Life is Beautiful

         Similarities between Life is Beautiful and Night were that both father and son have very strong bonds/relationships. In Life is Beautiful, the relationship between Guido and Joshua was very strong and they were inseparable. Guido sacrificed so much for Joshua which shows how much he loves him. In the book, Night, Elie did not want to lose his father and didn't want them to get separated. Elie doesn't abandon his father and also Elie takes care of his father when he gets sick. Another similarity between Night and Life is Beautiful is that in Night, Elizer and his father were separated from his mother/wife. In Life is Beautiful, Guido and Joshua were separated from Dora, Joshua's mother and Guido's wife. Also, they were separated once they got off the cattle car.
         Differences between Life is Beautiful and Night is that in Life is Beautiful, Joshua wasn't killed instantly. In Night, Elizer states that when they arrive at the concentration camp, children and elders were sent to showers and gas chambers because they were either too weak or too old to do labor work. Joshua somehow wasn't seen by any of the SS officers and was well hidden. Another difference between Night and Life is Beautiful is that in Night, many prisoners were killed on sight if they did something wrong. While in Life is Beautiful, Guido was taken behind a building and then was shot. He wasn't killed on sight, instead he was killed discreetly. The SS officers in Night were portrayed as aggressive and merciless while in Life is Beauitful, they were still very strict, but they were less harsh than the SS officers depicted in Night.
          The mood and tone between Night and Life is Beautiful is quite different. One difference is that Night doesn't have humor at all. There was tons of humor throughout the movie, though. The book was a bit more serious than the movie. Even though the topic is very serious, the humor in the movie was very powerful and showed the relationship between a father and a son. Both Night and Life is Beautiful have different perspectives. In Night, the perspective is shown through Eliezer's eyes and what he sees and goes through. In Life is Beautiful, the perspective is more focused on Guido and what he sacrifices on a daily basis.
         Life is depicted beautiful in the movie by showing the love Guido has for his son, Joshua. One example is the fact that Guido made many sacrifices for Joshua just to make him happy and suppress him from the dark truth. Guido tried his very best to keep Joshua hidden and technically keep him alive. Guido is an amazing father who truly puts his son and his wife before himself. Another way life is depicted beautiful is the relationship between Dora and Guido. Guido falls in love with Dora and is mesmerized by her beauty that he goes out of his way to see her and talk to her. He eventually marries her and they have Joshua. Also, even in the concentration camp, Guido would go out of his way to make sure that Dora knows that he and Joshua were alive and okay. Dora and Guido, in my opinion, are the definition of true love.
         Life is Beautiful is such an amazing movie, I'm glad I got to watch it. This movie is so beautiful and well put together. This movie definitely tugged at my heart strings. It's amazed me how the movie starts off happy and content and then slowly gets depressing. That was pretty neat and clever. All in all, I love this movie and I'll definitely be watching it again.