. She rarely talked about that period, other than meeting my grandfather (an American soldier) and anecdotes about going from being well-off to struggling, or dealing with shortages. After we left the theater, it was the first time we talked about what it was like growing up under a fascist regime--she said the school scene was very accurate, and it all seemed perfectly normal to her at the time.

35:02 Props to you for doing the original undubbed version. The dubbed version is pretty damned good too, essentially because the two leads (husband and wife in real life) do their own English dub. However, the juxtaposition of suddenly hearing American English here is greater when everything up to this point has sounded foreign.

Benigni is a genius. He know the full Dante's divine commedy. The women in the film its the true wife in real life.take the oscar for this film and dedicate it to his wife. Benigni its simply giant

As an italian ...we lost so many families... Mussolini and Hitler made us as slaves ...it s so sad ...even today is so sad to accept

Oh I’m so delighted you did this reaction. I first saw this movie in theatre’s with my mom when I was around 10 or 11 years old, I believe, and I have only watched it once since then because it’s so incredibly sad. It’s an absolutely gorgeous movie with outstanding performances. It’ll rip your heart right out, though. Better get some tissue ready to watch your reaction.

It’s almost two different movies. It starts as a whimsical, almost magical, fairytale, and then, BANG! Things become very different. I guess it’s a microcosm for how it was for many European countries, the difference before and after Nazi occupation. Such changes were so drastic. So abhorrent. For the lucky few, those changes were temporary. Sadly, for many, lives changed forever. Forget what most college students will tell you. We should be proud of our ancestors who fought to revert those aforementioned changes. A masterpiece and an excellent reaction.

His wife in the movie is Roberto's wife. He's a great director who also directed this movie.

As a reactor you just set yourself apart. Excellent job!!! Continue to react in unique ways...you set the bar high with this one

Such a great film. Wish more reactors checked it out. You are so right about Guido's final walk in front of his son. Gets me every time.

“Maybe I should take back the smooth part.” Me: just wait man. “Ok, smooth is back on.” 😂😂😂 I busted up hard as a kid when I first saw this. This movie is full of laughs and tears.

Thank you for this reaction!! A big hug from Italy🤩

Such an amazing movie. I saw it in theaters. My family and I sat and cried until the turned on the lights and the guys came in to clean up lol

This film so underrated. I’m Italian I watched this when I was 11. Still till this day this film is amazing. Has so many emotions! 👏🏼

30:16 What is speculated is that the doctor's mind BROKE from everything he has witnessed from the camp. His mind has REVERTED back to the most innocent thing from his former life being the riddles with Guido.

Hi! I watched this film at the cinema in Rome, I was 17, a masterpiece. Nicola Piovani's fantastic soundtrack also won the Oscar. I also recommend Johnny Stecchino, Roberto Benigni's first international success. It's a very funny comedy movie!

my favorite movie of all time 3 OSCARS 1 BAFTA WINNER (now on dvd or blurry you can play it in English dubbed ICONIC MOVIE I cry every time

Holy Shit I am excited about this reaction!! This is my favorite movie of all time, I saw it when it first came out on VHS when I was 13 or 14. Such an incredibly beautiful, romantic, and devastating movie. Incredibly heartbreaking but so full of love and joy. Roberto Benigni created a masterpiece. Also this movie made Barcarolle my favorite song of all time. Can’t wait to see what you thought about it! Thank you for this reaction and all the time you put into the channel! 💖

Have you noticed that are always fewer people back to the house? It's subtle but... :(

A parent's instinct: To love and protect their children and to show that life can be joyful despite what others might do.

If you think that this was gut wrenching, think of the millions of people lost to it.

This one has always hit me hard and it is so beautiful. The ultimate love for his family in the darkest of times. Not enough people see this one, so I'm glad you reacted to it!

I recommend you also see Down By Law by Jarmush, with Roberto Benigni. Very nice. Then it is played in English (also by Benigni!) and therefore there are no problems for you english-speaking No subtitles

The film is really beautiful it is worth the Oscar, the most beautiful thing is fun and when Sophie Loren calls him on stage to deliver the statuette is he rushes passing over everyone's heads, a phenomenon a great Roberto begnini, a hug from Italy by max!!!!

my grandmother grew up in Anzio, she remembered as a little girl watching the trucks go down the street in the middle of the night from the window stopping in front of buildings and dragging whole families away to never be seen again, hiding in caves when the bombs were dropping

Very great movie made me cry, I was a 6th grader in class lmao 😂 Still I recommend

It was a Rollercoaster of emotions. It was an amazing movie. Please watch his acceptance of his Oscar was classic AF.

35:15 I just need to highlight that the Americans came too late. Your 'USA USA" chanting perfectly depicts the attitude of many Americans towards this. You'd be surprised how often I get told by Americans to "be grateful that the USA saved" me and when I explain it was actually Canada (I live in the Netherlands) they get upset and threathen with nukes if I don't quickly 'start respecting their superpower-country." Just saying, there is a reason that those Jews are walking along those tanks with boombastic overly-happy music, with the Americans proudly looking around and looking oblivious to the horrors around them. I'm not at all suggesting there was no American help or anything, but there is misplaced pride and you showed exactly that.

Please try “Cinema Paradiso”

Roberto Benigni the lead actor also directed this movie. the movie was nominated for best picture oscar and he won leading role. He is extremely talented.

When someone ask if I ever cried in a movie, I say Life is Beautiful almost made me. If I see it again now that I'm older, maybe it will happen

If you want Italian!!!!!!!!! Romeo and Juliet 1968 Franco Zeffirelli director!!!!!!!!!!!!! 20 hanky movie!!!!!!! Exquisite!!!!! You can do Moonstruck too if you want a sweet movie.

