When he won his Oscar he leaped up and climbed on top of his chair and celebrated just as his character would have. It was so sweet!!

@albertodellavedova963

Жыл бұрын

That's because he really is like that😄

@solopab5989

Жыл бұрын

belive me he dont pretend, he is like exacttly like hes caracter

One of my teachers showed us this in high school and it had such an impact on me, I think I just walked around stunned for a couple days.

I'm Italian, I grew up with this movie 😢😢😢 no matter how many times I watch it, it still destroys me. Edit: Fun fact, the actress who plays Dora is his wife in real life too 😂😂😂 she's in almost all of his movies

@PavlozKapeliz

Жыл бұрын

I'm Greek and every time I watch this movie I get emotional. You have to be proud about Roberto Benigni and Nicoletta Braschi. This movie is an ode to joy and life. Not to mention Giorgio Cantarini, who as a child, gave as a majestic performance on that movie. Actually, there's nothing less than majestic on that film. Everyone worked perfectly to create a masterpiece. And to be consistent with "Guido"...Buongiorno principessa! P.S.: Much respect to Thor, who actually watched a great movie and not just another meaningless, indifferent and empty "blockbuster". A three well deserved Oscar winner (although it deserved more).

@efitreze

Жыл бұрын

I'm Brazilian and I also grew up watching this movie, It's one of my favorites.

@XGLDF

Жыл бұрын

Same here... The 3 scenes that always make me tear up are when Dora hears Joshua scream "Mamma!", when Dora is staring out the window hearing the song from the opera and the ending where Joshua runs towards his mother.

@majmunko23

Жыл бұрын

its crazy because now italy has a fascist prime minister.... we're always going in circles arent we?

@mikeonthebox

Жыл бұрын

I remember watching Johnny Stecchino I believe she is in that one too.

This movie will forever be one of my favorites. I looooove the wholesomeness, the chemistry between the family and it is amazing how they could pull it off the "magic" and humor while still being extremely dark and with horrible situations. It is sweet and devastating

"Who knew this was going to be a romantic comedy!" Ahahahah... Just you wait....

I watched this movie when I was a teenager, My parents told me this film was released the same year I was born, so I will always appreciate it. The screenplay was inspired by the story of Rubino Salmoni's book ("In the End, I Beat Hitler") and the story of Benigni's father who spent two years in a Nazi concentration camp, and told his kids about that experience with humor, and he realized that help him to cope with the situation.

@Thor : Fun fact = the two actors playing Guido and Dora ("princess") have been married in real life since 1991, they got married December 26, but unlike their characters they don't have kids :D .

Roberto Benigni is such an incredible actor. I highly recommend his Pinocchio movie. It's also in Italian. He's a grown man acting the part of a wooden puppet, but it's so so good and hilarious and sweet. Honestly one of the most magical movie experiences I've ever had

This movie is so incredibly touching and tragic. I bawl my eyes out every time. What parents will do to protect their children, and for love, is astounding. Fun fact, I used to live in the city in which it was filmed!!! It’s a lovely town in Tuscany called Arezzo. There are plaques up all around the city center stating what scene was filmed where. Even the street below the “Maria, la chiave!” window is marked! It was such a surreal thing to walk downtown and pass their bookstore, or sit and eat in the square next to which Guido fell off the bike.

This movie is truly a cinematic masterpiece. It makes you feel every single emotion when you watch it. It is my favorite movie hands-down.

30:14 He didn't play along. "Ricevere i punti" means getting points but also getting stitches in italian.

i'm italian and this movie i feel will always be a point of pride for all of us. it was so emotional for me, i was only 8 when it came out but my parents made me watch it because, well, my grandfather was in a concentration camp for 1 year during the war and i never really understood what that meant, with this movie i started to get it, without being overwhelmed by the brutality of that reality. unfortunately my grandfather passed away when i was 1yo so I never got a chance to talk to him about it, but everyone always told me he had a great sense of humor and could tell wonderful stories, so I would always imagine he'd tell me the story a bit like guido would.

I minored in Italian in college and first saw this film in my Italian classes and despite how tragic it is I fell in love with the story. I'm so happy to see you reacting to it. It deserves more appreciation.

