my summary say it all . this film be an insult to anyone who live through the real thing . no concentration camp even remotely resemble what be show in this film . no child would ever be successfully hide from those run the concentration camp . anyone who act like the character play by roberto benigni would have be immediately kill . if benigni want to make a film about a father protect his son from the evil in the world and he could have invent any situation or set of circumstance he want . he certainly do not have to and and shouldn not have and totally misrepresent this period of time in modern history . for reality and try watch the pianist . try visit the holocaust museum . take the time to see and learn what really happen . life be not beautiful .