I'm glad you liked this movie so much that it made you cry! Also, thank you for the beautiful things you said about my Country!! ;)

37:09 - that's not how you pronounce his name. :) And I'm pretty sure he also wrote and directed this movie, not just stared.

One of the greatest films ever made in my opinion. Staggeringly beautiful, and sad at the same time.😢

My friend and I saw this in the theater with English subtitles. We literally sat in the theater after it was over and cried. I have never left a movie feeling devastated and hopeful at the same time. A complete masterpiece.

Thank u for this reaction ❤ this movie is very important here jn Italy ❤🇮🇹

I first saw this movie when it came out I cried then . Now almost 30 years later I am just as affected by father's love for his son .

the ending makes me ugly crying

He and his wife star in another movie like this called The Monster its brilliant. Also two international really really good life movies are a Korean film called Baby and I 2008 and a French one called Ponette both have lead good acting

I'd like to suggest WWII film from forgotten part of the area: Captain Corelli's Mandolin that takes place in Greece during Italian - German Occupation. It has similar vibes than this. Where war is just backround for all events except last 20 mins.

Look up Roberto’s Oscar win moment it’s the most amazing

I first saw this movie one day in my tenth grade English class. It was near the end of the year and we'd already read Of Mice and Men and watched that movie, and this was an unexpected treat. Or, so we thought. My teacher didn't go into very much detail concerning what this movie was about, only translating the title for those of us who didn't recognize the Italian words. The first half of the movie and the last are in incredible juxtaposition, and the impact of the ending wouldn't have been nearly as heavy if it were a more overall somber film like 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas' (which, come to think of it, we'd watched in English the previous year). Our teacher had us convinced that the soldier had been overpowered and our hero had taken his uniform to escape. Then the movie ended. All these years later, the real gut-punch of this movie is something I only felt after a lot of personal growth. It's about a man whose goal, for the sake of love, is to share joy and beauty. And for his efforts, he was shot.

thank you my friend for this beautiful reaction

I simply love this movie! and you are so beautiful looking, just a little wink!

SO glad you did this man, awesome

He falls in love with her again in Jarmusch's Down By Law. They are, in reality, man and wife.

ROBERTO BENIGNI IS ONE OF THE BEST ITALIAN ACTORS. THAT IS HER WIFE IN REAL LIFE.

#18:24 Caped Informer "oh no", I bust out crying

Es mi película favorita 🥺💖 tanta risa que al final no vale la pena 😭😭😭

"Best" WWII movie? Nah ... (never make such ABSOLUTE claims [only the Sith deal in absolutes]). Try *DAS BOOT* (the longer the version the better, the miniseries is the best one!)

bruh the kid didnt even questioned where is his dad.

Well kudos to you man. I never really watched this except for small bits if it ever came on cable tv. I see it was the 2nd highest grossing foreign non Hollywood movie of all time. So I must watch this beginning to end.

The finest Italian movie ever

Wonderful movie Roberto was brilliant!

A great reaction for a great movie!

This film italian legend

👍🏻👍🏻

You should watch some Jim Jarmusch movies. A Night on Earth or Down by Law. :)

As an Italian guy I'm supposed to say the original dub with subtitles is the best but do y'all know there's an english dubbed version? I watched many reactions of this movie but maybe it's even better to watch that version just because you can concentrate more on the actors and visual stuff...

One on me favories movies EVER

❤️

Great movie 🎥 🍿!! Great movie 🍿 review!! I seen it before I clicked.. my only question is sad as it may seem, why cant we find this Anywhere?!

I love Norm MacDonald's summary of it, "You see, Roberto Benigni has a kid, who isn't too bright..."

It takes me awhile to watch the c. camp part. Three installments and I probably can’t handle the third! You just saw the mountain of bones and are freaked out to the max. Too much.😢🥺😩😞😭

If you want watch an other great film by Roberto Benigni, find "la tigre e la neve"... it's wonderful!

Abbiamo vinto! 💗❤️💗 🥹

I first watched this movie in high school. Because the school periods were short, the first 2 days of watching, I thought this was a comedy. Then, the third day of class, boom, holocaust. It was shocking. I have to imagine that is somewhat what life was like then, too. Seemingly ok, some things that seemed a little scary and out of place, and then suddenly the worst. I don't say that by any means to belittle the situation. Just an observation of how quickly things can change.

19:20 - I get her impulse to get on the train, but practically speaking, she would be able to help them more from the outside, with access to her family's money and connections.

I appreciate you taking on this important and underrated film. Subscribed!

I know it's hard but Roberto Got several comedy worth watching if you manage to find subbed versions, such as "il Mostro" and " Johnny Stecchino"

Watched this one in theaters when it came out. We were all a sobbing mess.

19:28- The exact definition of Ride or Die chick.

At the end i was waiiiiiling omgggggggggg i cried throughout it all though.

30:16 - I think the doctor snapped after everything he witnessed in concentration camps. He just lost touch with reality.

"That was smooth..... i think"

I cry so hard

It is an enjoyable movie for sure but not the best ww2 movie

Great movie. A masterpiece

Can you react to Malèna?

how someone can not cry

19:25 I wonder if you (or anyone else) noticed the German officer at the train station was played by Richard Sammel. He's the same actor who played the captured Nazi in Tarentino's "Inglorious Basterds".

Wow. You really are going down a path of sorrow and pain with your last movies choices. I saw this In the theatre and two things stuck in my mind… ‘Maria the key!’ And winning the tank. The man was ingenious to keep luck on his side. If you want one more gut wrenching awesome movie, try ‘Under the same moon’. It’s a Mexican film and a real gem in my opinion. Keep up the great reactions!

Great movie 😢

Bro can't cry

Check out JoJo Rabbit

he won the oscar for his role too!