Life Is Beautiful: The Lure Of Evil And The Rebellion Of Love

Throughout the film, Life is Beautiful, and the article “Life is Beautiful: The Lure of Evil and the Rebellion of Love”, it is evident that there is indeed many deeper philosophies, than what may appear on the surface. The main theme throughout both the movie and article is good vs. evil, and everything that stems from each. It is no surprise that Guido represents good within the film. Guido is constantly seeking out the best in every person, and making sure that his son, Joshua, is happy and lives a joyful life. Guido is a Jew that does not have much wealth, as he is a waiter making little amounts of money, but with his charm and high spirits he is able to make Dora leave a life full of riches to settle down and start a life with him. The philosophy of Guido is the extreme amounts of love that he has for Joshua and Dora, and the extents that he will go to make sure they are happy. One of the first scenes in the movie where you start to see things slowly going downhill is when Guido and Joshua are walking down the road and Joshua sees a sign that says, “No Jews or dogs allowed.” Joshua then asks, “why aren’t Jews or dogs allowed to go in?” Guido informs him that “Everybody does what they want…up the road there’s a drugstore that doesn’t allow Chinese people or …show more content…
evil. It is my belief that the Nazi’s philosophy was control. Throughout the reading of Life is Beautiful: The Lure of Evil and the Rebellion of Love, there are many things that evoke the word control. Hitler wanted to control the population through a breeding theory claiming that you can “achieve the superior race” if you control who mates with whom. The theory also states that “racial contaminates must be eliminated.” This act of controlling the population and ultimately killing millions of Jews is genuinely evil.