Heroes and Villains in Life is Beautiful

1. Describe what is happening in this scene. A Nazi officer walks in the concentration room and asks that if anyone can translate his German to Italian then please step forward. Guido steps forward although he does not know any German whatsoever. The German officer then starts talking about the rules of the camp, but Guido starts to pretend that he is translating although he actually starts rambling on about the 'game' that he has made up for his son Joshua to make his time in the Concentration camp more enjoyable.
2. Who are the heroes and villains in this scene? Why are they heroes and villains? The hero is definitely Guido in this scene as he is trying to make this demoralizing scene a little bit better and making a joke out of it. He is also keeping the thought of the 'game' alive for his son. The villains in the story is the Nazi officer, he is trying to tell the Jews of the rules of the camp which is obviously very demoralizing. He is also using his power against the Jews as he is standing with arrogance and is in no way doing anything to help the victims.
3. For the hero/es and villain/s, describe techniques used in this shot which highlight their opposing role and how they connect with the audience. The Nazi's stand very straight and geometrically which makes them look orderly and like the have power whereas the Jews stand quite disorderly and don't look like they know what they're doing and quite scared. The Nazi's voices are very loud and controlling over the rest of the people in the room which shows that they have power over the audience. Although Guido is being humorous he is not showing any power when standing next to the Nazi officer.