Ooh this one's a heart tugger...! While some argue that the cinematic tone was inappropriate for the topic, I found this so heartbreakingly good. ❤️

Nominated for 7 Oscars including Best Picture but won for Best Actor Best Foreign Language Film Best Original Dramatic Score.

this movie is honestly brilliant and it means a lot for us italians, not only because it shows real events that touched us as a society during wwII (even if it’s not an historical movie nor a documentary), but also because it received a lot of appreciation all over the world and that’s not as common as people may think, especially at the oscar’s! thanks for this reaction and thanks for letting people know this heartbreaking movie that everyone at least once in their life should watch. also, i loved how you talked about the main characters relationship, they are very sweet and they looked so in love in the movie because they actually were and are, they’ve been married in real life for many years now and they still as in love as they were in this movie 🤍 greetings from italy!

5:32 - I think you missed the joke. When he asked about political views, the owner "answered" it by calling out to his sons - Benito (Mussolini) and Adolph (Hitler). If he named his sons after fascist dictators - it's a safe bet he has fascist political views.

@Widdekuu91

Жыл бұрын

I think he missed the first joke as well...the 'out of the way' with an accidental hitlergreeting.

@Kaliban00

Жыл бұрын

@@Widdekuu91 it is call hitlergreeting in english? is it diferent from the roman greeting?

@Widdekuu91

Жыл бұрын

@@Kaliban00 It's called hitlergreeting in Dutch. I'm Dutch and just figured I'd literally translate it.

@Kaliban00

Жыл бұрын

@@Widdekuu91 I read that there is a difference between hitlergreeting and roman greating, but I didn't fount what the difference is.

@zenzfangorl9588

Жыл бұрын

@@Kaliban00 Fun fact: there’s no evidence of actual ancient Roman’s using that salute so it was probably called that because both Hitler and Mussolini idolized Roman emperors

yes! this movie is excellent. It was one of the movies my dad had us watch every year. It was kind of the kid friendly way to learn about such a horrible thing and explain how evil racism is. My dad shared history through film and showed me how film could show you the world of all kinds of different people and not to dismiss any story just because its in another language or maybe in black and white or about something you think you can't relate to

Giorgio Cantarini (Giosuè) also plays Russell Crows son in Gladiator!

THIS MOVIE OH MY GOSH!!! 😭😭😭🌷🌷🌷🌷 i saw it for the first time when i was like 9 or 10 years old and it completely changed my life. it’s still one of my favorite movies it’s so captivating and incredibly heartbreaking i cry every single time i watch it 😭😭

The hat lifting itself, he put a stick behind his back and under his hat. His chemistry with the Princess Dora makes sense, they're married IRL. Yes, Italians talk that fast lol its because of the long words filled with vowels (I'm a child of Italian immigrants but my Italian is not good and therefore slow lol). Roberto Co wrote, directed and starred in this movie. As I said over on Patreon, you have to watch his win at the Oscar's for this film, it was MEMORABLE! Just for yourself, not necessarily as a reaction video. Again, so glad you reacted to this. It's a top notch movie I wish more people knew about.

@Nicamon

2 жыл бұрын

We do talk fast,but some of us talk _particularly_ fast...I think Roberto Benigni is 1 of them!;-D He's pretty much like Guido in real life,which is why he feels so authentic...he IS a jester in the best kind of way!🤪🥳🤓🤡

It's wonderful when people share their tender sides. It doesn't happen often in KZread, so thank you for *feeling* the movie, not just watching it. As with so many others, the juxtaposition between joy and horror tugs hard on our hearts. This is one of those movies that lingers... for years. Thank you for Reacting to _Life Is Beautiful_

I higly suggest you to watch his Oscar award acceptance speech. Pure joy

Buongiorno Principessa! :')

Benigni's signature move is to make comedies about very serious issues, he makes you laugh about it but he still manages to let the drama transpire. Other great movies he did like this are johnny stecchino (about the mafia), the tiger and the snow (about the iraqi war) and the monster (about the monster of florence, a serial killer who targeted young couples in florence back in the 90s). If you like his kind of humour check them out, johnny stecchino with english subs is even on youtube

This has been at the top of my best movie list for 20 years now.

