LiFe Is BeaUtiFuL

The Summary

It is a story of struggle. The story of a youthful days of a child. A boy captured in between the cruelties and unfairness of life yet still his young mind perceived everything as a game. A mere game wit prizes in the end.

Guido, Dora, and Joshua were the main characters in the movie entitled "La Vita El Bella(Life is Beautiful)". The three of them resembles a happy family.Their story as a family started when Guido accidentally met Dora, a beautiful teacher. He fell in love with with the lovely Dora. And because of Guido's incomparable and unique charm, Dora fell in love with him too to the extent that she have left her fiance and ran away. Together, they formed a family . Dora bore a child and they named the baby Joshua.They lived a happy life not until one day. When all the Jews and Jewess were sent out of the country to be slaved, Guido and Joshua are of them.

The train, where Guido and Joshua were in, was about to go when Dora arrived and insisted to go too. She opt to suffer also what her family is to suffer. They were brought to the place. They were forced to work. Men and women were separated and so as the old ones. The aged people were liquidated and so as the young one's but thanks to Joshua's stubbornness in not taking a bath, he was able to survive. Joshua didn't understand what they were going through. He tried to ask his father of going home. To deny the truth and deprive Joshua of the experience the reality that they were slaves, Guido pretended that they were just playing a game and there were rules and there was prize in the end, a real big tank with a big gun.

In the midst of their suffering an opportunity of escaping come across their way. They grabbed it. Unfortunately, Guido died.

In the end Joshua was saved. Dora survived. They continue their life without Guido.

The Characters

Guido. A happy Jew who takes everything positively. He influenced others with his luck and jolliness. He is a person to look up to. He is really loving. He loves his family very much. He risks his life for the convenience of his wife and son. He lives his life the simple way. He thinks like a child but he really is a wise man.

Dora. A respected teacher, very simple yet very beautiful inside and out. She's a very charming lady, capturing the heart of Guido from with first glance. She is a hero. She's willing to suffer and die for her family. She has sacrificed her freedom.

Joshua. the only child of Dora and Guido, a very obedient son to his father only that the parents can't force him to take a bath.He is witty and very smart.

The Cinematography

The over all cinematography was excellent. Speaks of reality from lights to sounds to artists,. The scenes were realistic. The settings were simple but really portrayed what really should be shown off. The music, sound effects and lights were arranged very well which heigthened the intensity not every scene.

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Only one line sank in my mind after watching the film. It's "ther's a rainbow always after the rain" by south border.

The T'nalak Festival

The T'nalak Festival

Multi-colored "banderitas" hanging above the streets of City of Koronadal, attractive and beautiful huts standing along the Alunan Avenue, brightly-colored bulbs thst lights the dark night of the city, smiles and happy faces that make the atmosphere warm, and the greetings of the joyful people of South Cotabato made the
9th T'nalak festival happy and gay.
The festival seemed to showcase the expertise of the people in different fields. Talents were showcased. The bests among the bests were recognized and awarded.
It ws fun.It broght joy and laughters not only to the children of the province but also to the neighboring provinces. the events were entertaining. It satisfied the wants of the people in watching wonderful presentations from the drum corps. competition to the display of fireworks.
One of the most striking events in the Festival was the display of lovely fireworks.My eyes were amazed. Different colors and different shades of lights flashed before my very eyes.They were awesome. I was satisfied. The long wait was worth it.=)

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Sadness
Dooms and darks of the world cover me. The shadows of unearthly fates flash before my eyes. My heart is so heavy that it can hardly pump yet it feels so empty. My eyes are wet and tired, deep and blank. My muscles are slightly shaking. They are weak and exhausted. my body is overworked, dog tired perhaps. My head is full of undefined thoughts. Paranoia. My lungs can hardly respire. I can hardly breathe. My lips can hardly speak because when they do, fluid form behind my eyes and starts to flow. I see the bright blue sky to be gray and getting grayer. The humid breeze gently touches my dry skin and slowly whispers to my ears the sound of silence. I feel the world's emptiness. The gloomy and cold outside sinks in and chills me to the bones. Next thing I notice, nobody is with me, no one. It is empty with smiles and laughters, empty of voices and hums. What is the vicinity then? Dark clouds and wet ground.

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Happiness

Nature, perhaps. I see the world to be sunny yet slightly windy. The king of light and heat is up. It is yellow and hot. The sky is blue, free from dark nimbus clouds. Grasses are bright green and flowers are really in bloom. The water is rushing to the shore excited to splash in rocks. The multi-colored butterflies are sipping the tasty nectars from blossom to blossom. I hear the birds singing a melodious tune, the sound of shallow river that runs through the valleys and plains, the music brought by the swaying leaves and dancing trunks of the trees as light a breeze blows in. These sounds tickles my eardrums. I smell the aroma of flowering plants that tingles my nostrils and the scent of the fresh air air and saline water of the sea. I feel the touch of the breeze blowing from the ocean and the soft and smooth petals of wild orchids that soothes my skin.
Sports, perhaps. It is winning the championship game, shooting the ball in the basket in the last second, making a home base and hitting the bull's eye.
Love, of course. When the girl says 'yes' to the suitor, when the husband never forgets the birthday of his wife, when the wife kisses her husband goodnight. It is so deep, too deep that I cannot fathom. It is everywhere. Discover it. It is a matter of seeing things not the way they are but the way you want it to be.