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Here is the info we created in class.

First we brainstormed reasons a scene may be important in a film. Then, using those bullet points we jotted down reasons two scenes were important...

Reasons a scene might be important -
· Turning point · Reveals something important about character · Reveal a change in character · Reveals a theme/big idea to us

Scene/Events/Incident that tick the bullet points above
· The engagement party · First date of Guido and Dora – after the opera · When Dora chooses to get on the train to the camp · When they all arrive at the camp · Joshua leaves the box/crate at the end · When Guido goes to find Dora at the end of the war · Carrying the anvils and Joshua refusing to take a shower

**THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Starting when Guido and Ferrucio are discussing who is about to announce their engagement to Rodolfo. End it with Dora and Guido riding off into the Italian sunset.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__Turning Point__ – <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">· Evidence in the scene that the pressure on the Jews is increasing – The horse incident. Guido <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">laughs it off. Uncle Leo is quite hard on him and states that he needs to be thinking about this now...it is all becoming a reality <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">· Dora. She makes the decision to follow her heart and not her head. She decides to go with Guido instead of Rodolfo. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">· Rodolfo right out of the picture now. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">· Beginning of the one of the most important relationships in the film. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">· The last scene before the tone of the film really takes a turn for the worst.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__Revealing about character__ – <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">· That Guido is an opportunist. As soon as Dora asks for him to take her away he goes for it. Doesn’t really think of the consequences. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">· Dora can be spontaneous. She is prepared to do what she really wants at the end of the day and not do what her family wants her to do. Shown when she lets Guido take her away very shortly after having been announced engaged to Rodolfo <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">· Uncle Leo-shows he has an insight into what is going to happen to them in the not to distant future. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">· Guido – shows he hadn’t taken the warnings about her relationship seriously. We see him really affected by the engagement announcement. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">· Shows Guido a romantic. The things he’s prepared to do for Dora.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__Theme/Big Idea__ – <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">· Dora prepared to sacrifice for love. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">· Guido doing anything for love also.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**BEING TAKEN AWAY TO THE CAMPS** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Starts when Guido, Uncle Leo and Joshua are taken while Dora away collecting her mum. Ends with Dora boarding the train having chosen to go the camp with her family.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__Turning point__ – <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">· Sets Dora on the same path as Guido, Joshua and Leo. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">· Dora makes, at this point, what we believe to be the ultimate sacrifice. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">· Beginning of the end for Guido. He now has to fight to protect his family and ensure their safety.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__Reveal about Character__ – <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">· Dora is stubborn. She stands up to the German guard who wants to dismiss her and basically tells her to go home and have a nice life. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">· Dora is prepared to do anything for her family. We’ve seen her make a sacrifice once before but this is a defining point for her. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">· Guido has the ability to stay calm and collected for Joshua’s sake. This is when we see him really be what Joshua needs; someone who will protect him at all costs. Guido is desperately trying to protect Joshua from the truth from this point on. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">· We do see Guido scared/worried for the first time. We only see him worried or scared when Uncle Leo is with him. It’s almost as if he is looking Leo for fatherly guidance.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__Theme/Big idea__ – <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">· Sacrifice. Big on Dora’s part here. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Life is Beautiful <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Y11 - English-ous <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">home