Benigni received some criticism for not showing all the horrors of the holocaust. He said he felt he couldn’t do that justice in a movie, so he chose to focus that horror on one family.

One of my favorites! Thanks so much for reacting to this, so heartfelt and genuine. The film really Finds humor even in the bleakest moment in world history. So much respect.

As an Italian, I mentioned this in my exam as an example of amazing wordless storytelling

If you didn't get it or just don't know at 2:95 the gesture he does to the crowd for making them to leave is also the fascist salute, and so the crowd there was waiting for Mussolini.

I love this movie, the story, the actors, the drama, the sorrow, it's just perfection. I also love your reaction mate, well done!

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL!!! So happy you watched this one

Btw, the child actor playing Joshua is the same that starred as Maximo's son in the gladiator

This is one of those movies that makes you feel like there is allways a good side to every tragedy or dark period. Roberto Benigni is definetly one brilliant mind, he has many amazing projects such as his version of Pinocchio! If you are still in the mood for WW2 movies, please check out Fury :)

This is one of the first movies I’ve watched with my grandma when I was a kid. You’ve touched my heart ♥️

This is one of my favorite films. So glad you took the time to watch it!

YES IM SO GLAD SOMEONE WATCHED THIS it's so amazingly well made, unforgettable

Uuuuh, glad to see italian movies reactions from non-italian people! We tend to speak pretty quickly, but Benigni is a particularly fast talker, don't worry! :') If you're interested in some more recent italian movies, I'd recommend The Place and Perfetti Sconosciuti (Perfect Strangers in english)!

You need to check on youtube when Roberto Benigni won the Oscar that year, there wasnt one dry eye in the audience

@gregall2178

2 жыл бұрын

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Watched this with my older brother and it left me so traumatized

The little boy, Rubino Romeo Salmoni who wrote the book, In the End, I Beat Hitler this movie is based on passed away at age 91 in Rome, July 10, 2011, Rome, Italy". This movie breaks my heart". Bitter sweet ending..Thank you for your reaction..xx

I have a sign on my wall, a quote by Winston Churchill during WW II. It says “ these are great days”. It reminds me that even in the worst of times, there is greatness..,in the case of this movie, it is a reminder to focus upon life, family, hope, and goodness.

Another movie with the same lead couple is a great comedy: The Monster (Italian: Il mostro). "Authorities use a policewoman (Nicoletta Braschi) to trap a harmless misfit (Roberto Benigni) mistaken for a notorious sex killer."

This is one of my favourite movies and I laugh throughout the first half and then bawl my eyes out every time 😭 I wish I could bring laughter and security to people around me like Guido does. Anyway, thank you for this wonderful reaction ♥️

this does touch your soul, happened upon it a few months back and oh my goodness, have watched it many times since then because although it is set in a horrific setting, it is such a love story.

Great reaction!

I watched this movie in middle school in our history class.. It messed me up i remember my friend was holding me trying to help me keep it together.. 😂

30:13 The guy was not exactly "playing along", is just that the context was lost in the translation. In Italian stitches and points are named the same way ("punto") So basically the guy just said he got 20 stitches (points).

35:40 hes telling him to eat slowly because otherwise he'd stand out from the other kids. The german kids have parents who are high up they can eat all they want, it's obvious if a kid is starving and eating fast

This movie is a masterpiece, it won an oscar for best foreign movie and Roberto Benigni won best actor, Look the oscar night when he won is absolutely gorgeus what he did

I can't remember a movie that left you speechless. This movie is simply beautiful

Never fails to make me cry

@nickreacts6394

Жыл бұрын

Right? It's just so sad and beautiful...

I watched this on a whim 4-5 years ago without context or suggestion and let me tell you what a rollercoaster of a movie to just “stumble into” - I got a huge reality check for free admission to a circus I didn’t know I was attending. This movie may be one of the most significant movies of cinema history. Remember when you judge the actions of those in the past, that given the situation and the circumstances you too may be the one pointing the gun as much as you may be the one running from it.

This movie is one of my father's favourites. I've grown up watching this movie and it still to this day makes me cry in the 2nd part of the movie T-T My dad loves it so much that we have a DVD of it in our house and another one in my grandparents' house XD

I watched this movie in school this year and it was so sad!!!

I am an Israeli Jew and the topic is so important and this movie is a masterpiece. Grateful for Roberto Benigni for bringing this movie to the 🌎 world Thanks 😊

The aria from Tales of Hoffman, by Offenbach. A beautiful piece of music.

The kid is not with others kids because they are already dead. That was one of the first selection in arrival in the camps. 😢 This film is wonderful. Full of good and bad emotions. I love to see it since a long time.

interestingly enough, back when I was in school and this movie came out (I'm Italian), we did a class about it with a professional movie critic... he showed us "the full version" of the movie.. explaining that around the world, the movie had a couple of scenes taken out because it would make the movie shorter enough that it would appeal/qualify for the Oscars ( I guess this was before LOTR subverted that notion)... and that they had added a voiceover of the child as an adult bookending the movie, to provide some context "to the americans" I remember him saying... who otherwise might not "get" the movie. Not saying I agree, and if I remember correctly, the difference in length wasn't very significant, but that's what we were told.

Such a great movie, but explaining it to others was difficult, “an beautiful and surprisingly funny movie that takes place partly during the Holocaust…” the elements seemed to conflict, but I suppose life is like that too. Grey moments that sometimes also can have surprising amounts of colour.

Great film! There is a massive Charlie Chaplin quality to this film and one of Chaplin’s thesis statements is the famous song… “Smile”. The simple message at the core of Chaplin’s character and this film is to “smile”, to see the joy, the purity, the beauty and the innocence of this life in spite of the truth of the world’s evil and many problems, to keep shining joy and seeing the goodness when it seems impossible - to fight back with a smile and love. That is a true victory in life! Great reaction.

Giorgio Cantarini played the son of Dora and Guido, and he later appears as Russell Crowe's son in The Gladiator. Was a truly beautiful made and written film, and unfortunately Guido's character was doomed to die in the end because in film/ story arc rules, if a character never changes in a story throughout his journey, they will eventually be doomed to die.

It is a brilliant, heartwarming, heartbreaking movie. I'm really happy you reacted to it with such care and love.

I don't even know how you can offer commentary on this movie, for me it's tears all throughout. Even the sweet, happy parts inexplicably have me sobbing, especially the kiss under the table.

You should hear Benigni explain the Divine Comedy by Dante . Pure Genious

Hey Thor!!! OMG I watched your reaction to The Pianist when you shared that reaction... It is such a tough film to sit through. And now this movie!! it has the whole package, it has comedy, action, horror, romance and more. Roberto Benigni (the lead role) was a co writer on this movie aswell. It is such a beautiful movie, yet heartwrenching. It seems like you are going on a theme of sorts. So I was wandering if you take suggestions such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008) As always I really enjoy watching your reactions to movies no matter the genre or subject matter ^^

This movie is a masterpiece

24:27 Thor: "Can you belive that?" Me (been raised on holycoast stories since I was about 4): "Yeah... the audacity."

One of the most beautiful movies ever

A beautiful reactions for a movie masterpiece.

This is very 40’s schlap-stick in the way of The Marx Brothers, The Three Stooge’s mixed with Astaire and Rodgers costuming with comic timing of Eve Arden and Lucille Ball in “Stage Door”. You can see those are the kind of films they studied, because the comedy back then was over the top facial expressions. This would have been exactly like those films if it were shot in black and white. You new to look up his reactions when he won Best Actor and Best Picture Oscars. No one will ever forget that moment in the Academy’s history!

I love this movie. I'm glad I was able to get an English dubbed copy

Roberto Benigni won Oscars for Best actor Best Director Best foreign film and the princess is his real life wife

Absolute cinema.

that actually his wife, she plays his love interest in all his movies, probablyt keeps him out of trouble for any kissing scenes back home lol

*YEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* 🤩 I AM *SO GLAD* YOU WATCHED THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 💚🤍❤ 01:07 - 01:11 Both. Both. Yeah,both is good.U__U 06:56 - 07:40 Funniest scene of the whole film!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 09:10 - 09:11 That's Roberto's real wife,BTW.💞He puts her in all his movies.Too bad she can't act AT ALL.X-P 12:14 Behind him there's written:"Book and musket,perfect Fascist".FYI. 19:05 - 19:06 BEWARE!Jewish Horse.😣🐴 24:43 - 24:45 "Vietato l'ingresso ai ragni e ai Visigoti." 25:41 - 25:43 "JEWISH STORE".You didn't notice the subtitle. 25:48 *SO RELETABLE!* 26:47 Fine della pacchia.Mo' so' cazzi.X"-((( 28:39 - 28:41 There should be a video on KZread with the correct subtitles. 39:11 ABBIAMO VINTO!!!^O^ 💚🤍❤😭 41:14 - 41:19 Trust me,the acting from"Dora"was ALL but stellar!X-P But you didn't notice because you're not familiar with Italian.Good for you(in this case)!;-P

This movie and Schindler's List always makes me cry. Please react to Defiance with Daniel Craig.

I watched this yesterday on Patreon and it made me so sad. Virtual hugs to you Thor...I know this was a tough one 😢I actually saw this film 2 years ago and I knew the ending going in but I forgot how loveable Guido was. This is such an interesting film because Guido would make me laugh so much but at the same time the situation was horrific. I think Saul in BCS is the only other character that has executed that contrast well. I will say, Guido and his son are my favourite part of this film (I wanted to hug the little boy so many times haha). They really are the heart and soul of this film...but more than that, I feel like the overall message is such an important one. I suppose you could say that Guido's ability to think on his feet was part of his personality but for me, what he demonstrated was the power of our imagination which is something accessible to all of us. I do think Guido was scared of course, but I feel like his ability to create laughter and beauty out of pain wasn't delusional either...it didn't feel forced. For me, it always felt like it came from his heart...like he could imagine something better so that just radiated out of him. That resonated so much with me because I too believe that our imagination is everything and that what we believe in defines our experience. Guido's creative thinking reminded me of how children think. To access that limitless way of thinking, one would need to abandon "logic" to a certain degree because that can only take you so far. Using the key analogy, I see logic as a singular key that can only open one door, whereas imagination is a key that can transform and open any door. The mind is so powerful and that was set up earlier with Guido and his friend's technique...so I love, love, love the message...it's so hopeful despite the genre/ setting. PS: I agree that the first half of this film was amazing. I only remembered the second half so I forgot about the romance. Guido and Dora were SO cute! I never watch shows or movies like "Marriage Story"...there is always a best and worst case scenario in life and I prefer to fill my head with happily ever after. Couples like Guido and Dora do exist...I'm convinced that the only reason people think that kind of happiness is rare is because we're so accustomed to thinking that it is. Again, as per the lesson in this film, "life is beautiful" and that begins in our mind :)

very good video, but I think what happens to the doctor is something different and sad, by that point he had already lost his mind

A beautiful, very funny film. "Negozio ebreo" (the writing on the shutters) means "Jewish shop".

Questo film è il nostro regalo al mondo. This movie is the our gift to the world.

I think this was the first DVD I ever bought, ca 1998. Yeah, strange choice, but that's how it worked out.

I saw this on your channel and had to watch. I love this movie and very much enjoyed your reaction!!

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 was having Italian lectures during college and watched it. It’s a movie that I can not watch second time, so happy that I can watch it with your reaction to make it a little lighter. There in the first half are many preshadowing hints about the political situation. But I feel the same that I would not be able to protect my kid in that kind of chaos.

I live at the border of France and Germany, a land profoundly marked by the WWs. I watched this movie when I was young (11 yo I think) and I was traumatised. I would dream of hiding in a mountains of corpses, being hunted by nazis. Even walking alone in the dark, I would be afraid to walk into that "mountain" of corpses. I watched your reaction video to see if I could re-watch it now that I am 30 but really I couldn't. Still horrifying :( But this movie is a masterpiece, so clever in its writing

you need to react to his oscar win speech for this movie!

@nickreacts6394

Жыл бұрын

I watched the video thanks to suggestions from my patrons, it's awesome!

such a great movie

So yeah he asks the man at 5:00 what are his politics and he yells at his kids Benito (Mussolini) and Adolpho (Adolf Hitler) to stop playing 😅 hence why he stole the hat and left quickly

When he asked the man his political views.. the man calls his boys by dictator’s names..hitler and Mussolini!! That’s why he didn’t press the issue!

This one is great, but "Sophie's choice" really broke me

They weren't robbing the old guy at the beginning. It was a racist attack. He was Jewish and they were fascists. This was fascist Italy Judy before WW2.

I loved you reacted to this movie. It’s probably my favorite movie ever. It truly is such a testament to Love and sacrifice.

"Nuovo Cinema Paradiso" is another movie wonderful.

When Robin Hood (the horse) is painted green the slogan says, more or less, "this is a Jewish horse" (because the owner is Jewish).

Loved your reaction. You're a great guy, Thor. Yes, we talk very fast, but Benigni even faster than most of us, and in a very pronounced Tuscan accent. This is a wonderful clip of him talking about poetry in a film, but really about a philosophy of life, a very Italian one if I may say so. Sanjay Gupta did an interview of some of the many Sardinians who have lived to and past 100 and asked them their secret. They mentioned what you might expect: pure food, water, air, but also things you might not expect, like hard work, good friends, and above all, love. kzread.info/dash/bejne/qKNttLKtl9u5n7g.html

Ufff...I Still can't watch this movie. I'm from Germany and I had to watch this movie back in 3rd or 4th grade (when I was about 8 or 9). I mean, I get it as a german that we're supposed to remember the history of our country...but at this age I just got traumatized by this movie 😵‍💫

@lili99941

2 жыл бұрын

Same age, and same story in Israel.

@Widdekuu91

Жыл бұрын

I'm Dutch and for historyclass, we were made to watch a documentary-type story on colonisation and especially slavery. Now, just beforehand, I'd like to say; I know that many kids in the classroom probably could've handled the story and were in dire need of a clear load of information about what colonisation was (because I've heard a teenage idiot suggest that colonizing is like when someone temporarily takes over your country, so that you can be shown how you can work properly and against a small refund, the bigger country helps you out with some sewage-pipes in the ground etc. Like some sortof extra-care for the special-needs-countries in the world. God knows where he got that from.) But it was a story that followed a slave-made family around from 'capture' to slavery and I still get chills when I think about certain scenes. I was 12 at the time, now 31 and I probably was the only one that was nauseous when leaving the classroom. An unclothed woman was being held down in sand and they burned a mark on her shoulder, while she screamed bloody murder. They roughly examined her mouth and bought some teenage women for some rich dude to have sex with (including the marked-woman's daughter.) She was seperated from her husband, who was purchased by someone else and they screamed and cried and were beaten while they left on a boat. Dead people were thrown overboard, they didn't get enough to drink, one guy got a boot on his head or something...with his eyes really close to the camera and he was crying. I might've misremembered that, could be that I'm mixing it up with another movie, but I remember bullets and broken teeth. And I don't know...just the general vibe and the fact that "The Dutch" were the ones that made you nauseous... I already had severe trust-issues and hearing that the ancestors of those dreadful people that tortured, raped and murdered were among us... that just made me want to lock myself up alone, scared that my Dutch blood would make me murder again or something. (I was 12..I essentially understood I came from evil.) So, yeah, I get it now, but damn, that was something to watch. It took me a while to even talk about that screaming scene, I kept hearing it in my head whenever I thought of the scene.

@sawanna508

2 ай бұрын

My teachers were a little more careful I am Austrian and the first time we learned about the Holocaust was when I was 10 but with a short movie that was mostly about a mother telling her son what the Nazis are doing to the Jews. At that point I had read the word "Nazi" before in a childrens book but didn't know what it meant and I knew there was a WW2 and about Bombs destroying citys but not anything about why it had happned. Anyway I think 8 or 9 is a little young to watch movies that go deeper into that historic chapter.

The green horse, although used hysterically, is actually a sick, racist joke of the times. The expression was "it is easier to find a green horse than an honest Jew." Just like the movie itself, mixing humor with evil. Great reaction, very thoughtful, thanks.

film legend

Thor I dont know if you've seen any other Roberto benigni movies but he has others that are super funny and not sad. I recommend Johnny Stecchino and The Monster. the actress who plays his wife is in all his movies and his real life wife.